Plural Diverse-type Antennas Using Same Active Element Patents (Class 343/729)
  • Publication number: 20100283693
    Abstract: A wireless terminal antenna is disclosed. The antenna includes a pull rod, a pull rod pedestal located at the base of the pull rod, and a spiral coil. One end of the spiral coil is electrically connected with the pull rod pedestal. The pull rod is axially retractable along the pull rod pedestal until it is retracted into the space enclosed by the spiral coil. At idle time, the pull rod is nested inside the spiral coil so that it is short and portable. When receiving signals normally, the pull rod can be pulled out. The antenna is miniaturized, portable, and provides good performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping XIE, Shaoqing CHEN, Ping LEI, Yongling BAN, Shuhui SUN, Yao LAN
  • Publication number: 20100238079
    Abstract: A multiple input-multiple output antenna assembly with high isolation between the antennas is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a substrate with a ground layer at its surface. Two antennas are disposed opposing each other on the substrate. A meandering slot is interposed between the first and second antennas on the ground plane. A first signal port is provided for applying a first signal to excite the first antenna and a second signal port is provided for applying a second signal to excite the second antenna. The meandering slot provides isolation that inhibits electromagnetic propagation between the first and second antennas. A third signal port is provided for applying a third signal to excite the meandering slot to act as another antenna for multiple input, multiple output operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Mina Ayatollahi, Qinjiang Rao
  • Publication number: 20100231471
    Abstract: An antenna for use near a semi-conducting material, such as at a living body, the antenna comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being constituted by a whip antenna and the second portion being constituted by a loop antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventor: Arild Haglund
  • Patent number: 7773040
    Abstract: A dual-band antenna includes a planar conductive layer comprising a conductive region and a central non-conductive region. The conductive region and the non-conductive region together define a pair of interconnected F-slot structures, and a loop strip structure coupled to and disposed around the F-slot patch slot antenna structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Qinjiang Rao, Geyi Wen, Dong Wang, Mark Pecen
  • Patent number: 7760150
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an antenna apparatus whose directional characteristic can be switched 90 degrees conforming to the communication mode at the same time as the frequency band can be switched in response to the communication mode for application to a multiband radio for covering different communication modes such as voice communications and data communications, and a radio using the antenna apparatus. An antenna apparatus 1 of the invention includes linear radiator 2, 3; a first linear director 4; and first and second linear conductors 5 and 6 connected at one end to the radiator 2, 3and at an opposite end to the first director 4 through switches 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Junji Sato
  • Patent number: 7755554
    Abstract: An antenna (100) disposed on a first substrate (10) and a second substrate (20) includes a feeding portion (110) and a radiating portion (120). The feeding portion (110) is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate (10), for feeding electromagnetic signals. The radiating portion (120) connected to the feeding portion (110) for transceiving electromagnetic signals includes a first radiator (121), a second radiator (122) and a third radiator (123). The first radiator (121) is disposed on the first surface and connected to the feeding portion (110). The second radiator (122) is disposed on a second surface of the second substrate (20). The third radiator (123) includes a first cylinder portion (1231) and a second cylinder portion (1232) connected to the first cylinder portion (1231). The first cylinder portion (1231) and the second cylinder portion (1232) are connected to the first radiator (121) and the second radiator (122), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yen-Yi Shih
  • Publication number: 20100164820
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna which has a simple structure and a small null angle, and which can achieve communication using a circularly-polarized wave. The antenna includes a conductive wire which is arranged in loops in such a way as to form a cross shape. The part at which two line portions projecting outward from the center portion define a right angle is included in the loop path of the conductive wire. This part allows the antenna to transmit and receive an electromagnetic wave in all directions and have a circular polarization characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Mayumi Matsunaga, Yasuhiro Yokota
  • Patent number: 7737901
