Patents Examined by David E Lotter
  • Patent number: 12712268
    Abstract: In an embodiment, this electronic device comprises: a housing forming the exterior of the electronic device; and an antenna structure provided inside the housing, wherein the antenna structure may comprise: a first coil; a second coil located to be adjacent to the first coil so as to overlap the first coil in a region of the first coil; and a first shielding member located between the first coil and the second coil. Various other embodiments can be possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jungyouel Bang
  • Patent number: 12706373
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a wearable electronic device includes: a housing, a first conductive pattern disposed in an internal space of the housing, at least one second conductive pattern disposed within a specified distance of the first conductive pattern, a wireless communication circuit disposed in the internal space and configured to transmit and/or receive a radio signal in a designated frequency band through the first conductive pattern, and a touch sensor module disposed in the internal space and configured to detect a touch on the housing through the first conductive pattern. The second conductive pattern may be disposed at a position capable of being capacitively coupled with the first conductive pattern upon the touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donguk Choi, Yongjoo Shin, Jeonghoon Kim, Yoseb Oh, Jaebong Chun, Inyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 12704620
    Abstract: An active radio-frequency (RF) sensing technology for determining the relative and/or absolute state (e.g., position, velocity, and/or acceleration) of a target object (e.g., a person, a car, a truck a lamp post, a utility pole, a building) is described. The sensors described herein operate in the Terahertz band (300 GHz to 3 THz). An active RF sensing device comprises a substrate and first and second semiconductor dies mounted on the substrate. The first semiconductor die has an RF transmit antenna array integrated thereon, and the transmit antenna array comprises a first plurality of RF antennas configured to generate an RF signals having frequency content in the 300 GHz-3 THz band. The second semiconductor die has an RF receive antenna array integrated thereon, and the receive antenna array comprises a second plurality of RF antennas configured to receive RF signals having frequency content in the 300 GHz-3 THz band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: TeraDar, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Charvat, Nicholas Saiz, Matthew Carey
  • Patent number: 12696149
    Abstract: The present application relates to methods and apparatuses for handling failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Le Yan, Lianhai Wu, Mingzeng Dai, Congchi Zhang, Yibin Zhuo
  • Patent number: 12695190
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a signal source substrate, a feeding substrate, an intermediate substrate, a bridge substrate, a jointing element, and a modulation structure. The feeding substrate is partially disposed on the signal source substrate. The feeding substrate includes a second base. A first portion of the second base is disposed on the signal source substrate. A second portion of the second base is disposed outside an area of the signal source substrate. The intermediate substrate is disposed on the first portion of the feeding substrate. The bridge substrate is disposed on the intermediate substrate. The jointing element joints the bridge substrate, the intermediate substrate, the feeding substrate, and the signal source substrate. The modulation structure is disposed on the second portion of the feeding substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Chuang Yueh Lin, Yi-Hsiang Lai, Ching-Huan Lin, Chun-I Wu, Yi-Chen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12695193
    Abstract: In an antenna module, a supporting member has an outer wall and an inner wall which form an accommodation groove. A main portion of the coil is accommodated in the accommodation groove of the supporting member at least in part. End portions of the coil are connected to an FP. A lead portion of the FP is laid out to an outside of the supporting member. The supporting member has a first flange portion protruding from the outer wall in a first orientation and a second flange portion protruding from the outer wall in a second orientation. A part of the main portion of the coil is located under each of the first flange portion and the second flange portion when viewed from above. A magnetic sheet is attached to an upper part of the outer wall so that the magnetic sheet covers partly the main portion of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Ishizaki, Norimitsu Hoshi, Yoshihiro Saito, Katsuaki Tamashiro
  • Patent number: 12695215
