Patents Assigned to Ace Technology
  • Publication number: 20140184464
    Abstract: A multi-array antenna having superior electrical properties is disclosed. The multi-array antenna includes a reflector plate; first radiators arranged over a surface of the reflector plate and configured to form a first beam; and second radiators arranged over a surface of the reflector plate and configured to form a second beam. Here, one of the first radiators and one of the second radiators are arranged in an imaginary first line along a lengthwise direction of the reflector plate, another one of the first radiators and another one of the second radiators are arranged in an imaginary second line, the first radiator arranged in the first line and the first radiator arranged in the second line are positioned in a diagonal direction, and the second radiator arranged in the first line and the second radiator arranged in the second line are positioned in a diagonal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Battarov Ilnar, Jae-Hoon Tae, Min-Seok Jung, Seung-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 8743011
    Abstract: An internal antenna providing impedance matching for a wide band is disclosed. The disclosed antenna may include: a substrate; an impedance matching/feeding unit comprising a feeding member, separated from the substrate at a designated distance, configured to receive RF signals, and of a designated length in a first direction, and a ground member, separated from the substrate at a designated distance, separated from the feeding member at a designated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and of a designated length in the first direction; and a radiator extending from the ground member; wherein the impedance matching/feeding unit performs impedance matching by way of coupling between the feeding member and the ground member, and the radiator receives coupling feeding from the feeding member. The disclosed antenna has the advantages of overcoming the narrow band problem of a planar inverted-F antenna, and of allowing more efficient utilization of space in an internal antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Byong-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20140145889
    Abstract: An antenna device capable of using an existing external antenna as a diversity antenna is disclosed. The disclosed antenna device includes: a radiator configured to be extensible to the outside of a terminal; a feeding switch configured to perform a switching operation for connecting one of a plurality of feeding units to the radiator; at least one conductive line of which a first end coming into contact with a part of the radiator when the radiator is inserted into the inside of the terminal; and at least one ground switch coupled to the at least one conductive line and configured to switch a connection between a second end of the conductive line and the ground. In accordance with the disclosed antenna device, it is possible to use an existing external antenna as a diversity antenna without installing an additional antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Byoung-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8704617
    Abstract: A tunable filter for expanding tuning range includes: a housing, which has multiple cavities defined by partitions; a resonator contained in the cavity; at least one sliding member installed over the resonator; a main cover coupled to an upper portion of the housing; and at least one tuning element coupled to a lower portion of the sliding member and made of a metallic material. Tuning is accomplished by a sliding motion of the sliding member, and the resonator includes a cylindrical first conductor and a second conductor coupled to an upper portion of the cylindrical conductor, where a cross section of the second conductor is shaped as a circle with a portion removed such that an area of overlap between the tuning element and the second conductor is varied according to a sliding of the tuning element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Dong-Wan Chun, Jae-Ok Seo, Kwang-Sun Park
  • Patent number: 8698581
    Abstract: A frequency tunable filter is disclosed. The disclosed filter comprises a filter unit having a sliding member so as to be capable of tuning a frequency band of a frequency signal being filtered; a communication module configured to receive a control signal for controlling the tuning of the frequency band; and a control unit configured to control the tuning of the frequency band by moving the sliding member based on the control signal. With the disclosed filter, the tuning of the filter may be performed automatically by way of control signals transmitted from a remote location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Han, Won-Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 8686810
    Abstract: A frequency-tunable filter using a sliding system is disclosed. The frequency-tunable filter includes: a housing, in which a multiple number of cavities are defined by partitions; a sub-cover, which is coupled to an upper portion of the housing and in which a guide groove is formed; at least one sliding member installed in the guide groove; a main cover coupled to an upper portion of the sub-cover; a resonator held in the cavity; and at least one tuning element coupled to a lower portion of the sliding member to be inserted inside the housing, where tuning is achieved by a sliding movement of the sliding member, and at least one first guide member is coupled to at least one side surface of the sliding member such that the first guide member guides a sliding movement by way of contact with the side surface of the guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Kwang-Sun Park, Suk-Woo Lee, Jae-Ok Seo, Dong-Wan Chun
