Patents Examined by Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 9742074
    Abstract: A Cassegrain-type metamaterial antenna, includes: a metamaterial main reflector having a central through-hole, a feed source disposed in the central through-hole, and a sub-reflector disposed in front of the feed source, where an electromagnetic wave radiated by the feed source is emerged in a form of a plane wave after being reflected by the sub-reflector and the metamaterial main reflector in sequence; the metamaterial main reflector includes: a first core layer and a first reflection layer disposed on a rear surface of the first core layer, where the first core layer includes at least one first core layer lamella, and the first core layer lamella includes: a first base material and multiple first conductive geometric structures disposed on the first base material; and a far focus of the sub-reflector coincides with a phase center of the feed source. A paraboloid is replaced with a lamellar metamaterial main reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: KUANG-CHI INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue
  • Patent number: 9735461
    Abstract: An antenna assembly for an electronic device, the antenna assembly comprising a conductive structure for housing at least a circuit board of the electronic device, an antenna formed as a slot in the conductive structure, a feeding element for feeding the antenna by electromagnetic coupling, the feeding element being positioned between the conductive structure and the circuit board and orientated to extend across said slot, the feeding element being connected to a feed line on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Dominique Lo Hine Tong, Philippe Minard, Jean-Marc Le Foulgoc
  • Patent number: 9733797
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a radio assembly. The radio assembly includes an antenna housing unit that houses a pair of reflectors which are situated on a front side of the antenna housing unit, a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes at least a transmitter and a receiver, and a backside cover. The PCB is situated within a cavity at a backside of the antenna housing unit and the backside cover covers the cavity, thereby enclosing the PCB within the antenna housing unit. One embodiment of the present invention provides a user interface for configuring a radio. The user interface includes a display and a number of selectable tabs presented on the display. A selection of a respective tab results in a number of user-editable fields being displayed, thereby facilitating a user in configuring and monitoring operations of the radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: UBIQUITI NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Schulz, John Sanford, Lance Lascari, Christopher Fay, Richard Keniuk, Jude Lee, Charles Macenski
  • Patent number: 9728841
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a metal member, a radiating portion, a coupling portion, and a connecting portion. The metal member is grounded. The coupling portion is spaced apart from the radiating portion. The connecting portion has a first end electronically connected to the coupling portion and a second end electronically connected to the metal member. The radiating portion is configured to deliver current to the coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Geng-Hong Liou, Yen-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 9722315
    Abstract: An ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna for wireless communication in proximity to a human body and between devices having no line-of-sight, includes symmetrical radiators disposed on a side of a dielectric layer, and a differential microstrip feeding line disposed on the side and an opposite side of the dielectric layer. The UWB antenna further includes a top dielectric layer disposed over the side of the dielectric layer, a bottom dielectric layer disposed over the opposite side of the dielectric layer, and a top connecting plate disposed on an outer surface of the top dielectric layer. The UWB antenna further includes a bottom connecting plate disposed on an outer surface of the bottom dielectric layer, and an inter-layer connector configured to connect ends of each of the symmetrical radiators to the top connecting plate and the bottom connecting plate, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrey Vladimorovich Kletsov, Artem Rudolfovich Vilenskiy, Vladimir Yakovlevich Arkhipenkov, Jongjin Kim, Dongwook Kim
  • Patent number: 9722317
    Abstract: An antenna is described including a slot formed in a cavity, a substrate configured to cover a portion of the cavity and the slot, and a first port and a second port configured to supply power to the antenna using a first feeding line and a second feeding line. Each of the feeding line and the second feeding line is connected to the slot in a vertical direction and disposed to be separate from one another. A first input impedance of the antenna from the first port differs from a second input impedance of the antenna from the second port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Jae Sup Lee, Seong Joong Kim, Seok Ju Yun, Sang Wook Nam, Su Min Yun
  • Patent number: 9722323
