Patents Assigned to Viamorph, Inc.
  • Smart antenna systems for reception of digital television signals
    Patent number: 9024839
    Abstract: A reconfigurable antenna is disclosed that includes a ground plane, an electrically-conductive microstrip patch element, and a plurality of switches. The patch element is spaced-apart from the ground plane with a dielectric medium between the patch element and the ground plane. The switches are coupled between the ground plane and the patch element. The switches are openable and closable, for example, in response to a control signal from an external television device to configure the state of the reconfigurable antenna. Additional reconfigurable antenna elements are disclosed. Antenna arrays including reconfigurable antenna elements, switchable fixed elements, or a combination thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Antennas Direct, Inc., Viamorph, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Schneider, John Edwin Ross, III, David E. Young, David P. Koller
  • Smart Antenna Systems for Reception of Digital Television Signals
    Publication number: 20140176376
    Abstract: A reconfigurable antenna is disclosed that includes a ground plane, an electrically-conductive microstrip patch element, and a plurality of switches. The patch element is spaced-apart from the ground plane with a dielectric medium between the patch element and the ground plane. The switches are coupled between the ground plane and the patch element. The switches are openable and closable, for example, in response to a control signal from an external television device to configure the state of the reconfigurable antenna. Additional reconfigurable antenna elements are disclosed. Antenna arrays including reconfigurable antenna elements, switchable fixed elements, or a combination thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: Viamorph, Inc., Antennas Direct, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Schneider, John Edwin Ross, III, David E. Young, David P. Koller