Patents Examined by Bamidele A Jegede
  • Patent number: 10686252
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry that includes a radio-frequency transceiver circuit and an antenna. The antenna may be a patch antenna formed from a patch antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. The patch antenna resonating element may be formed from a metal patch on a printed circuit board. The antenna ground may be formed from a metal housing having a planar rear wall that lies in a plane parallel to the metal patch. The radio-frequency transceiver circuit may be coupled to the metal patch through traces on the printed circuit and may be coupled to rear wall of the housing through a screw and a screw boss in the housing. Buttons and other electrical components may be mounted on the printed circuit board and may be coupled to control circuitry on the printed circuit board through the metal patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Siwen Yong, Qingxiang Li, Yi Jiang, Robert W. Schlub, Umar Azad, Rodney A. Gomez Angulo, Enrique Ayala Vazquez
  • Patent number: 10680333
    Abstract: Provided is a loop antenna which can contribute to an increase of an area of a radio system using a magnetic field. The loop antenna includes a main loop 1 which is an open loop connected to a signal source 5 or a reception circuit; and an amplification loop 2 which is a closed loop having the same shape as the main loop 1. The main loop 1 and the amplification loop 2 are arranged on a same surface of a flat substrate formed of an insulator. A first capacitance is connected to the main loop 1, and a second capacitance is connected to the amplification loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Ai-ichiro Sasaki, Tsutomu Mizota, Hiroki Morimura, Osamu Kagami
  • Patent number: 10658758
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an antenna assembly that includes a plurality of separate and distinct antenna modules that are interconnected together to form an antenna layer. Each of the antenna modules may include a support structure including a core frame connected to a core support, and a backskin connected to one or both of the core frame and the core support. The antenna assembly may also include an alignment grid configured to receive and align each of the antenna modules, and/or a matching layer configured to receive and align each of the antenna modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph L. Hafenrichter, Manny S. Urcia, Joseph A. Marshall, Charles W. Manry, Jr., Mohammad-Nasar M. Adeeyo
  • Patent number: 10651566
    Abstract: Unit cells for phased array antennas are described. The unit cells include a plurality of dipole antennas that are used to form a phased array antenna. In particular, the unit cells that form the phased array antenna each include a plurality of dipole antennas formed on a surface of a substrate that are arranged to collectively form a triangle. A plurality of the unit cells may be linked together to form a triangular lattice array having almost any desired size and aperture, thereby allowing the RF engineer the freedom to achieve a wide variety of performance goals when designing a phased array antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Alec Adams, Lixin Cai
  • Patent number: 10651560
    Abstract: A waveguide radiator includes a slotted waveguide with a plurality of transverse or longitudinal slots provided in the waveguide and an additional inner conductor provided in the waveguide. The inner conductor is formed, depending on the alignment of the slots in such a manner that the result is a feed according to the traveling wave principle, wherein all slots of the waveguide can be excited with identical phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBUS DS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Roemer, Alexander Herschlein
  • Patent number: 10651543
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna device including a radio frequency transceiving circuit; a matching circuit, electrically coupled to the radio frequency transceiving circuit; and a metal housing, the edge of the metal housing including an arc-shaped section, the metal housing being provided with at least one micro-seam band, the at least one micro-seam band including an arc-shaped part, said arc-shaped part matching the arc-shaped section of the metal housing, the radio frequency transceiving circuit being electrically coupled to the metal housing by means of the matching circuit, such that the metal housing is used as a radiating body of the antenna device, the metal housing being grounded by means of a grounding wire, the grounding wire being provided with an on-off switch configured to control the grounding wire. The present disclosure further provides a mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinbao Wang, Ning Zhao, Shengzhao Xiang
  • Patent number: 10637151
    Abstract: A transceiving apparatus may comprise a radiator emitting a beam; a receiver receiving a beam; a first sub-reflector which is provided to face the radiator and changes an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode order of a beam; a second sub-reflector which is provided to face the receiver and changes an OAM mode order of a beam differently from the first sub-reflector; and a main reflector which is provided to face the first sub-reflector and the second sub-reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Min Soo Kang, Bong Su Kim, Kwang Seon Kim, Myung Sun Song, Woo Jin Byun
  • Patent number: 10637126