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna, made by an integral plate and comprises a radiating element, a grounding element, a slit formed as part of the plate, and a feeding line; wherein horizontal conductive portion of said plate are separated from each other with said slit between them and serve as the radiating element and the ground element respectively; the feeding line, comprising an inner conductor connected with the radiating element and an outer conductor connected with the grounding element; wherein said radiating element comprising at least two radiating portions defining at least one radiating arm with gradually increasing width, and at least two radiating portion cooperatively acting to achieve a Ultra Wide Band antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Wen-Fong Su, Hsien-Sheng Tseng, Shang-Jen Chen, Lung-Shena Tai
  • Publication number: 20100127944
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement including a first element operable in a first resonant mode at a first resonant frequency band; and a second element arranged to couple with the first element to enable the first element to resonate in a second resonant mode having a second resonant frequency band, the second element having an impedance at the first resonant frequency band which substantially suppresses coupling between the first element and the second element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventor: Richard Breiter
  • Publication number: 20100052859
    Abstract: In a transponder having an electronic memory chip and a magnetic ring antenna is provided that the ring antenna comprises an electrically conductive coil having at least one turn, and a capacitor, wherein the capacitor exhibits, as a dielectric, a thin insulator foil that simultaneously serves as a substrate foil for the coil and/or the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: DYNAMIC SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Lossau
  • Publication number: 20100026595
    Abstract: In an antenna device having a coil element 11 composed of metallic wire that is connected to a power feeding point by causing one end portion to be coupled to a caulking portion 13-1 of a power feeding plate 13 connected to the power feeding point on a circuit board 1, a plate element section 13-2 is constructed using a part of the power feeding plate 13 when an antenna element whose element length is different from that of the coil element 11 is added. This makes it possible to obtain the antenna device that can achieve a wider bandwidth while restraining the number of parts and a cost from being increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hisashi Kondo, Nobuya Harano
  • Patent number: 7642977
    Abstract: An extendable built-in antenna unit for a mobile device is disclosed that includes a whip antenna, a helical antenna, an antenna receiving part and an intenna pattern. The helical antenna may be extractably and retractably mounted in the antenna receiving part. The whip antenna may be extractably and retractably mounted in the helical antenna. The helical antenna and the intenna pattern may be formed with lengths determined according to the resonance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Sung In Seo
  • Patent number: 7623835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication device, such as a transponder, that has a plurality of antennas for multi-frequency usage. The wireless communication device comprises a control system, communication electronics, memory, and the aforementioned antennas. A wireless communication device having a pole antenna may be used with one or more loop conductor antennas to achieve the desired operating frequencies. A wireless communication device having a dipole antenna may be coupled across a loop conductor antenna to provide different loop conductor configurations depending on the frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Inventor: Ian J Forster
  • Patent number: 7620421
    Abstract: In addition to an FM reception antenna element for receiving an FM radio wave and an FM receiver connected to the FM reception antenna element, a mobile object is provided with a first antenna element for receiving a satellite signal, a signal processing unit connected to the first antenna, and a second antenna element connected to the signal processing unit. The signal processing unit processes the satellite signal into an FM signal. The second antenna element emits the FM signal as the FM radio wave that may be received in the FM reception antenna and processed by the FM receiver in the manner known in the art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Kato, Junichi Noro, Akira Miyoshi, Toshiaki Aizawa
  • Patent number: 7616160
    Abstract: An electronic device and a related antenna module for integrating GPS signals and digital mobile television signals are provided. With variances of both frequency domains and bandwidths between GPS signals and digital mobile television signals in the VHF and UHF bands, said signals may be transmitted inside the electronic device with different paths without interfering with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Yin-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7613482
