Patents Examined by David E Lotter
  • Patent number: 11888219
    Abstract: An antenna is configured to be soldered on a circuit board. The antenna comprises a main portion, at least one soldering terminal and at least one fixed portion. The main portion has a height in a vertical direction. The main portion is, at least in part, positioned below the soldering terminal in the vertical direction when the soldering terminal is soldered on the circuit board. The soldering terminal extends from the main portion along a horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical direction. When the soldering terminal is soldered on the circuit board, the fixed portion is fixed on the circuit board at a location different from a location of the soldering terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Hashiguchi, Jun Uchida
  • Patent number: 11888214
    Abstract: A data communications apparatus is disclosed for providing a data communications network. The apparatus includes a portable carrying case. A power supply is securable inside the case. A router device is securable inside the case, the router device including at least one cellular gateway for wide area network communication and configured to enable at least one wireless network for local area network communication. An antenna array is in electrical communication with the router device, the antenna array including at least a first pair of cellular antennas, at least two wireless networking antennas, and a satellite antenna. The first pair of cellular antennas are configured to support multiple input multiple output applications for the at least one cellular gateway, and the at least two wireless networking antennas are configured to support multiple input multiple output applications for the at least one wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Plum Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Dawson Lee Williams
  • Patent number: 11881638
    Abstract: An ultra-low-profile low frequency antenna including a magnetic core having coil winding channels in three intersecting axial directions orthogonal to each other, defining X-axis (X), Y-axis (Y) and Z-axis (Z), receiving respective X-coil (DX), Y-coil (DY), and Z-coil (DZ). A Z-coil winding channel surrounds the magnetic core around the Z-axis (Z), providing partial grooves confined between two parallel surfaces. The thickness of the magnetic core in the Z-axis (Z) is less than 1.2 mm. Each partial groove has a width in the Z-axis (Z) equal or less than 0.4 mm and its depth in a radial direction perpendicular to the Z-axis (Z) is at least two times of its width. The Z-coil (DZ) is wound within said groove and extends radially from ? to ? of the groove's depth. The outer edge of the Z-coil is at the entrance of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: PREMO, SA
    Inventors: Claudio Canete Cabeza, Francisco Ezequiel Navarro Perez, Jorge Rodriguez, Sergio Cobos Reyes, Antonio Rojas Cuevas
  • Patent number: 11876294
    Abstract: Herein provided is a resonator-diplexer-antenna (RDA) structure, active radiator, and associated systems and methods. The RDA structure comprises an input port configured for obtaining an input signal; an outer band defining an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, the input port coupled to the outer band at a first point thereof, the outer band being configured to accept the input signal from the input port; and a core structure contained and retained within the inner perimeter of the outer band; wherein the core structure and the outer band define at least one gap between the core structure and the outer band; and the outer band, core structure, and at least one gap are configured to resonate at a predetermined frequency; and an output port coupled to the outer band at the second point and configured for outputting an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: POLYVALOR LMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Kuangda Wang, Anthony Ghiotto, Wu Ke, Zhu Fang
  • Patent number: 11876305
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a rectangular or substantially rectangular plate-shaped housing including a first side and a second side which are long sides and a third side and a fourth side which are short sides, and an antenna device. The antenna device includes a first coil including a first coil conductor and a second coil including a second coil conductor. A portion of the first coil overlaps with the second coil opening, a portion of the second coil overlaps with the first coil opening, a straight line connecting a center of gravity of the first coil opening and a center of gravity of the second coil opening intersects with the third side and the fourth side, and the center of gravity of the second coil opening is closer to the third side than the center of gravity of the first coil opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ito, Masamichi Tamura, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Masayoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11876282
    Abstract: An AP device includes a lower housing, a PCB assembly, and an upper cover. The PCB assembly is located in a cavity between the upper cover and the lower housing. The PCB assembly includes a PCB, an antenna, a first device, and a second device. The antenna is fastened to an upper surface of the PCB. The first device is located on the upper surface, and a height of the first device is less than a first height threshold or a conductor structure proportion is less than a proportion threshold. The second device is located on a lower surface of the PCB, and a height of the second device is greater than the first height threshold and a conductor structure proportion is greater than the proportion threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shikang Wang, Fangmao Han
  • Patent number: 11876301
