Patents Examined by Huedung Mancuso
  • Patent number: 9917347
    Abstract: A hinge barrel antenna system includes a first hinge device and a second hinge device that couple a chassis base to a display device. A hinge barrel extends between the first hinge device and the second hinge device. A hinge barrel support member is included in the hinge barrel and defines a first slot that extends through the hinge barrel support member. A feed structure is coupled to the hinge barrel support member adjacent the first slot by a circuit board. The first slot is dimensioned such that the combination of the first slot and the feed structure emit radio waves having a first predetermined frequency when the feed structure is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Benny Bologna, Anthony Sanchez, Priyank Gajiwala
  • Patent number: 9917374
    Abstract: A dual-Band phased array antenna with built-in grating lobe mitigation includes an array of radiating elements capable of working at both bands and arranged at distances small enough, avoiding grating lobes with respect to the lower band within the desired field of view. The radiating elements are arranged in planar subarrays that can be steered independently from each other and each of the subarrays has a different boresight normal vector, so that grating lobes in the upper band is mitigated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS DS ELECTRONICS AND BORDER SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Gruener, Peter Feil
  • Patent number: 9912076
    Abstract: A low band radiator for a dual band antenna having a low band and a high band. The radiator includes a dipole arm having a center conductor and at least one RF choke including at least one partial box section closed at one end and open at the other end and having two opposing sides, a bottom and an open top. The closed end is shorted to the center conductor and the partial box section is quasi-coaxial with center conductor. The choke is resonant near the frequency of the high band of the antenna. The dipole arm may include a plurality of the partial box sections with a gap between each section to form a plurality of RF chokes. The dipole arm may be fabricated as a single die cast metal piece or as a plastic injection molded piece plated with conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Peter J. Bisiules
  • Patent number: 9912050
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) circuit for a ring antenna array element includes first and second feed elements, and a conductive element disposed between the first and second feed elements. The first and second feed elements are electrically couplable to a conductive resonator for a frequency band. The first feed element is configured to conduct an electromagnetic current. The conductive element is configured to resonate outside the frequency band to reduce cross-coupling between the first feed element and the second feed element due to the electromagnetic current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Charles W. Manry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9899744
    Abstract: A metamaterial system of a wireless transmission apparatus comprises a metamaterial layer. The metamaterial layer comprises an array of unit cells wherein each of the unit cell comprises a surface having a metal patch with an aperture. The aperture is defined such that a periphery of the aperture is within a periphery of the surface by a spacing distance and an element is disposed within the aperture. The metamaterial system further comprises at least one input RF port placed on a backing layer disposed below the metamaterial layer such that there is no short-circuit between the conductive backing layer and the metamaterial layer; and at least one set of vias connecting the array of unit cells with the at least one input RF port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Energous Corporation
    Inventors: Harry Contopanagos, Michael A. Leabman
  • Patent number: 9899729
    Abstract: An antenna system applicable to a mobile communication device is provided in the present disclosure. The antenna system includes a metal shell with a metal frame and a metal back cover, a printed circuit board (PCB) housed in the metal shell, and an antenna part with a first feed point and a second feed point. A first break point and a second break point are formed at two opposite sides of the metal frame; a first gap and a second gap are respectively formed at two opposite sides of the metal back cover for defining a first clearance area and a second clearance area. The first feed point is located in the first clearance area and contacts a left frame portion of the metal frame; the second feed point is located in the second clearance area and contacts a right frame portion of the metal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Jianchun Mai, Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 9893708
    Abstract: Coil openings of a primary side coil element of a first transformer, a secondary side coil element of the first transformer, a primary side coil element of a second transformer, and a secondary side coil element of the second transformer overlap with one another when viewed from above in a lamination direction. The primary side coil element of the first transformer and the primary side coil element of the second transformer are connected in parallel, and the secondary side coil element of the first transformer and the secondary side coil element of the second transformer are connected in parallel. An impedance conversion ratio is defined in accordance with a lamination order of the primary side coil element and the secondary side coil element of the first transformer with respect to a lamination order of the primary side coil element and the secondary side coil element of the second transformer within a multilayer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 9876278