    Abstract: There is provided an array antenna and a method of generating circularly polarized beams using an array antenna, the array antenna comprising, a plurality of sub-arrays, each of the plurality of sub-arrays comprising, a plurality of antenna elements, each antenna element comprising a first feeding port and a second feeding port; a physical integrated circuit (IC) comprising a plurality of first and second output channels; a first feeding network comprising a plurality of first feed lines communicatively coupling each of the first output channels of the physical IC to a first feeding port of each of the plurality of antenna elements; and a second feeding network comprising a plurality of second feed lines communicatively coupling each of the second output channels of the physical IC to a second feeding port of each of the plurality of antenna elements; wherein the physical IC is configured to excite the plurality of antenna elements via the first feeding network to generate a first circularly polarized (CP) be
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Xianming Qing, Xinyi Tang, Nasimuddin, Yijun Zhou
  • Patent number: 12683284
    Abstract: An antenna for omnidirectional coverage and directional beam forming includes a multimode biconical waveguide with a first conical structure having a first base and a first apex, a second conical structure having a second base and a second apex, the first apex facing the second apex, and a radiation aperture. There is a coaxial interface between the first conical structure and the second conical structure that includes a coaxial waveguide to direct electromagnetic (EM) energy into the radiation aperture. An active electronic phased array (ASEA) included with the antenna controls independent sources of EM wave energy that excite multiple modes of the multimode biconical waveguide and provide omnidirectional radiation and directional beam steering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard G. Edwards
  • Patent number: 12684537
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic base station functional split configuration management are provided. In one embodiment, a system for base station functional split management for uplink fronthaul traffic comprises: a baseband controller coupled to a plurality of radio units via a fronthaul network, wherein the plurality of radio units comprise a signal zone from which uplink signals are combined by the base station: a split controller configured to dynamically select and control a functional split of a respective uplink receive chain between the baseband controller and each of the plurality of radio units: wherein the functional split defines a demarcation point on the receive chain prior to which processing operations are executed by a radio unit and after which processing operations are executed by the baseband controller: wherein the split controller selects between a plurality of functional split options to dynamically control the functional split and the demarcation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
    Inventors: Sunit Kumar Sharma, Irfaan Ahamed Salahuddeen, Stuart D. Sandberg, Boaz Pianka, Arthur J. Barabell, Pradeep Prabhu
  • Patent number: 12676428
    Abstract: For example, a polarized antenna may include a dielectric layer including an antenna via; a first metal layer on a first side of the dielectric layer, the first metal layer including an antenna feeding trace connected to a first end of the antenna via; and a second metal layer on a second side of the dielectric layer. For example, the second metal layer may include a plurality of antenna elements including a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a third antenna element. For example, the third antenna element may be connected to a second end of the antenna via. For example, the second metal layer may include a plurality of antenna traces serially connecting the plurality of antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Ofer Markish, Hila Hazenshprung
  • Patent number: 12665291
    Abstract: An antenna for a smart sensor device includes a generally circular, substantially rigid substrate and a radiative antenna element integrated with the substrate. According to one embodiment, the antenna element is a primary cellular antenna arranged to pass signals at frequencies between 600 MHz and 3 GHz. According to another embodiment, a second radiative antenna element may be integrated with the substrate. In such a case, the second antenna element may be arranged to receive location-based signals from satellites or operate as a cellular diversity antenna arranged to receive cellular signals present in proximity to the antenna. The substrate may include at least one interruption (e.g., aperture or lens) arranged to permit light to reach an area inside the sensor device that would otherwise be shielded by the substrate. In such a case, the radiative antenna element(s) may be integrated with the substrate so as to avoid the interruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Ubicquia, Inc.
