Patents Examined by Dieu Hien T. Duong
  • Patent number: 11600900
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, an antenna, a plurality of screw members, and a board. The casing includes: a first cover including a first wall from which a display screen of a display device is exposed; and a second cover overlapping with the first cover in a first direction intersecting with the display screen. The antenna is provided between the first cover and the second cover. The screw members connect the first cover and the second cover. The board is provided, on an opposite side of the antenna, away from one of the screw members that is closest to the antenna. The board is provided without being fastened along with the first cover and the second cover by the one of the screw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sando, Yasufumi Yamamoto, Kenji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11588247
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a first dielectric layer having a first dielectric constant; a first patch antenna pattern disposed in the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer having a second dielectric constant; a second patch antenna pattern disposed on the second dielectric layer; a first feed via coupled to the first patch antenna pattern; and a second feed via coupled to the second patch antenna pattern. The first dielectric constant is higher than the second dielectric constant, and a frequency of a signal transmitted/received by the first patch antenna pattern is lower than a frequency of a signal transmitted/received by the second patch antenna pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woncheol Lee, Youngsik Hur, Wongi Kim, Jeongki Ryoo, Nam Ki Kim, Sungyong An, Jaemin Keum, Dongok Ko
  • Patent number: 11581657
    Abstract: A simple multi-directional, multi-port array antenna structure is disclosed that can be used for a variety of applications, including but not limited to direction finding (DF) and beam-forming applications in receive and transmit modes, respectively. The disclosed antenna structure offers unique functionalities in both receive and transmit modes. For DF applications in the receive mode, the back-end of the antenna structure features a power sensing mechanism to monitor the power received at all ports. In the transmit mode, the disclosed antenna structure is used for beamforming applications by providing individual port excitation and using antenna arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Everest Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed K. Emara, Daniel J. King, Hoang Nguyen, Samer Abielmona, Shulabh Gupta
  • Patent number: 11569580
    Abstract: An antenna suitable for use in the 5 GHz WLAN/Wi-Fi and DSRC frequency band is integrated with a vehicle window that is includes outer and inner transparent plies bonded together by an interlayer. The inner transparent ply and the interlayer serve as an antenna substrate. A first conductive layer is formed on the inner surface of the outer transparent ply and a second conductive layer that defines a coupling slot is formed on the outer surface of the inner transparent ply. The antenna may be excited by a coaxial cable or a microstrip line that crosses the coupling slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
    Inventor: David Dai
  • Patent number: 11569587
    Abstract: A multibeam hemispherical X-band array inserts nulls at horizontal and near horizontal angles to suppress interfering signals, without degrading authentic signals arriving at other angles. The multibeam hemispherical array includes three annular (360) rows of antenna elements, each row having 64 elements. Elements of the first row, which have the smallest elevation angle, have pairs of circular patches coupled with a phase delay line. Each pair of circular patches is spaced apart from and aligned with two pairs of similarly shaped (circular) and sized parasitic directors. The spacing between driven patches of adjacent elements in a row is about equal to one half of the wavelength of the radiated wave. The array fits within a conventional 24-inch diameter marine radome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: MICRO-ANT, LLC
    Inventor: Charles McCarrick
  • Patent number: 11569572
    Abstract: A wrist-worn electronic device comprises a housing, a display, a bezel, and a location determining antenna. The housing includes an internal cavity, a bottom wall configured to contact a wearer's wrist, and a side wall defining a portion of the internal cavity and including an upper surface. The display is aligned with the internal cavity and configured to display information. The bezel surrounds the display and is coupled to the housing. The bezel includes a lower surface incorporating a channel positioned around the upper surface of the side wall. The location determining antenna is configured to receive global navigation satellite system wireless signals and is positioned within the channel of the bezel above the upper surface of the side wall. The location determining antenna includes a planar portion oriented in parallel with a plane of the bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventors: Anup N. Kulkarni, Jeremiah H. Estes, Jason D. George