  • Publication number: 20140078006
    Abstract: A radar antenna is disclosed. The disclosed antenna includes: a dielectric substrate; a feed line for feeding RF signals that is formed on an upper portion of the dielectric substrate and has a linear form; a multiple number of radiators that are perpendicularly joined to the feed line and have a bent structure comprising a horizontal portion and a vertical portion; a matching element for adjusting impedance matching that is joined to an end of the feed line; and a ground formed on a lower portion of the dielectric substrate, where a length of the horizontal portion and the vertical portion is set based on a polarization angle of an RF signal that is to be radiated. The disclosed antenna can be manufactured with a simple structure and a compact size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Han-Soo Park, Hak-Kyoun Kim, Yaroslav Milyakh
  • Publication number: 20140078005
    Abstract: A radar array antenna using open stubs is disclosed. The disclosed antenna includes: a dielectric substrate; a feed line for feeding RF signals that is formed on an upper portion of the dielectric substrate and has a linear form; a multiple number of open stubs that extend at particular angles from the feed line and have linear forms with particular widths; a matching element for adjusting impedance matching that is joined to an end of the feed line; and a ground formed on a lower portion of the dielectric substrate, where the open stubs operate as radiators, and at least one of the open stubs has a different length for adjusting a radiation signal intensity of each open stub. The disclosed antenna can be manufactured with a simple structure and a compact size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Han-Soo Park, Hak-Kyoun Kim, Yaroslav Milyakh
  • Patent number: 8587483
    Abstract: A patch antenna is disclosed. The disclosed patch antenna may include: a first radiator configured to generate a circular polarized wave; a first dielectric substrate equipped under the first radiator; a second radiator, placed under the first radiator at a designated distance from the first radiator, and configured to generate a linear polarized wave; a second dielectric substrate equipped under the second radiator; and a reflecting plate equipped under the second radiator at a designated distance from the second radiator; where the first dielectric substrate, the second radiator, the second dielectric substrate, and the reflecting plate are connected through at least one via. A patch antenna according to the present invention has the advantages of being able to generate linear polarized waves and circular polarized waves simultaneously, and of having a small size while still having a high design frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Tae-Hwan Yoo, Byoung-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8587494
    Abstract: Disclosed is an internal antenna that provides impedance matching for multiple bands. The antenna includes an impedance matching part, which in turn includes a first conductive element electrically coupled to a feeding point and a second conductive element electrically coupled to a ground, and at least one radiator electrically coupled to the first conductive element, where the first conductive element and the second conductive element of the impedance matching part are separated by a particular distance to perform coupling matching and are electrically coupled at a pre-designated position. Certain aspects of the present invention can be utilized to provide wide band characteristics in designing for multi-band applications, even for high-frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Lee, Byong-Nam Kim, Joo-Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 8552920
    Abstract: A patch antenna synchronously generating a circularly polarized wave and a linearly polarized wave comprises a first radiator radiating a circularly polarized wave with respect to an antenna signal, a first substrate provided at a part or the whole of the rear surface of the first radiator, a second radiator provided at a part or the whole of the rear surface of the first substrate and radiating a linearly polarized wave with respect to the antenna signal, and a second substrate provided at a part or the whole of the rear surface of the second radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, ACE Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Inn Chung, Byung-Nam Kim, Tae-Hwan Yoo, Young-Hun Park
  • Patent number: 8477073
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wide-band internal antenna that uses a slow-wave structure. The antenna includes an impedance matching/power feed part, which includes a first conductive element that extends from a power feed line and a second conductive element that is separated by a particular distance from the first conductive element and is electrically connected with a ground, and at least one radiator extending from the impedance matching/power feed part. Here, the first conductive element and the second conductive element of the impedance matching/power feed part form a slow-wave structure. By applying a slow-wave structure to coupling matching, the antenna provides the advantage of resolving the problem of narrow band characteristics found in inverted-F antennas while maintaining a low profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Byong-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20130154893