    Abstract: A hybrid wireless network system is disclosed. The hybrid wireless network system includes an antenna array, an analog subsystem, and a digital subsystem. The antenna array at least includes two antenna elements. In the case of using multiple antenna elements to extend link range and coverage, a coarse-fine method is included for antenna elements selection. The analog subsystem calculates a difference signal and a sum signal based on the two RF signals. The analog subsystem includes step leveling devices. The digital subsystem estimates a direction-of-arrival (DOA) based on the sum signal and the difference signal. The step-leveling devices receive weights from the digital subsystem, in form of a feedback control, to apply the weights on the two RF signals respectively. The digital subsystem repetitively calculates new weights to update a beam pattern formed by the two RF signals until the DOA approaches null.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
    Inventor: I-Ru Liu
  • Publication number: 20090267847
    Abstract: A composite antenna apparatus is disclosed. A rod member accommodates a first antenna element and a second antenna element therein. A base member accommodates a circuit board therein. A connector couples an end portion of the rod member and the base member. The connector includes a first conductive member configured to transmit a first signal received by the first antenna element to the circuit board therethrough, and a second conductive member configured to transmit a second signal received by the second antenna element to the circuit board therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Kyuichi SATO, Junichi NORO, Takeshi IIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20090231221
    Abstract: A rod antenna and a method for operating the rod antenna. The rod antenna includes a two-dimensional patch for radiating and/or receiving an electromagnetic wave, the patch extending along a plane defined by two coordinate axes orthogonal to each other. A feeding line is coupled to the patch for transferring signal energy to and/or from the patch, and a dielectric rod radiates and/or receives the electromagnetic wave, the rod extending longitudinally from the patch in direction of a third coordinate axis outside of the plane defined by the first two coordinate axes. A metal holder is coupled to the patch and to the rod for transferring the electromagnetic wave between the patch and the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Kao-Cheng Huang, Zhaocheng Wang, Vladimir Nikolajevic
  • Patent number: 7535423
    Abstract: A multiple-band monopole coupling antenna includes a dielectric board, a low frequency antenna and a high frequency antenna. The low frequency antenna and the high frequency antenna are located on the front of the dielectric board. The length of the low frequency antenna equals to the half length of the low frequency waves and can receive and transmit two low frequency waves and a high frequency wave. The length of the high frequency antenna equals to the quarter length of the high frequency waves. The high frequency antenna is adjacent to the low frequency antenna and couples with the low frequency antenna while the low frequency antenna is receiving or transmitting signal. Thus, the high frequency antenna can receive and transmit three high frequency waves. The multiple-band monopole coupling antenna can receive and transmit all frequency bands, which are used in the mobile communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Chi Lin, Kai Shih, Yu-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 7486975
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a plurality of radiation elements, at least one or more reactance elements, and a changeover switcher for selectively switching over between one circuit pattern forming a first-type antenna such as a diversity antenna where a predetermined one of the plural radiation elements is used as a feed element, and another circuit pattern forming a second-type antenna such as an ESPAR antenna where one of the plural radiation elements is used as a feed element while the reactance elements are connected to the other radiation element. According to this antenna device, the receiving sensitivity can be improved by using a reduced number of radiation elements in a mobile communication apparatus such as a cellular telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kohei Mori
  • Patent number: 7358848
    Abstract: An integrated circuit implements a wireless remote sensor. The wireless remote sensor includes an antenna coupled to an energy distribution unit to allow passive collection of electrical charge. A signal processing unit couples to the energy distribution unit and modulates transmission by the antenna according to a binary code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventor: Farrokh Mohamadi
  • Patent number: 7352332
    Abstract: Multiple disparate wireless units sharing of antennas are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes, but is not limited to, a first wireless communication unit of a first wireless communication standard, where the first standard includes selecting one of two antennas provided. The apparatus further includes a second wireless communication unit of a second wireless communication standard, where a first antenna and a second antenna are shared by the first and second communication units. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: OQO, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Betts-LaCroix, Mike Furlotti
  • Publication number: 20080055172