    Abstract: An antenna is provided. The antenna includes: an antenna ground plane; a radiating unit parallel to the antenna ground plane, the radiating unit including: a common unit; a first branch extended from the common unit along a first direction; a second branch extended from the common unit along a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are inverse; a third branch separated from the first branch and the second branch and extending outwardly from the common unit; a shorting unit located between a plane of radiating unit located and a plane of the antenna ground plane and connected to the common unit and the antenna ground plane; and a feeding unit located between a plane of the radiating unit and a plane of the antenna ground plane, wherein the feeding unit is separated from the shorting unit and connected to the third branch, and the shorting unit and the feeding unit are located on the same side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Tse Lee, Saou-Wen Su
  • Patent number: 10629985
    Abstract: An antenna module includes: a magnetic core; a first electric wire constituting a coil into which the magnetic core is inserted; a capacitor having first and second terminals and connected in series to the coil; a second electric wire connected to the capacitor; and a base including a capacitor accommodating portion and a core accommodating portion, wherein the capacitor accommodating portion has first and second accommodating portions, the first terminal and a connecting portion of the first electric wire are connected to each other in the first accommodating portion, the second terminal and a connecting portion of the second electric wire are connected to each other in the second accommodating portion, and a portion of an opposite side to the connecting portion in the first electric wire and the second electric wire constitute a harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masayuki Kawano
  • Patent number: 10615489
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for a wearable article with multiple antennas. The wearable article includes a body, a first structure positioned in the body, and a plurality of first electronic components mounted on the first structure. Further included is a second structure positioned in the body beneath and spaced from the first structure, and a plurality of second electronic components mounted on the second structure. A first antenna is in electrical communication with at least one of the first electronic components, and a second antenna is in electrical communication with at least one of the second electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Kiran Vanjani
  • Patent number: 10615486
    Abstract: Described is an antenna system for wireless communication. The antenna system can include a support plane; a first antenna element coupled to the support plane; and a second antenna element coupled to the support plane and positioned in balance with the first antenna. The support plane can include a slot that is configured to create a balanced relationship between the first and the second antenna elements. The system can include an electrical component connected across a width of the slot and configured to tune a current balance between the first and the second antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Svendsen, Ole Jagielski
  • Patent number: 10608331
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna device for a mobile communication system, including a reflection plate, a service band separator/coupler and a radome. The reflection plate is configured in a plate shape, multiple radiation elements being mounted on one surface of the reflection plate so as to transmit/receive radio signals. The service band separator/coupler is installed on the other surface of the reflection plate so as to separate/couple the service band of the corresponding antenna device. The radome is configured in the shape of an integrated barrel that surrounds the reflection plate and the service band separator/coupler as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan So, Seong-Man Kang, Eun-Suk Jung, Sang-Hun Lee, Dae-Myung Park
  • Patent number: 10594021
    Abstract: A module including a circuit board, a conductive displacement section which is arranged along an outer periphery of the circuit board and displaced in response to a switching operation, and an antenna which is arranged on the circuit board along the outer periphery of the circuit board with one end oriented toward a direction of 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock and the other end oriented toward a direction of 6 o'clock or 12 o'clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tadashi Sakurasawa
  • Patent number: 10581166
    Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-band reconfigurable antenna device having at least one radiating element. The radiating element is connected to a single port by way of at least first and second matching circuits arranged in parallel. A high pass filter is provided between the first matching circuit and the radiating element so as to allow passage of a first, higher frequency RF signal through the first matching circuit. A low pass filter is provided between the second matching circuit and the at least one radiating element so as to allow passage of a second, lower frequency RF signal through the second matching circuit. The high pass filter blocks passage of the second, lower frequency RF signal through the first matching circuit, and the low pass filter blocks passage of the first, higher frequency RF signal through the second matching circuit. The first and second matching circuits are adjustable independently of each other so as to allow the first and second RF signals to be tuned independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Smart Antenna Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Sampson Hu
