With Parasitic Element (e.g., Reflector Or Director) Patents (Class 343/817)
  • Patent number: 11735807
    Abstract: An antenna module and an electronic device are provided. The antenna module includes: a substrate, including a floor, a first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer, where the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer are located on two sides of the floor, respectively; a millimeter wave antenna array, including N dipole antenna units, where the N dipole antenna units are successively disposed in the substrate at an interval along the substrate, and N is an integer greater than 1; a radio frequency integrated circuit, where the radio frequency integrated circuit is disposed on the first dielectric layer and is connected to feeding structures of the N dipole antenna units; and a non-millimeter wave antenna, where the non-millimeter wave antenna is disposed on the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huan-Chu Huang, Xianjing Jian, Rongjie Ma, Yijin Wang
  • Patent number: 11658420
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes first dipole antenna patterns, feed lines, a first ground plane, and a first blocking pattern. The feed lines are connected to corresponding ones of the first dipole antenna patterns. The first ground plane is disposed on a side of the first dipole antenna patterns and spaced apart from each of the first dipole antenna patterns. The first blocking pattern, connected to and extending from the first ground plane, is disposed between adjacent ones of the first dipole antenna patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Kyu Bum Han, Young Kyoon Im
  • Patent number: 11201406
    Abstract: An antenna element includes a reflector plate and a radiator comprising a balun device and a dipole device for operating in a first frequency band. The dipole device is connected to the reflector plate by the balun device. A distance from the dipole device to the reflector plate is more than ¼ of a wavelength at a central frequency of the first frequency band. The balun device comprises a short-circuit at a distance from the dipole device of 15 to 35 percent of said wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Tang, Juan Segador Alvarez, Ajay Babu Guntupalli, Bruno Biscontini
  • Patent number: 11005184
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes first dipole antenna patterns, feed lines, a first ground plane, and a first blocking pattern. The feed lines are connected to corresponding ones of the first dipole antenna patterns. The first ground plane is disposed on a side of the first dipole antenna patterns and spaced apart from each of the first dipole antenna patterns. The first blocking pattern, connected to and extending from the first ground plane, is disposed between adjacent ones of the first dipole antenna patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Kyu Bum Han, Young Kyoon Im
  • Patent number: 10971822
    Abstract: An antenna includes a first conductor. The first conductor includes a shaft-shaped part and a plurality of flange-shaped projecting parts projecting from the shaft-shaped part to directions crossing an axial direction of the shaft-shaped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuki Hayata
  • Patent number: 10847896
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna array system that includes a plurality of antenna array units and a processor. The antenna array units are evenly arranged in different orientations, where each antenna array unit comprises a plurality of antenna elements with different azimuth angles, and the different azimuth angles of the antenna elements in the each antenna array unit form a vector, where the vectors corresponding to the antenna array units constitute a vector matrix that matches a predetermined rule. The processor is electrically connected to the antenna array units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: I-Ru Liu
  • Patent number: 10797403
    Abstract: A dual ultra-wideband electronically scanning antenna linear array and a method for producing same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the antenna is comprised of circuit board-based multi-layered sections with integrated feeds. A first dielectric layer or substrate has a thin metal coating on the bottom surface to form a signal ground and metal coating on the top surface where capacitively loaded radiating dipoles are etched. Each of the dipole elements are connected to an associated conductive antenna feed disposed on a bottom surface of another dielectric layer disposed below the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Alec Adams, Ming Chen, Lixin Cai
  • Patent number: 10734712
    Abstract: This application provides an antenna downtilt adjustment apparatus, including: a first transmission assembly, a flexible transmission assembly, and a second transmission assembly that are disposed on a mounting plate. The flexible transmission assembly includes a transmission element and a guiding element. The transmission element is in an integrated long strip shape and bendable. One end of the transmission element mates with the first transmission assembly, and the other end of the transmission element mates with the second transmission assembly. The guiding element is secured to the mounting plate, and the guiding element is configured to constrain an extension path of the transmission element on the mounting plate. The first transmission assembly is driven by an antenna information management module, and transmits a force to the second transmission assembly by using the transmission element. The second transmission assembly is configured to drive a phase shifter, to adjust an antenna downtilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fangqing Duan, Jianping Li
  • Patent number: 10622702
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and an antenna of a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a printed wiring board; a housing; a metal frame surrounding the housing, having a first frame, a second frame and a third frame, the first frame having a first gap; a first connector connected with a part of the first frame; a second connector connected with the third frame and a ground of the printed wiring board; and a first antenna, including: a main radiator; a first part; a second part; a first inductor; a third part; a fourth part a second inductor connected with the fourth part and a fifth part connected with the second inductor and a first feed terminal of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Qingyu Guo
