Patents Examined by Dimary S Lopez Cruz
  • Patent number: 10886595
    Abstract: An outdoor Wi-Fi bollard includes a bollard housing having a vertical tube with a vertical wall and top and bottom openings and a cap disposed over the top opening; a base disposed at the bottom opening; first and second vertical members inside the housing and extending adjacent the wall from the base to the top opening, the first and second vertical members including first and second lower ends, respectively, operably attached to the base; and a first brace attached to the first and second upper ends, the first and second vertical members including first and second upper ends, respectively, operably attached to the first brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: TESSCO COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Ortel, Stephen Powell, Mike Parry, Dennis Burrell
  • Patent number: 10879585
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a front surface, a rear surface, and side surfaces includes a cover glass allowing an electromagnetic wave to be transmitted therethrough, a case having a metal rim forming an appearance of the top or the bottom of the mobile terminal, and an antenna having a plurality of arrayed antenna patterns to radiate a beamformed transmission signal, wherein the antenna is disposed such that at least a portion thereof is adjacent to the metal rim, and the cover glass includes a planar portion disposed on the front surface or the rear surface and a bent portion bent from at least one end of the planar portion such that the transmission signal is radiated through the cover glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minchul Shin, Dongjun Choi, Hangseok Kim
  • Patent number: 10879596
    Abstract: Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for an antenna for a wearable device that includes a bezel on the wearable device to include a conductive circuit path to transmit and receive radiofrequency (RF) signals to and from the wearable device. In some embodiments, the bezel may be formed of a substantially conductive material to form the conductive circuit path. In other embodiments the bezel may be formed of a substantially non-conductive material and may include a conductive antenna pattern located on a surface of the bezel to form the conductive circuit path. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Beaucourt, Aycan Erentok, Jose Rodrigo Camacho Perez, John Groff
  • Patent number: 10879619
    Abstract: A microwave system comprising a center fed parabolic reflector; a radio transceiver, said transceiver disposed on a circuit board and coupled to a radiator, said radiator disposed on the circuit board and extending orthogonally from a surface of the circuit board. Embodiments also include directors on the circuit board and a sub-reflector comprising a thin plate disposed on a weather proof cover and said sub-reflector having a substantially concave surface with a focus directed towards the radiator. The circuit board may be physically integrated within the feed mechanism of the center fed parabolic reflector and the radio transceiver is configured to provide OSI layer support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ubiquiti Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Pera, John R. Sanford
  • Patent number: 10879581
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, and a rotating shaft structure connected to the first body and the second body. The rotating shaft structure includes a first shaft and a second shaft arranged opposite to each other and fixedly connected to the first body and the second body. The rotating shaft structure further includes an antenna radiator including a plurality of metal shafts electrically coupled to each other and provided in an interspace between the first shaft and the second shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenlei Wang, Zhaowei Hu, Xiaozhun Shen, Dafei Mo
  • Patent number: 10879588
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a system circuit board, a metal frame, a first feeding element, a second feeding element, and an RF (Radio Frequency) module. The system circuit board includes a system ground plane. The metal frame includes a first portion and a second portion. The metal frame has a first cut point positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The first feeding element is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the first portion. A first antenna structure is formed by the first feeding element and the first portion. The second feeding element is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the second portion. A second antenna structure is formed by the second feeding element and the second portion. The RF module is electrically coupled to the first feeding element and the second feeding element, so as to excite the first antenna structure and second antenna structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tiao-Hsing Tsai, Chien-Pin Chiu, Hsiao-Wei Wu, Li-Yuan Fang, Shen-Fu Tzeng, Yi-Hsiang Kung
  • Patent number: 10873130
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of communication and discloses a phased array antenna system and a mobile terminal. In the invention, the phased array antenna system includes a first group of antenna unit arrays and a second group of antenna unit arrays, wherein the beam radiated by the first group of antenna unit arrays covers the a first half space, and the beam radiated by the second group of antenna unit arrays covers a second half space, the first half space and the second half space constitutes an omnidirectional space. The phased array antenna system provided by the invention and the mobile terminal achieve the full coverage of the phased array antenna around the mobile terminal, thereby improving the signal sending-receiving efficiency of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Goh Hui Leng, Ng Guan Hong, Tay Yew Siow
