Patents Examined by Awat M Salih
  • Patent number: 11322853
    Abstract: The present invention is a radio signal transmitting antenna (10) including a first wave source (11) including a plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) configured to form a first helical beam (H) for OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum) from the plurality of antenna elements (A1 to AN) and output the first helical beam (H) and a second wave source (15) configured to receive the first helical beam (H) and form a second helical beam (L) output in a constant direction and transmits the second helical beam (L). The radio signal transmitting antenna (10) can transmit a helical beam (L) for OAM with a simplified and smaller device configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Hirabe
  • Patent number: 11322855
    Abstract: A transmission line network is provided that includes a slow-wave transmission line to couple a first terminal to a first antenna. The transmission line network also includes a conventional transmission line to couple a second terminal to a second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Darryl Sheldon Jessie, Mina Iskander, Avantika Sodhi
  • Patent number: 11316253
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate opposite to the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, and including at least part of a conductive material, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) attached on an inner surface of the housing, a first antenna element which is included in the FPCB and in which a slot is formed, and a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) for the first antenna element. An opening is formed in the side member or the second plate of the housing. The FPCB is attached the inner surface of the housing such that at least part in which the slot of the first antenna element is formed is exposed through the opening. At least part of the opening is filled with an insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Chul Park
  • Patent number: 11316274
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a first molding compound and antenna layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first molding compound is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The antenna layer is disposed on the first molding compound. The substrate, the first molding compound and the antenna layer define a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan Lin, Hsu-Nan Fang
  • Patent number: 11314108
    Abstract: An apparatus includes two or more tunable antennas providing a reconfigurable metasurface, each of the tunable antennas including a plurality of pixels of optically tunable material, and a control circuit including switches providing current sources and a ground voltage, the switches being coupled to respective ones of the pixels of optically tunable material in each of the tunable antennas via first electrodes, the ground voltage being coupled to respective ones of the pixels of optically tunable material in each of the tunable antennas via second electrodes. The control circuit is configured to modify states of respective ones of the plurality of pixels of optically tunable material in the tunable antennas utilizing current supplied between the first electrodes and the second electrodes to adjust reflectivity of the plurality of pixels of optically tunable material in each of the tunable antennas to dynamically reconfigure respective antenna shape configurations of the tunable antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Abram L. Falk, Jessie Carrigan Rosenberg, Kafai Lai, Damon Brooks Farmer
  • Patent number: 11316255
    Abstract: An antenna comprising a metal frame and at least one resonating structure. The metal frame includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element. The first radiating element includes a radiation arm coupled to a feedpoint. The second radiating element includes a suspended radiation arm. Each resonating structure includes a suspended radiation arm and a resonating component, and the suspended radiation arm is coupled to a ground point by using the resonating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dawei Zhou, Shichao Li, Wanbo Xie, Hanyang Wang
  • Patent number: 11309628
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing and four antennas at respective corners of the housing. Cellular telephone transceiver circuitry may concurrently convey signals at one or more of the same frequencies over one or more of the four antennas using a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) scheme. In order to isolate adjacent antennas, dielectric-filled openings may be formed in conductive walls of the housing to divide the walls into segments that are used to form resonating element arms for the antennas. If desired, first and second antennas may include resonating element arms formed from a wall without any gaps. The first and second antennas may include adjacent return paths. A magnetic field associated with currents for the first antenna may cancel out with a magnetic field associated with currents for the second antenna at the adjacent return paths, thereby serving to electromagnetically isolate the first and second antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Hongfei Hu, Mattia Pascolini, Nanbo Jin, Matthew A. Mow, Erdinc Irci, Erica J. Tong, Han Wang
  • Patent number: 11303012
    Abstract: A case for an electronic device includes: a body configured to receive the electronic device; a connector configured to connect to a port of the electronic device; and an extendable phased array antenna structure integrated with the body and moveable relative to the body between a retracted position and an extended position. The extendable phased array antenna structure comprises an array of antenna elements that are configured to form a beam in a determined direction, the antenna elements being operatively connected to the connector by circuitry in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: GLAIVERF, INC.