  • Patent number: 10283874
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: an antenna array that: i) includes a plurality of antennas arranged next to each other in a predetermined direction, ii) is supplied with power from a power source, and iii) transmits radio waves; and a plurality of dummy antennas that: i) are provided on opposite sides of the antenna array in the predetermined direction, ii) are supplied with power from an electric field leaked from the antennas of the antenna array, and iii) transmit radio waves. Thus, it is possible to prevent an accuracy of detecting a target from deteriorating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Junzoh Tsuchiya, Kenji Oka, Ryuichi Hashimoto, Norihisa Nishimoto, Kenta Shirahige
  • Patent number: 10103449
    Abstract: An antenna array includes a ground conductor portion, a first antenna and a second antenna. The ground conductor portion has a first edge and a second edge. The first antenna has a first no-ground radiating area and a first feeding conductor portion. The second antenna has a second no-ground radiating area and a second feeding conductor portion. The first no-ground radiating area is formed and surrounded by a first grounding conductor structure, a second grounding conductor structure, and the first edge, and the first no-ground radiating area has a first breach. The second no-ground radiating area is formed and surrounded by a third grounding conductor structure, a fourth grounding conductor structure, and the second edge, and the second no-ground radiating area has a second breach. The first and second feeding conductor portions are respectively and electrically connected to a first signal source and a second signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kin-Lu Wong, Jun-Yu Lu, Wei-Yu Li
  • Patent number: 9722325
    Abstract: A cellular low band antenna is indirectly coupled to communication signals via a first coupler that is located within a same volume of a body as one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) antennas. Various antenna configurations can include the one or more WLAN antennas being indirectly coupled to communication signals via a second coupler within the same volume as the cellular low band antenna. A high band antenna is located in a different volume that is adjacent to the volume of the cellular low band antenna and the one or more WLAN antennas. Another similar antenna system can be provided in a separate volume for diversity communications in a communication device, such as a tablet, laptop or other such communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Svendsen, Ole Jagielski, Boyan Yanakiev, Farooq Shaikh
  • Patent number: 9444142
    Abstract: A dual band antenna includes a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion, and a resonating portion. The first radiating portion includes a first feeding arm that feeds first signals at a first frequency band. The second radiating portion is positioned spaced apart from the first radiating portion. The second radiating portion includes a second feeding arm that feeds second signals at a second frequency band. The resonating portion is connected between the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion. The resonating portion resonates with the first and second radiating portions to generate two different frequency bands, so that the dual band antenna receives and sends wireless signals at the first and second frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Lee, Yen-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 9329255
    Abstract: An antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements. The antenna elements include layers of dielectric material; an antenna inlaid in a top layer of the dielectric material so a surface of the antenna is substantially parallel to an outer surface of the top layer of dielectric material; and a conductive balun, coupled to the antenna, and embedded in one or more layers of the dielectric material. The antenna array is operative to receive signals from V to W frequency band transmissions generated by a heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Amedeo Larussi, Michael A. Gritz, Jonathan P. Comeau
  • Patent number: 9196953
    Abstract: Antenna structures and methods of operating an antenna of an electronic device are described. A system may include an antenna comprising a plurality of physically connected elements. The elements may include a respective electrical switch and may have a respective first electrical path length when the electrical switch is in a non-conductive state and a respective second electrical path length when the electrical switch is in a conductive state. The system may further include an antenna controller to receive information indicative of an operating frequency and to configure the antenna to have a total electrical path length corresponding to the operating frequency by operating the switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Namhoon Kim, Adrian Napoles
  • Publication number: 20150042533
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a dipole antenna element, a closed-loop conductor, and a reflection plane. The dipole antenna element is configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal. The closed-loop conductor is disposed adjacent to the dipole antenna element. The dipole antenna element is substantially between the closed-loop conductor and the reflection plane, or the closed-loop conductor is substantially between the dipole antenna element and the reflection plane. The reflection plane is configured to reflect the electromagnetic signal from the dipole antenna element so as to enhance the total gain of the antenna structure. The mutual coupling effect between the closed-loop conductor and the dipole antenna element effectively causes the distance between the dipole antenna element and the reflection plane to be shorter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Wistron NeWeb Corp.