    Abstract: A feeding system is provided, and it supplies a power using conductive patterns divided into pattern groups, e.g. patterns having U shape. The feeding system includes a first substrate, first patterns disposed on the first substrate, second patterns disposed on the first substrate, and connected electrically in parallel to the first patterns, a second substrate spaced from the first substrate, at least one third pattern disposed on the second substrate, and configured to correspond to the first patterns and one or more fourth pattern disposed on the second substrate, and configured to correspond to the second patterns. Here, the third pattern connects electrically corresponding first patterns, and the fourth pattern connects electrically corresponding second patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 8432315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technology for forming a patch antenna generating both linearly and circularly polarized waves at the same time, so as to reduce a propagation loss during transmission/receiving operations between a circularly polarized antenna and a linearly polarized antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Kia Motors Corporation, Ace Technologies Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Tae Inn Chung, Byoung-Nam Kim, Tae-Hwan Yoo, Young-Hun Park
  • Publication number: 20130099984
    Abstract: An antenna combined with a terminal housing is disclosed. The disclosed antenna includes an outer frame radiator, which is joined to a side wall of the terminal housing, and an inner frame radiator, which has one end joined to a first point on the outer frame radiator and the other end joined to a second point on the outer frame radiator, and which forms a loop by joining the outer frame radiator, where a feed signal is provided to the inner frame radiator. The disclosed antenna provides the advantages of preventing property changes caused by contact between a person's body and the terminal, and of minimizing mounting space while maintaining stable characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 8362855
    Abstract: An RF cavity filter is disclosed. The disclosed filter includes: a housing having at least one cavity defined; a cover coupled to an upper portion of the housing; at least one resonator contained within the at least one cavity; at least one hole formed in the cover; at least one grounding bolt configured to be inserted into the hole, having a screw thread formed on a part of an outer perimeter, and having a center hole in a center portion; and at least one tuning bolt inserted into the housing through the center hole along a screw thread formed on an inner perimeter of the center hole, where the grounding bolt has a flange part formed on a lower portion that is in contact with the tuning bolt and a lower portion of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Seung-Cheol Lee
  • Publication number: 20120329513
    Abstract: An antenna diversity system using an active antenna is disclosed. The disclosed system may include: a first antenna configured to transmit and receive a signal of a first frequency band; a second antenna configured to transmit and receive a signal of a second frequency band; and an active circuit unit implemented by active elements. In a first mode, the second antenna is operated as a passive antenna, and in a second mode, the second antenna is electrically connected to the active circuit unit and operated as an active antenna. The disclosed diversity system has the advantages of using a diversity antenna without increasing the size of a terminal, and of using an active antenna as a diversity antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong-Ho Jung, Byong-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20120302189
    Abstract: A frequency tunable filter is disclosed. The disclosed filter comprises a filter unit having a sliding member so as to be capable of tuning a frequency band of a frequency signal being filtered; a communication module configured to receive a control signal for controlling the tuning of the frequency band; and a control unit configured to control the tuning of the frequency band by moving the sliding member based on the control signal. With the disclosed filter, the tuning of the filter may be performed automatically by way of control signals transmitted from a remote location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Han, Won-Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20120293280
    Abstract: A multi-mode filter for realizing wide-band is disclosed. The multi-mode filter includes a housing; a plurality of cavities formed in the housing; a plurality of resonators located in each of the cavities; at least one connector formed through a side wall of the housing; and at least one coupling element connected to the at least one connector in the cavities, the at least one coupling element coupling the at least one connector with at least one of the resonators respectively, wherein each of the at least one coupling element has “T” shape in view of front section and “L” shape in view of side section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong-Wan CHUN, Jae-Won JANG, Ki-Soo SHIN
  • Publication number: 20120293281
    Abstract: A multi-mode filter for realizing wide band using capacitive coupling and inductive coupling and capable of tuning coupling value is disclosed. The multi-mode filter includes a housing; a first cavity and a second cavity formed in the housing; a first resonator located in the first cavity, a second resonator located in the second cavity, a wall configured to separate the first cavity from the second cavity; and a first coupling element, wherein a groove is formed between the housing and the wall, the first coupling element is inserted in the groove in crossing direction to the wall, one part of the first coupling element is disposed in the first cavity, another part of the first coupling element is disposed in the second cavity, and the first coupling element is connected to a ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong-Wan CHUN, Jae-Wong JANG, Ki-Soo SHIN