  • Patent number: 11563266
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a module arrangement. An antenna device and at least one electronic component are arranged next to each other and within one plane between a top side and a bottom side of the module arrangement. A shielding device which has a shielding effect relative to electromagnetic signals is located between the antenna device and the electronic component. Additionally, a method for manufacturing a module arrangement is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Ivan Ndip, Andreas Ostmann
  • Patent number: 11557839
    Abstract: Disclosed are a double frequency vertical polarization antenna and a television. The double frequency vertical polarization antenna includes a dielectric substrate, and the dielectric substrate includes a power feeding surface and a mounting surface arranged oppositely. The double frequency vertical polarization antenna further includes a power feeder and an antenna part. The power feeder is provided on the power feeding surface of the dielectric substrate, and the antenna part is provided on the mounting surface of the dielectric substrate. The antenna part includes a high-frequency radiation unit and a low-frequency radiation unit spaced apart from each other. Both the high-frequency radiation unit and the low-frequency radiation unit are penetrated through the dielectric substrate and electrically connected to the power feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liuzhong Yin, Kangqing Guo, Renli Xie, Zitong Wang, Fujun Yang
  • Patent number: 11557843
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a phased array antenna system that includes: a first array of antenna elements having a first and second antenna element; a second array of antenna elements having a third and fourth antenna element; a beamforming integrated circuit (IC) coupled to the first and second arrays; and a set of transmission lines coupling the beamforming IC to the first and second arrays. The first and second arrays are parallel to and facing in opposite directions of each other. The set of transmission lines is configured to delay radio frequency (RF) signals from the beamforming IC to first and third antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sequans Communications SA
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Riadh Berhouma Ghandri
  • Patent number: 11539136
    Abstract: The antenna device includes a substrate, a first radiator that is in a plane shape, operates as a wideband antenna, and is disposed on the dielectric region such that one end portion faces the ground region and an opposite end portion faces away from the ground region, a width of the opposite end portion being wider than a width of the one end portion, a second radiator that is in a line shape, operates as a narrowband antenna and at a lower frequency than the first radiator, and is disposed adjacent to the first radiator on the dielectric region such that one end portion faces the ground region and an opposite end portion faces away from the ground region, a first feeding line, a second feeding line, and a connecting structure connected with the first radiator, the first feeding line, the second radiator, and the second feeding line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components Gunpo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Soo Nam, Cheong Ho Ryu, Jin Hyuk Jang, Hyung Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11522273
    Abstract: An antenna is provided for a wearable personal computing device, such as an earbud. The antenna integrates with other components of the wearable device, such as an input control. For example, the antenna may at least partially surround a portion of a touchpad input at a surface of the device that is exposed when the device is worn. In one example, the antenna shares a ground plane with the touchpad. In another example, the antenna includes two nested traces, wherein a first trace is connected to ground and a second trace is connected to an antenna feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Wenjing Su, Jiang Zhu, Maura Aranguren, Eric Dayringer, Troy Edwards, Trevor Hermosillo, Matthew Egan, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung, Yao Ding
  • Patent number: 11515625
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an antenna includes a conductive antenna element, a voltage-bias conductor, and a polarization-compensation conductor. The conductive antenna element is configured to radiate a first signal having a first polarization, and the voltage-bias conductor is coupled to a side of the antenna element and is configured to radiate a second signal having a second polarization that is different from the first polarization. And the polarization-compensating conductor is coupled to an opposite side of the antenna element and is configured to radiate third a signal having a third polarization that is approximately the same as the second polarization and that destructively interferes with the second signal. Such an antenna can be configured to reduce cross-polarization of the signals that its antenna elements radiate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Echodyne Corp.