    Abstract: An antenna board includes a first dielectric layer, a strip conductor, a ground conductor layer, a second dielectric layer, a first patch conductor, a third dielectric layer, a second patch conductor, a through conductor, and a waveguide including upper and lower ground conductors and a ground through conductor. The upper and lower ground conductors are disposed so as to hold therebetween at least one of the first, second, and third dielectric layers. The ground through conductor is disposed in such a manner that at least one lies on each of both sides in a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the strip conductor, and extends through the dielectric layers lying between the upper and lower ground conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Sawa
  • Patent number: 9876279
    Abstract: A monolithic, wideband, millimeter-wave radome is provided. The radome includes a solid layer formed of a single material and a lattice layer formed of the single material and disposed on an exterior surface of the solid layer. The lattice layer includes void regions formed from selective omission of the single material during lattice layer buildup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: David D. Crouch, David R. Sar
  • Patent number: 9871289
    Abstract: An antenna structure is provided. The antenna structure includes a metal sheet including an antenna branch and a grounding structure, wherein the antenna branch and the grounding structure are formed in one piece from the metal sheet, wherein the metal sheet has a top surface and a bottom surface, and the top surface and the bottom surface are opposite each other; a conductive glue disposed over the bottom surface of the metal sheet; and a supporting material disposed over a bottom surface of the conductive glue, wherein the supporting material is disposed corresponding to the antenna branch of the metal sheet. A method for manufacturing the antenna structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Neweb Corp.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chin Hsu, Tzu-Min Wu
  • Patent number: 9865917
    Abstract: A radiating system for transmitting and receiving signals in first and second frequency regions includes a radiating structure, a radiofrequency system, and an external port. The radiating structure has first and second isolated radiation boosters coupled to a ground plane layer. A first internal port of the radiating structure is between the first radiation booster and the ground plane layer, and a second internal port is between the second radiation booster and the ground plane layer. A distance between the two internal ports is less than 0.06 times a wavelength of the lowest frequency. The maximum size of the first and second radiation boosters is smaller than 1/30 times the wavelength of the lowest frequency. The radiofrequency system includes two ports connected respectively to the first and the second internal ports of the radiating structure, and a port connected to the external port of the radiating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Fractus Antennas, S.L.
    Inventors: Jaume Anguera Pros, Aurora Andujar Linares, Carles Puente Baliarda
  • Patent number: 9865111
    Abstract: A fob includes a case, an antenna, at least one input device, and a positioning element. The case has an interface portion and a handle portion. The antenna is disposed at the interface portion of the case. The input device is disposed on the interface portion of the case. The finger positioner orients a user's hand on the handle portion of the case away from the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Hermann, Tye Arthur Winkel, John Locke, Lawrence Banasky, Jr., Mark Wisnewski
  • Patent number: 9859612
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method of operating an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first face and a second face that faces in a direction opposite to the first face; a display exposed through the first face of the housing; a ground member disposed between the first face and the second face; an antenna radiator at least partially disposed within the housing and/or on a portion of the housing; a communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna radiator; a conductive member disposed within the housing or forming a portion of the second face of the housing; and a control circuit electrically connected to the ground member and the conductive member, wherein the control circuit is configured to selectively connect the conductive member to the ground member if the antenna radiator and the communication circuit are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jinwoo Jung, Taeyoung Kim, Inyoung Lee, Wonseok Jeong, Jae-Bong Chun
  • Patent number: 9859608
    Abstract: An antenna module applicable to a mobile device is provided in the present disclosure. The antenna module includes a metal frame, a circuit board surrounded by the metal frame, and an antenna portion on the circuit board. The circuit board includes a main board and a ground board placed on the main board. The antenna portion includes at least one low frequency (LF) ground point and at least one high frequency (HF) ground point arranged on the ground board, and a feed point arranged on the main board. The at least one LF ground point and the at least one HF ground point contact the metal frame; a first current path length between the feed point and the at least one LF ground point is greater than a second current path length between the feed point and the at least one HF ground point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Wang, Jianchun Mai
  • Patent number: 9847574
    Abstract: A multiband antenna including a feed point, a helical radiating element galvanically connected to and fed by the feed point, the helical radiating element resonating in a Very High Frequency range and an elongate radiating element arranged coaxially within the helical radiating element and galvanically connected to and fed by the feed point, the elongate radiating element extending along only a portion of the helical radiating element, the elongate radiating element having a first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency, the elongate radiating element operating as a quarter-wavelength monopole at the first resonant frequency and as an eighth-wavelength monopole at the second resonant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: GALTRONICS CORPORATION, LTD.
