Patents Examined by Dieu Hien T. Duong
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Patent number: 11664595Abstract: The disclosure provides an integrated wideband antenna, comprising a first conductor layer, a first conductor patch, a second conductor patch, a feeding conductor structure and a signal source. The first conductor patch has a first coupling edge and a first connecting edge. The first connecting edge electrically connects with the first conductor layer through a first shorting structure. The second conductor patch has a second coupling edge and a second connecting edge. The second connecting edge electrically connects with the first conductor layer through a second shorting structure. The second coupling edge is spaced apart from the first coupling edge at a third interval forming a resonant open slot. The feeding conductor structure is located within the resonant open slot and has a first conductor line, a second conductor line and a third conductor line. The first conductor line is spaced apart from the first coupling edge with a first coupling interval.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kin-Lu Wong, Wei-Yu Li, Wei Chung
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Patent number: 11664603Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic devices includes a housing at least partially including a conductive portion, an antenna structure including a printed circuit board including a plurality of insulating layers, at least one first conductive patch including a first feeding point, and a second feeding point, and at least one second conductive patch including a third feeding point, and a fourth feeding point, and an antenna module including a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit or receive a first signal through the at least one first conductive patch and to transmit or receive a second signal of a second frequency band through the at least one second conductive patch.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seongjin Park, Dongyeon Kim, Hosaeng Kim, Sumin Yun, Woomin Jang, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo
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Patent number: 11664593Abstract: Technologies directed to arranging antenna elements in a triangular pattern on an antenna module of a phased array antenna are described. The phased array antenna includes a support structure and a first antenna module coupled to the support structure. The first antenna module element has a rectangular shape and includes a first set of antenna elements arranged as a first row and a second row within the rectangular shape. An antenna element of the first row and two antenna elements of the second row form a triangular pattern. Two adjacent antenna elements of the first set of antenna elements are separated by a first distance. Each antenna element of the first set of antenna elements has a first size that is less than half of the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Murat Veysoglu, Ming-Chun Paul Lee, Peter James Hetzel, Christopher Steven Merola
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Patent number: 11658425Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground plane, a plurality of first patch antenna patterns arranged on a level higher than the ground plane and each configured to transmit and/or receive a first radio frequency signal of a first frequency, a plurality of second patch antenna patterns arranged on a level higher than the ground plane and each having a size smaller than a size of each of the first patch antenna patterns, wherein the plurality of second patch antenna patterns include at least one feed patch antenna pattern configured to transmit and/or receive a second radio frequency signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency, and at least one dummy patch antenna pattern which is not fed any of the first and second radio frequency signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won Cheol Lee, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Nam Ki Kim, Myeong Woo Han, Sang Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 11658405Abstract: An antenna-attached substrate according to the present disclosure includes a substrate layer, a lower antenna element that is disposed in the substrate layer, an antenna-holding layer that is stacked on an upper surface of the substrate layer, and an upper antenna element that is disposed in the antenna-holding layer and that faces an upper surface of the lower antenna element. The antenna-holding layer is composed of a dielectric material having a relative dielectric constant lower than that of the substrate layer. A lower surface, a side surface, and an upper surface of the upper antenna element are covered by the antenna-holding layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuta Morimoto, Issei Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11652296Abstract: An antenna including a substrate, a radiation portion connected to a feed line, disposed on a layer of the substrate, and including a conductor having an opening, and a coupling member connected to a ground portion and disposed within the opening spaced apart from the conductor by a gap.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sanghyun Kim, Minhoon Kim, Jaehyun Shin
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Patent number: 11646499Abstract: Novel directional antennas are disclosed which utilize plas-monic surfaces (PS) that include or present an array of closely-spaced parasitic antennas, which may be referred to herein as “parasitic arrays” or fractal plasmonic arrays (FPAs). These plasmonic surfaces represent improved parasitic directional antennas relative to prior techniques and apparatus. Substrates can be used which are transparent and/or translucent.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc.Inventor: Nathan Cohen
