Patents Examined by Jessica Han
  • Patent number: 10333209
    Abstract: A vehicular radar system with antenna structures to provide volumetric radar scanning for use in vehicles. The vehicular radar system includes a first antenna array having two or more tapered slot end-fire antennas. The vehicular radar system includes a second antenna array having two or more tapered slot end-fire antennas positioned adjacent to the two or more tapered slot end-fire antennas such that the first antenna array is stacked above the second antenna array. A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) is coupled to the first antenna array and the second antenna array. The RFIC is configured to control each of the two or more tapered slot end-fire antennas of the first antenna array and the two or more tapered slot end-fire antennas of the second antenna array to transmit a signal. At least some signals have different phases so they may be combined to form a three-dimensional radar beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Paul D. Schmalenberg, Meijiao Li, Jae Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 10333223
    Abstract: An RFID antenna for a POS device has a slender, single-sided, flexible substrate with a first end and a second end. Multiple conductors extend along the substrate, from the first end to the second end. A flexible covering layer is attached to the substrate and covers the conductors. The substrate is wrapped to superimposed the ends of the substrate. A connector connects the ends of the conductors on the first end of the substrate to the ends of the conductors on the second end of the substrate whereby the plurality of conductors form an antenna in the form of a continuous helical coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventor: Ling Qin
  • Patent number: 10326212
    Abstract: A phase lag cell and an antenna including the same are disclosed. A phase lag cell according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a plane reflector; a substrate spaced apart and positioned at a predetermined distance from the reflector; and a phase lag circuit formed at one side of the substrate such that L-shaped patterns are formed to be vertically and horizontally symmetrical around a cross-shaped slot, and a stub having a predetermined length is extended from the end of each L-shaped pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: EMW CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gi Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 10320086
    Abstract: One example discloses a near-field electromagnetic induction (NFEMI) antenna, including: an electric antenna including a first electrically conductive surface; a magnetic antenna including a first coil (L1) coupled to a second coil (L2); a first feeding connection coupled to one end of the first coil; a second feeding connection coupled to another end of the first coil and one end of the second coil; wherein a another end of the second coil is connected to the electrically conductive surface; and a magnetic permeable material coupled to one side of the magnetic antenna and configured to be placed between the magnetic antenna and a set of electric components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Anthony Kerselaers, Liesbeth Gommé
  • Patent number: 10320085
    Abstract: A high efficiency short backfire antenna (SBFA) includes a cylindrical reflector and a feed structure. The conductive cylindrical reflector is configured to collect or to radiate electromagnetic waves. The cylindrical reflector has a reflector base and a reflector wall. The feed structure is electromagnetically coupled to the cylindrical reflector. The reflector wall includes a dielectric liner formed on an inside surface of the cylindrical reflector, and the dielectric liner is covered with a structured anisotropic impedance surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Lier, Matthew George Bray, Thomas Henry Hand, Bonnie Gean Martin
  • Patent number: 10312599
    Abstract: An improved microwave system. Certain embodiments include a radio transceiver, an antenna, an antenna feed mechanism, and the necessary RF cabling to connect these elements. In the present invention, an antenna feed system is described. The antenna feed system may comprise the radio transceiver, which is integrated with the antenna feed mechanism and the antenna conductors. In the exemplary embodiment, the antenna feed assembly further comprises connectivity for a digital signal interface; antenna feed pins, director pins and sub-reflectors. Typically, these elements are located on a printed circuit board and housed in weather proof housing which may be disposed on the feed arm of a parabolic reflectors. Some embodiments may support OSI layer digital communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Pera, John R. Sanford
  • Patent number: 10297918
    Abstract: A planar multi-layer assembly method fabricates a dual frequency, dual polarization phased-array antenna. A plurality of vias make up an array of double-walled wells which are connected to a ground plane. A shorted annular ring patch antenna (SARPA) is deposited at the top of each double-walled well. Fabricated coaxially and parallel to each SARPA, is an array of circular patch antennas (CPA). The inner wall of each double-walled well improves isolation of the CPA signals from the SARPA signals. Each SARPA of the array is connected to a pair of first frequency band signal vias and the CPA is coupled to a pair of second frequency band signal vias. Within each frequency band, a plurality of signal phases enable steerable polarized antenna beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Ce Zhang
  • Patent number: 10290946
