Patents Examined by Dieu H Duong
  • Patent number: 9509038
    Abstract: Vehicle window glass include a glass plate, a dielectric, a conductive film, placed between the glass plate and the dielectric, and an antenna including a pair of electrodes. The conductive film, includes a pair of facing parts that faces the electrodes across the dielectric, a main slot, and a pair of sub slots. The main slot has, at one end, an open end open at an outer edge of the conductive film, and is formed between the facing parts. Each sub slot has, at one end, an open end open at the outer edge of the conductive film. One of the sub slots connects, at the other end, to the main slot so as to surround one of the facing parts. The other of the sub slots connects, at the other end, to the main slot so as to surround the other of the facing parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Kagaya, Koji Ikawa, Kotaro Suenaga
  • Patent number: 9502767
    Abstract: An antenna is configured to operate with circularly-polarized electromagnetic radiation in a low-frequency band and in a high-frequency band. The antenna comprises a ground plane and a radiator. The radiator comprises four pairs of radiating elements disposed as pairs of spiral segments on a cylindrical surface having a longitudinal axis orthogonal to the ground plane. Each pair of radiating elements comprises a low-frequency radiating element and a high-frequency radiating element. The low-frequency radiating element comprises a low-frequency conductive strip. The high-frequency radiating element comprises an electrically-connected series of at least one high-frequency conductive strip and at least one high-frequency capacitor. The electrical path lengths of the low-frequency radiating elements and the electrical path lengths of the high-frequency radiating elements are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Pavlovich Stepanenko, Dmitry Vitalievich Tatarnikov, Andrey Vitalievich Astakhov
  • Patent number: 9502760
    Abstract: An antenna section is housed in a housing space which is defined by a radome and a housing, and provided with a transmitting antenna that transmits radar waves composed of radio waves of a predetermined frequency and a receiving antenna that receives the radar waves. The radome has a transmission section that is a portion transmitting the radar waves and an attenuation section that is a portion attenuating the radar waves. The attenuation section includes a first attenuation layer formed of a material for attenuating the radar waves. The first attenuation layer has a thickness that is 2n?1 times (n is a natural number) of one-quarter of a wavelength of the radar waves in the first attenuation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihisa Fujita, Koichi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 9502761
    Abstract: A vertical split ring resonator antenna is disclosed, comprising a substrate having an upper surface and lower surface, an interdigitated capacitor coupled to the upper surface of the substrate and ground coupled to the lower surface. The interdigitated capacitor includes a first planar segment and a second planar segment, each having interdigitated fingers that are separated by a gap disposed between the first planar segment and second planar segment. The interdigitated capacitor is coupled to the substrate to form a vertical split ring resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: NEC CORPORATION, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Tatsuo Itoh, Yuandan Dong, Hiroshi Toyao
  • Patent number: 9490546
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna including an antenna element that has a prescribed length and detects a line of electric force, a transmission line that transmits an electrical signal, and a radio wave absorbing and attenuating part that has characteristics to absorb and attenuate a radio wave of a frequency band received by the antenna element and is arranged at least between the antenna element and the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Tomomichi Murakami, Satoru Tsuboi
  • Patent number: 9484629
    Abstract: Multi-use antenna techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a device includes a single fixed radiating structure, a first branch coupled to the single fixed radiating structure to tune to a first frequency range to support a first wireless signal technique, and a second branch coupled to the single fixed radiating structure to tune to a second frequency range to support a second wireless signal technique, the second frequency range being different than the first frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Peter S. Hoang, Robert J. Hollyer, Jedd A. Perry
  • Patent number: 9484627
    Abstract: The invention includes a first circuit board on which a plurality of first terminal sections is arranged, a high-frequency circuit arranged on the first circuit board and connected to at least one of the plurality of first terminal sections, a second circuit board on which is arranged a plurality of second terminal sections facing the plurality of first terminal sections, a first internal circuit arranged on the second circuit board and connected to at least one of the plurality of second terminal sections, and electrical continuity unit providing electrical continuity among the plurality of first terminal sections and the plurality of second terminal sections. At least two contiguous terminals of the plurality of first terminal sections and/or the plurality of second terminal sections including a terminal connected to the high-frequency circuit are connected via a capacitor and function as an antenna for wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Michio Irie
