Patents Examined by Benny T. Lee
  • Patent number: 12212033
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a low-loss transmission line structure, which belongs to the field of radio frequency transmission lines and includes at least two metal layers stacked in a vertical manner. A dielectric layer is filled between the metal layers. The metal layers include a signal transmission strip in a middle portion. Ground strips are provided on both sides of the signal transmission strip. Through holes are evenly distributed on the dielectric layer, and the signal transmission strips on each of the metal layers are connected through the through holes to form a signal transmission line. The ground strips on each metal layer are connected through the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xiaojun Bi, Jian Li, Ziang Xu, Zixuan Wei
  • Patent number: 12206149
    Abstract: A dielectric waveguide filter includes a dielectric plate including first and second principal surfaces facing each other and a side surface connecting outer edges of the first and second principal surfaces, a first surface conductor at the first principal surface, a second surface conductor at the second principal surface, a side conductor film inside the dielectric plate and connecting the first and second surface conductors, and an internal conductor extending in a perpendicular direction to the first principal surface and electrically connected to neither the first surface conductor nor the second surface conductor. Dielectric waveguide resonant spaces are surrounded by the first surface conductor, the second surface conductor, and the side conductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki Kikuda
  • Patent number: 12206153
    Abstract: A waveguide arrangement contains a first ridged waveguide and a second waveguide. The first ridged waveguide contains a first casing with a first cavity and a first ridge extending in the first cavity in the longitudinal direction. The first ridge is conductively connected to a wall of the first casing. The second waveguide contains a second casing with a second cavity. The first ridged waveguide overlaps the second waveguide in the longitudinal direction of the waveguide arrangement in a connecting section to produce a capacitive coupling between the first ridge and the second waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Arnold, Sebastian Bartz
  • Patent number: 12206150
    Abstract: A surface mount constructed millimeter wave transceiver device and methods of making a surface mount constructed millimeter wave transceiver device are disclosed. The transceiver device includes a printed circuit board having a first waveguide port and a second waveguide port. A diplexer is surface mounted to a first side of the printed circuit board, the diplexer comprising a low frequency waveguide port and a high frequency waveguide port each coupled to an antenna port. A transmitter and a receiver are surface mounted to a second side of the printed circuit board, located opposite the first side of the printed circuit board, wherein the transmitter and the receiver comprise a transmitter waveguide port and a receiver waveguide port, respectively, that are configured to be aligned to the first waveguide port and the second waveguide port of the printed circuit board, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: VUBIQ NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Gregory Pettus, Gabriel Corbett
  • Patent number: 12207392
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a first trace configured to transmit a first signal and a second trace configured to transmit a second signal. The electronic component further includes a layer of conductive material separated from the first and second traces by a layer of insulative material. The electronic component further includes a first vertical wall formed in direct contact with the layer of conductive material. The electronic component further includes a second vertical wall formed in direct contact with the layer of conductive material. The second vertical wall is separated from the first vertical wall by a void, and the void extends between the first trace and the second trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Doyle, David Clifford Long, Matteo Cocchini, Russell A. Budd, James Busby, Roger S. Krabbenhoft, Arthur J. Higby
  • Patent number: 12206148
    Abstract: The invention discloses a filter device. The filter device comprises a substrate, at least one transmission conductor, and a reference conductor having a slotted structure. The substrate is provided at a first surface thereof with the transmission conductor, and provided at a second surface thereof with the reference conductor. The slotted structure comprises a frame portion, a slotted portion, and a hollow portion. The slotted portion surrounds the frame portion, and the hollow portion is formed in the frame portion. At least one impedance unit is configured on the frame portion. The equivalent filter circuit of the filter device is formed between the transmission conductor, the slotted structure, the reference conductor, and the impedance unit. Thereby, the equivalent filter circuit absorbs at least one noise at at least one specific frequency by the impedance unit to avoid the noise reflected to affect the transmission quality of signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Tzong-Lin Wu, Hsu-Wei Liu, Chi-Hsuan Cheng, Po-Jui Li
  • Patent number: 12191551