    Inventors: Matti Martiskainen, Victor Hoepfner
  • Patent number: 9843110
    Abstract: In one implementation, an apparatus includes: a first reflector portion having a first mount for a first antenna that is configured to operate in a first frequency range, where the first mount characterizes an emission point of a main lobe of the first antenna; and a second reflector portion having a second mount for a second antenna that is configured to operate in a second frequency range that overlaps the first frequency range, where the second mount characterizes an emission point of a main lobe of the second antenna. The second reflector portion is arranged relative to the first reflector portion in order to satisfy a near-field interference isolation criterion between the first and second antennae. In some implementations, the distance between the antenna mounts is less than a distance between the antenna mounts arranged in a plane due to increased spatial diversity between the first and second antennae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Seth Brandon Spiel
  • Patent number: 9843101
    Abstract: Antenna system for a georadar, comprising two plate like antenna devices, where said two antenna devices comprise at least one sender antenna (1) and at least one receiver antenna (2), respectively, as the antennas (1,2) in each antenna device comprise monopoles formed by applying to metal surfaces an electrically insulating plate base (3) located on the underside of a layer of radar absorbing material (4), where the top side of the material layer is covered by a metallic ground plane (5). The antenna device is also arranged to lay against the ground (10). A layer of radar absorbent material (4) is arranged on the top side of the ground planes (5), and the ground planes (5) are not connected electrically to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: 3D-RADAR AS
    Inventor: Egil Eide
  • Patent number: 9837695
    Abstract: A surface-wave waveguide may include a base conductive ground plane including opposite side edges and a pair of conductive side walls. One conductive side wall extends from each side edge of the conductive ground plane. The surface-wave waveguide may also include a substrate including a dielectric material disposed on the base conductive ground plane and between the conductive side walls. The surface-wave waveguide may also include an impedance sheet disposed on the substrate and between the conductive side walls. The impedance sheet may include a predetermined impedance characteristic for transmitting an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel J. Gregoire, Amit M. Patel
  • Patent number: 9825606
    Abstract: A wireless communication device and a filter are provided. The filter has an input end and an output end and includes a first energy storage element, a first series resonant circuit, a second series resonant circuit, a first parallel resonant circuit and a second parallel resonant circuit. The first and the second series resonant circuits respectively have a first capacitor and a first inductor connected in series. The first and the second parallel resonant circuits respectively have a second capacitor and a second inductor connected in parallel. The first series resonant circuit and the first parallel resonant circuit are electrically connected in cascade between a first end of the first energy storage element and a ground, and the second series resonant circuit and the second parallel resonant circuit are electrically connected in cascade between a second end of the first energy storage element and the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Feng Huang, Meng-Luen Lee
  • Patent number: 9825362
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a feed portion, a ground portion, a connecting portion, a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion, and a resonance portion. The ground portion is spaced apart from the feed portion. The connecting portion is electrically connected to the feed portion. The first radiating portion and the second radiating portion are both electrically connected to the connecting portion. The resonance portion is electrically connected to the ground portion. The connecting portion and the resonance portion define a slot therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Lee, Yen-Hui Lin