    Abstract: An electronic device and a related antenna module for integrating GPS signals and digital mobile television signals are provided. With variances of both frequency domains and bandwidths between GPS signals and digital mobile television signals in the VHF and UHF bands, said signals may be transmitted inside the electronic device with different paths without interfering with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Yin-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7324055
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a seat, a longitudinal antenna member having a lower portion disposed on the seat, and a cylindrical antenna member having a lower portion disposed on the seat and having a chamber formed by an outer peripheral wall, and the longitudinal antenna member is disposed in the chamber of the cylindrical antenna member and spaced from the outer peripheral wall of the cylindrical antenna member for a distance, and the longitudinal antenna member includes an upper portion extended outwardly beyond the cylindrical antenna member. The antenna members may be used for receiving and transmitting signal of different frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Joymax Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tze Chung Wan
  • Publication number: 20080012777
    Abstract: An integrated broadband antenna device with wide band function is disclosed. The antenna device comprises a ground plate, a feeding wire, a first metal radiator, a second metal radiator, a ground metal radiator and a parasitic metal radiator. The first metal radiator is connected with the positive ends of signals of the feeding wire for transmitting electric signals and producing a high frequency mode. The first metal radiator is coupled to and energizes the second metal radiator and the parasitic metal radiator, and then the two metal radiator producing a low frequency mode and a second high frequency mode along with the ground metal radiator obtains a wider bandwidth. The broadband antenna device integrating various kinds of antennas is able to have a enough bandwidth to meet the requirements of AMPS (824˜894 MHz), GSM (880˜960 MHz), GPS (1575 MHz), DCS (1710˜1880 MHz), PCS (1850˜1990 MHz), UMTS (1920˜2170 MHz) and Wi-Fi (2400˜2500 MHz).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Yu-Ching Lin, Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Chun-Ching Lan, Yun-Fan Bai
  • Patent number: 7307588
    Abstract: A planar antenna, which is operable within the ultra wide bandwidth, includes a dielectric substrate, an elliptical radiating element, a feeding element, and a grounding element. The dielectric substrate has opposite first and second surfaces. The elliptical radiating element is formed on the first surface of the dielectric substrate, and has major and minor axes. The ratio of the major axis to the minor axis is between 1.25 and 1.7. The feeding element is formed on the first surface of the dielectric substrate, and is coupled to the radiating element. The grounding element is formed on the second surface of the dielectric substrate, and is coupled to the feeding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Hua Tseng
  • Patent number: 7292192
    Abstract: An antenna system mounted in a portable terminal has a main antenna for transmitting and receiving a radio wave signal, wherein the main antenna is contained in a body of the portable terminal in a first mode of the portable terminal and is pulled out from a body of the portable terminal in a second mode of the portable terminal; and a sub-antenna for performing diversity reception of a radio wave signal, wherein when a state of the main antenna is switched depending on whether the portable terminal is in the first mode or the second mode, constitution of the main antenna and constitution of the sub-antenna are varied so that directivities of the main antenna and the sub-antenna compensate each other. Typically, the main antenna is a whip antenna having a helical antenna and a linear antenna, and a sub-antenna element is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Sota Aritake
  • Patent number: 7280799
    Abstract: A wireless communication device repeater includes two antennas coupled to a bi-directional gain stage. A gain control system is coupled to the gain stage and adjusts the gain of the gain stage based on oscillation events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Broadlink Research Inc.
    Inventors: Hamid Najafi, Fred Judson Heinzmann
  • Patent number: 7242917
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of for attaching an antenna to a mobile communication device. The apparatus can include radio frequency generation circuitry, a radio frequency feed point coupled to the radio frequency generation circuitry, a direct current voltage source coupled to the radio frequency feed point, and an antenna detection module coupled to the radio frequency feed point and the direct current voltage source. The antenna detection module is configured to detect a type of antenna coupled to the radio frequency feed point based on a detected direct current voltage. The antenna detection module can be coupled to the radio frequency feed point and a ground contact point. The apparatus can additionally include a parameter of operation adjustment module coupled to the antenna detection module. The adjustment circuitry can be configured to adjust a parameter of operation of the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola Inc.
    Inventors: Aamir Abbasi, Roger Harmon
  • Patent number: 7236750
    Abstract: Techniques to correct for phase and amplitude mismatches in a radio device in order to maintain channel symmetry when communicating with another device using MIMO radio communication techniques. Correction for the amplitude and phase mismatches among the plurality of transmitters and plurality of receivers of a device may be made at baseband using digital logic (such as in the modem) in the receiver path, the transmitter path or both paths of that device. In a device, amplitude and phase offsets are determined among the plurality of radio transmitter and radio receiver paths by measuring phase and amplitude responses when supplying a signal to a transmitter in a first antenna path of the device and coupling the radio signal from a first antenna to a second antenna path of that device where the signal is downconverted by a receiver associated with the second antenna path, and similarly coupling a signal from the second antenna path to the first antenna path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: IPR Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Chandra Vaidyanathan, Gary L. Sugar
  • Patent number: 7231237
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (200) is provided, the wireless communication device (200) can include at least one antenna (240), the antenna (240) positioned beneath the face plate (252) and base plate (255) of a user interface (245) of the wireless communication device (200) in which the antenna (240) can be configured to communicate with a signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Christos L. Kinezos, Jan-Ove U. Mattsson, Lorenzo A. Ponce De Leon
  • Patent number: 7176838
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna (10) includes one or more a loop portions (12) substantially defining operation in frequency ranges covering between approximately 800 MegaHertz and approximately 1.0 GigaHertz and between approximately 1.8 GigaHertz and approximately 2.0 GigaHertz, a surface plate portion (14) having a length (15) substantially defining operation in a frequency range between approximately 1.7 GigaHertz and approximately 1.9 GigaHertz, and a slot (16) within the surface plate portion having a length (17) substantially defining operation in a frequency range between 5 and 6 Gigahertz (WLAN). The antenna can further include a resonant stub (18) having a length (19) substantially defining operation in a frequency range of approximately 2.4 Gigahertz. The antenna can be a unitary radiating element having a feed element (9) and a ground port (7). Operationally, the antenna can function in 6 bands and can be independently tunable in a majority of the 6 bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Christos L. Kinezos
  • Patent number: 7145518
    Abstract: A multiple-frequency common antenna has a first substrate sheet and a second substrate sheet respectively structured by an HIP consisting of a metal plate, small metal plates disposed in two dimensions and linear metal bars connecting these elements. The antenna restricts propagation of surface currents of the first and second frequency bands which are not overlapping with each other. An inverse L-shape antenna and a monopole antenna which are fed with a center conductor and an external conductor of the coaxial line respectively operate as the antenna on the first substrate sheet in the first frequency band and second frequency band. The second substrate sheet does not propagate the radiated wave of the monopole antenna, thereby avoiding unwanted re-radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Rockwell Scientific Company
    Inventors: Makoto Tanaka, Kazuoki Matsugatani, Hao Xin
  • Patent number: 7127218
    Abstract: A scanning antenna diversity system for mobile FM radio having an antenna system with controllable logic switch, wherein a different high-frequency reception signal is passed to a receiver. An IF signal turns on a diversity processor, which switches the logic switch into a different switching position in response to reception interference. The diversity processor has two interference detectors whose signals are passed to a logic circuit for evaluation and to produce a logic control signal, so that a different switching positions are selected at the earliest possible time after the occurrence of interference in the reception signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Fuba Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Heinz Lindenmeier
  • Patent number: 7123203
    Abstract: Each of the strands being powered by a single conducting wire wherein each of these strands describes an initial segment which is radial relative to a geometric axis perpendicular to the main plane, each of the strands is extended along a circle arc center on this geometric axis and describes a substantially radial segment, directed in the direction of the geometric axis, thus running alongside radial segment directed in a direction of the geometric axis thus running alongside a radial segment of a neighbouring strand without touching the neighbouring strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignees: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, Ste d'Applications Technologiques de l'Imagerie Micro Ondes
    Inventors: Marc Le Geoff, Luc Duchesne, Jean-Marc Française Baracco, Patrick Dumon
  • Patent number: 7091917