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microwave transmission method and a single-input multiple-output waveguide microwave system based on frequency control, an electronic device. The method includes: adjusting frequency of an input microwave, each of different input microwaves with different frequencies being input microwave of the single-input multi-output waveguide microwave system; assigning the input microwave to a target output port among multiple output ports of the single-input multiple-output waveguide microwave system, according to the frequency of the input microwave; and performing microwave output through the target output port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hao Zha, Jiaru Shi, Focheng Liu, Huaibi Chen
  • Patent number: 12191550
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a connector for a microwave filter port is disclosed. According to one aspect, a subassembly includes a connector having a connector pin, a connector seat having a pass through conduit with a first opening for receiving the connector with the connector pin and a second opening at an opposite end of the pass through conduit, the connector pin protruding from the second opening when the connector is mounted to the connector seat. The subassembly further includes a coupling conductor soldered to the connector pin, where the coupling conductor is configured to be soldered to the connector pin before insertion of the subassembly into a channel of the microwave filter port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Richard Wang, Andrew McNair, Yufeng Xu
  • Patent number: 12183963
    Abstract: Improved waveguides, transitions, and conductors for propagating electromagnetic energy. A device includes a waveguide port, two or more coaxial waveguides, and a transition disposed between the waveguide port and the two or more coaxial waveguides. The transition combines or divides electromagnetic energy propagating between the waveguide port and the two or more coaxial waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Optisys, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hollenbeck, Robert Smith
  • Patent number: 12166254
    Abstract: A phase shifter includes a substrate, a transmission line on the substrate and extending in a first direction, and first and second reference electrodes respectively on both sides of an extension direction of the transmission line. The transmission line includes signal line segments, any adjacent two of which have a gap therebetween to define a connection region. The phase shifter further includes at least one phase shifting unit each including: a film bridge extending in the first direction, a connection electrode extending in a second direction, and an interlayer insulating layer on a side of the connection electrode distal to the substrate. Both ends of the connection electrode are respectively connected with the first and second reference electrodes, and an orthogonal projection of the connection electrode on the substrate is in the connection region. Both ends of the film bridge are respectively connected with adjacent two signal line segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunxin Li, Jingwen Guo, Qianhong Wu, Feng Qu
  • Patent number: 12166263
    Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of a coaxial-to-waveguide power combiner/divider. The apparatus includes a single-fin coaxial-to-waveguide power combiner/divider, including a waveguide having one open end, one closed end, and two sides that are broader than two other sides; two fins in a plane within the waveguide, wherein the plane is configured to be parallel to the broader sides of the waveguide; and at least one coaxial input joined to each of the two fins. Signals may be applied to the at least one coaxial input joined to each of the two fins are in phase with each other, and a number of the at least one coaxial input joined to each of the two fins may include one of a same number and a different number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: David D. Crouch, Eachan Russell Landreth, David R. Sar
  • Patent number: 12166255
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase shifter, a method for fabricating the same, and an antenna. The phase shifter includes a substrate, first and second transmission lines spaced apart from each other on the substrate, and at least one phase control element on the substrate. Each phase control element includes a membrane bridge and a transmission line extension which is on the substrate, between the first and second transmission lines, and electrically coupled to the first transmission line; the membrane bridge is on a side of the transmission line extension distal to the substrate, opposite to and spaced apart from the transmission line extension, and electrically coupled to the second transmission line. The membrane bridge is configured to move a portion of the membrane bridge in response to the first and second transmission lines being applied with different voltages, to change a distance from the transmission line extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jia Fang, Feng Qu, Jingwen Guo
  • Patent number: 12160026
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including: a first substrate, a plurality of phase shifters, a second substrate, a plurality of patches, a common electrode layer, and a dielectric layer. The plurality of phase shifters are disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The plurality of patches are disposed on the second substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed between the common electrode layer and the second substrate and on the plurality of patches. In addition, a thickness of the dielectric layer is greater than or equal to 5 ?m and less than or equal to a thickness of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsung-Han Tsai
