Abstract: A design and physical configuration for multi-frequency, low-profile, capacitively loaded antenna with integrated filters to be used in wireless communications. One element having one to n plates, and one antenna having one to n elements. The range of frequencies covered to be determined by the shape, size, and number of elements in the physical configuration of the antenna. Frequencies covered to be filtered by 1 to n in-line or adjunct filters.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 31, 2002
Publication date:
December 4, 2003
Applicant:
Ethertronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeff Shamblin, Laurent Desclos, Gregory Poilasne, Sebastian Rowson
Abstract: A design and physical configuration for multi-frequency, low-profile, capacitively loaded magnetic dipole (CLMD) antennas to be used in wireless communications. One component of the CLMD antenna having one to three metal plates, and one component having one to n elements. The range of frequencies covered to be determined by the shape, size, and number of elements in the physical configuration of the components.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 25, 2002
Publication date:
October 30, 2003
Applicant:
Ethertronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Gregory Poilasne, Jeff Shamblin, Laurent Desclos, Sebastian Rowson
Abstract: A compact broadband or multi-band antenna structure comprises a first conductor lying in a reference plane; a second conductor extending longitudinally parallel to the reference plane having a first end electrically connected to the first conductor and a second end, the second conductor having a plurality of laterally extending fingers; a third conductor extending longitudinally parallel to the reference plane having a first end electrically connected to the first conductor and a second end overlapping, but spaced apart, from the second end of the second conductor; and an antenna feed coupled to one of the second and third conductors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 15, 2002
Date of Patent:
June 3, 2003
Assignee:
Ethertronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Laurent Desclos, Gregory Poilasne, Sebastian Rowson
Abstract: An antenna structure has the approximate characteristics of a slotted cylinder. Rather than utilizing a complete cylinder, the antenna structure utilizes a pair of spaced-apart patches that are joined together by one or more transmission lines that loop around with the same length as the perimeter of a corresponding cylinder. The antenna structure may be advantageously “wrapped” around an enclosure for an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone or the like.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 13, 2001
Date of Patent:
February 11, 2003
Assignee:
Ethertronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Laurent Desclos, Sebastian Rowson, Gregory Poilasne
Abstract: The invention discloses a patch antenna structure in which a full transmission line is replaced by a set of transmission lines connected between two slots or radiative elements. Components can be inserted in the space between the transmission lines. In a second embodiment, the transmission lines are cranked or bended for a more compact dimension of transmission lines. The cranked or bended transmission lines can also be loaded by inductive elements. In a third embodiment, a patch antenna is constructed with n sets of transmission lines between the two slots, where each set of transmission line produces a different electrical length in accordance with a particular frequency. In a fourth embodiment, a set of intermediate filters is added within the transmission lines for differentiating the frequencies.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 13, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 24, 2002
Assignee:
Ethertronics Inc.
Inventors:
Laurent Desclos, Gregory Poilasne, Sebastian Rowson
Abstract: Various resonant modes of a multiresonant antenna structure share at least portions of the structure volume. The basic antenna element has a ground plane and a pair of spaced-apart conductors electrically connected to the ground plane. Additional elements are coupled to the basic element, such as by stacking, nesting or juxtaposition in an array. In this way, individual antenna structures share common elements and volumes, thereby increasing the ratio of relative bandwidth to volume.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 26, 2001
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2002
Assignee:
Ethertronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Gregory Poilasne, Laurent Desclos, Sebastian Rowson
Abstract: A small, printed antenna provides high efficiency, good isolation and a broad working bandwidth. These characteristics are achieved with a patch antenna by placing a shunt to ground connected to the feeding point of the patch. This shunt comprises a line running along one edge of the patch. The patch dimensions can be adjusted, and in particular reduced, by changing the L and C characteristics of the patch. This is accomplished with arrays of slots defining corresponding arrays of fingers along the edges of the patch. Impedance matching is achieved by altering the dimensions of the slots.