Patents Examined by Jacob Y. Choi
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Patent number: 8872721Abstract: The invention relates to an RFID reader having a transmitting antenna (102) and a receiving antenna (104), wherein the transmitting antenna is located a first distance (114) from the receiving antenna, wherein the transmitting antenna has transmitting antenna coils (106) situated in a first plane (108), and wherein the receiving antenna has receiving antenna coils (110) situated in a second plane (112), and having means (130, 132) for positioning an RFID document at a position located a second distance (148) from the transmitting antenna, wherein the transmitting antenna is situated between the receiving antenna and the position.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Bundesdruckerei GmbHInventors: Markus Tietke, Frank Fritze, Jörg Fischer
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Patent number: 8866691Abstract: A multimode antenna structure is provided for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports for coupling to the circuitry; a plurality of antenna elements, each operatively coupled to a different one of the antenna ports; and a plurality of connecting elements. The connecting elements each electrically connect neighboring antenna elements such that the antenna elements and the connecting elements are arranged about the periphery of the antenna structure and form a single radiating structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Skycross, Inc.Inventors: Mark T. Montgomery, Mark W. Kishler, Li Chen
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Patent number: 8842053Abstract: An electrically-shortened Yagi antenna includes a boom, a first electrically-shortened end element mounted on the boom, a second electrically-shortened end element mounted on the boom; and an electrically-shortened driven element mounted on the boom and electrically shortened less than the first and second electrically-shortened end elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Fluidmotion, Inc.Inventors: Clayton B. Curtiss, Michael E. Mertel
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Patent number: 8836581Abstract: The present technology provides an improved antenna having a conductive first plate, a conductive second plate and a conductive third plate. The conductive first plate and the conductive second plate are disposed and have an electrical connection to form an external antenna structure having a U-shaped cross section. The conductive third plate is disposed parallel to the conductive first plate between the conductive first plate and the conductive second plate and has a proximate edge proximate the electrical connection. The conductive third plate has an electrical length with respect to the proximate edge corresponding to an odd integer multiple of a quarter of a guide wavelength associated with a resonant frequency of the antenna. The conductive third plate forms part of an internal antenna structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: NETGEAR, Inc.Inventor: Paul A. Nysen
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Patent number: 8803742Abstract: The dual-band MIMO antenna system includes antenna elements arranged on a printed circuit board. For the plurality of antennas on the board, the opposing antennae are arranged in mirror-image fashion. Each antenna has a first elongate vertical element connected to and extending vertically from one end of a horizontal element. A second, shorter elongate vertical element is disposed proximate an opposite end of the horizontal element and extends upward therefrom in parallel with the first elongate member. First (feed) and second (short) stubby vertical elements are disposed on the horizontal element proximate the second elongate member and extend downward from the horizontal element. A ground plane is formed on the opposite face of the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Mohammad S. Sharawi, Mohammad Azam Jan
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Patent number: 8803750Abstract: An antenna includes a ground plane and an antenna plane arranged on the ground plane by at least one bar. A feed line is guided sideways between the ground plane and the antenna plane to a feed contact of the antenna plane.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: TE Connectivity Nederland B.V.Inventor: Wijnand van Gils
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Patent number: 8803747Abstract: Two harness engagement grooves are provided at each end in the longitudinal direction of a rod-shaped antenna component, on one side thereof, and midway in the longitudinal direction, on one side thereof, a uniting groove is provided, having a width, which is smaller than the outermost width of the two harness engagement grooves.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tetsushi Yashima
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Patent number: 8797228Abstract: An adjusting mechanism of adjusting an angle of an antenna module is disclosed in the present invention. The adjusting mechanism includes a base, a supporter pivotally connected to the base for supporting the antenna module, a connecting component pivoting to the supporter, and a jointing component disposed on the base and slidably inserting into a slot on the connecting component. The connecting component is for pivoting to the supporter and sliding relative to the jointing component along a direction of the slot simultaneously, so as to adjust an angle between the supporter and the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Wistron NeWeb CorporationInventors: Lan-Chun Yang, Ming-Chan Lee, Hung-Yuan Lin, San-Yi Kuo, Wei-Te Chien
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Patent number: 8780002Abstract: A MIMO antenna includes first and second radiating elements and a conductive neutralization line. Each of the first and second radiating elements includes a straight portion connected to a serpentine portion. The straight and serpentine portions are configured to resonate in at least two spaced apart RF frequency ranges in response to the straight portion being electrically excited through a RF feed. The conductive neutralization line conducts resonant currents between the first and second radiating elements and has a conductive length that is configured to phase shift the conducted resonant currents to cause at least partial cancellation of currents in the first and second radiating elements which are generated by wireless RF signals received by the first and second radiating elements from each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Mikael Håkansson, Zhinong Ying
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Patent number: 8779982Abstract: A portable wireless device which effectively uses a space in a case while maintaining communication qualities by reducing antenna gain deterioration even when a plurality of antennas of different frequency bands are arranged adjacent to each other. The portable wireless device is provided with patterns for adding a band disturbing element, which is composed of beads and a parallel resonance circuit, to a part where one side of an antenna pattern of a magnetic field antenna is closed to between the main antenna and the magnetic field antenna is more easily generated. The band disturbing element may be composed of ferrite core or the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Kenji Waku, Kunihiko Watanabe, Shin Takahashi, Tadashi Koyama
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Patent number: 8780003Abstract: A multiple frequency projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM) includes a plurality of metal traces, a metal backing, and a dielectric material. The plurality of metal traces is on one or more layers of a substrate and the metal backing is on another layer of the substrate. The dielectric material is between the metal backing and the plurality of metal traces, which is electrically coupled to the metal backing. At least some of the plurality of metal traces is of various sizes and of various positioning and spacing to create a distributed inductor-capacitor network having a first frequency band of operation and a second frequency band of operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos, Chryssoula A. Kyriazidou