    Abstract: An antenna, including a first dipole having a first polarization, the first dipole including a first pair of dipole arms, a second dipole having a second polarization, the second dipole including a second pair of dipole arms, at least one dipole arm of the first pair of dipole arms being located with respect to at least one dipole arm of the second pair of dipole arms so as to form at least one isolation slot therebetween, currents along the at least one isolation slot being operative to at least partially cancel mutual coupling between the first dipole and the second dipole, and a feed arrangement for feeding the first and second dipoles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: GALTRONICS CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Haim Yona, Shay Mamo, Snir Azulay, Yaniv Ziv, Ruvim Goldman
  • Patent number: 9711870
    Abstract: An example folded radiation slot for short wall waveguide radiation is disclosed. In one aspect, the radiating structure includes a waveguide layer configured to propagate electromagnetic energy via a waveguide. The waveguide may have a height dimension and a width dimension. The radiating structure also includes a radiating layer coupled to the waveguide layer, such that the radiating layer is parallel to the height dimension of the waveguide. The radiating layer may include a radiating element. The radiating element may be a slot defined by an angular or curved path, and the radiating element may be coupled to the waveguide layer. The radiating element may have an effective length greater than the height dimension of waveguide, wherein the effective length is measured along the angular or curved path of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventor: Jamal Izadian
  • Patent number: 9705206
    Abstract: A square bracket-shaped radiation element is in a non-ground region of a board. A first reactance element that equivalently enters a short-circuited state in a second frequency band is connected between a second end of the radiation element and a ground conductor. A second reactance element that equivalently enters a short-circuited state in a first frequency band s connected between a first end of the radiation element and the ground conductor. In the UHF band, the radiation element and the ground conductor function as an inverted F antenna that contributes to field emission. In the HF band, a loop including the radiation element and the ground conductor functions as a loop antenna that contributes to magnetic field emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuniaki Yosui
  • Patent number: 9698494
    Abstract: A quadri-polarized antenna oscillator, a quadri-polarized antenna, and a quadri-polarized multi-antenna array are provided. The quadri-polarized antenna oscillator comprises four polarized oscillators, wherein midpoints of the four polarized oscillators are coincident; a polarization direction of a first polarized oscillator is a horizontal direction; a polarization direction of a second polarized oscillator is perpendicular to the horizontal direction; a polarization direction of a third polarized oscillator has a 45° angle with the horizontal direction; and a polarization direction of a fourth polarized oscillator has a ?45° angle with the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: China Telecom Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Qi Bi, Weiliang Xie
  • Patent number: 9692137
    Abstract: An annular slot antenna includes an inner conductor divided by a dielectric gap into a rear section and a front section. An inner conductor of a coaxial feed line is contacted with the front section of the inner conductor and the outer conductor of the coaxial feed line is contacted with the rear section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: EADS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Sabielny
  • Patent number: 9653779
    Abstract: A multiple-input-multiple output antenna for use with wireless communication comprises a first element a first radiation element operable to resonate at a first frequency and a second radiation element operable to resonate at a second frequency, wherein the second frequency is not an integer multiple of the first frequency. The first and second antenna radiation elements are each proximate to a ground plane and the respective resonance frequencies of the first radiation element and the second radiation element is achieved by controlling the electrical coupling between the first radiation element, the second radiation element and the ground plane and the resonance frequencies of the first and second radiation elements is controlled independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Dong Wang, James Paul Warden
  • Patent number: 9647326
    Abstract: A design for high-efficiency broadband antennas which includes a D-plate and an E-cylinder, electrically insulated from each other, the E-cylinder being above the D-plate, and both parts insulated from a ground plane. The E-cylinder and D-plate may be fed by distinct feed networks with adjustable impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: WorldWide Antenna Systems LLC
    Inventor: Kurt Gorman
  • Patent number: 9601836
    Abstract: A front feed microwave antenna, which comprises a radiation source, a first metamaterial panel used for radiating an electromagnetic wave emitted by the radiation source, a second metamaterial panel, and a reflective panel affixed to the back of the first metamaterial panel. The electromagnetic wave is emitted via the first metamaterial panel, refracted by entering the second metamaterial panel, reflected by the reflective panel, and finally re-refracted by reentering the second metamaterial panel, then finally parallel-emitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: KUANG-CHI INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue, Xiaoming Yin