  • Patent number: 10535921
    Abstract: There is disclosed a reconfigurable antenna device having a substrate incorporating a first groundplane, a two-arm antenna having first and second arms each having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a first unbalanced antenna located generally between the distal portions and adjacent to the proximal portions of the first and second arms, a second unbalanced antenna located generally adjacent to the first arm and a third unbalanced antenna located generally adjacent to the second arm. The antenna device may be configured with four or five feed points, and may drive from four up to ten signal ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Smart Antenna Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Sampson Hu
  • Patent number: 10530051
    Abstract: An antenna alignment device includes a handheld enclosure comprising a high-precision GPS receiver, high-precision GPS antennas spaced apart along an enclosure heading, a display, a camera having a central axis aligned with the heading, and a user interface. A circuit board connects these components and has a processor programmed to determine an azimuth of the heading with the receiver and antennas based upon received GPS signals, to show a view of the camera on the display, to depict crosshairs at a display centerpoint superimposed on the view, to receive a target coordinate from a user through the user interface, to calculate a distance between the target coordinate and the heading and, if the distance is short enough to be contained within the view, to superimpose a bullseye upon the display at the target coordinate, and to dynamically move the bullseye on the display as the user moves the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: 3Z Telecom, Inc.
    Inventor: Enzo Dalmazzo
  • Patent number: 10530065
    Abstract: A waveguide radiating element (10) is described comprising: —an electrically conductive support body (2, 12) inside which a first recess (3) is defined, delimited at the front by a radiating opening (4), and laterally delimited by at least one side wall (5, 6); —at least one electrically conductive impedance matching unit (20) having a portion (21) projecting from said side wall (5, 6) and positioned inside the first recess (3), the projecting portion (21) having a step or ramp-shaped surface. The impedance matching unit (20) comprises an attachment portion (22) adjacent to the projecting portion (21) and inside the electrically conductive body (2) a second recess (13) is defined, adjacent to the first recess (3) and communicating with the first recess (3), inside which the attachment portion (22) of the impedance matching unit (20) is coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: FINCANTIERI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Madia
  • Patent number: 10522900
    Abstract: A wireless communication device including an antenna device is provided. The wireless a communication device includes a housing having a conductive structure, a millimeter wave (mmWave) antenna having a plurality of antenna elements, the mmWave antenna being disposed within the housing, and a leaky-wave radiator having at least one opening formed in the conductive structure of the housing. An electromagnetic field generated by the mmWave antenna may be radiated outside of the housing of the wireless communication device through the leaky-wave radiator. The wireless communication device and/or an electronic device may be diversified according to embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Nikolaevich Khripkov, Gennadiy Alexandrovich Evtyushkin, Anton Sergeevich Lukyanov, Won-Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10522915
    Abstract: Slotted planar inverted F antennas are provided that can be operated in multiple frequency bands and are usable with electrically small ground planes. The antennas may have multiple planar levels and the impedance of each level (corresponding to a particular frequency band) may be independently adjustable. The antennas may have a self-supporting structure that does not require a separate frame. The antennas may further have a right hand circular polarization hemisphere and a left hand circular polarization hemisphere. Multiple antennas may be situated orthogonally to one another without adversely affecting their performance, due to the hemispherical polarizations, and thereby provide polarization diversity. The number of antennas and associated components used in wireless communications devices may be reduced by using the antennas, as well as reducing the amount of space needed for the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Allen Kenkel
  • Patent number: 10522912
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an antenna device including a first metal layer having first and second areas, a coil pattern having first and second terminals, a first wiring pattern connected between the first area of the first metal layer and the first terminal of the coil pattern, and a second wiring pattern connected between the second area of the first metal layer and the second terminal of the coil pattern. The first metal layer, the first wiring pattern, and the second wiring pattern constitute at least a part of a loop antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Toshifumi Komachi, Toshio Tomonari, Hirohumi Asou