  • Patent number: 9478864
    Abstract: There is provided a waveguide horn array, a method for forming the waveguide horn array, and an antenna system. The array includes a rectangular metal plate which is processed to have a cross section comprised of a plurality of rectangular holes arranged in the length direction of the rectangular metal plate, the lower part of each hole being formed as a rectangular waveguide, and the upper part of each hole being formed as a horn; and a groove extending in the direction along which the plurality of holes are arranged and having a predetermined depth, which is formed at two sides of the holes on the top surface of the rectangular metal plate. According to the embodiments, it is possible to maintain the good properties of the antenna in terms of bandwidth and directivity, while enhancing the isolation between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Jieqing Yang, Wenguo Liu, Xilei Luo, Bin Sang, Lei Zheng
  • Patent number: 9472856
    Abstract: A compact antenna that includes a power feeding waveguide, a sub reflection mirror, and a main reflection mirror. Radio waves comprised of a vertical polarized wave and a horizontal polarized wave are transmitted to the power feeding waveguide. The sub reflection mirror is disposed to face an opening of the power feeding waveguide and reflects the radio wave radiated from the opening. The main reflection mirror is disposed to face the sub reflection mirror and outwardly radiates the radio wave reflected by the sub reflection mirror. A front surface of the main reflection mirror has a shape formed by rotating a line reaching one side and the other side of a predetermined parabola curve at least once, around a rotational axis. A front surface of the sub reflection mirror has a shape formed by rotating either one of a stepped line and a wavy line around the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohji Yano
  • Patent number: 9472857
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first substrate, a feeder line which is disposed in the first substrate, a grounding conductor which is disposed in the first substrate, a first radiation element which is electrically connected to the feeder line in the first substrate, a second radiation element which is electrically connected to the grounding conductor and is disposed substantially in parallel with the first radiation element in the first substrate, a first reflector which is disposed in the first substrate, and a second reflector which is disposed in the first substrate so as to be separated by a predetermined distance from the first radiation element or the second radiation element in at least one of longitudinal directions of the first radiation element and the second radiation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kashino, Hiroyuki Uno, Suguru Fujita, Ryosuke Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 9466873
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a feed portion, a ground portion, a first antenna, a second antenna, and a microstrip line. The first antenna includes a first radiating body and a second radiating body. The first radiating body and the second radiating body are both connected to the feed portion. The second antenna is connected to the ground portion and spaced from the second radiating body. The microstrip line is connected between the feed portion and the ground portion to adjust a matching impedance of the antenna structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Yen-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 9455494
    Abstract: An in-vehicle multimedia device includes: an antenna module which has an antenna body arranged on the outer side surface of the roof of a vehicle, a first circuit substrate coupled to the antenna body, a connector part provided with through-holes therein formed to project downward from the lower surface of the antenna body, and first connection pins accommodated in the respective through-holes of the connector part and electrically connected with the first circuit substrate, a tuner part module which has a tuner part body arranged on the inner side surface of the roof of the vehicle, a second circuit substrate coupled to the tuner part body, and second connection pins provided in a coupling groove such that the connector part is inserted and coupled; and a coupling member that couples the antenna module and the tuner part module to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: KWANG SUNG ELECTRONICS KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyu Young Lee
  • Patent number: 9455488
    Abstract: An antenna for radio frequency (RF) applications comprising: a dielectric element including a dielectric material; an active element attached to a first external surface of the dielectric element; a cavity in the dielectric element; a radio device deposited in the cavity and adapted for coupling to the active element; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield positioned in the cavity and between the radio device and the dielectric element, the EMI shield configured for inhibiting EMI between the radio device and the active element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: PSION INC.