  • Patent number: 9601835
    Abstract: Disclosed is an offset feed satellite television antenna comprising a metamaterial panel (100) arranged behind a feed (1). The metamaterial panel (100) comprises a core layer (10) and a reflective panel (200) arranged on a lateral surface of the core layer (10). The core layer (10) comprises at least one core layer lamella (11). The core layer lamella (11) can be divided into multiple belt areas on the basis of refractive indexes. With a fixed point as a center, the refractive indexes on the multiple belt areas are identical at a same radius, while the refractive indexes on each belt area decrease gradually as the radius increases. For two adjacent belt areas, the minimum value of the refractive indexes of the inner belt area is less than the maximum value of the refractive indexes of the outer belt area. A connection between the center and the feed (1) is perpendicular to the core layer lamella (11), while the center does not overlap the center of the core layer lamella (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: KUANG-CHI INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue, Jinjin Wang, Yunnan Hong
  • Patent number: 9583837
    Abstract: A planar differential aperture antenna that has a high gain and wide bandwidth at a millimeter wave band is provided. The differential aperture antenna has a cavity within it that has a height of roughly a quarter of a wavelength of the desired transmission band. The cavity is H-shaped, and has a cross shaped patch within the cavity that is fed differentially by two grounded coplanar waveguides. Two ends of the patch extend towards the ports on either side of the differential aperture antenna, and the other two ends of the patch extend into the cavity lobes, perpendicular with respect to the ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Quan Xue, Shaowei Liao, Peng Wu
  • Patent number: 9531081
    Abstract: A reflector antenna for synthetic aperture radar, having a reflector including a reflector surface, a vertex, and an optical axis. The reflector antenna also as a plurality of antenna elements arranged side by side and in a row, for transmitting radar transmission signals and receiving radar reception signals produced from a reflection on a surface. The reflector is designed as a one-dimensional defocused reflector having two focal planes. The optical axis coincides with the line of inter-section of two imaginary planes extending at right angles to one another. The reflector has, in a first (X-) plane, a first (X-) focal plane that extends at right angles thereto and to the optical axis, and, in a second (Y-) plane, a second (Y-) focal plane which extends at right angles thereto and to the optical axis. The second (Y-) focal plane is at a greater distance from the vertex than the first (X-) focal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Sigurd Huber, Gerhard Krieger, Marwan Younis
  • Patent number: 9502779
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus for an electronic device is provided. The antenna apparatus includes a broadcasting antenna apparatus for receiving broadcasting, and a communicating antenna radiator arranged near the broadcasting antenna apparatus and fed simultaneously from a feed part of the broadcasting antenna apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Lee, Yong-Soo Kwak, Kyung-Kyun Kang, Cheol-Hong Son, Seong-Tae Jeong, Joon-Ho Byun
  • Patent number: 9496616
    Abstract: An antenna includes: a first conductor layer including a first split ring part surrounding a first opening part, the first split ring part having a first split part provided at a portion in a circumferential direction, the first split ring part being continuous in an approximate C-shape; a second conductor layer including a second split ring part opposing the first split ring part, the second split ring part surrounding a second opening part, the second split ring part having a second split part at a portion in a circumferential direction, the second split ring part being continuous in an approximate C-shape; a plurality of conductor vias provided with an interval in a circumferential direction of the first split part and the second split part, the conductor vias electrically connecting the first split ring part and the second split ring part; and a power feed line provided on a conductor layer different from the first conductor layer, the power feed line having a first end and second end, the firs end being
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Toyao
  • Patent number: 9496608
    Abstract: An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest such as a low frequency communications band and a high frequency communications band. The antenna may have an antenna ground and an antenna resonating element. The antenna resonating element may have a high band arm that contributes to a first high band resonance in the high band and may have a low band arm that exhibits a low band resonance in the low band. A passive filter that is coupled between first and second portions of the antenna resonating element may be configured to exhibit a short circuit impedance associated with a bypass path that allows the antenna resonating element to contribute to a second high band resonance in the high band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Jiang, Siwen Yong, Gordon Coutts, Lijun Zhang, Qingxiang Li, Robert W. Schlub