Patents Examined by Collin Dawkins
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Patent number: 8878727Abstract: A hybrid circuit with an integral antenna module, including an electronic circuit that includes circuit elements; and an antenna module including a dielectric material shaped to form a void enclosed by the dielectric material, a conducting patch on one side of the dielectric material. Wherein the circuit elements are enclosed by the dielectric material, so that the elements of the circuit are positioned inside the void formed by the dielectric material.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Origin GPS Ltd.Inventor: Haim Goldberger
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Patent number: 8878740Abstract: A horn antenna for a radar device comprising a metal body having a tubular hollow waveguide section opening into a hollow horn section, a dielectric filling body filling up the inner space of the horn section, and a dielectric cover, wherein the horn antenna is configured to protrude in a measurement environment, protected from highly aggressive process environments and is usable over a wide temperature range.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Tim Coupland, Gabriel Serban
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Patent number: 8872704Abstract: An integrated antenna is provided. The integrated antenna includes a first resonant element disposed on a chip, and receiving a first signal having a frequency from the chip; and a second resonant element disposed on a substrate, wherein the chip is disposed on the substrate, and the first signal enables a non-contact resonant coupling to be established between the first resonant element and the second resonant element due to the frequency to cause the second resonant element to generate and radiate a second signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: Shyh-Jong Chung, Ya-Ping Chen
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Patent number: 8866679Abstract: Certain embodiments may take the form of an electronic device having a metal housing encapsulating operative circuitry for the device. The electronic device includes an attachment member coupled to the metal housing at an attachment point. An antenna is coupled to the attachment member and communicatively coupled to the operative circuitry in the metal housing via the attachment point to enable the electronic device to communicate wirelessly.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Albert Golko, Daniel W. Jarvis, Felix Alvarez
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Patent number: 8847843Abstract: An electronic equipment comprises: a metal casing defining a first face formed so as to provide an opening, a second face connected to the first face; and a shielding member arranged adjacent to the first face to shield radio waves, wherein the metal casing has a cutout formed in the second face so as to come close to the first face, a part of the shielding member is arranged to be closer to the first face than a first end of the cutout, the first end is further away from the first face than a second end of the cutout on the side of the first face, and wherein an antenna is provided on outer side of a virtual line connecting a corner of the shielding member adjacent to the first face and closest to the second face with the first end of the cut out.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: JVC Kenwood CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Miwa, Tomohiro Manabe
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Patent number: 8847822Abstract: An apparatus having multiple mushroom structures is disclosed. Each of the multiple mushroom structures including: a ground plate; a first patch provided parallel to the ground plate with a separation of a distance to the ground plate; and a second patch provided parallel to the ground plate with a separation of another distance to the ground plate, which another distance being different from the distance from the first patch to the ground plate, wherein the second patch is a passive element which is capacitatively coupled with at least the first patch.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Tamami Maruyama, Tatsuo Furuno, Yasuhiro Oda, Jiyun Shen, Tomoyuki Ohya
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Patent number: 8842052Abstract: An antenna apparatus that can suppress sensitivity degradation as much as possible to receive AM broadcasts and FM broadcasts even if an antenna height is decreased to 70 mm or less. An antenna board is vertically mounted on a planar antenna base, and a top portion is disposed to stride over the antenna board. An antenna element includes the top portion and an antenna pattern formed on the antenna board. A distance between the antenna base and a lower edge of the top portion is not less than 10 mm, and the lower edge of the top portion is bent downward. The top portion is configured such that an antenna capacitance of the antenna element becomes about 3 pF or more. A received signal from the antenna element is guided to an amplifier board through a connecting wire and amplified. An antenna case is fitted in the antenna base.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Harada Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Wakui, Akio Kamiya, Nobuo Arayama
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Patent number: 8830131Abstract: The present invention is an integrated antenna assembly which allows for integration of a first radio system and a second radio system with the integrated antenna assembly. The integrated antenna assembly may include a coupler for providing sufficient isolation between the first radio system (ex.—a vertical polarization system) and the second radio system (ex.—a horizontal polarization system). The integrated antenna assembly may further include a common mode choke connected between a first antenna element and a second antenna element of the integrated antenna assembly. The coupler may produce a common mode based on signals received from the vertical polarization system and may also produce a differential mode based on signals received from the horizontal polarization system. The common mode choke may be configured for: preventing transmission of common mode currents from the first antenna element to the second antenna element; and being transparent to differential mode current flow.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan P. Doane, Mark M. Mulbrook, Brian J. Herting
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Patent number: 8830126Abstract: An apparatus having multiple mushroom structures is disclosed. Each of the multiple mushroom structures includes: a ground plate; a first patch provided parallel to the ground plate with a separation of a distance to the ground plate; and a second patch provided parallel to the ground plate with a separation of another distance to the ground plate, which another distance being different from the distance from the first patch to the ground plate, wherein the second patch is a passive element which is capacitatively coupled with at least the first patch.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Tamami Maruyama, Tatsuo Furuno, Yasuhiro Oda, Jiyun Shen, Tomoyuki Ohya
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Patent number: 8816911Abstract: A multiple resonant antenna unit (AT2) comprises a current feed area (SPI) from which only a single, spiral-like antenna branch (AZI) emanates. The total course of this spiral-like antenna branch (AZI) forms a first resonant antenna structure for a low frequency range and at least one partial section (SE15) inside the total course of this spiral-like antenna structure (AZI) forms a second resonant antenna structure for a higher frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Stefan Huber, Michael Schreiber