    Inventor: Wayne H. Woods, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11296403
    Abstract: A nozzle cap assembly includes a nozzle cap housing configured to mount on a hydrant, the nozzle cap housing defining an upper rim and a lower rim, the nozzle cap housing defining an interior cavity extending inward from the upper rim toward the lower rim, the nozzle cap housing defining an antenna mounting portion extending from the upper rim toward the lower rim; an antenna cover mounted on the nozzle cap housing, the antenna cover positioned over at least a portion of the antenna mounting portion, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the antenna mounting portion, an antenna cover cavity at least partially defined between the inner cover surface and the antenna mounting portion; and an antenna assembly positioned in the antenna cover cavity, the antenna assembly secured to the inner cover surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Jorge Isaac Ortiz, David James Carlos Dunn, Yanlong Li, Jesse Alvin Faunce
  • Patent number: 11283157
    Abstract: A display module configured to improve transmission and reception performance of an electronic device includes: a first panel; a second panel disposed to be opposite to the first panel; and an antenna layer disposed between the first panel and the second panel, and comprising a resin layer formed by an imprinting method, wherein the resin layer includes: an engraved pattern formed in one surface; and an ink layer formed with a conductive material filled in the engraved pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Baik, Yong Uk Lee, Eung Yeoul Yoon, Dong Hyun Sohn, Nak Hyun Kim, Byung Ha Park, Joon-Young Choi, Won Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 11276919
    Abstract: The radome for vehicles comprises a substrate (1) and a cover (2) joined to each other, said radome defining a field of view (F) for a radar, and it is characterized in that the substrate (1) and the cover (2) are made from the same material and in that the substrate (1) and the cover (2) are joined to each other by welding and by a sealing element (4), said sealing element (4) being placed outside said field of view (F). The attachment process is simplified by transferring the water tightness responsibility to the sealing element, while the welding provides the attachment control between the different parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: ZANINI AUTO GRUP, S.A.
    Inventors: Augusto Mayer Pujadas, José Sanahuja Clot
  • Patent number: 11276937
    Abstract: A waveguide structure for a compact and scalable dual-polarized antenna array. In one example, a waveguide device comprises septum polarizers dividing common waveguides into first waveguides associated with a first polarization and second waveguides associated with a second polarization. The sets of septum polarizers may be inverted relative to each other to form first groups of four adjacent first waveguides for each type of waveguide. The waveguide device may also include a waveguide feed network including a first waveguide feed stage including waveguide combiner/dividers coupled between the four adjacent waveguides intermediate waveguides. The waveguide device may further include a second waveguide feed stage coupled with the first intermediate waveguides and the second intermediate waveguides, wherein the second waveguide feed stage extends in a direction perpendicular to the first waveguide feed stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: VIASAT, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Bongard, Stefano Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 11276927
    Abstract: The present technique provides an antenna apparatus and a method of operating an antenna apparatus comprising a first antenna array and a second antenna array. Antenna positioning circuitry is used to move the first antenna array relative to the second antenna array about a common axis of rotation to facilitate positioning of the first and second antenna arrays in a chosen deployment configuration between a first limit and a second limit. Antenna array control circuitry is used to coordinate operation of the first antenna array and the second antenna array dependent on the chosen deployment configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: AIRSPAN IP HOLDCO LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Logothetis, David Charles Brokenshire
  • Patent number: 11271318
    Abstract: A waveguide antenna is disclosed, comprising: a first plurality of slots, for producing a beam having a first radiation pattern at a first resonant frequency; and a second plurality of slots, for producing a beam having a second radiation pattern at a second resonant frequency. A method of operation of the waveguide antenna is also disclosed, comprising: operating the transceiver at a first frequency to detect objects in a first field of view; and operating the transceiver at a second frequency to detect objects in a second field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventor: Ziqiang Tong
  • Patent number: 11264694