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Patent number: 11641065Abstract: An antenna device is provided. The antenna device includes a first antenna patch configured to transmit and receive an RF signal in a first frequency bandwidth and disposed a first dielectric layer; a second antenna patch disposed on a second dielectric layer and coupled to the first antenna patch; a third antenna patch disposed on a third dielectric layer and coupled to the second antenna patch; and a fourth antenna patch configured to transmit and receive an RF signal in the second frequency bandwidth, wherein the second antenna patch includes a plurality of first sub-antenna patches that do not overlap the first antenna patch, and the third antenna patch includes a plurality of second sub-antenna patches that overlap the first sub-antenna patches.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Won Wook So, Jeongki Ryoo, Woncheol Lee, Youngsik Hur, Keum Cheol Hwang, Nam Heung Kim, Yong-Serk Kim
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Patent number: 11637360Abstract: An antenna includes a substrate layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the second surface having a metallization layer; a conductive layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate layer; a slot formed in the conductive layer, the slot including a first part and a second part that are symmetric to each other about a diagonal of the conductive layer; and at least one feed point on the conductive layer and spaced from the slot by a predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: u-blox AGInventor: Thomas Kaufmann
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Patent number: 11637374Abstract: In an aspect, the disclosed technology relates to embodiments of a lossy ferrite-core and dielectric-shell (LFC-DS) structure in an axial-mode helical antenna (AM-HA) or a meandered dipole antennas. The instant topology can be used to facilitates the broader use of ferrite materials, including lossy ferrite material, for a miniature AM-HA or meandered dipole antennas, e.g., by overcoming the lossy characteristics of the lossy ferrite. The resulting miniature AM-HA can be used for high frequency operation, including at over 1 GHz, making the instant topology suitable for very high frequency (VHF) and ultra-high Frequency (UHF) applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: The Board of Trustees of The University of AlabamaInventors: Yang-Ki Hong, Woncheol Lee, Hoyun Won
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Patent number: 11631936Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground electrode, a feed element, and a parasitic element. The ground electrode has a substantially non-square rectangular plane shape that includes a first side extending in a first direction and a second side extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The feed element has a substantially rectangular plane shape and is formed in such a way that each side of the feed element becomes parallel to the first direction or the second direction. The parasitic element is formed in such a manner as to face a side of the feed element parallel to the first side. The feed element is configured to radiate a first polarized wave that excites in the first direction and a second polarized wave that excites in the second direction. The length of the first side is longer than the length of the second side.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaoru Sudo, Kengo Onaka
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Patent number: 11631941Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display module and an antenna module. The antenna module includes at least one antenna body for receiving a wireless signal; a signal transmission line coupled to the at least one antenna body; an antenna carrier plate having a working region and a bending region, the antenna carrier plate in the bending region is bent from a display surface to a non-display surface, so that the signal transmission line extends from the display surface to the non-display surface; an adapter circuit board on the non-display surface; and an adapter coupling the signal transmission line to the adapter circuit board to enable the adapter circuit board to be signal coupled to the at least one antenna body.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Zongmin Liu, Feng Qu, Jia Fang, Jijing Huang, Mengjun Hou
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Patent number: 11626670Abstract: An eLORAN receiver may include an antenna and eLORAN receiver circuitry coupled to the antenna. The antenna may include a ferromagnetic core and an H-field signal winding coupled to the ferromagnetic core. The eLORAN receiver may have an antenna tuning device including a tuning winding surrounding the ferromagnetic core, and a tuning circuit coupled to the tuning winding.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventor: Francis E. Parsche
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Patent number: 11621481Abstract: A radio assembly is provided. The radio assembly includes at least one radio module and a radome. The radio module has a heatsink disposed on one side and a radio module base on the other side thereof. The radio module base is disposed between the heatsink and the radome. The heatsink defines a cable channel for routing at least one power cable and at least one data cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Brian Lehman, Thomas Burn, Scott Mason, David Pell, Jianjun An, Mårten Skoger