    Abstract: An antenna control device includes a weight unit in which weight values to be superimposed on transmission/reception signals are set for forming radiation patterns using a plurality of antennas and a weight synthesis unit that superposes the weight values on the transmission/reception signals. The antenna control device further includes an arrival direction detector that detects arrival directions of the reception signals, a distribution information calculator that calculates distribution information of the detected arrival directions, a signal quality calculator that calculates signal quality information of each of the radiation patterns, and a radiation pattern selector that selects a radiation pattern on the basis of the distribution information and signal quality information for the radiation patterns, and sets the weight values corresponding to the selected radiation pattern in the weight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Satoru Yasui, Takahito Ishii, Keiju Ito, Teppei Shoji, Koji Yotsumoto
  • Patent number: 11876287
    Abstract: An antenna assembly may include an antenna region having conductive patterns on one side surface of a dielectric substrate to radiate radio signals. The antenna region may include a first antenna structure and a second antenna structure. The antenna assembly may further include a ground region formed on a same plane as the antenna region. The ground region may include a first slot region and a second slot region. A first feeding line may be disposed at the first slot region, and a second feeding may be disposed at the second slot region. The antenna region may comprise a first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern, a third conductive pattern, a fourth conductive pattern and a fifth conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon Lee, Kangjae Jung, Dongjin Kim, Youngtaek Hong, Byeongyong Park
  • Patent number: 11870140
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light bar having improved weather resistance, aerodynamics, antenna performance, and platform versatility by accommodating user-selectable antenna modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Code 3, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Mansfield, Kyle Christopher Stuesse, Nicholaus M. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11870135
    Abstract: A resonant wearable antenna system includes a ground plane and an antenna structure positioned over the ground plane. The ground plane includes a first cloth substrate and an array of metamaterial (MTM) unit cells positioned on the substrate. At least one MTM unit cell includes four four-leaf-clover units arranged in a four-leaf-clover pattern and connected to a center unit. Each four-leaf-clover unit includes four leaf units arranged in a four-leaf-clover pattern and connected to a subcenter unit. The antenna structure includes a second cloth substrate and a conductive pattern positioned over the second cloth substrate. The antenna structure is configured to have a first resonant frequency below 1 GHz and a second resonant frequency higher than the first resonant frequency. The array of MTM unit cells is configured to reflect incident waves, from the antenna structure at the first resonant frequency and the second resonant frequency, in-phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventor: Gameel Saleh Mohammed Saleh
  • Patent number: 11870123
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase shifter and an antenna. The phase shifter includes: a substrate; a signal electrode, and a first reference electrode and a second reference electrode respectively on two sides of an extending direction of the signal electrode; an interlayer insulating layer on the signal electrode, the first reference electrode and the second reference electrode; and at least one phase control unit each including a film bridge. At least part of the at least one phase control unit further includes at least one driving structure including at least a driving electrode; at least part of the at least one driving structure has a different height from a height of the signal electrode in a direction away from the substrate; the driving structure in each phase control unit is at least partially overlapped an orthographic projection of the film bridge on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingwen Guo, Qianhong Wu, Chunxin Li, Feng Qu
  • Patent number: 11870150
    Abstract: An antenna package according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first antenna device which includes a first antenna unit including a first radiator, a second antenna device which includes a second antenna unit including a second radiator whose polarization direction is perpendicular to the first radiator, a first circuit board electrically connected with the first antenna unit, a second circuit board electrically connected with the second antenna unit, and a third circuit board on which at least one antenna driving integrated circuit (IC) chip electrically and independently connected to the first circuit board and the second circuit board is mounted. By supplying power to two antenna devices having different polarization directions, respectively, signal interference and signal loss may be prevented, and dual polarization may be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ju Kim, Dong Pil Park, Byung Jin Choi, Han Sub Ryu, Ho Dong Yoon
  • Patent number: 11870157
    Abstract: This application relates to a phase shifter and a remote electrical tilt antenna including the foregoing phase shifter. The metal strip includes a cavity, a metal strip, a sliding dielectric, and a fastener, where the fastener fastens the metal strip in the cavity, so that a transmission portion of the metal strip is suspended in the cavity, requiring no metal strip to be disposed on a substrate, thereby reducing the signal energy loss of the substrate, decreasing the heat generated due to the signal energy loss, and lowering the requirements of the phase shifter on heat dissipation and temperature resistance of an internal mechanical part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuwei Lei, Xinming Liu, Maobin Li, Weimin Li
