Patents Examined by Bamidele A Jegede
  • Patent number: 11495886
    Abstract: Satellites require a suitable antenna for line of sight microwave communication with the ground. Disclosed here is an Archimedean spiral antenna backed by a copper cavity containing quadruple conical perturbations. The antenna meets the required size, mass, transmitting power, bandwidth, and circular polarization for a satellite (e.g., CubeSat) environment while providing immunity to the mounting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
    Inventors: Yang-Ki Hong, Woncheol Lee, Katelyn Isbell, Nikolaus Luhrs
  • Patent number: 11489249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system (1), comprising at least one housing (2) having a first and an additional housing part (201, 202). In the housing (2), a circuit board (10) having electronic components (11) is arranged, and outside the housing (2), at least one antenna element is arranged. The invention is characterized in that an antenna support (7) that is connectable to the housing (2) is provided, wherein the at least one antenna element (14) is arranged on the surface and/or inside the antenna support (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN CAR COMMUNICATION GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sautter, Thomas Adam, Dominik Schaich, Tobias Pfaeffle, Uwe Daum, Christian Schwarz, Markus Pfletschinger, Uwe Kreissig
  • Patent number: 11482793
    Abstract: An antenna array is provided that includes a plurality of radiating elements and one or more combiners. The plurality of radiating elements and the combiners are formed as a single indivisible metal element by use of additive manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Optisys, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hollenbeck, Robert Smith
  • Patent number: 11476566
    Abstract: A structure for wireless communication having a plurality of conductor layers, an insulator layer separating each of the conductor layers, and at least one connector connecting two of the conductor layers wherein an electrical resistance is reduced when an electrical signal is induced in the resonator at a predetermined frequency. The structure is capable of transmitting or receiving electrical energy and/or data at various near and far field magnetic coupling frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinit Singh, Christine A. Frysz
  • Patent number: 11476584
    Abstract: An apparatus for an antenna assembly, which can be used for a mobile application such as on an aircraft, can include a housing defining an interior. A first antenna, such as a WAAS GPS antenna, can mount within the interior to operate at a first frequency. A second antenna, such as an L-band monopole antenna, can mount within the interior of the housing. A trap coupled to the second antenna can be tuned to the first frequency to prevent signal loss caused by the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: R.A. Miller Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Cox, Matthew Steven Tuin
  • Patent number: 11450947
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna module for increasing a recognition area by using a metal deco or a deco panel of a portable terminal as an auxiliary radiator of a radiation pattern for near field communication. The provided antenna module includes: a metal deco disposed on a rear side of a portable terminal; and a radiation pattern connected to the metal deco, in which the metal deco is spaced at both ends by means of a slit, and one end is configured to be directly connected with one end of a radiation pattern so as to act as an auxiliary radiator of the radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Won Noh
  • Patent number: 11437732
    Abstract: A modular phased array antenna that includes a plurality of modular antenna array blocks assembled together as a single antenna array and an array face having an array plate and a radiator and radome assembly for each modular block interlocked and aligned to create a single monolithic array face. Each modular antenna array block includes: a plurality of transmit/receive integrated multichannel module (TRIMM) cards, each TRIMM card including power and beamforming signals, where power and beamforming signals are connected in parallel to each modular antenna array block, a plurality of radiators for radiating antenna signals having a radiator face, a radome integrated with the plurality of radiators and interfacing directly to the radiator face, where the radome does not extend beyond the radiator face, and a frame for supporting the TRIMM cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Craig H. Mccordic, Joseph R. Ellsworth, Douglas J. Moriondo, Joseph Angelo DelGenio, Christopher Robert White, Adam Carl Rickis, Caroline Margaret Manteiga
  • Patent number: 11437711
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna module and a mobile terminal. The antenna module includes a dielectric block and a radiation patch. The dielectric block is a polyhedron, the radiation patch is attached to a plurality of surfaces of the dielectric block, and the radiation patch is provided with a feed point and a ground point. The mobile terminal is provided with several antenna modules described above. The antenna module provided in the present disclosure attaches the radiation patch to the plurality of surfaces of the dielectric block with a polyhedral structure, thereby reducing an overall volume of the antenna module while increasing an effective radiation area of the radiation patch and enhancing radiation performance of the antenna module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingjun Hang, Kai Dong
  • Patent number: 11431100
    Abstract: Lensed antennas are provided that include a plurality of radiating elements and a lens positioned to receive electromagnetic radiation from at least one of the radiating elements, the lens comprising a composite dielectric material. The composite dielectric material comprises expandable gas-filled microspheres that are mixed with an inert binder, dielectric support materials such as foamed microspheres and particles of conductive material that are mixed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Matthew P. Galla, Christiaan Radelet, Hans Bols
  • Patent number: 11431088
    Abstract: An antenna includes a first radiator and a first capacitor structure. A first end of the first radiator is electrically connected to a signal feed end of a printed circuit board by means of the first capacitor structure, and a second end of the first radiator is electrically connected to a ground end of the printed circuit board. The first radiator, the first capacitor structure, the signal feed end, and the ground end form a first antenna configured to produce a first resonance frequency. An electrical length of the first radiator is greater than one eighth of a wavelength corresponding to the first resonance frequency, and the electrical length of the first radiator is less than a quarter of the wavelength corresponding to the first resonance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Yu, Hanyang Wang, Jianming Li
  • Patent number: 11417943