    Abstract: A complex antenna apparatus including a base, a circular polarization antenna and a capacitance (inductance) cylinder loading monopole antenna. The base has a central through hole. The circular polarization antenna is disposed on the base and has a hollow feeding portion corresponding to the central through hole. The capacitance (inductance) cylinder loading monopole antenna is fixed on the base by inserting one end of the capacitance (inductance) cylinder loading monopole antenna into the central through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Geng Jan, Shun-Chung Kuo
  • Patent number: 7081853
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal comprises a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element is arranged over the surface of the circuit substrate contained in the terminal cabinet, the surface being located remotest from the ear of the speaker on the phone. The second antenna element is arranged over the remotest surface and adapted to be pulled in the inside of the terminal cabinet or extended from the terminal cabinet, the second antenna element being electromagnetically coupled with one of the ends of the first antenna element in a state of being extended from the terminal cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Amano, Hiromichi Suzuki, Norimichi Chiba
  • Patent number: 7031669
    Abstract: Techniques to correct for phase and amplitude mismatches in a radio device in order to maintain channel symmetry when communicating with another device using MIMO radio communication techniques. Correction for the amplitude and phase mismatches among the plurality of transmitters and plurality of receivers of a device may be made at baseband using digital logic (such as in the modem) in the receiver path, the transmitter path or both paths of that device. In a device, amplitude and phase offsets are determined among the plurality of radio transmitter and radio receiver paths by measuring phase and amplitude responses when supplying a signal to a transmitter in a first antenna path of the device and coupling the radio signal from a first antenna to a second antenna path of that device where the signal is downconverted by a receiver associated with the second antenna path, and similarly coupling a signal from the second antenna path to the first antenna path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Cognio, Inc.
    Inventors: Chandra Vaidyanathan, Gary L. Sugar
  • Patent number: 7002526
    Abstract: A man-portable wearable antenna system to be worn by a wearer. The wearable antenna system comprises a helmet antenna, a vest antenna worn around the torso, a body antenna worn along the entire body, and a means for routing signals between one of the antennas and a communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Richard C. Adams, Robert J. O'Neil, Jovan E. Lebaric, Todd R. Emo
  • Patent number: 6999028
    Abstract: An antenna design for radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tags. More particularly, the present invention relates to design for RFID tags particularly operating in the ultra high frequency (“UHF”) operating band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: William C. Egbert
  • Patent number: 6992641
    Abstract: A wireless telecommunications device is disclosed including a first antenna element for transmitting and receiving a first wireless telecommunications signal and a second antenna element for transmitting and receiving a second wireless telecommunications signal. A radio transceiver is provided for generating the first and second wireless telecommunications signals. The radio transceiver is configured for generating the first and second wireless telecommunications signals on substantially the same wireless band in such a way as to produce phase cancellation along a predetermined boundary. Preferably, the predetermined boundary is a plane of symmetry between the first and second antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: John Sanelli
  • Patent number: 6975834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication device, such as a transponder, that has a plurality of antennas for multi-frequency usage. The wireless communication device comprises a control system, communication electronics, memory, and the aforementioned antennas. A wireless communication device having a pole antenna may be used with one or more loop conductor antennas to achieve the desired operating frequencies. A wireless communication device having a dipole antenna may be coupled across a loop conductor antenna to provide different loop conductor configurations depending on the frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Mineral Lassen LLC
    Inventor: Ian J. Forster
  • Patent number: 6973307
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a global positioning system (GPS) enabled antenna system are provided. The GPS enabled antenna may be used, for example, on a wireless communications device such as a wireless handset. The wireless communications device includes a GPS switching module coupled to a conventional communications antenna, including its associated circuitry. The GPS switching module is adapted to selectively couple the communications antenna to GPS matching circuitry. In this arrangement, the GPS matching circuitry adjusts impedance at approximately 1575 MHz to more closely match the communications antenna to GPS circuitry in the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corp.