  • Patent number: 11864308
    Abstract: A substrate includes, two first through-holes to which high-frequency signals are transmitted and which are arranged side by side so as to have a predetermined distance, and at least three reference potential second through-holes arranged side by side so as to have an distance smaller than the predetermined distance with respect to the two first through-holes. Among three of the second through-holes, one of the second through-holes is arranged in a region between the two first through-holes, and other two of the second through-holes are arranged in a region other than the region between the first through-holes such that one of the other two second through-holes is arranged side by side with respect to one of the two first through-holes, and the other of other two second through-holes is arranged side by side with respect to the other of the two first through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventor: Michikazu Tomita
  • Patent number: 11855674
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a front plate disposed on a display, a back plate disposed on a back surface of the electronic device, a side member placed between the front plate and the back plate and forming an outer appearance of the electronic device together with the front plate and the back plate, and first, second, and third antenna modules including a plurality of conductive plates configured to transmit/receive a signal in a specified first frequency band and disposed between the front plate and the back plate so as to be adjacent to the side member. At least a portion of the side member is able to be used as an antenna of a signal in a specified second frequency band different from the specified first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungsik Park, Yoonjung Kim, Gyubok Park, Dongyeon Kim, Yonghwa Kim, Jinwoo Park, Jinho Lim
  • Patent number: 11848480
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The electronic device includes a carrier, an antenna element and a cladding element. The carrier defines a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area. The antenna element is in the first area. The cladding element covers the antenna element and is configured for enhancing antenna gain of the antenna element. The second area is exposed from the cladding element and is distant from the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Jenchun Chen, Ya-Wen Liao
  • Patent number: 11847001
    Abstract: An antenna package according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an antenna device including an antenna unit that includes a first radiator, and an intermediate circuit board coupled to the antenna device to be electrically connected to the antenna unit. The intermediate circuit board includes a core layer, a first feeding wiring formed on one surface of the core layer and electrically connected to the antenna unit, and a second radiator formed on the one surface of the core layer. A radiation coverage is expanded using an antenna included in the intermediate circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Hee Lee, Young Ju Kim, Yun Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 11843190
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna module including a plurality of conductive layers stacked in a first direction, the antenna module including a first patch antenna including at least one radiator provided in at least one conductive layer, and an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure including a plurality of pillars spaced apart from the at least one radiator in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, the plurality of pillars surrounding the at least one radiator, wherein each of the plurality of pillars includes two or more plates provided parallel with each other in two or more conductive layers, respectively, and at least one via connecting the two or more plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngki Lee, Sunwoo Lee, Dooseok Choi, Seungchan Heo
  • Patent number: 11843167
    Abstract: A microstrip electrical antenna (1) and its respective method of manufacturing, wherein the antenna (1) is of the electrically small kind being configured based on at least one wave parameter with which it will be operated. The present disclosure also refers to an equipment endowed with the electrical antenna (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: IBBX Inovacao em Sistemas de Software e Hardware Ltda
    Inventors: Luis Fernando Pigoso Destro, William Norberto Aloise, Vanderlei Goncalves
  • Patent number: 11837791
    Abstract: A microstrip antenna array including: a thin substrate; two or more microstrip radiating patches placed on a first side of the substrate, each radiating patch including: an input port; a radiating patch width (WRP) extending in a longitudinal direction; a radiating patch length (LRP) extending in a transverse direction, wherein the transverse direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and wherein the longitudinal and transverse directions are in the plane of the radiating patch; a radiating patch transverse axis (TRP) along the midpoint of the radiating patch width; and a radiating patch longitudinal axis along the midpoint of the radiating patch length, wherein the two or more radiating patches are spaced in the longitudinal direction such that the radiating patch longitudinal axis of each radiating patch is aligned along a common longitudinal axis (C); and one or more parasitic patches placed on the first side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Marat Patotski