    Inventor: Chia-Shang CHENG
  • Publication number: 20140375519
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first dielectric substrate made of a high dielectric coefficient material, a plurality of first contact pads fastened on a periphery of a top surface of the first dielectric substrate, a plurality of second dielectric substrates made of the high dielectric coefficient material, and a plurality of Yagi-Uda antennae respectively disposed on top surfaces of the second dielectric substrates. The second dielectric substrates are fastened on the first dielectric substrate. Each of the Yagi-Uda antennae has a drive, and a plurality of directors disposed in an outside position of the drive and spaced from an outer side of the drive. The directors are shorter than the drive, and the directors are arranged along a direction of being gradually away from the drive and gradually become shorter. An inner side of the drive defines a signal feed point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ching Hsiang Ko, Kai Shih, Jia Hung Su
  • Publication number: 20140368396
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus is provided with: a dielectric substrate, a front array including a feed element and a plurality of parasitic elements, the feed element being formed on the dielectric substrate and having one radiation direction, and the plurality of parasitic elements being formed on the dielectric substrate in an area located in the radiation direction with respect to the feed element; and at least one side array including a plurality of parasitic elements formed on the dielectric a substrate in at least an area located in a direction other than the radiation direction with respect to the feed element. The plurality of parasitic elements of each side array are aligned substantially along the radiation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Sotaro SHINKAI, Takeshi OHNO
  • Patent number: 8914258
    Abstract: An RF feed element for an antenna system required to comply with a set of specified secondary pattern characteristics is designed by performing a quantitative optimization of the RF feed element directly with respect to the secondary pattern characteristics. The quantitative optimization may include pre-computing a plurality of partial secondary pattern complex field values. Each partial secondary pattern may be associated with an RF feed element modal beamlet. A value of at least one to-be-optimized feature is optimized by iteratively adjusting the value of the to-be-optimized feature(s) within an optimization loop that iteratively computes secondary pattern characteristics and compares them to the specified secondary pattern characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
    Inventor: Peter S. Simon
  • Patent number: 8823598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflector for an antenna comprising a first reflector assembly and at least one second reflector assembly, the first reflector assembly having a first reflector structure adapted for a first antenna frequency band f1 and at least one second antenna frequency band f2; the at least one second reflector assembly having a second reflector structure adapted for the first antenna frequency band f1 and at least one third antenna frequency band f3; and wherein the first reflector assembly and the at least one second reflector assembly are electrically coupled so that the first reflector assembly and the at least one second reflector assembly together form a common reflector structure adapted for the first f1, at least one second f2 and at least one third f3 antenna frequency bands. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a multi band antenna comprising at least one such reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies S.a.r.L.