    Inventor: Timothy David Forrester
  • Patent number: 6956532
    Abstract: A multiband phased array antenna includes a substrate, and dipole element arrays extending outwardly from an imaginary center point on the substrate. Each dipole element array includes dipole antenna elements arranged in end-to-end relation and having a dipole size different than a dipole size of dipole antenna elements of at least one other dipole element array. A ground plane is adjacent the dipole element arrays, and a spacing between the dipole element arrays and the ground plane is different between the dipole element arrays having different size dipole antenna elements. The ground plane has a plateau shape for providing the different spacing between the dipole element arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Durham, Mark Vanstrum, Anthony M. Jones, Griffin K. Gothard
  • Patent number: 6954179
    Abstract: A phased array antenna includes a substrate, and dipole element arrays extending outwardly from an imaginary center point on the substrate. Each dipole element array includes dipole antenna elements arranged in an end-to-end relation and has different dipole sizes for dipole antenna elements in a direction extending outwardly from the imaginary center point. The different spacing between the ground plane and the dipole element arrays increases from the imaginary center point towards an edge of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Durham, Griffin K. Gothard, Anthony M. Jones
  • Patent number: 6940463
    Abstract: An ultra-wideband antenna for operating in a frequency is disclosed wherein a monopole antenna extends from a ground plane. The monopole has an effective length L of one quarter wavelength at the lowest frequency f1. A dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) surrounds the monopole antenna for resonating at substantially between or at two and three times the lowest frequency f1, the DRA is of a height of less than ¾ L and is disposed in such a manner as being above the ground plane and either contacting or spaced therefrom by a gap G, wherein 0?G?0.2 H. The ultra-wideband antenna is of a much greater bandwidth than the sum of bandwidth of the monople or the DRA alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry, through the Communications Research Centre Canada
    Inventors: Apisak Ittipiboon, Aldo Petosa, Soulideth Thirakoune, David Lee, Marc Lapierre, Yahia Autar
  • Patent number: 6924770
    Abstract: Modular external antenna assemblies are configured to releaseably attach to wireless terminals and replace internal antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: W. Kevin Carpenter, William Tolbert
  • Patent number: 6919845
    Abstract: In an apparatus for measuring a specific absorption rate (SAR) for use in a radio apparatus, a first near magnetic field of a radio wave radiated from a reference radio apparatus is measured in free space, and an SAR of the radio wave radiated from the reference radio apparatus by using a predetermined phantom according to a predetermined measurement method. A transformation factor ? is calculated by dividing the measured SAR by a square value of the measured first near magnetic field, and a second near magnetic field of a radio wave radiated from a radio apparatus to be measured is measured in free space. Then an SAR of the radio wave radiated from the radio apparatus to be measured is estimated and calculated by multiplying a square value of the measured second near magnetic field by the calculated transformation factor ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ozaki, Koichi Ogawa, Yoshio Koyanagi, Yutaka Saito, Shoichi Kajiwara, Yoshitaka Asayama, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6917339
    Abstract: Antennas of broadband and multi-band operation are presented. A broadband planar antenna includes two inverted-L antennas (ILAs) facing each other across a gap. One of the ILAs is input fed, and the other is electromagnetically coupled. The positioning of the gap affects the bandwidth. A dual-band planar antenna includes two ILAs facing each other across a gap with one of the ILAs being input fed, and the other being coupled. This dual-band planar antenna also includes a monopole antenna disposed between the two ILAs. A triple-band planar antenna includes two ILAs facing each other across a gap with one of the ILAs being input fed and the other IPA being coupled. This triple-band antenna also includes a monopole antenna disposed between the two ILAs, and a conductor extending horizontally from the monopole antenna towards, but not reaching the coupled ILA. Another dual-band antenna includes an inner cut loop antenna encompassed by an outer cut loop antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: RongLin Li, Emmanouil M. Tentzeris, Joy Laskar
  • Patent number: 6903697
    Abstract: Film antennas which are stuck to a front glass of a vehicle is of such a structure that a plurality of antenna elements are formed on a film substrates. Amplifiers are disposed at pillar parts, and in the vicinity of power supply points to the antenna elements grounding to a high-frequency component by high-frequency grounding members are carried out. The high-frequency grounding members can be fixed simply by sticking them on a coating film etc. for covering an exterior part of a vehicle body, and a work of peeling the coating film becomes unnecessary, and therefore, it is possible to easily carry out a work which comes up with antenna installation to a vehicle. Grounding to a direct current component is carried out, away from the power supply points through DC earth in the vicinity of a selector and a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventor: Kazushige Ogino