  • Patent number: 10873122
    Abstract: A communication device is provided. The communication device comprises a metal back cover electrically connected to a system ground plane; a first antenna unit for generating a first operating frequency band of the communication device; a second antenna unit for generating a second operating frequency band of the communication device. The first antenna unit includes a first signal source electrically connected to a first metal frame via a first matching circuit. The second antenna unit includes a second signal source electrically connected to a second metal frame via a second matching circuit. The first matching circuit and the second matching circuit are configured to adjust bandwidths and frequency ratios of the first operating frequency band and the second operating frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Po-Wei Lin, Chen-Min Yang, Tsung-Hsun Hsieh, Chun-Chieh Lin, Huan-Jyun Jiang, Zih-Guang Liao
  • Patent number: 10871751
    Abstract: A wearable device mountable on a user's wrist is provided. The wearable device includes a housing having a metal structure, a display disposed in the housing and including a metal layer, the metal layer being disposed so as to be surrounded by the metal structure and to be spaced apart by a gap, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the housing and including a ground area, and a control circuit disposed on the PCB and feeding a first point of the metal structure. Here, the metal layer is electrically connected with the ground area of the PCB at a second point spaced apart by an angle with respect to the first point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Min Yun, Se Woong Kim, Sang Bong Sung, Chae Up Yoo, In Young Lee
  • Patent number: 10868370
    Abstract: Circular loop antenna elements of each of a transmitting antenna 100 and a receiving antenna 200 have different perimeters of approximately integral multiples of a wavelength determined from a wireless communication frequency. The transmitting antenna 100 and the receiving antenna 200 include first circular loop antenna groups 100A and 200A concentrically disposed on the same plane and second circular loop antenna groups 100B and 200B including circular loop antenna elements of the same perimeter as that of a plurality of circular loop antenna elements of the first circular loop antenna group. An angular position of a terminal for connecting power supply units to circular loop antenna elements having the same perimeter is set to an angular position rotated by (2l+1)?/2mi (where l is any integer, and mi is a value of m1 to mN that are approximately integral multiples of a wavelength) in the first and second circular loop antenna groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS
    Inventors: Akira Saitou, Hiroto Otsuka, Kazuhiko Honjo, Ryo Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10862189
    Abstract: An apparatus that combines an antenna and telescope to minimize system mass without compromising performance of either the antenna or telescope. The apparatus includes a sub-reflector placed before a prime focus feed of a hybrid reflector system. The apparatus also includes a radio frequency (RF) reflector is rigidly attached to a body of a spacecraft and an optical section is attached to a vibration isolation platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Robert R. Romanofsky
  • Patent number: 10862214
    Abstract: An antenna comprises a first pad, a second pad, a radiating element, a meandering element, and a third pad disposed in an antenna region on a circuit board. The first pad and the second pad are spaced apart and disposed at opposite ends of the antenna region. The radiating element is disposed between the first pad and the second pad and is capacitively coupled to the first pad. The meandering element is connected to the radiating element at a position adjacent the first pad. The meandering element extends in the first direction away from the first pad while meandering reciprocally in the second direction. The third pad is capacitively coupled to the second pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Yohei Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10854960
    Abstract: An electromagnetic energy harvesting device includes an emitting body at least partially embedded within a dielectric medium, and a receiving antenna disposed in proximity to the emitting body, where the receiving antenna is configured to collect thermal electromagnetic energy emitted by the emitting body. The device also includes a rectifier electrically coupled to the receiving antenna, where the rectifier is configured to convert the thermal electromagnetic energy to direct current electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Richard A. Bean
  • Patent number: 10854952