    Inventor: Michael Beausang
  • Patent number: 8810467
    Abstract: Multi-band dipole antennas for wireless application devices are disclosed. An example antenna includes at least one dipole including a resonant element and a ground element. A feed point is coupled to the resonant element, and a ground point is coupled to the ground element. The example antenna also includes a parasitic element adjacent at least a portion of the resonant element. The parasitic element is coupled to the ground element and configured to be operable for changing a resonant frequency of at least a portion of the resonant element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ting Hee Lee, Kok Jiunn Ng
  • Publication number: 20140225794
    Abstract: A wireless communication system provides an antenna apparatus for the wireless communication system. The antenna apparatus includes a base, a plurality of Yagi-Uda antenna modules disposed in a specific arrangement, a plurality of floating metal modules correspondingly installed in upper portions of the Yagi-Uda antenna modules and selectively connected to a corresponding Yagi-Uda module among the plurality of Yagi-Uda antenna modules, a switching element for selectively switching the floating metal module and the Yagi-Uda antenna module, and a controller for controlling the Yagi-Uda antenna module to comprise a directivity in a desired direction by selectively switching the switching element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Won-Suk Choi, Chul-Soon Park, In-Sang Song, Inn-Yeal Oh, Joong-Ho Lee, Chae-Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20140159978
    Abstract: An improved dual-polarised, omnidirectional antenna is characterised inter alia by the following features: each sector antenna (5) comprises at least one antenna gap (6) comprising an associated reflector (11), which is arranged at least in part in a reflector plane (13?), at least one dual-polarised radiator (7, 9) being arranged in the antenna gap (6), in front of the reflector (11) the sector antennae (5) are additionally arranged mutually offset along the central axis (1) thereof, the sector antennae (5) are arranged in such a way that, in an axial view along the central axis (1), the reflector walls (13), arranged in a respective reflector plane (13?), of the reflectors (11), overlap or intersect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: KATHREIN-WERKE KG
    Inventors: Maximilian Göttl, Manfred Stolle
  • Publication number: 20140062823
    Abstract: Antenna arrays providing high gain during wireless communications are highly desirable for many applications including, but not limited to, multiple-in multiple-out (MIMO) streams and video transmissions. Optimized antenna arrays should also ensure ease of manufacture, thereby enhancing commercial viability. Circular antenna arrays including horn antennas or Yagi antennas are described, each circular antenna array ensuring ease of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Arie Shor, Mark Rich
  • Patent number: 8654026
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a substrate, a main radiation structure, a strip-shaped radiation structure, a grounding structure, a shorting structure, a parasitic radiation structure and a metal radiation member. An acute angle is included between a first edge of the main radiation structure and a longitudinal edge of the substrate. The main radiation structure has a signal feeding portion and a connecting portion. The strip-shaped radiation structure is extended from a second edge of the main radiation structure. The shorting structure is U-shaped. A first end of the shorting structure is connected to the signal feeding portion and a second end of the shorting structure is connected to the grounding structure. The parasitic radiation structure is extended from the grounding structure and parallel to the first edge. A constant distance is between the parasitic radiation structure and the first edge. The metal radiation member is connected to the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Yi Tsai, Kuan-Jen Chung, Chia-Wei Su
  • Patent number: 8648759
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices, systems and techniques for establishing a variable height conformal antenna array having a planar backplane. More particularly, positioning of radiating elements can be made insensitive to variable ground height by selecting a suitable radiating element, such as a flared notch and arranging them to have a profile such that their outer extremities are positioned along a conformal, curved shape. Differences in radiator heights can be taken up by the addition of parallel vertical ground planes disposed between the radiating elements and the backplane. Adjacent vertical ground planes effectively form cutoff waveguide sections that naturally isolate the backplane from the radiating elements. The vertical ground planes edges effectively form a virtual curved ground for the radiating elements, following curvature of the array profile. Accordingly, heights of radiating elements are uniform with respect to the virtual ground, while being allowed to vary with respect to the backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Allen Wang, Fangchou Yang, Jason G. Milne
  • Patent number: 8604994
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes an antenna element and a parasitic element provided on a first surface of a dielectric substrate, and an antenna element and a parasitic element provided on a second surface of the dielectric substrate. Each of the parasitic elements is provided at a position away from the antenna elements by a distance of one-fourth of an operating wavelength ? in communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Sotaro Shinkai, Wataru Noguchi, Hiroyuki Yurugi, Akihiko Shiotsuki, Masahiko Nagoshi, Koichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8570233
    Abstract: Various antenna assemblies are disclosed. In one example, an antenna assembly includes a reflector including a first ground plane, a second ground plane below and spaced apart from the reflector, an antenna adjacent a surface of the reflector opposite the second ground plane, and a grounding post galvanically connecting the first ground plane and the second ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Björn Lindmark, Patrik Strömstedt, Henrik Ramberg, Kajsa From