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Patent number: 11621482Abstract: A conductor ground plane provided on a dielectric substrate and provided with a patch antenna and a conductor ground plane provided on the side of a dielectric substrate having a through hole are bonded by solder in a state where the through hole and the patch antenna are arranged to face each other, and a conductor ground plane provided on the back side of the dielectric substrate and a conductor ground plane provided on a dielectric substrate are bonded by solder.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Yokokawa, Narihiro Nakamoto, Toru Fukasawa, Hitoshi Arai, Tomohiro Takahashi, Kensuke Iwaki, Takamichi Kono, Keisuke Fujiwara
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Patent number: 11616304Abstract: An antenna (100) for emitting radiation from at least one electromagnetic traveling wave which propagates along a guide path is designed to reduce reflection of the traveling wave likely to occur at the end of the guide path. To this purpose, the guide path has at least one portion in the form of a spiral segment (11, 12), which is connected to another portion of the guide path in the form of a loop (13). Gain in the antenna's reflection coefficient can be obtained in this manner, which is effective in particular near a lower frequency limit of a transmission band of the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AÉROSPATIALESInventors: Cédric Martel, Jérôme Massiot, Olivier Pascal, Nathalie Raveu
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Patent number: 11616291Abstract: Example radar systems are presented herein. A radar system may include an input layer having a feed waveguide and a first portion of a first waveguide section. The antenna system also includes a first dividing layer having a second portion of the first waveguide section and a first portion of a second waveguide section. The antenna system also includes a second dividing layer having a second portion of the second waveguide section and a first portion of a third waveguide section. Additionally, the antenna system includes an antenna layer having a plurality of radiating elements arranged in a linear array and a second portion of the third waveguide section. The antenna system further includes a path length from the feed waveguide to each radiating element is the same as the path length for each other radiating element.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventor: Jamal Izadian
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Patent number: 11611155Abstract: The structure includes a first conductor that extends in a second direction; a second conductor, a third conductor, a fourth conductor, and a feeding line. The second conductor faces the first conductor in a first direction and extends along the second direction. The third conductor is configured to capacitively connect the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth conductor is configured to be electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and extends along a first plane. The feeding line is connected to the third conductor. The feeding line includes a first constituting part that extends along the first direction, and a second constituent part that extends along the second direction. The first constituting part is positioned on an inside of both ends of the fourth conductor in a third direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuki Hiramatsu, Hiroshi Uchimura, Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Tetsuya Yuda, Sunao Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11605889Abstract: Proposed is a combo antenna module which laminates a loop coil and an antenna sheet to configure a combo antenna, thereby preventing the degree of design freedom from being lowered and minimizing the manufacturing cost. The proposed combo antenna module includes a magnetic sheet, a loop coil disposed on the upper surface of the magnetic sheet, and an antenna sheet having the area smaller than that of the magnetic sheet, and disposed on the upper surface of the magnetic sheet, in which the antenna sheet overlaps a part of the loop coil.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Il Baek, Joo Seung Maeng, Ki Sang Lim, Seong Hyun Kim, Eui Jin Jeong, Du Hyun Song, Kil Jae Jang, Ki-Chul Kim, Jin Won Noh
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Patent number: 11605892Abstract: An antenna device includes: a dielectric layer including a first edge extending in a first direction and a second edge, shorter that the first edge, extending in a second direction; a first feed via penetrating a portion of the dielectric layer in a third direction, and disposed adjacent to the second edge; a second feed via penetrating a portion of the dielectric layer in the third direction, disposed adjacent to the first edge; a feed pattern connected to the second feed via; and an antenna patch disposed on the second feed via and the feed pattern in the third direction, and coupled to the first feed via, the second feed via, and the feed pattern. The antenna patch overlaps the first feed via in a direction parallel to the first direction or the second direction. The antenna patch overlaps the feed pattern in a direction parallel to the third direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daeki Lim, Youngsik Hur, Juhyoung Park, Jeongki Ryoo, Myeong Woo Han, Woncheol Lee