    Inventor: Gustavo Dario Leizerovich
  • Patent number: 12658593
    Abstract: An electronic device, including: a shielding cover, provided with a first metal layer; a second metal layer, spaced apart from the first metal layer, where a slot is provided on the second metal layer, and the second metal layer is disposed outside the shielding cover; a metal member, disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, where the metal member forms a resonant cavity in a manner of enclosing, and the metal member is electrically connected to the first metal layer and the second metal layer separately, and the first metal layer and the second metal layer form a first resonant cavity antenna; and a feeding structure, configured to feed the resonant cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junyi Wang
  • Patent number: 12658595
    Abstract: A method jointly optimizes a passive metasurface and a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna array to achieve dynamic adaptation and high RSS. The passive metasurface consists of one or more conductive layers and dielectric layers. The metasurface supports dual band communication. For the uplink, the outgoing signals is generated by jointly optimizing antenna array and metasurface design. For the downlink, the designed metasurface is used together with incident-angle-insensitive meta cells to effectively combine arriving signals at the receiving antennas from all incident angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hao Pan, Lili Qiu
  • Patent number: 12658564
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area in which an image is displayed, a non-display area disposed around the display area, and an antenna area protruding from the non-display area. The display device further includes an antenna electrode disposed on one surface of the substrate in the non-display area, a first electrode disposed on the one surface of the substrate in the antenna area and spaced apart from the antenna electrode, and a feed line disposed on another surface of the substrate, which opposes the one surface, in the antenna area. The antenna electrode is connected to the feed line through a hole penetrating the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Seo Kim, Gang Il Byun, Jae Uk Choi, Jin Woo Kim, Hae Chan Chong, Jin Myeong Heo
  • Patent number: 12658566
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongmin Kim, Eunbae Kwon, Hyoseok Na, Kyonghwan Cho, Sungjae Moon, Wanjae Ju
  • Patent number: 12646829
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first frame, a speaker module, a wireless communication circuit, a conductive connection member which is connected to the wireless communication circuit via a first capacitor, a conductive pattern which is connected at a first point to the conductive connection member, and includes a first portion extending from the first point and connected to the speaker module and a second portion extending from the first point, and a control circuit, wherein the first portion includes a first inductor, and the wireless communication circuit may transmit or receive a first signal in a first frequency band via a first electrical path including the first capacitor, the conductive connection member, and the second portion of the conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngjun Cho, Seunghwan Kim, Jaebong Chun
  • Patent number: 12640465
    Abstract: A transparent antenna includes a transparent substrate; and a metal thin wire layer on an upper side of the transparent substrate. The transparent substrate has a thickness of 300 ?m or less. The metal thin wire layer has an opening ratio of 80% or more. When a metal conductor having a surface resistivity ? ?/sq is placed parallel to the transparent antenna 0.15 mm apart, an input reflection coefficient S11(?, f) and a radiation efficiency Eff(?, f) at a frequency f satisfy relations S11(0.1?/sq,f1 GHz)<?3 dB, S11(0.1?/sq,f2 GHz)<?3 dB, and |Eff(0.1?/sq,f1 GHz)?Eff(0.1?/sq,f2 GHz)|<25% at two frequencies f1 and f2 that are between 2 GHz and 50 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuo Morimoto, Nobuhiro Nakamura, Masanobu Isshiki
  • Patent number: 12640458
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a fixed bracket and an antenna element. The fixed bracket includes a base and a clamping structure disposed on the base. The clamping structure includes a first clamping part, a first retaining wall, a second clamping part, and a second retaining wall. The first clamping part and the second clamping part are arranged along a straight line. A horizontal distance between the first clamping part and the straight line is not equal to a horizontal distance between the second clamping part and the straight line. A horizontal distance between the first retaining wall and the straight line is not equal to a horizontal distance between the second retaining wall and the straight line. The antenna element is detachably engaged with the first clamping part and the second clamping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 12640807
    Abstract: A communication method and a communication apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a first satellite, a PDU, where the PDU includes first information, the first information includes an identifier of a UPF agent, and the identifier of the UPF agent indicates one of one or more UPF agents associated with a last-hop satellite; and forwarding, by the first satellite, the PDU to a second satellite, where the second satellite is a next hop that is of the first satellite, that corresponds to the first information, and that is determined from at least one correspondence pre-stored by the first satellite, and each of the at least one group of correspondences indicates a correspondence between one piece of first information and a next hop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Yunfei Qiao, Hejia Luo, Ying Chen, Rong Li
  • Patent number: 12633680
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antenna systems, methods, and devices. The device includes a first portion including a first antenna array; and a second portion including a second antenna array, wherein the first portion and the second portion are movable with respect to one another, and wherein the first antenna array and the second antenna array are arranged such that in a first relative position of the first portion and the second portion with respect to one another the first antenna array and the second antenna array operate in combination with one another, and in a second relative position of the first portion and the second portion with respect to one another the first antenna array and the second antenna array operate independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sreenivas Kasturi, Xi Li, Gregory Chance, Wayne Ballantyne, Bruce Geren, Peter Pawliuk, Nebil Tanzi