Patents Examined by Bamidele A Jegede
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Patent number: 11862838Abstract: An electronic device may include a curved cover layer and an antenna. The antenna may include a ground and a resonating element on a curved surface of a substrate. The curved surface may have a curvature that matches that of the cover layer. The resonating element may include first, second, and third arms fed by a feed. The first arm and a portion of the ground may form a loop antenna resonating element. The second arm and the first arm may form an inverted-F antenna resonating element, where a portion of the first arm forms a return path to the antenna ground for the inverted-F antenna resonating element. A gap between the first and second arms may form a distributed capacitance. The third arm may form an L-shaped antenna resonating element. The antenna may have a wide bandwidth from below 2.4 GHz to greater than 9.0 GHz.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lijun Zhang, Jiangfeng Wu, Mattia Pascolini, Siwen Yong, Yi Jiang
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Patent number: 11848477Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing including a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion, and a third conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, a first wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and to transmit or receive a first signal and a second signal, which have a frequency in a first frequency range, through Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) using the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion, respectively, and a second wireless communication circuit disposed in the space and transmit or receive a third signal and a fourth signal having a frequency in a second frequency range through Carrier Aggregation (CA) using the third conductive portion and the conductive pattern, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dongju Lee, Bongsup Son, Kyoungsun Lee, Wonjin Choi, Jiwoo Lee
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Patent number: 11831090Abstract: An electronic device may include a conductive housing with a rear wall and a sidewall. A display may be mounted to the sidewall and may include a conductive display structure separated from the sidewall by a slot. An antenna arm may be interposed between the conductive display structure and the rear wall. A first inductor may couple the conductive display structure to the housing and may compensate for a distributed capacitance between the antenna arm and the conductive display structure. A second inductor may couple the antenna arm to the rear wall and may compensate for a distributed capacitance between the antenna arm and the rear wall. A speaker may be co-located with the antenna. A third inductor may couple the antenna arm to the rear wall to allow antenna currents to bypass the speaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Forhad Hasnat, David Garrido Lopez, Harish Rajagopalan, Mikal Askarian Amiri, Rodney A. Gomez Angulo, Lu Zhang
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Patent number: 11831089Abstract: An antenna substrate and an antenna module including the same are provided. The antenna substrate includes an antenna unit including first and second pattern layers adjacent to each other and disposed on different levels and a first insulating layer providing a first insulating region between the first and second pattern layers, and a feed unit including third and fourth pattern layers adjacent to each other and disposed on different levels and a second insulating layer providing a second insulating region between the third and fourth pattern layers. Each of the first and second pattern layers includes an antenna pattern, and each of the third and fourth pattern layers includes a feed pattern. The antenna unit is disposed on the feed unit. The first insulating region is thicker than the second insulating region.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Moon Hee Yi, Tae Seong Kim
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Patent number: 11824258Abstract: An electromagnetic energy harvesting device includes an emitting body at least partially embedded within a dielectric medium, and a receiving antenna disposed in proximity to the emitting body, where the receiving antenna is configured to collect thermal electromagnetic energy emitted by the emitting body. The device also includes a rectifier electrically coupled to the receiving antenna, where the rectifier is configured to convert the thermal electromagnetic energy to direct current electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Inventor: Richard A. Bean
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Patent number: 11799188Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an antenna for a radiofrequency transponder, said antenna including a spiral comprising turns which extend, at least in part, over an insulating substrate; the method is characterised in that it includes the step ac-cording to which at least one first portion of each turn is deposited on said substrate at a first plane level, at least one second portion of each turn being formed or kept at a distance from the first plane level of the substrate, the axis of the spiral being parallel to the plane of the substrate. The invention also relates to a portable electronic object comprising, in a fixed or removable manner, the obtained antenna.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: THALES DIS FRANCE SASInventors: Arek Buyukkalender, Jean-Luc Meridiano, Lucile Mendez, Frédérick Seban
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Patent number: 11799189Abstract: In one example, an electronic device may include a housing having an opening and an antenna assembly disposed in the housing. The antenna assembly may include an antenna mounted to the housing, an antenna module disposed corresponding to the opening, and a cable to connect the antenna to the antenna module via routing the cable through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Yu Chen So, Ju-Hung Chen, Lien-Chia Chiu, Hao Ming Chen
