Patents Assigned to Ace Technology
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Publication number: 20140218254Abstract: A radiator in which power is fed through a slot of a reflection plate and which can be manufactured in a simple manner and an antenna including the same are disclosed. The antenna includes a reflection plate and a radiator. The radiator includes feed sections disposed on a first surface of the reflection plate, first and second radiation elements extending perpendicular to the feed section or inclined towards the reflection plate, and first and second base plates configured to support the balanced parallel strip feed sections. Here, the first and second base plates are capacitively coupled to the reflection plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: Dean Kitchener
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Patent number: 8797218Abstract: An internal antenna for attaching to a terminal housing is disclosed. The antenna includes: a perpendicular structure formed in a perpendicular direction to a substrate and positioned in contact with an inner wall of a housing; a first conductive member electrically connected to a power feed and joined to the perpendicular structure to extend in a perpendicular direction to the substrate; and a second conductive member electrically connected to a ground, joined to the perpendicular structure, and separated by a particular distance from the first conductive member to extend in a perpendicular direction to the substrate. The first conductive member is joined to the inner wall of the housing to extend in a first direction orthogonal to the perpendicular direction, and the second conductive member is joined to the inner wall of the housing to extend in the first direction at a particular distance from the first conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Ace Technologies CorporationInventors: Byong-Nam Kim, Jong-Ho Jung
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Publication number: 20140184464Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Battarov Ilnar, Jae-Hoon Tae, Min-Seok Jung, Seung-Cheol Lee
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Patent number: 8743011Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Ace Technologies CorporationInventor: Byong-Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20140145889Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: Byoung-Nam Kim
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Patent number: 8704617Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Ace Technologies Corp.Inventors: Dong-Wan Chun, Jae-Ok Seo, Kwang-Sun Park
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Patent number: 8698581Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Ace Technologies CorporationInventors: Sang-Ho Han, Won-Jae Lee
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Patent number: 8686810Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Ace Technologies Corp.Inventors: Kwang-Sun Park, Suk-Woo Lee, Jae-Ok Seo, Dong-Wan Chun
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Publication number: 20140078005Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Han-Soo Park, Hak-Kyoun Kim, Yaroslav Milyakh
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Publication number: 20140078006Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Han-Soo Park, Hak-Kyoun Kim, Yaroslav Milyakh
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Patent number: 8587483Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Ace Technologies CorporationInventors: Tae-Hwan Yoo, Byoung-Nam Kim
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Patent number: 8587494Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Ace Technologies Corp.Inventors: Jin-Woo Lee, Byong-Nam Kim, Joo-Sung Kim
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Patent number: 8552920Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, ACE Technologies CorporationInventors: Tae Inn Chung, Byung-Nam Kim, Tae-Hwan Yoo, Young-Hun Park
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Patent number: 8477073Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Ace Technologies CorporationInventor: Byong-Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20130154893Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2013Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Patent number: 8432315Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignees: Kia Motors Corporation, Ace Technologies Corporation, Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Tae Inn Chung, Byoung-Nam Kim, Tae-Hwan Yoo, Young-Hun Park
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Publication number: 20130099984Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Patent number: 8362855Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Ace Technologies CorporationInventor: Seung-Cheol Lee
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Publication number: 20120329513Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2009Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Jong-Ho Jung, Byong-Nam Kim
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Publication number: 20120302189Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2010Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Sang-Ho Han, Won-Jae Lee