  • Publication number: 20130214983
    Abstract: The invention provides an antenna arrangement having an operating frequency band with a mean wavelength ? and comprising at least two columns of antenna elements with at least two antenna elements in each column. Each column of antenna elements extends above a separate elongated column ground plane with a column separation defined as a distance between mid-points of neighbouring column ground planes. The antenna elements in each column are located along a column axis pointing in a longitudinal direction of the column ground plane wherein all column separations are below 0.9? and wherein a parasitic element extends above at least one antenna element in each column. Parameters of the parasitic element are adapted for proper excitation thus achieving a reduced beamwidth for each of said columns of antennas. The invention also provides a method to manufacture the antenna arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (PUBL)
    Inventors: Henrik Jidhage, Anders Ek
  • Patent number: 8508424
    Abstract: A high band element and an antenna including a plurality of high band elements are provided. The high band element can include directors disposed above four dipoles, and the antenna can include a plurality of low band elements configured to accommodate the plurality of high band elements. The low band elements can be configured in a 1-2-2-2-1 arrangement or a 2-2-2-2-1 arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Igor E. Timofeev, Eddie Ray Bradley
  • Patent number: 8504111
    Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus for wirelessly transmitting or receiving communication signals may include multiple active elements to transmit or receive communication signals wirelessly; and multiple active modules correspondingly coupled to the multiple active elements and configured to cooperate with respective ones of the multiple active elements; in which the respective ones of the multiple active modules include a power amplifier configured to amplify communication signals to be transmitted and a low noise amplifier configured to amplify communication signals received, and in which the respective ones of the multiple active modules further include a first phase shift configured to shift phases of the communication signals to be transmitted and a second phase shift configured to shift phases of the communication signals received. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC.
    Inventor: Jigang Liu
  • Patent number: 8487819
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing having a surface, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB. The device may further include an antenna connected to the transceiver, and at least one electrically floating, electrically conductive, antenna beam shaping element secured to the surface of the portable housing for directing a beam pattern of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Yihong Qi, Ying Tong Man, Krystyna Bandurska
  • Patent number: 8405567
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for controlling a radiation direction of a small sector antenna, used for a small wireless transmission device having limited power and calculation capabilities, capable of operating at a low power consumption with the necessity of simple calculation capabilities or without the necessity of even a few calculation capabilities. The apparatus for controlling a radiation direction of a small sector antenna includes a plurality of capacitance blocks including a plurality of capacitors each having one end commonly connected to corresponding parasitic elements and having a different capacitance. Capacitors having a capacitance corresponding to a radiation direction are selectively connected to corresponding parasitic elements through a plurality of switching units and a controller, thereby simplifying controlling and reducing power consumption for controlling the radiation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ju Derk Park, Kang Woo Lee, Sang Joon Park
  • Patent number: 8350775
    Abstract: An improved antenna arrangement includes a reflector arrangement comprising a printed circuit board with an electrically conductive ground plane. The reflector arrangement also has a reflector frame with a coupling surface. The coupling surface is capacitively coupled to the ground plane. The coupling surface has a recess via which the ground plane, which is located underneath it, and/or the printed circuit board or an isolating intermediate layer which is provided above the ground plane or an isolating intermediate layer which is provided above the printed circuit board is exposed. The at least one antenna element arrangement is positioned and/or held on the printed circuit board in the area of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventors: Johann Obermaier, Matthias Riedel, Stephen John Saddington
  • Patent number: 8347486
    Abstract: Various methods are disclosed herein for forming an apparatus, which is configured to reduce the electromagnetic interference between a pair of antennas coupled to a wireless communication device. In some embodiments, the method includes extracting a shape of the apparatus from a thin sheet of conductive material, and folding the shape into a plurality of resonant circuit elements. In other embodiments, the apparatus is formed within various cavities of a mold; a liquefied substance may be inserted into the mold for filling the various cavities and forming a plurality of resonant circuit elements. In all embodiments, the plurality of resonant circuit elements are each configured to resonate at (or near) a carrier frequency of a signal transmitted by one of the pair of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Motion Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd W. Steigerwald, Jerry Mayfield
  • Publication number: 20120280881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflector for an antenna comprising a first reflector assembly and at least one second reflector assembly, the first reflector assembly having a first reflector structure adapted for a first antenna frequency band f1 and at least one second antenna frequency band f2; the at least one second reflector assembly having a second reflector structure adapted for the first antenna frequency band f1 and at least one third antenna frequency band f3; and wherein the first reflector assembly and the at least one second reflector assembly are electrically coupled so that the first reflector assembly and the at least one second reflector assembly together form a common reflector structure adapted for the first f1, at least one second f2 and at least one third f3 antenna frequency bands. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a multi band antenna comprising at least one such reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventor: MICHAEL BEAUSANG