    Inventor: Laurian Petru Chirila
  • Patent number: 9444130
    Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include a dual arm inverted-F antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. An antenna feed may be coupled between the inverted-F antenna resonating element and the antenna ground. An adjustable component such as an adjustable inductor may be coupled between the inverted-F antenna resonating element and the antenna ground in parallel with the antenna feed. The adjustable component may be operable in multiple states such as an open circuit state, a short circuit state, and a state in which the adjustable component exhibits a non-zero inductance. Antenna bandwidth can be broadened by coupling a loop antenna resonating element across the antenna feed. A portion of the antenna ground may overlap the loop antenna resonating element to further enhance antenna bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Bevelacqua, Hao Xu, Jayesh Nath, Jennifer M. Edwards, Mattia Pascolini
  • Patent number: 9444132
    Abstract: An aircraft communications system may include a RF-transparent enclosure, a plasma antenna element and a controller. The RF-transparent enclosure may be disposed substantially conformal with a portion of the aircraft. The plasma antenna element may be housed within the RF-transparent enclosure. The controller may be operably coupled to the plasma antenna element to provide control of operation of the plasma antenna element. The plasma antenna element may include one or more RF-conductive plasma devices that are selectively ionized to a plasma state under control of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: SMARTSKY NETWORKS LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Mitchell Stone, Elbert Stanford Eskridge, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9432070
    Abstract: Antenna placement techniques are described. In one or more embodiments, a computing device includes an antenna suite having multiple different kinds of antennas. An antenna zone for the antenna suite may be established along a particular edge of the computing device. Non-interfering materials (e.g., RF transparent material) may be used within the antenna zone and other materials (e.g., metal) may be employed for other regions of the device. The multiple different kinds of antennas in the antenna suite may then be disposed within the established antenna zone. The antennas may be placed to minimize interference between antennas and/or achieve performance objective for the suite of antennas. In one approach, a suite of five antennas may be placed along a top edge of a computing device in a landscape orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Sean Russell Mercer
  • Patent number: 9425498
    Abstract: A wideband antenna module includes a ground conductor, two radiating conductors and a decoupling inductor. Each of the radiating conductors includes a feed-in portion, a ground portion and three radiating portions. The feed-in portion is spaced apart from the ground conductor and has a feed-in end part. The ground portion is connected to the feed-in portion and the ground conductor. For each of the radiating conductors, the radiating portions are arranged in sequence from the feed-in portion to a free end part. The decoupling inductor is connected between the free end parts of the two radiating conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsuan Lee, Pei-Ling Teng, Kuo-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9419336
    Abstract: An antenna including a substrate formed of a non-conductive material, a ground plane disposed on the substrate, a wideband element for coupling having one end connected to an edge of the ground plane and an elongate feed arm feeding the wideband element for coupling and having a maximum width of 1/100 of a predetermined wavelength, the predetermined wavelength being defined by formula (I) wherein ?p is the predetermined wavelength, f is a lowest operating frequency of the wideband element for coupling, ? is a permeability of the substrate, ?r is a relative bulk permittivity of the substrate, W is a width of a conductive trace disposed above the substrate and H is a thickness of the substrate, wherein formula (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: GALTRONICS CORPORATION, LTD
    Inventors: Snir Azulay, Steve Krupa
  • Patent number: 9419326
    Abstract: An antenna pattern frame includes: a radiator having an antenna pattern part for receiving an external signal; a radiator frame having the radiator injection-molded to have the antenna pattern part formed thereon and including the antenna pattern part buried at an inner side of an electronic device; and an over-mold part injection-molded together with the radiator frame and over-molded to be formed on the antenna pattern part in order to prevent the antenna pattern part from becoming separated from the radiator frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Mok Han, Jae Suk Sung, Sung Eun Cho, Ha Ryong Hong, Nam Il Seo, Dae Ki Lim, Ki Won Chang, Kyong Keun Lee, Chan Gwang An, Tae Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 9419342
    Abstract: An outdoor unit includes a dish antenna and a low noise block converter positioned at a focus point of the dish antenna. The low noise block converter comprises a housing, a feed cap disposed on top of the housing, and an air permeable membrane disposed on a bottom portion of the housing. The housing includes a base portion, at least one feed horn protruding from the base portion, and a bottom cover attached to a bottom of the base portion so as to form a housing cavity, wherein the bottom cover has a vent hole forming a flow path between the housing cavity and an external environment. The feed cap is disposed on a feed portion of the at least one feed horn and the air permeable membrane is disposed over the vent hole and coupled to the bottom cover via an adhesive, wherein the membrane is configured to permit egress of a gas from the housing cavity therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ruei Yuen Chen, Hsiang Hao Sung, Wen Chi Fu