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Patent number: 11784384Abstract: A combiner network is provided. The combiner network may include a combiner of a first type. The combiner network may further include a combiner of a second type. The combiner of a first type includes a first plurality of waveguide ports and an H-plane combiner connected to an E-plane combiner. The combiner of the second type includes a second plurality of waveguide ports and an H-plane combiner including a U-bend.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: OPTISYS, LLCInventors: Michael Hollenbeck, Robert Smith
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Patent number: 11777193Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a front cover, a rear cover, an array antenna, and a support member. The support member includes a conductive first portion forming a lateral appearance of the electronic device, a second portion adjacent to the array antenna, the front cover, and the conductive first portion, and having at least one opening filled with a non-conductive material, and a third portion including a non-conductive material and disposed adjacent to the array antenna, the rear cover, and the conductive first portion. The conductive first portion is exposed to an outside of the electronic device, and the second and third portions are hidden by the front and rear covers. A beam formed by the array antenna is radiated to the outside through the at least one opening and the third portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seunggil Jeon, Namwoo Kim, Seongbeom Hong, Kyunghoon Moon, Yunbum Lee
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Patent number: 11777219Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a dielectric layer; a patch antenna pattern disposed on an upper surface of the dielectric layer and including an upper surface having a polygonal shape, a plurality of feed vias respectively disposed to penetrate the dielectric layer by at least a portion of a thickness of the dielectric layer, respectively disposed to be biased toward a first side and a second side, different from each other, from a center of the polygonal shape of the patch antenna pattern, and respectively disposed to be spaced apart from the patch antenna pattern, and a plurality of feed patterns respectively electrically connected to an upper end of a corresponding feed via, among the plurality of feed vias, respectively disposed to be spaced apart from the patch antenna pattern, and configured to provide a feed path to the patch antenna pattern, wherein the polygonal shape of the patch antenna pattern has a structure in which the first side and a third side between the first and second sides form an obtuseType: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Won Cheol Lee, Jae Min Keum, Dong Ok Ko, Shin Haeng Heo
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Patent number: 11769951Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes antennas, each having first and second feeding portions facing each other across a dielectric layer, and third and fourth feeding portions facing each other across the dielectric layer, and a signal application unit configured to apply a wireless communication signal to the antennas, and including a plurality of output ports, wherein the first and second feeding portions are configured to receive electric signals having a first polarization characteristic, and are respectively connected to first and second output ports that are different from each other among the plurality of output ports, and the third and fourth feeding portions are configured to receive electric signals having a second polarization characteristic that is different from the first polarization characteristic, and are respectively connected to third and fourth output ports that are different from each other among the plurality of output ports.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyungjin Lee, Woncheol Lee, Myeong Woo Han, Jeongki Ryoo, Youngsik Hur, Wongi Kim, Gopal Garg
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Patent number: 11757173Abstract: An electronic display device includes a frame assembly, a first antenna, a display module, and a metal grounding member. The frame assembly includes a housing body, and the housing body includes an inner side surface, an outer side surface corresponding to the inner side surface, and a groove running through the outer side surface and the inner side surface. The first antenna is disposed on the inner side surface of the housing body, and the first antenna includes a grounding portion. The display module is disposed on the outer side surface of the housing body. The metal grounding member is disposed on the outer side surface of the housing body, and the metal grounding member is disposed between the housing body and the display module. The metal grounding member is coupled to the grounding portion of the first antenna through the groove.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATIONInventors: Hung-Wei Lee, Wen-Tsan Chung, Hsiang-Feng Hsieh
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Patent number: 11688930Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes two feeding parts, a filter matching network, and a radiator. The filter matching network includes a first port, a second port, and a third port. A first feeding part is electrically connected to the first port, a second feeding part is electrically connected to the second port, and the radiator is electrically connected to the third port. The first feeding part is configured to feed a low frequency signal and an intermediate frequency signal, the second feeding part is configured to feed a high frequency signal, the low frequency signal, the intermediate frequency signal, and the high frequency signal are respectively fed into the filter matching network by using the first feeding part and the second feeding part, and the filter matching network is configured to improve isolation between the low frequency signal and the intermediate frequency signal, and the high frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Hua Chang, Chien-Ming Lee, Dong Yu, Hanyang Wang, Yen-Cheng Lai