  • Patent number: 8274438
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing having a surface, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB. The device may further include an antenna connected to the transceiver, and at least one electrically floating, electrically conductive, antenna beam shaping element secured to the surface of the portable housing for directing a beam pattern of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Yihong Qi, Ying Tong Man, Krystyna Bandurska
  • Patent number: 8237618
    Abstract: A slot-fed Yagi aerial includes: a cable, a reflector, an active dipole and directors, wherein, the reflector, the active dipole, etc. are provided on a support tube; the feeding section of the Yagi aerial is of a shielded slot structure in which the distance between the ends of the slot is approximately one half of the wavelength of the electromagnetic signal desired to be received; the two pieces of thin metal rods composing the half wavelength dipole are located at two external sides of the slot; the outer conductor of the cable is connected to one side of the slot, and the inner conductor of the cable is connected to the other side of the slot or the inner conductor of the cable isolated by a dielectric layer is wound around at the other side of the slot, so as to realize a direct connection feed or a coupling feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Shenzhen Grentech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinbo Wu
  • Patent number: 8164536
    Abstract: A dual polarized variable beam tilt antenna having a superior Sector Power Ratio (SPR). The antenna may have slant 45 degree dipole radiating elements including directors, and may be disposed on a plurality of tilted element trays to orient an antenna boresight downtilt. The directors may be disposed above or about the respective dipole radiating elements. The antenna has a beam front-to-side ratio exceeding 20 dB, a horizontal beam front-to-back ratio exceeding 40 dB, a high-roll off, and is operable over an expanded frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin Le, Louis J. Meyer, Pete Bisiules
  • Patent number: 8154467
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna apparatus which can control directivity of a plurality of radiation elements using one parasitic element. The antenna apparatus includes two radiation elements arranged on a base parallel to each other, and a parasitic element disposed between the two radiation elements. Radiation directivity of the two radiation elements is controlled according to the length of the parasitic element. This configuration provides a small-sized antenna apparatus including a plurality of radiators with desired directivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Tsutomu Mitsui
  • Publication number: 20120075155
    Abstract: Various antenna assemblies are disclosed. In one example, an antenna assembly includes a reflector including a first ground plane, a second ground plane below and spaced apart from the reflector, an antenna adjacent a surface of the reflector opposite the second ground plane, and a grounding post galvanically connecting the first ground plane and the second ground plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES AB
    Inventors: Björn Lindmark, Patrik Strörnstedt, Henrik Ramberg, Kajsa From
  • Patent number: 8144070
    Abstract: A portable Yagi antenna kit for being frequency/wavelength adjustable by virtue of being knockdownable, wherein the Yagi antenna is for mounting to a mast. The antenna includes a boom, a reflector element, a driven element, and a director element. The reflector element, the driven element, and the director element each extend outwardly from the boom, respectively. The boom, the reflector element, the driven element, and the director element are each knockdownable so as to be portable and form the kit, and as such, are length adjustable, and as such, are frequency/wavelength adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Superantenna Corporation
    Inventor: Vernon L. Wright
  • Patent number: 8138986
    Abstract: A dipole antenna array comprising a ground plane, at least one dipole antenna including an active antenna element and a grounded antenna element, at least one reflector and integrated electronics, wherein the active antenna element is isolated from the ground plane and extends substantially perpendicular to the ground plane and the grounded antenna element extends in a direction substantially opposite to the active antenna element, the ground plane is contained within the area bounded by the reflector; the integrated electronics include at least one of a signal down converter and a signal up-converter, and at least some of the integrated electronics are contained in a space defined by at least one of a portion of the ground plane and a portion of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sensis Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen E. McMahon
  • Patent number: 8104165
    Abstract: Various methods are disclosed herein for forming an apparatus, which is configured to reduce the electromagnetic interference between a pair of antennas coupled to a wireless communication device. In some embodiments, the method includes extracting a shape of the apparatus from a thin sheet of conductive material, and folding the shape into a plurality of resonant circuit elements. In other embodiments, the apparatus is formed within various cavities of a mold; a liquefied substance may be inserted into the mold for filling the various cavities and forming a plurality of resonant circuit elements. In all embodiments, the plurality of resonant circuit elements are each configured to resonate at (or near) a carrier frequency of a signal transmitted by one of the pair of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Motion Computing Inc.