    Abstract: A modular monopole for wireless communications includes: an antenna module having a floor, a ceiling and a side wall that form an antenna compartment, wherein at least one antenna resides within the antenna compartment; a radio module having a floor, a ceiling and a side wall that form a radio compartment, wherein at least one remote radio unit (RRU) resides within the radio compartment; and a base. The base, the radio module, and the antenna module are arranged in vertically stacked relationship, with the base below the radio module and the antenna module above the radio module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Walter Mark Hendrix, Julian R. Colapietro, James E. Noel, Michael J. Paulus
  • Patent number: 11404763
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes an antenna structure disposed inside housing and including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first direction. When viewed from above the first surface, the antenna structure may include a first region including a periphery extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and including at least one ground layer, a second region contacting the periphery, a first dipole antenna extending in the second direction and spaced from the periphery, within the second region when viewed from above the first surface, a second dipole antenna extending in the second direction between the periphery and the first dipole antenna, and at least one conductive pattern interposed between the periphery and the second dipole antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventors: Seongjin Park, Dongyeon Kim, Sehyun Park, Sumin Yun, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo
  • Patent number: 11394103
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a connection member including at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer; an integrated circuit (IC) disposed on a first surface of the connection member and electrically connected to the at least one wiring layer; and a plurality of antenna cells each disposed on a second surface of the connection member. Each of the plurality of antenna cells includes an antenna member configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, a feed via having one end electrically connected to the antenna member and the other end electrically connected to a corresponding wire of the at least one wiring layer, a dielectric layer surrounding side surfaces of the feed via and having a height greater than that of the at least one insulating layer, and a plating member surrounding side surfaces of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Il Kim, Yong Ho Baek, Young Sik Hur, Sung Yong An
  • Patent number: 11380978
    Abstract: An electronic package and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes stacking an antenna board on a circuit board, and disposing between the antenna board and the circuit board a supporting body securing the antenna board and the circuit board. As such, during a packaging process, the distance between the antenna board and the circuit board is kept unchanged due to the supporting body, thus ensuring that the antenna board operates properly and improving the product yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shi-Min Zhou, Han-Hung Chen, Rung-Jeng Lin, Kuo-Hua Yu, Chang-Fu Lin
  • Patent number: 11349191
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for ring-shaped devices with combined battery and antenna. In one embodiment, an example device may include an inner shell, and an outer shell coupled to the inner shell, where the outer shell and inner shell together form a first side portion, a second side portion, and a lower portion of the ring-shaped device. The device may include an antenna element coupled to the outer shell and the inner shell, where the antenna element forms an upper portion of the ring-shaped device, a battery disposed adjacent to the antenna element, and a flexible printed circuit assembly disposed along the first side portion, wherein the flexible printed circuit assembly is coupled to the antenna element and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Adrian Napoles, Ulf Jan-Ove Mattsson, Sarah Graber
  • Patent number: 11342671
    Abstract: An example dual-band antenna includes a substrate and a primary radiator disposed on the substrate and connected to a transmission line for driving the primary radiator, where the primary radiator, when driven via the transmission line, has a first resonant frequency. The dual-band antenna also includes a secondary radiator disposed on the substrate and unconnected to the primary radiator, where the primary radiator, when driven via the transmission line, induces a current in the secondary radiator such that the secondary radiator has a second resonant frequency different from the first resonant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregorio Téllez
  • Patent number: 11342656
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a first body end and a second body end, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending from the first body end towards the second body end; an antenna cover circumferentially overlapping a portion of the circumferential wall, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the circumferential wall, an antenna cavity defined between the inner cover surface and the portion of the circumferential wall; and an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip positioned within the antenna cavity, the antenna PCB strip secured in facing engagement with the inner cover surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Andrew Wallace, David James Carlos Dunn, Spencer L. Webb, Lian Jie Zhao, Igor Gorban, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
  • Patent number: 11335999
    Abstract: A structure for wireless communication having a plurality of conductor layers, an insulator layer separating each of the conductor layers, and at least one connector connecting two of the conductor layers wherein an electrical resistance is reduced when an electrical signal is induced in the resonator at a predetermined frequency. The structure is capable of transmitting or receiving electrical energy and/or data at various near and far field magnetic coupling frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinit Singh, Christine A. Frysz
  • Patent number: 11336003
    Abstract: A structure for wireless communication having a plurality of conductor layers, an insulator layer separating each of the conductor layers, and at least one connector connecting two of the conductor layers wherein an electrical resistance is reduced when an electrical signal is induced in the resonator at a predetermined frequency. The structure is capable of transmitting or receiving electrical energy and/or data at various near and far field magnetic coupling frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinit Singh, Christine A. Frysz
  • Patent number: 11329364
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a plurality of antenna parts configured to receive or transmit a wireless signal, a communication control part configured to control transmitting or receiving the wireless signal via at least any of the plurality of antenna parts, and a casing housing the communication control part, in which each of the plurality of antenna parts is held near each of a plurality of partial regions normal directions of which cross each other or the normal directions of which are mutually twisted in outer faces of the casing, and transmit or receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal propagating in directions substantially orthogonal to the partial regions and having mutually different polarization directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Shen Wang, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato