Patents Examined by Hoang V. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11901648
    Abstract: A multi-frequency and multi-beam independent electrically adjustable antenna includes: a first electromagnetic lens, a second electromagnetic lens, a mounting plate, a reflecting plate, oscillator units, oscillator units, and phase shifters. The oscillator units have a higher operating frequency than the oscillator units. The first electromagnetic lens, the second electromagnetic lens, the reflecting plate and the mounting plate are fixed relative to each other. The oscillator units and the oscillator units are all mounted on a reflecting surface of the reflecting plate. The phase shifters are all mounted on the mounting plate. The present application is characterized by simple structure, scientific design, small size, flexible setting of beam direction and etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: FOSHAN EAHISON COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., GUANGDONG FUSHUN TIANJI COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongzhen Zheng, Qiang Zhu, Yongchao Lu, Guodong Wang, Chunhui Shang, Yashan Huang, Weixiong Qian, Chongxuan Deng, Yong Yu, Yongping Huang, Shichao Yang
  • Patent number: 11894615
    Abstract: A control system is presented for controlling operation of a phased-array antenna comprising N antenna elements each comprising H and V polarization terminals. The control system includes: an analogue circular polarization system (ACTS) and a digital polarization control system (DPCS). The ACPS comprises an array of N analogue circular polarization circuits (ACPCs) associated with said N antenna elements, respectively, such that each ACPC is connectable to the V and H polarization terminals of the respective antenna element. The ACPS is configured and operable with N analog circular polarization signal components each being either left or right circular polarization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SATIXFY UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Divaydeep Sikri, Janosevic Zoran, Mario Rui Silveira Pereira, Eran Broner
  • Patent number: 11894623
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a loop antenna formed using the substrate. The loop antenna includes a set of gaps formed to isolate a first part of the loop antenna from a second part of the loop antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Thomas E. Voor, Zoltan Vida
  • Patent number: 11894622
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a module. The module includes an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a printed monopole antenna. The antenna structure further includes first and second inductive-capacitive (LC) resonant networks that are coupled to the printed monopole antenna. The antenna structure further includes a double slotted loop coupled to the first and second LC resonant networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Tuomas Hänninen, Pasi Rahikkala, Attila Zolomy
  • Patent number: 11888245
    Abstract: A flexible substrate includes a dielectric having flexibility, a first line, a second line, and ground electrode. The dielectric has a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface. The first line, the ground electrode, and the second line are laminated in this order in layers from the first surface to the second surface. When the flexible substrate is seen through from the thickness direction of the flexible substrate, the first line has a line-symmetrical portion that is line-symmetrical with respect to the second line with a virtual intermediate line (LM) serving as a symmetric line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisei Takayama, Hirotsugu Mori, Yoshiki Yamada
  • Patent number: 11881622
    Abstract: An antenna element with a filtering function, a filtering radiation unit, and an antenna. The antenna element is tubular, with a spiral slit arranged around the periphery of the tubular antenna element and extending in an axial direction. The filtering radiation unit includes a support column, and an upper part of the support column is electrically connected to at least one antenna element. The antenna includes a reflecting plate, and at least one filtering radiation unit is fixedly arranged on the reflecting plate. The antenna element with a filtering function has functions of radiating signals and suppressing interference simultaneously. The filtering radiation unit can cooperate with a high-frequency radiation element during use to achieve the aim of radiating a high-frequency signal and a low-frequency signal simultaneously. The antenna is good in performance, small in size, and high in integration degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TONGYU COMMUNICATION INC.
    Inventors: Zhonglin Wu, Wei Zhao, Cailong Yue, Zhenxing Tang
  • Patent number: 11876281
    Abstract: A mounting device configured to be integrated with a network device to facilitate mounting of the network device is disclosed. In an embodiment, the mounting device is a twist-to-lock mounting device configured to be compatible with one or more standard types of ceiling rails, allowing network devices to be mounted in a non-destructive manner without requiring the use of tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Extreme Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Gururaj Govindasamy
  • Patent number: 11870128
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are described herein for compactable antennas. Exemplary compactable antennas include a support structure and a reflector surface. The support structure may directly or indirectly define the reflector shape. Exemplary embodiments comprise deployable support structures to permit the compactable antenna to have a smaller volume stowed configuration and a larger volume deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: L'Garde, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Libornio Palisoc, Linden Bolisay
  • Patent number: 11870126
    Abstract: A multi-input multi-output (MIMO) antenna system includes a metal plate, a background scanning antenna, a plurality of working antennas, and an isolator module. The isolator module is mountable on the metal plate and includes a plurality of isolators that are in a ring configuration to form an isolated space therein, so that the background scanning antenna can be located in the isolated space and a plurality of working antennas are located outside of the isolated space, thereby ensuring good isolation of the background scanning antenna from the working antennas by the design of the isolator module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Alpha Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Kuang Wei Lin, Chih Jen Cheng
  • Patent number: 11870127
    Abstract: A wireless control device, such as a system controller for a load control system, may comprise a light-transmissive cover for an antenna that may be illuminated to provide feedback to a user of the load control system. The light-transmissive cover may receive light energy from a light-generating circuit to provide a visible display of the light energy. The wireless control device may be mounted to, for example, a ceiling, and the light-transmissive cover may extend from the wireless control device (e.g., down from the ceiling). The light-transmissive cover may be viewed by a user at large viewing angles and at a distance away from the wireless control device, which may simplify and improve reliability of commissioning of the load control system as well as speed up troubleshooting of the load control system after commissioning is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Brian Michael Courtney, Matthew Philip McDonald
  • Patent number: 11862858
    Abstract: A device for measuring a polarization direction of a linearly polarized received wave with circularly polarized antennas includes an intensity ratio providing unit that provides, to the antennas, intensity ratios different depending on an arrival direction for the received wave; a storage unit that stores a first table in which an intensity ratio of a vertically polarized component of the received wave between two of the antennas is associated with the arrival direction and a second table in which an intensity ratio of a horizontally polarized component of the received wave between the two antennas is associated with the arrival direction; a detector that acquires an intensity ratio of the received wave; an acquiring unit that acquires the arrival direction; and an arithmetic unit that calculates the polarization direction of the received wave based on the acquired intensity ratio and the intensity ratios of the vertically and horizontally polarized components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Noriyasu Kato
  • Patent number: 11855344
    Abstract: The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides a wireless communication device, comprising a lower case, an upper radome, coupled to the lower case, creating a storage space between the lower case and the upper radome, an antenna disposed in the storage space, and a plurality of internal substrates, disposed between the antenna and the lower case in the storage space, of which one of the plurality of internal substrates is connected to the antenna, wherein each internal substrate of the plurality of internal substrates is disposed along a first direction parallel to a surface of the lower case facing the plurality of internal substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Min Sik Park, Jun Woo Yang, Bung Chul Kim, In Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11848486
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement for an aircraft includes an antenna unit, a radome structure covering the antenna unit, and a mounting device for mounting the antenna arrangement to an outer surface of an aircraft component. The antenna unit is mounted to or integrally formed with the radome structure and the radome structure is mounted to or integrally formed with the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Düde, Christian Schaupmann, Rubén Bancalero Santolaya
  • Patent number: 11848481
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate having thereon at least an antenna layer and a ground reflector layer under the antenna layer, a radio frequency (RF) die disposed on or in the substrate, a molding compound disposed on the antenna layer of the substrate, and a frequency-selective surface (FSS) structure disposed on the molding compound. The FSS structure is a two-dimensional periodic array of metal patterns of same shape and size. The FSS structure has highly reflective characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Chia Chiu, Yen-Ju Lu, Wen-Chou Wu, Nan-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11848494