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Patent number: 8773310Abstract: An antenna resonating element may be mounted in an antenna cavity. The antenna resonating element may have a printed circuit board substrate with a patterned metal layer. Components may be soldered to the antenna resonating element using solder with a given melting point before soldering the antenna resonating element the antenna cavity using solder with a lower melting point. Solder widow openings may be formed in the antenna resonating element and antenna cavity to allow for application of solder paste. Engagement features and alignment structures may be used to align the antenna resonating element relative to the antenna cavity. The antenna cavity may have a curved opening. The printed circuit board substrate may be bent to the shape of the curved opening before soldering components to the printed circuit board. An elastomeric fixture may be used to hold the antenna resonating element to the cavity during soldering.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sam Shiu, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero
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Patent number: 8766869Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a ground substrate; and a loop antenna having first and second polarized wave surfaces, which are perpendicular to the substrate. The substrate provides an antenna, which is excited and vibrated together with the loop antenna. The antenna has a first polarized wave component in parallel to the first polarized wave surface and a second polarized wave component in parallel to the second polarized wave surface. A polarized wave ratio between the first polarized wave component and the second polarized wave component in the substrate is substantially equal to a polarized wave ratio between the first polarized wave surface and the second polarized wave surface in the loop antenna.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, Nippon Soken, Inc.Inventors: Yuuji Kakuya, Akira Takaoka, Hidenori Wada, Kouji Yamashita
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Patent number: 8766857Abstract: There are provided a first circuit substrate 22 on which an antenna 32 and electronic components are arranged, a case body 24 that is molded of a non-conductive material and that is attached to the first circuit substrate 22 so that the case body 24 overlaps the first circuit substrate 22 in the thickness direction of the first circuit substrate 22, and a housing 8 including the first circuit substrate 22 and the case body 24 in the housing 8. The case body 24 comprises a conductive layer formed on the surface of the case body 24, except for an antenna opposing area S where the case body 24 overlaps the antenna 32 in the thickness direction of the first circuit substrate 22.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Yasuhiro Abe
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Patent number: 8760355Abstract: The invention as disclosed is a buoyant cable antenna configured for both VLF/LF and HF signals. A 100 foot antenna element has a low-pass filter assembly positioned at the midpoint of the antenna element to block HF signals. The outboard tip of the antenna element is shorted. In this way, the antenna element appears as a 50 foot open circuit antenna element to HF signals and as a 100 foot shorted antenna element to VLF/LF signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: David A. Tonn
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Patent number: 8754825Abstract: A method includes, during transmission and/or reception of a radio frequency signal, detecting an impedance associated with an antenna connected with a matching network; algorithmically determining a reactance value of at least one reactive element that forms a part of the matching network in accordance with the detected impedance and at least one parameter including at least one of a currently used radio frequency, at least one user/device factor, at least one radio frequency offset value, and at least one predetermined constant; and setting the value of the at least one reactive element to match the determined value.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Erik L. Bengtsson
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Patent number: 8698675Abstract: A mountable antenna element is constructed as an object from a single piece of material and can be configured to transmit and receive RF signals, achieve optimized impedance values, and operate in a concurrent dual-band system. The mountable antenna element may have one or more legs, an RF signal feed, and one or impedance matching elements. The legs and RF signal feed can be coupled to a circuit board. The impedance matching elements can be utilized to create a capacitance with a portion of the circuit board and thereby optimize impedance of the antenna element at a desired operating frequency. The mountable antenna includes features that enable it for use in concurrent dual band operation with the wireless device. Because the mountable antenna element can be installed without needing additional circuitry for matching impedance and can be constructed from a single piece of material, the antenna element provides for more efficient manufacturing.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Ruckus Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Victor Shtrom, Bernard Baron
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Patent number: 8686908Abstract: A wireless function watch includes an antenna for receiving a radio wave from outside; a housing for accommodating the antenna; a conductive projecting portion projecting in a planar direction from an inner wall of the housing toward the inside of a watch case; and an opening penetrating the conductive projecting portion vertically so as to improve receiving characteristics of the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Inventors: Kouichi Kusunoki, Setsuo Kachi
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Patent number: 8665164Abstract: An electronic device such as a portable electronic device may have an antenna and associated wireless communications circuitry. The antenna may be a slot antenna having a dielectric slot opening. The slot opening may have a shape such as a U shape or an L shape in which elongated regions of the slot run parallel to the edges of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may have a housing with conductive sidewalls. The conductive sidewalls may help define the shape of the slot. Antenna feed arrangements may be used to feed the slot antenna in a way that excites harmonic frequencies and that supports multiband operation while being shielded from proximity effects.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2008Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Hill, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero
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Patent number: 8659485Abstract: An antenna designing method and a data card single board of a wireless terminal are provided. The antenna designing method provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes: dividing a semi-closed area without other metal wirings on a data card single board of the wireless terminal; and arranging an antenna wiring in the semi-closed area, where a gap exists between the antenna wiring and the data card single board, and the antenna wiring is coupled with the data card single board via the gap. The embodiments of the present invention also disclose a data card single board of the wireless terminal. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) value of the antenna is reduced, and meanwhile, a working bandwidth of a broadband is realized.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yao Lan, Shuhui Sun, Ping Lei, Yi Fan, Zhitai Zheng, Yanping Xie, Yongling Ban