    Abstract: A satellite signal acquiring apparatus includes antenna, azimuth motor, elevation motor, main body, inclination sensor and processor. Antenna receives radio wave from a communication satellite. Azimuth motor rotates the antenna in azimuth angle direction. Elevation motor changes elevation angle of the antenna. Main body is equipped with the antenna, the azimuth motor, and the elevation motor. Inclination sensor obtains inclination information of the main body. Processor corrects the elevation angle based on inclination information to hold the elevation angle of the antenna in an earth coordinate system constant regardless of an azimuth angle of the antenna. Processor acquires the communication satellite signal based on reception intensity of the radio wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Mikhail Cordero Enano
  • Patent number: 11264728
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for selecting, at an antenna reflector, electromagnetic waves with a certain polarization and frequency and rejecting electromagnetic waves with different polarizations and/or frequencies. In one aspect, a directional antenna includes a shaped reflector surface with a series of conforming layers attached to the surface. The layers include a reflecting layer that causes reflection of electromagnetic waves at a specific frequency and polarization. Underneath the reflecting layer is a frequency selective surface (FSS) layer that absorbs electromagnetic waves not at the specific frequency or polarization which pass through the reflecting layer. Underneath the absorbing layer is a conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Neil Bringuier, John D. Fanelle
  • Patent number: 11251519
    Abstract: Embodiments include an antenna assembly for a wireless microphone, comprising a helical antenna including a feed point and at least one contact pin coupling the feed point to the wireless microphone. The helical antenna is configured for operation in first and second frequency bands. Embodiments also include a wireless microphone comprising a main body having top and bottom ends and an antenna assembly coupled to the bottom end. The antenna assembly comprises a helical antenna configured to transmit and receive wireless signals, an inner core configured to support the helical antenna on an outer surface of the inner core, and an outer shell formed over the inner core and the helical antenna. Embodiments further include a method of manufacturing an antenna assembly for a wireless microphone using a first manufacturing process to form a core unit of the antenna assembly and a second manufacturing process to form an overmold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHURE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Zachara, Adem Celebi, Gregory W. Bachman
  • Patent number: 11233325
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antenna assemblies and systems and methods for steering an antenna to one or more satellites. An embodiment herein provides for an assembly comprising a rotatable plate rotatable about a first axis to steer the antenna in azimuth; a first panel affixed to the rotatable plate and comprising a first plurality of phased array antenna elements to steer a first beam of radio waves in elevation; and a second panel comprising a second plurality of phased array antenna elements configured to steer a second beam of radio waves in azimuth, wherein rotation of the distal end about the second axis steers the second beam of radio waves in elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin W. Greenwood, Jignesh M. Sutaria, Rudy Concepcion, Jr., Amir Ali Mirmirani
  • Patent number: 11233326
    Abstract: An optical feed network (OFN) for an RF phased antenna array includes a single free-space optical beamformer that supports all of the RF electrical feed signals for the RF phased antenna array to steer an RF beam. The free-space optical beamformer can more easily scale to accommodate larger array sizes than either the discrete fiber channel or PIC implementations. Furthermore, certain embodiments of the optical beamformer avoid the complexity of having to compute FFTs for each channel to steer the beam, instead relying on the inherent function of an imaging lens to perform the FFT, which in turn facilitates rapid steering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Sean D. Keller, Gerald P. Uyeno, David G. Manzi, Benn Gleason
  • Patent number: 11211706
    Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to configuring antenna systems. An antenna system may be coupled to a first communication unit and may be responsive to another communication unit. The first communication unit may alter its antenna system to accommodate various attributes of both units. The first communication unit may have a plurality of antennae which may be configured to be driven actively, deactivated completely, or tuned and driven in a parasitic mode. By configuring the antenna system, the range of the antenna system may be increased, the power to drive the antenna system may be decreased, and other various attributes of the communication system may be accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Magnus Olov Wiklund, Mehrbod Mohajer Jasebi, Andrew Friefeld, Kapil Rai, Syed Hussain, Volodimir Veremey