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a mainboard, a metal frame, a display module, and a shield structure. The mainboard includes a radio frequency circuit. The metal frame is coupled to the radio frequency circuit, and configured to receive or transmit a radio frequency signal. The shield structure is located in the display module or on a side of the display module closer to the mainboard, and is connected to the display module. The shield structure includes a metal shield layer. The metal shield layer is insulated from the metal frame and the radio frequency circuit, and the metal shield layer can generate reflection between the metal frame and the display module, weaken field strength generated in the display module by radiated energy from the metal frame, and shield the energy radiated from the metal frame to the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rong Wang, Bing Liu, Yuchan Yang, Hanyang Wang, Huiliang Xu, Chien-Ming Lee
  • Patent number: 11843164
    Abstract: An elongate antenna assembly (1) for an aircraft including a structural section (3) and an antenna element (5), wherein the structural section (3) includes an elongate leading edge section (7) extending in a longitudinal direction (13) of the antenna assembly, a first lateral section (9), and a second lateral section (11), wherein the leading edge section (7) is curved such that the leading edge section (7) comprises a convex outer surface (15) extending in the longitudinal direction (13) of the antenna assembly (1) on a convex side (19) of the antenna assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Peer Konitzer
  • Patent number: 11843163
    Abstract: An opening completely arranged in a skin panel of a structural portion of the aircraft is formed in the outer skin of the skin panel, and for each of the skin panels with one of the openings, an associated structural element of an electronic arrangement is separately provided. The structural element is designed and detachably fastened by a frame thereof to the outer skin in the corresponding skin panel on the side of the outer skin opposite the outer surface, such that it seals the corresponding opening such that the skin panel has at least the same pressure-tightness and at least the same strength relative to tension, pressure and shear forces which act in the skin panel in the extension direction of the outer skin as the same skin panel without the corresponding opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schaupmann, Markus Altmann
  • Patent number: 11837773
    Abstract: A resilient antenna securing device that includes a frame structure and a plurality of fin components projecting outwardly from the frame structure. The fin components are configured to receive and hold one or more RF antenna portions. Each fin of a first pair of the plurality of fins components includes a tab that extends toward the other fin of the first pair of fins. At least one first intermediate fin of the plurality of fins is disposed between the first pair of fins. The tabs from the first pair of fins together trap a first RF antenna portion between the tabs and the at least one first intermediate fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: VEEA INC.
    Inventors: Michael Mirabella, Bob Migliorino, Shaun Greaney, Theodore Lubbe, Michael Liccone, Dave Doyle, Perry Wintner, Clint Smith
  • Patent number: 11825392
    Abstract: A guest engagement system and associated methods provide seamless engagement with guests of facilities through the use of wireless sensing technologies. The system makes use of individual guest devices which are carried by guests and used to automatically identify and authenticate the guests throughout the facility. Services can thereby be seamlessly provided to the guests throughout the facility. The services include contact tracing, automatic unlocking of doors, including hotel or state room doors, based on the guests' immediate proximity to their assigned room's door. The services also include automated payment services provided at checkout or vending terminals, and automated log-on to interactive displays and portals, among others, based on secure wireless authentication of the guest devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CARNIVAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Padgett, Michael G. Jungen, Douglas Steele, Kyle Prestenback, Richard J. Criado, Vince Ball, Adam Leonards, Glenn Curtis, Manny Vellon, Patrick Mendiuk, Sander Lam
  • Patent number: 11817614
    Abstract: A thermal management system and process for use in a wireless access point antenna housing. The access point typically includes two or more stacked antenna housings or bays. Each bay includes an upper end, a lower end spaced from the upper end, and at least one sidewall surface extending between the upper end the lower end to define an enclosed interior area of the bay. Each bay typically includes a plurality of antennas. In an arrangement, the upper end, lower end and a one or more partitions between the upper and lower ends in conjunction with one or more sidewall surfaces form the antenna bays. In an arrangement, divider panels form the partitions and/or the upper and lower ends. Each partition panel includes one or more airflow channels that provide an air inlet and/or outlet for at least one adjacent antenna bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Comptek Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth M Hoganson, Rachel A Lockwood, Lawrence E Pitoniak