    Inventors: Tom Driscoll, Nathan Ingle Landy, Charles A. Renneberg, Ioannis Tzanidis, Robert Tilman Worl
  • Patent number: 11515635
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes an antenna radiator, a microstrip line, a flexible board, and a coaxial cable. The antenna radiator is used to receive and transmit wireless signals. The wireless signals include radio frequency signals. The microstrip line is coupled to the antenna radiator and is used to transmit the radio frequency signals. The flexible board is coupled to the microstrip line and is used to transmit the radio frequency signals. The coaxial cable is coupled to the flexible board and is used to transmit the radio frequency signals to a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ssu-Han Ting, Yu-Shu Tai, Chun-Yi Wang, Wei-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 11509043
    Abstract: A passive entry passive start (PEPS) antenna is disclosed. In an embodiment an antenna includes an interface head component and a bobbin component comprising a ferrite core and a wire wound around the ferrite core, the wire being covered by an insulation, wherein the bobbin component and the interface head component are connectable to each other electrically and mechanically, and wherein the antenna is a PEPS antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventor: Rafal Szczotka
  • Patent number: 11509063
    Abstract: There is provided a new type of structure that resonates at a predetermined frequency, an antenna, a wireless communication module, and a wireless communication device. The structure includes a first conductor that extends in a second direction, a second conductor, a third conductor, a fourth conductor. The second conductor faces the first conductor in a first direction and that 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. Each of the first conductor and the second conductor includes a portion that extends along the second direction and that is exposed to an exterior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuki Hiramatsu, Hiroshi Uchimura, Yasuhiko Fukuoka, Hikaru Nekozuka, Fangwei Tong, Masamichi Yonehara
  • Patent number: 11502415
    Abstract: A polarization configurable patch antenna including a radiating layer, wherein the radiating layer has a corner truncated rectangular patch shape; and a feed capacitively coupled to the radiating layer for exciting the radiating layer, wherein the radiating layer is rotatable with respect to the feed, and the antenna is configured to generate a right-hand circularly polarized radiation field when the radiating layer is in a first rotational position and a left-hand circularly polarized radiation field when the radiating layer is in a second rotational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventor: Ian T. McMichael
  • Patent number: 11482784
    Abstract: Antenna having a magnetic core (1) and a coil (2), which is wound around the magnetic core (1), the magnetic core (1) having at least two first partial cores (1.1) and at least one second partial core (1.2), the at least two first partial cores (1.1) being arranged one behind the other in a longitudinal direction (8) of the magnetic core (1), each of the at least two first partial cores (1.1) having a lateral side, the at least two first partial cores (1.1) having a first first partial core (1.1) and a second first partial core (1.1), the at least one second partial core (1.2) having a first second partial core (1.2), which is arranged on the lateral side of the first first partial core (1.1) and on the lateral side of the second first partial core (1.1) such that the first second partial core (1.2) overlaps at least partially with the first first partial core (1.1) and at least partially with the second first partial core (1.1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Schaffner EMV AG
    Inventors: Szymon Pasko, Stéphane Lebreton, Shemsi Musiqi
  • Patent number: 11469516
    Abstract: A multiband antenna system comprises a first massive multiple input multiple output (mMIMO) antenna array comprising a plurality of first antenna elements for use in a first frequency band and at least a second antenna array comprising a plurality of second antenna elements for use in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band. The second antenna array is at least partially interleaved with the first mMIMO antenna array. The multiband antenna system further includes a distribution network for distributing input and/or output signals of the antenna elements of the second antenna array arranged in a distribution layer, and a transition device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ignacio Gonzalez, Christoph Spranger, Bruno Biscontini, Bernhard Rist, Johann Baptist Obermaier
  • Patent number: 11469495
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Brian Lehman, Thomas Burn, Scott Mason, David Pell, Jianjun An, Mårten Skoger
  • Patent number: 11462833
    Abstract: A wireless communications module includes: a primary board including (i) a first surface bearing a radio controller, and defining a set of control contacts for connection to respective ports of the radio controller, and (ii) a second surface opposite the first surface; an antenna array integrated with the primary board, the antenna array including a plurality of unit cells each having: an inverted-L antenna having a planar element adjacent to the second surface of the primary board, and an orthogonal element extending from the planar element to a feed layer within the primary board; and a passive patch element between the planar element and the feed layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: PERASO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Mahmoud Niroo Jazi, Marc Supinski, Mihai Tazlauanu