    Inventors: Todd W. Steigerwald, Jerry Mayfield
  • Publication number: 20120001818
    Abstract: Multi-band dipole antennas for wireless application devices are disclosed. An example antenna includes at least one dipole including a resonant element and a ground element. A feed point is coupled to the resonant element, and a ground point is coupled to the ground element. The example antenna also includes a parasitic element adjacent at least a portion of the resonant element. The parasitic element is coupled to the ground element and configured to be operable for changing a resonant frequency of at least a portion of the resonant element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ting Hee Lee, Kok Jiunn Ng
  • Patent number: 8068061
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing having an interior and comprising a removable panel providing access to the interior, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing. The device may further include an antenna connected to the PCB and carried by the bottom portion of the PCB, and at least one electrically floating, electrically conductive, antenna beam shaping element secured to the removable panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Yihong Qi, Ying Tong Man, Krystyna Bandurska
  • Publication number: 20110267251
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for wide angle multibeam antennas. The method and system involve a multibeam antenna system for generating high performance multiple spot beams. In one or more embodiments, the multibeam antenna system includes an oversized antenna reflector and a plurality of antenna feeds. The oversized antenna reflector has its surface shape optimized from a normal parabolic shape in order to broaden and shape the reflected spot beams to improve antenna performance. In addition, the diameter of the oversized antenna reflector is greater than ((100*?)/?), where ? is the wavelength in inches and ? is the beam to beam spacing in degrees. In some embodiments, the ratio of the focal length of the oversized antenna reflector to the diameter of the oversized antenna reflector (F/D) is greater than 0.7. In at least one embodiment, the system further includes an antenna sub-reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel F. Mathews, Parthasarathy Ramanujam, Robert B. Mathews, Thomas M. Hikido, Louis R. Fermelia, Gary J. Gawlas
  • Publication number: 20110193761
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes an antenna element and a parasitic element provided on a first surface of a dielectric substrate, and an antenna element and a parasitic element provided on a second surface of the dielectric substrate. Each of the parasitic elements is provided at a position away from the antenna elements by a distance of one-fourth of an operating wavelength ? in communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Sotaro Shinkai, Wataru Noguchi, Hiroyuki Yurugi, Akihiko Shiotsuki, Masahiko Nagoshi, Koichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110102286
    Abstract: A system comprises a first sensing device, a first Sterba Curtain, and a first modulating device communicatively coupling the first sensing device to the first Sterba Curtain. The first sensing device is configured to sense at least a first parameter. The first Sterba Curtain is configured to receive at least a first incident electromagnetic wave and to selectively transmit and reflect portions of the first incident electromagnetic wave. The first modulating device is configured to selectively convey a first signal representing the first parameter by modulating at least one of a first transmitted component of the first incident electromagnetic wave and a first reflected component of the first incident electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Devlin M. Gualtieri
  • Publication number: 20110043425
    Abstract: A high band element and an antenna including a plurality of high band elements are provided. The high band element can include directors disposed above four dipoles, and the antenna can include a plurality of low band elements configured to accommodate the plurality of high band elements. The low band elements can be configured in a 1-2-2-2-1 arrangement or a 2-2-2-2-1 arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Igor E. Timofeev, Eddie Ray Bradley