Patents Examined by Hasan Islam
  • Patent number: 11217887
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a grounding plane, a first high-frequency radiator, a second high-frequency radiator, and a low-frequency grounding component. The first high-frequency radiator includes a first feeding portion, a first grounding portion, and a first radiating portion. The first grounding portion is coupled to the grounding plane. The second high-frequency radiator includes a second feeding portion, a second grounding portion, and a second radiating portion. The second grounding portion is coupled to the grounding plane. The low-frequency grounding component located between the first and second high-frequency radiators. The low-frequency grounding component includes a third grounding portion which is coupled to the grounding plane, a first coupling portion, and a second coupling portion. The low-frequency grounding component extends from the third grounding portion and extends in a first direction and a second direction of a first axis respectively to form the first and second coupling portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Li, Ssu-Han Ting
  • Patent number: 11217048
    Abstract: An access system for a vehicle is provided and includes antennas and an access module. The antennas are configured to each receive a signal transmitted from a portable access device to the vehicle. One of the antennas is a circular polarized antenna. The access module is configured to: downconvert the received signal to generate an in-phase signal and a quadrature phase signal; execute a music algorithm to determine angles of arrival of the received signal as received at the antennas; determine a distance between the portable access device and the vehicle based on the angles of arrival; and permit access to the vehicle based on the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raymond Michael Stitt, John Videtich
  • Patent number: 11205846
    Abstract: A phased antenna array system is provided that includes a beamforming integrated circuit and beamforming elements in communication with the integrated circuit disposed on a substrate. The beamforming integrated circuit includes multiple radio frequency (RF) signal ports. One or more of the RF signal ports includes an RF signal pad disposed between an edge of the integrated circuit and an internal RF ground pad. The RF signal pad and the internal RF ground pad of the RF signal port are oriented perpendicular with respect to the edge of the integrated circuit. Specifically, the RF signal pad has a first side disposed on or adjacent to the edge of the integrated circuit and an opposing second side that is adjacent to the internal RF ground pad. A method of controlling the phased antenna array system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Anokiwave, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Greene, Amr Ibrahim, Vipul Jain
  • Patent number: 11201408
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that, when a processor coupled to a memory and the processor is configured to execute the program, causes the processor configured to: store, in the memory, a design data of a metal member disposed around the patch antenna having a ground conductor and an antenna element having a power feeding point, and a positional relationship between the metal member and the patch antenna; and determine a relative position between the power feeding point and the metal member so that a center point and the power feeding point of the patch antenna in plan view are located on a perpendicular line to a surface of the metal member on the patch antenna side based on the design data of the metal member and the positional relationship stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasumitsu Ban, Manabu Yoshikawa, Yohei Koga
  • Patent number: 11201383
    Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a radiation plate, a first feed board, and a second feed board. The radiation plate includes a radiation patch and a plurality of slot members, and each slot member includes a fixing groove and a guide groove communicating with the fixing groove. The first feed board includes a first fixing member at an end facing the radiation patch. The second feed board includes a second fixing member at an end facing the radiation patch, and the second feed board is compatible with the first feed board through a plug-in connection. The fixing grooves of the plurality of slot members respectively match the first fixing member and the second fixing member to realize an in-line cooperation of the radiation plate, the first feed board, and the second feed board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: ROSENBERGER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., ROSENBERGER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Dele Wang, Qun Chen, Jun Zhao, Xu Wang, Jing Sun
  • Patent number: 11196175
    Abstract: Included are: a coaxial line (10) provided so as to pass through a second ground conductor (6), a first dielectric substrate (8), and a second dielectric substrate (9), the coaxial line (10) including an outer conductor (11) allowing a first ground conductor (1), a second ground conductor (6), and a third ground conductor (7) to be conductive thereamong; and a conductive member (15) provided so as to pass through the first dielectric substrate (8), the conductive member (15) allowing the first ground conductor (1) and the second ground conductor (6) to be conductive therebetween. An interface circuit (18) combines a plurality of signals having mutually different phases output from each of plurality of element antennas (3a), (3b), (3c), and (3d) and outputs the combined signal to the coaxial line (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakamoto, Takashi Yanagi, Yusuke Kitsukawa, Moriyasu Miyazaki, Takuma Kadoya, Yuichi Hagito
  • Patent number: 11196177
    Abstract: An antenna-mounted substrate includes a first patch antenna, a second patch antenna disposed to face one principal surface of the first patch antenna, and a ground electrode disposed to face the other principal surface of the first patch antenna, the antenna-mounted substrate further including an antenna holding layer holding the second patch antenna, an inter-antenna layer positioned between the first patch antenna and the second patch antenna, and a substrate layer positioned between the first patch antenna and the ground electrode, those three layers being positioned in the mentioned order, wherein the inter-antenna layer is made of a dielectric material, and a relation of ?r3>?r1??r2 is satisfied on an assumption that a relative permittivity of the antenna holding layer is denoted by ?r1, a relative permittivity of the inter-antenna layer is denoted by ?r2, and a relative permittivity of the substrate layer is denoted by ?r3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Issei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11196180
    Abstract: An electronic device including an antenna is provided. The electronic device includes a housing that includes a first plate, a second plate facing away from the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, the side member being coupled to the second plate or integrally formed with the second plate, a printed circuit board that is disposed in the space and includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, and a ground, and an antenna structure that is disposed in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehoon Jo, Dongyeon Kim, Hosaeng Kim, Seongjin Park, Taeyoon Seo, Sumin Yun, Myunghun Jeong, Jinwoo Jung, Jaebong Chun
  • Patent number: 11196164
    Abstract: An antenna for electrical coupling to a wireless communication circuit includes a first conductive strip segment having a first length, a second conductive strip segment having a second length different from the first length and coupled to the first conductive strip segment at a feed point to be electrically coupled to the drive node, and a third conductive strip segment having a third length less than both the first length and the second length. A first end of the third conductive strip is coupled to the feed point and a second end is coupled to circuit ground. The first conductive strip segment provides a first specified operating frequency range at a fundamental resonance mode corresponding to the first length plus the third length, and the second conductive strip segment provides a second specified operating frequency range at a fundamental resonance mode corresponding to the second length plus the third length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: David Nghiem, Peter Musto, Larry D. Canady
  • Patent number: 11189935
    Abstract: A cavity slotted-waveguide antenna array has several waveguide columns disposed in parallel in a housing. Several of the waveguide columns being provided with cavity slots on the front side of the housing. The housing includes a front part secured to a rear part, with a rear portion of the waveguide columns being formed in the rear part, and with a front portion of the waveguide columns being formed in said front part. The waveguide columns can have a rectangular cross-section, with the columns defined by two opposing wide inner surfaces, a narrow inner back surface, and a narrow inner front surface, with the plurality of cavity slots extending from the front side of the housing to said narrow inner front surface. A signal probe is disposed in the columns. Conductive parallel plate blinds are conductively secured to the front side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Robin Radar Facilities BV
    Inventors: Siete Hamminga, Rob Van Der Meer
  • Patent number: 11189926
    Abstract: Presented is a multilayer patch antenna which prevents the occurrence of parasitic resonance by having a metal layer formed on the inner wall of a thru-hole, among a plurality of thru-holes formed in a lower patch antenna, penetrated by a power feeding pin of an upper patch antenna. The multilayer patch antenna presented herein comprises: an upper patch antenna having a first thru-hole formed therein; a lower patch antenna having a second thru-hole and a third thru-hole formed therein, away from each other; a first upper power feeding pin protruding under the lower patch antenna by penetrating the first thru-hole and the second thru-hole; a lower power feeding pin protruding under the lower patch antenna by penetrating the third thru-hole; and a metal layer formed inside the second thru-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 11183771
    Abstract: Included are: a first dielectric substrate provided with a first conductor ground plane on a front or back surface thereof; a plurality of patch antennas formed in the first conductor ground plane, a plurality of conductive members, ends of which connected to the first conductor ground plane to surround the patch antennas individually, and a second conductor ground plane connected to each of the other ends of the conductive members, and parts of the plurality of conductive members penetrate the first dielectric substrate, and the remaining parts of the conductive members function as spacers for providing an air layer between the first dielectric substrate and the second conductor ground plane, and the plurality of conductive members functions as spacers for providing an air layer between the first conductor ground plane and the second conductor ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Yokokawa, Narihiro Nakamoto, Toru Fukasawa, Tomohiro Takahashi, Masataka Otsuka
  • Patent number: 11183763
    Abstract: A hybrid antenna structure with a ground plane; a supporting body coupled to the ground plane. The supporting body provided with four helical filar extending from the ground plane, ends of each of the filar coupled at a connection point to a periphery of a patch. The filar each having a length of approximately ½ wavelength of a desired operating frequency. Further, the hybrid antenna structure may be configured for self-diplexing by adding a high-band patch upon the patch, spaced apart by a dielectric spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ATLANTA RFTECH LLC
    Inventor: Xin Du
  • Patent number: 11183752
    Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an antenna structure and an antenna array. The antenna structure comprises a first antenna component which comprises: a first three-dimensional antenna with one end grounded or connected with a reference potential; a single antenna port connected with the other end of the first three-dimensional antenna; and a first parasitic structure provided adjacent to the first three-dimensional antenna. In the antenna structure, the first three-dimensional antenna is only connected with a single antenna port, so that the number of ports required by the antenna can be reduced, that is, the power consumption can be reduced from the antenna dimension, thereby simultaneously reducing heat generation and maintaining stable overall wireless performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: Huan-Chu Huang, Dasong Gao, Zhixing Qi, Hong Lin, Yanchao Zhou
  • Patent number: 11177577
    Abstract: A repeater device comprises a periodic array of alternating metallic phase shifting elements, the array being periodic in at least one axis, formed on a first surface of a dielectric substrate, with an opposite surface of the dielectric substrate having a ground plane formed thereon, wherein each phase shifting element provides from 0° to 360° phase shifting in the microwave frequency range. The repeater device can be utilized in a microwave network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Constand E. Yemelong, Stephen P. LeBlanc, Stephen C. King
  • Patent number: 11171422
    Abstract: An antenna-like matching component is provided, comprising one or more conductive portions formed on a substrate. Shapes and dimensions of the one or more conductive portions are determined to provide impedance matching for one or more antennas coupled to the matching component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ethertronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Pajona, Sebastian Rowson, Laurent Desclos
  • Patent number: 11152688
    Abstract: A mount for an antenna includes: a base panel; a plurality of first spokes extending radially outwardly from the base panel, each of the first spokes being cantilevered and including a first slot; and a plurality of second spokes, each of the second spokes including a vertical member and a flange that is generally parallel with the base panel and generally perpendicular to the vertical member, each of the second spokes including a second slot, and each of the flanges including a third slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Firoz Ahmed, Michael S. McFall
  • Patent number: 11145973
    Abstract: The invention discloses a planar end-fire pattern reconfigurable antenna, including a dielectric substrate, a radiation patch, a ground plane, a switch and bias circuit, and a coaxial cable, wherein the dielectric substrate includes a first surface and a second surface in opposite, the radiation patch is attached to the first surface of the dielectric substrate, the ground plane is attached to the second surface of the dielectric substrate, the switch and bias circuit is arranged in a slot of the ground plane, the coaxial cable includes an outer conductor and an inner conductor, the outer conductor is connected to the ground plane, the inner conductor penetrates through the dielectric substrate and is connected to the radiation patch, and the coaxial cable is arranged at a geometric center of the planar end-fire pattern reconfigurable antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yongmei Pan, Yun Ouyang, Shaoyong Zheng
  • Patent number: 11145981
    Abstract: Various embodiments that pertain to a loop antenna are described. The loop antenna can be a single loop antenna that switches between a first phase and a second phase. While operating at different phases, the loop antenna can function at the same frequency. The loop antenna can observe a response to the frequency at the first phase and the frequency at the second phase. This can provide a wider range of information over operation in a single phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Bing Mak, Adam Melber, Daniel Heinz, Michael Brennan
  • Patent number: 11139571
    Abstract: A compact dual-band MIMO antenna is provided, including: a system ground unit, a radiation arm having an open-circuit end and a short-circuit end, a first antenna formed at the open-circuit end and a second antenna formed at the short-circuit end. The first antenna includes a grounding arm connecting the radiation arm with the system ground unit, a first feeding arm located between the grounding arm and the open-circuit end, and a first parasitic arm connected to the system ground unit. The second antenna includes a second feeding arm located between the short-circuit end and the grounding arm, and a second parasitic arm connected to the system ground unit. Compared with the related art, the present invention has following beneficial effects: the antenna has compact and simple structure, high isolation, excellent performance in dual bands, a small volume and a light weight, and it is convenient for mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jing Wu