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Patent number: 8797216Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a detachable first casing, an antenna, and a first coupling element. The antenna is disposed in the detachable first casing, and the first coupling element is disposed at an inner wall of the detachable first casing. In addition, the first coupling element does not contact the antenna and overlaps the antenna in a vertical projection plane.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Pegatron CorporationInventor: Hsiao-Wen Wu
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Patent number: 8791862Abstract: An apparatus for a semiconductor-package includes a semiconductor device having a radio frequency (RF) input or output, an antenna pad, and a package structured to house the semiconductor device and the antenna pad. The antenna pad may be coupled to the radio frequency (RF) input or output, and the antenna pad is structured to reduce the inductance of the package. The antenna pad may include a pad disposed above the semiconductor device, a pad disposed to a side of the semiconductor device, or an antenna chip. An antenna may be coupled to the antenna pad. The antenna may include a trace antenna, a staggered antenna, or a helical antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Paul Beard
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Patent number: 8791866Abstract: A non-feeding element is provided with a proximity-providing gap from a feeding element, and a resonant state is generated there by capacitive coupling. The non-feeding element resonates at a frequency different from a resonant frequency of the feeding element. The feeding element and the non-feeding element have alongside-ground-terminal extending portions spaced from an edge surface at one end of a ground surface formed on the circuit board and to extend in a direction along the edge surface at the one end of the ground surface. The feeding element and/or the non-feeding element is formed three-dimensionally with a plurality of bending portions so that at least parts of the alongside-ground-terminal extending portion of the feeding element and the ground-terminal extending portion of the non-feeding element have substantially the same amount of spacing from the ground surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Ishihara, Jin Sato, Yuji Kaminishi, Shigekazu Ito
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Patent number: 8779994Abstract: A transmitting signal from a signal generator is divided in seven transmitting signals in a divider, and the phase and the amplitude of each of divided transmitting signals are changed in a phase shifter circuit and an attenuator circuit. The respective transmitting signals from the attenuator circuit are radiated from scatterer antennas. A receiver receives a multiple wave of radiated radio waves by using a receiving antenna. A computer substantially simultaneously starts operations of a D/A converter, the signal generator, and the receiver by using a trigger generator circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Sakata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Satoru Amari
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Patent number: 8779984Abstract: An apparatus having multiple mushroom structures is disclosed. Each of the multiple mushroom structures includes: a ground plate; a first patch provided parallel to the ground plate with a separation of a distance to the ground plate; and a second patch provided parallel to the ground plate with a separation of another distance to the ground plate, which another distance being different from the distance from the first patch to the ground plate, wherein the second patch is a passive element which is capacitatively coupled with at least the first patch.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Tamami Maruyama, Tatsuo Furuno, Yasuhiro Oda, Jiyun Shen, Tomoyuki Ohya
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Patent number: 8760356Abstract: A broadband radiation unit includes first and second pairs of symmetric dipoles operable to transmit communication signals and to receive communication signals. The first pair of symmetric dipoles has a polarization that is orthogonal to that of the second pair of symmetric dipoles. The first and second pairs of symmetric dipoles together define an annular structure. A plurality of baluns are associated with the first and second pairs of symmetric dipoles such that a given one of the baluns is associated with a respective symmetric dipole of the pairs of symmetric dipoles. Each one of the baluns feeds a balanced current to its associated symmetric dipole. Each symmetric dipole of the first and second pairs of symmetric dipoles has two unit arms which are disposed on and arranged symmetrically about its associated balun.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Comba Telecom System (China) Ltd.Inventors: Binlong Bu, Peitao Liu, Shanqiu Sun, Songdong Fan, Xiaobing Su
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Patent number: 8754815Abstract: A portable terminal includes a terminal body, a first antenna provided on a circuit board having a first ground that is used by the first antenna, and an antenna assembly integrated into the terminal body. The antenna assembly of the portable terminal includes at least one diversity antenna fed to the circuit board and formed on the circuit board having a ground that is independent from the first ground. The at least one diversity antenna is formed into an angled configuration with respect to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Ji-Hun Leem
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Patent number: 8742998Abstract: An object is to provide a goods storage tool that enables an antenna to be connected to an electronics device without the need to take out the antenna from a storage object in which the antenna is stored. A goods storage tool of the present invention is a goods storage tool for storing goods or contents therein. The goods storage tool includes an antenna that is stored in the goods storage tool; and a connection portion that enables a feeder connector connected to an electronics device to be connected to the antenna in such a way that the antenna remains stored in the goods storage tool.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Akio Kuramoto
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Patent number: 8743014Abstract: At least three resonance frequencies are obtained by two antenna elements. The antenna device includes antenna elements (11) and (12), a wireless section (20) for supplying power to each of the antenna elements (11) and (12), a PIN diode (16) for electrically connecting and disconnecting the antenna element (11) and the wireless section (20) with/from each other, the antenna elements (11) and (12) being provided so as to be capacitively coupled to each other during the electrical disconnection between the antenna element (11) and the wireless section (20) which electrical disconnection is made by the PIN diode (16).Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshinori Kondo, Hiroyuki Takebe, Mikio Kuramoto
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Patent number: 8743006Abstract: A wireless communication-improving sheet member for increasing a possible communication distance of an IC tag for wireless communication, a wireless IC tag, an antenna, and a wireless communication system. The sheet member may include a first spacer having an arrangement face on which the wireless IC tag is disposed without a wired connection, and an auxiliary antenna is disposed on the first spacer on an opposite side to the arrangement face, the auxiliary antenna resonating with electromagnetic waves used in the wireless communication. The auxiliary antenna has a first conductor layer as a resonant layer and a second spacer. The second spacer is disposed on an opposite side to the first spacer with the first conductor layer interposed therebetween. A discontinuous area is disposed in the first conductor layer of the auxiliary antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nitta CorporationInventors: Takahiko Yoshida, Masato Matsushita, Haruhide Okamura, Shinichi Sato, Hiroaki Kogure, Toshiharu Shimai