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Patent number: 11652291Abstract: A tri-frequency multi-polarisation omnidirectional antenna comprising: a first plurality of curved electrically conductive strips arranged on the first face and being arranged to form an outer-loop; second plurality of curved electrically conductive strips arranged on the first face and being arranged to form an inner-loop; third plurality of curved electrically conductive strips arranged on the first face and being arranged to form middle-loop; a first power divider and a second power divider each connected to the strips of the inner-loop; a dielectric resonator comprising a first face, the first face arranged on the first face of the substrate; an electrically conductive probe being arranged at least partially within the dielectric resonator and extending at least part way along the symmetry axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGInventors: Kwok Wa Leung, Peng Fei Hu
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Patent number: 11637380Abstract: The present disclosure provides technology that proposes an ultra-high frequency band (mmWave band) vertical polarization antenna having a new structure applicable to a slim planar structure (e.g., a terminal).Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignees: SK TELECOM CO., LTD., POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATIONInventors: Hee Chang Seong, Joon Young Shin, Sung Yong Kang, Won Bin Hong, Jun Ho Park
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Patent number: 11532874Abstract: As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide embodiments of antenna apparatus using monocone antennas for wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Inventor: Nima Jamaly
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Patent number: 11527810Abstract: A multiband antenna comprises a dielectric substrate with a first surface defining an annular ledge and a central recess with a plurality of pockets. A MIMO radiator body is disposed in the central recess having a first surface defining a plurality of lobes which are disposed in respective ones of the plurality of pockets and having a second surface defining an outer rim and a central shelf. A radiator ring is disposed at the annular ledge so that the radiator ring and the outer rim converge along an annular gap therebetween. A plurality of MIMO feed lines provide external connection to respective lobes. The MIMO radiator body and the radiator ring provide a substantially horizontally-directed radiation pattern (e.g., for terrestrial signals). At least one low-profile radiator on the central shelf provides a substantially circularly polarized or vertically-directed radiation pattern for receiving signals radiated from a satellite.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignees: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATIONInventors: John F. Locke, Chi-Chih Chen, Jiukun Che
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Patent number: 11527808Abstract: A transceiver includes first electrical channels and second electrical channels. The first electrical channels are configured to transfer electromagnetic signals to first air waveguides. Each of the first electrical channels extend from a transmitter along an exterior surface of a chip package that supports the transmitter and terminate at first transitions on the exterior surface. Each of the first plurality of air waveguides are attached to the exterior surface and overlay one of the first transitions. The transceiver also includes second electrical channels configured to transfer second electromagnetic signals from second air waveguides. Each of the second electrical channels extend from a receiver along the exterior surface of the chip package that supports the receiver and terminate at second transitions on the exterior surface. Each of the second air waveguides are attached to the exterior surface and overlay one of the second transitions.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventor: Shawn Shi
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Patent number: 11515627Abstract: An antenna assembly, a terminal device having the antenna assembly, and a method for improving a radiation performance of an antenna are provided. The terminal device includes an antenna assembly, and a controller. The antenna assembly comprises an antenna, a first adjusting unit, a second adjusting unit, and an antenna switch; the controller is configured to control, based on a current working power of the antenna, the antenna switch to select one of the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit to be in an enabled state, so that a radiation direction of the antenna can be adjusted by the selected adjusting unit to a radiation direction formed based on the selected adjusting unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Huai Yang
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Patent number: 11515621Abstract: An information handling system to wirelessly transmit and receive data at an antenna may include a base housing metal chassis containing components of the information handling system including a thermal vent, an audio vent, and an antenna vent, the antenna vent being co-located with the thermal vent and audio vent; and the co-located antenna vent including: partitions defining a width of an aperture formed at the co-located antenna vent to accommodate a target frequency range; a monopole antenna system formed within the co-located antenna vent including a parasitic coupling element; and a grounding wall defined along an edge of the co-located antenna vent.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Suresh K. Ramasamy, Sumana Pallampati, Changsoo Kim