Patents Assigned to Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd
  • Patent number: 10541477
    Abstract: An apparatus, e.g. a hybrid antenna, includes a plurality of antenna arrays. Each array includes antenna elements, and each array is located on a polygonal antenna body such that each array faces a different direction. An RF network includes first and second duplexers and a divider. The first duplexer is configured to split a received multifrequency drive signal into a first component having a first frequency and a second component having a second frequency. The divider is configured to split the first component into attenuated portions, and to direct one of the attenuated portions to a first of the plurality of antenna arrays. The second duplexer is configured to combine another of the attenuated portions with the second drive signal component to form a combined drive signal component, and to direct the combined drive signal component to a second of the antenna arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Charles M Powell
  • Patent number: 10476166
    Abstract: A dual-reflector antenna comprises a main reflector traversed by a feed source and a sub-reflector. The sub-reflector comprises a dielectric body extending between a first end that is small in diameter and a second end that is greater in diameter, the small-diameter end being connected to the end of the feed source constituted by a metal tube filled with a dielectric material. The end of the feed source connected to the sub-reflector comprises a housing, having an inner depth and inner diameter, built into the dielectric material. The small-diameter end of the sub-reflector comprises an inner portion having a substantially cylindrical shape, able to fit into the housing, having an outer length and outer diameter. The outer length and outer diameter of the small-diameter end of the sub-reflector are respectively less than the inner depth and inner diameter of the feed source, so as to form a space between the inner portion of the sub-reflector and the dielectric wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Denis Tuau, Armel Lebayon
  • Publication number: 20190280388
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dipole, wherein the dipole comprises a dipole body and a feeding line used for connecting to the dipole body, wherein the dipole body comprises an asymmetric wing feature structure. According to the present disclosure, the dipole can obviously improve ±60° cross-polarization and VSWR performance, and can greatly reduce weight and reduce assembly costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie Zhou, Yuzhi Ding, Bo Zhao
  • Patent number: 10411346
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase shifting apparatus and an electrically adjustable antenna. The phase shifting apparatus comprises a grounding plate; two bottom substrates respectively arranged on both sides of the grounding plate and coupled to the grounding plate; two top substrates respectively arranged on both sides of the two bottom substrates, wherein each of the top substrates and each of the bottom substrates form a phase shifting unit; a rod coupled to the two top substrates for adjusting a relative sliding movement between the two top substrates and the two bottom substrates so as to simultaneously adjust a phase of the output signal of each phase shifting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA SHANGHAI BELL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengyu Xu, Zhenhua Li, Zhendong Wang, Chenguang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10224640
    Abstract: A radome for a concave-reflector antenna is fastened directly onto the reflector's edge. The inner surface of the radome comprises at least one absorbent part partially covering its surface area and disposed along its peripheral edge. The surface area of the radome covered by the absorbent part(s) is less than 15% of the total surface area. The radome may comprise two absorbent parts in diametrically opposite positions. Each absorbent part may have a substantially triangular shape, the base of the absorbent part being rounded along the radome's edge, and a portion of its surface area having been removed laterally from each side of the triangle in a circular arc cut-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Armel LeBayon, Denis Tuau
  • Patent number: 10224639
    Abstract: The present application provides a multi-band antenna, comprising at least one low-band sub-antenna; and at least one high-band sub-antenna comprising at least one high-band dipole and a reflector; wherein the high-band dipole and/or the reflector are/is structured and positioned so that current induced in the high-band sub-antenna by the low-band sub-antenna is directed to reflector over an extended effective distance in proportion to wavelength of the low-band sub-antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sebastien Chainon, Jerome Plet, Aurelien Hilary, Gilles Coquille, Jinju Wang, Thomas Julien
  • Patent number: 10177431
    Abstract: An apparatus, e.g. a cavity resonator, includes a floor and a cover. A conductive post is located between the floor and the cover and has a void oriented along a longitudinal axis of the post. A dielectric spacer is located between the cover and the post and a dielectric rod is located within the void. A resilient dielectric is located within the void between the dielectric spacer and the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunchi Zhang, Yin-Shing Chong, Gregory J. Lamont
  • Patent number: 10038238
    Abstract: A mechanical assembly provides an attachment of an antenna tower to an antenna that includes back ring attached to an antenna reflector. The assembly includes a horizontal beam and a bracket. The bracket includes a first, e.g. planar, portion and a second, e.g. planar, portion that meet at a corner. The first portion is configured to fasten to the antenna back ring and the second portion is configured to attach to the horizontal beam. The second portion includes a pivot slot for receiving a first fastener connecting the bracket to the horizontal beam, and includes a circular hole for receiving a second fastener connecting the bracket to the horizontal beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Asaad R Elsaadani
  • Patent number: 10033175
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a clamp. The clamp can include a plate. The plate can include a mounting opening to accommodate a shaft of a bolt module there-through and to stop an end of the bolt module from passing through, and cable tie openings. The clamp can also include a tube projecting from the plate, where an opening in the tube is coaxial with the mounting opening. The clamp can also include a non-metal curled coupling member sized to wrap around a portion of a cable and a non-metal coupling spacer member having a base portion and spacing arms projecting from the base portion. Ends of the spacing arms can be configured to contact the curled coupling member and the base portion has an opening coaxial with the mounting opening and the opening in the tube. A clamp and cable assembly and methods of manufacturing the clamp and assembling the clamp and the cable are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Otto Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20180159200
    Abstract: A self-locking fixing device and an antenna assembly are provided. The self-locking fixing device includes an inner mandrel (10) arranged to include a nail head (110) and a nail rod (111) extending away from the nail head (110), and a bushing (114) arranged to include a nail head bushing (124) and a nail rod bushing (125) extending away from the nail head bushing (124). A sidewall of the nail head bushing (124) is provided with at least two elastic clamping units (121). If the inner mandrel (10) is assembled with the bushing (114), the nail head (110) is located in the nail head bushing (124), the nail rod (111) is located in the nail rod bushing (125), and clamping portions of the elastic clamping units (121) are engaged with an upper surface of the nail head (110) to clamp the nail head (110) in the nail head bushing (124). The self-locking fixing device can achieve a good fixing function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhendong WANG
  • Patent number: 9871307
    Abstract: A connector for coupling a coaxial cable (240) to a strip line comprises a first plate (210) to be arranged above a conductor (220) of the strip line to which a center conductor (244) of the coaxial cable (240) is soldered, the first plate (210) including: a first solder portion (212) to which a braid (242) of the coaxial cable (240) is soldered; and an aperture (214) formed adjacent to the first solder portion (212) and configured to prevent heat propagation of a solder point of the first solder portion (212) and the braid (242) of the coaxial cable (240) and to expose a solder point of the conductor (220) of the strip line and the center conductor (244) of the coaxial cable (240), wherein a biggest dimension of the aperture (214) is shaped to be less than 5% of highest frequency wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Patrick Le Cam, Thomas Julien, Lin Yu