    Abstract: A holographic antenna integrated with photovoltaic cells and method for use of the same are described. In one embodiment, the method for using an antenna comprises receiving position data indicative of an antenna aperture of an antenna after the antenna has been placed in a position to increase capture of solar energy by one or more photovoltaic (PV) structures integrated into a surface of the antenna aperture; and in response to the position data, electronically steering an array of antenna elements of the antenna to redirect a beam toward a satellite based on the position of the antenna while maintaining the position of the antenna for increased capture of the solar energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Stevenson, Nathan Kundtz, Steven Linn, Bob Morey, Tung Pham
  • Patent number: 10854988
    Abstract: A microwave system and method comprising a center fed parabolic reflector; a radio transceiver, said transceiver disposed on a circuit board and coupled to a radiator, said radiator disposed on the circuit board and extending orthogonally from a surface of the circuit board. Embodiments also include directors on the circuit board and a sub-reflector comprising a thin plate disposed on a weather proof cover and said sub-reflector having a substantially concave surface with a focus directed towards the radiator. The circuit board may be physically integrated within the feed mechanism of the center fed parabolic reflector and the radio transceiver is configured to provide OSI layer support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ubiquiti Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Pera, John R. Sanford
  • Patent number: 10854974
    Abstract: An antenna system, in one example implementation, can include antenna portions including a first portion of the antenna to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal. The antenna can include a second portion capacitively coupled to the first portion, wherein the capacitive coupling of the second portion to the first portion increases the high-band resonances. The antenna can include a third portion of the antenna connected to a connector. The third portion can be capacitively coupled to the first portion to excite wide low-band resonances and high-band resonances. The connector can be a ground for the third portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sung Oh, Philip Wright
  • Patent number: 10847883
    Abstract: An enhanced printed circuit board monopole antenna includes a baseplate, a signal feed-in unit, a first-radiation unit, a second-radiation unit and an auxiliary ground unit. The first-radiation unit and the second-radiation unit are arranged on a front side and an edge side of the baseplate. The auxiliary ground unit is arranged on the edge side and electrically connected to a first ground unit and a second ground unit on the baseplate. Adjusting the first-radiation unit controls 88 MHZ-60 GHZ frequency range impedance, resonant frequency, bandwidth and radiation effect. According to the frequency wave length (1?, ½?, ¼? or ??) formed by the first-radiation unit and the second-radiation unit cooperating with each other, controlling 88 MHZ-60 GHZ frequency range achieves the predetermined target impedance, resonant frequency, bandwidth and radiation efficiency. The antenna radiation efficiency can be increased effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: POWER WAVE ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Jiao Liao, Wei-Hong Tsai, Yun-Chan Tsai
  • Patent number: 10847898
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dual orthogonally polarized antenna and to a method for measuring two orthogonal polarizations. The orthogonally polarized antenna includes a first antenna and a second antenna for measuring two orthogonal polarizations, each of the two antennas having a phase center. Additionally, a first lens constructed with two different radii of curvature, is placed around the dual orthogonally polarized antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Corbett Rowell, Thomas Rossberger
  • Patent number: 10847875
    Abstract: A TFT substrate includes TFTs, patch electrodes formed in a patch metal layer, and gate connection wiring lines formed in a gate metal layer. The patch metal layer includes: a first portion having a layered structure including a lower metal layer containing a refractory metal and an upper metal layer containing Cu, Al, or Ag; and a second portion including the lower metal layer and not including the upper metal layer. The first portion includes the patch electrode, and the second portion includes a first patch connection section electrically connecting a source bus line to the gate connection wiring line. The first patch connection section is in contact with the source bus line in a first opening provided in a first insulating layer, and is in contact with the gate connection wiring line in a second opening provided in a gate insulating layer and the first insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsunori Misaki
  • Patent number: 10840584
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for providing a cavity backed antenna suitable for off-body communications. The cavity backed antenna comprising a substantially omnidirectional antenna element (11) mountable upon a user's body such that an underlying bone (17) forms the cavity back plate. The cavity between the antenna element and the underlying bone thereby being filled with soft tissue (14, 15, 16). The cavity backed antenna operating in synergy with the mechanical and electrical characteristics of the body to deliver an overall directional gain pointing away from the user's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence
    Inventors: Salman Bari Hussain, Nathan Clow, Gary Anthony Pettitt