  • Patent number: 12155363
    Abstract: A circuit device includes a semiconductor device and an impedance matching network. The impedance matching network includes a superconductor material forming at least one inductor of the circuit device, and the superconductor material exhibits a kinetic inductance per unit square when in a superconducting state. The impedance matching network is configured to transform an impedance of the semiconductor device to match a predetermined second impedance during operation of the circuit device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Cheney Bardin
  • Patent number: 12148978
    Abstract: A 1:4 reciprocal compact E/H hybrid combiner-divider, includes at least one primary waveguide and two secondary waveguides forming a one-piece structure configured such that the primary guide has a first end forming an input/output port and a second end defining an aperture and that each secondary guide has two ends forming two input/output ports, and a side aperture formed on one of the small side faces. The secondary guides are arranged so as to have a common side wall. They are arranged facing the primary waveguide such that the side apertures are situated facing the aperture formed by one of the ends of the primary waveguide and that the common wall is aligned with the central axis of the aperture of the primary waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Pierre Bosshard, Fabien Nusbaum, Nicolas Ferrando
  • Patent number: 12148970
    Abstract: A waveguide assembly, comprising an electrical circuit assembly, a dielectric waveguide with a longitudinal axis (A), and a waveguide transition lying therebetween for transmitting an electromagnetic wave between the electrical circuit assembly and the dielectric waveguide. The waveguide transition has a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate which are arranged between the electrical circuit assembly and the dielectric waveguide in an offset manner to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) of the dielectric waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simon Karau, Andre Meyer, Martin Schneider
  • Patent number: 12148972
    Abstract: A transition unit of a radio frequency device provides a transition between a planar differential pair transmission line and a hollow radio frequency waveguide. A substrate layer arrangement with a planar differential pair transmission line is arranged on one or more surfaces of at least one substrate layer. An end section of the transmission line is configured as a radio frequency signal emission pattern. The transition unit has an end section of a waveguide for electromagnetic waves that is attached to the substrate layer arrangement and superposes the radio frequency signal emission pattern. The waveguide is directed perpendicular to the substrate layer arrangement. An open end of the end section of the waveguide is attached to a first outer surface or a second outer surface of the substrate layer arrangement. Opposite to the end section a back cavity is attached with an open end towards the substrate layer arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Alexander Gäbler
  • Patent number: 12150271
    Abstract: Embodiments may relate an electronic device that includes a first server blade and a second server blade coupled with a chassis. The first and second server blades may include respective microelectronic packages. The electronic device may further include a waveguide coupled to the first and second server blades such that their respective microelectronic packages are communicatively coupled by the waveguide. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Telesphor Kamgaing, Johanna M. Swan, Georgios Dogiamis, Henning Braunisch, Adel A. Elsherbini, Aleksandar Aleksov, Richard Dischler
  • Patent number: 12148969
    Abstract: A cable is provided which has a dielectric medium forming a chamber which can also be filled by the dielectric medium. The cable additionally has a first dielectric waveguide element and a second dielectric waveguide element. The first dielectric waveguide element is arranged at a distance from the second dielectric waveguide element. The first dielectric waveguide element runs along a longitudinal direction of the cable through the chamber formed by the dielectric medium, and the second dielectric waveguide element runs along the longitudinal direction of the cable through the chamber formed by the dielectric medium. The polarization direction of the first dielectric waveguide element differs from the preferred polarization direction of the second dielectric waveguide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: LEONI KABEL GMBH
    Inventors: Erwin Köppendörfer, Thorsten Fink, Dominik Dorner, Felix Distler
  • Patent number: 12148966
    Abstract: A phase shifter includes a printed circuit board and a trace located on the printed circuit board that is configured to transmit signals. The printed circuit board includes a first part covered by the trace and a second part not covered by the trace, where the second part includes at least one hollowed out area near the trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Xun Zhang, Hangsheng Wen, Long Shan