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a hybrid antenna that includes a slot resonating element formed from a slot in a ground plane and a planar resonating element formed over the slot. A parasitic element may be disposed over the planar element. A switch may couple the parasitic element to the ground. A tunable circuit may couple the planar element to the ground. The switch and tunable circuit may be placed in different tuning states. In a first state, the tunable circuit and switch form open circuits. In a second state, the tunable circuit may an open circuit and the switch is closed. In a third state, the tunable circuit forms a return path and the switch forms an open circuit. This may allow the antenna to operate with satisfactory efficiency in low, mid, and high bands despite volume constraints imposed on the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pietro Romano, Harish Rajagopalan, Umar Azad, Lu Zhang, Rodney A. Gomez Angulo, Mattia Pascolini
  • Patent number: 10290941
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display in a housing with a metal wall. An antenna may have an antenna ground formed from the wall and an antenna resonating element. Transceiver circuitry may be coupled to an antenna feed that extends between the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground. A return path may extend between the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground in parallel with the feed. The antenna resonating element may have segments that are coupled by a frequency dependent filter. At a first frequency, the filter may have a low impedance so that the antenna resonating element has a first effectively length. At a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency, the filter may have a high impedance so that the antenna resonating element has a second effective length that is shorter than the first effective length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erdinc Irci, Carlo Di Nallo, Jayesh Nath, Zheyu Wang, Eduardo Da Costa Bras Lima, Hongfei Hu, Mario Martinis, Mattia Pascolini
  • Patent number: 10290934
    Abstract: An antenna device is provided with a substrate; an antenna coil formed into a loop-shaped or spiral-shaped on the substrate; a first metallic layer overlapping with a first part of the antenna coil in a planar view; and a second metallic layer overlapping with a second part of the antenna coil different from the first part. The first and second metallic layers are disposed on both sides of a center of an inner diameter portion of the antenna coil in a planar view, respectively. A slit formed between the first and second metallic layers overlaps with the inner diameter portion of the antenna coil in a planar view. At least one of the first and second metallic layers is formed on the substrate together with the antenna coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Tomonari, Hirohumi Asou, Toshifumi Komachi
  • Patent number: 10284353
    Abstract: A method for subsurface radio communication includes transmitting voice data through a subsurface environment, by a transmitter of a radio transceiver. The voice data is received through the subsurface environment, by a receiver of the radio transceiver. A transceiver frequency of the radio transceiver is changed to an optimal transceiver frequency in response to a change to the subsurface environment. The transceiver frequency is one of a transmit frequency of the transmitter and a receive frequency of the receiver. A first impedance of a subwavelength antenna is matched to a second impedance of the transceiver in response to a difference between the first impedance and the second impedance exceeding an impedance mismatch value. The subwavelength antenna has a radiating length less than a transceiver wavelength of the radio transceiver operating in free-space at a maximum of the transceiver frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Sandia Research Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Michael Shope, Paul Raymond Jorgenson
  • Patent number: 10283863
    Abstract: A composite antenna includes: a coil element which is formed into a spiral shape, and which has a trap coil portion in a base end portion; a tubular conductive element which is electrically series-connected to a base end of the coil element; and a connection metal fitting which is electrically connected to a base end of the conductive element. A series connection of the coil element and the tubular conductive element operates in a first frequency band, and the tubular conductive element alone operates in a second frequency band which is higher than the first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sadao Ohno, Kengo Osawa, Takashi Nozaki, Kenichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10283869
    Abstract: A MIMO antenna is provided that includes a ground plane, and a plurality of dipole antenna elements that are arranged in the vicinity of the ground plane. Each of the plurality of dipole antenna elements includes a radiating element including a conductor portion extending along an outer edge portion of the ground plane, and a feeding portion that feeds the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuta Sonoda, Koji Ikawa, Toshiki Sayama
  • Patent number: 10276936
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a wiring board, a conductive member including a first conductor portion and a second conductor portion electrically connected to each other, a coil element including a coupling coil to be connected to a feed circuit, and a capacitor. The first conductor portion includes a conductor opening and a gap that connects the conductor opening and an outer edge of the first conductor portion, and the capacitor crosses the gap. The second conductor portion is connected to two points of an inner edge of the conductor opening, and, together with a portion of the first conductor portion and the capacitor, defines a loop-shaped current path. The coupling coil is magnetically coupled to the loop-shaped current path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tenno
  • Patent number: 10270171
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including: a first antenna for wireless communication; a second antenna for near-field communication that forms a loop by being used together with the first antenna, at least a part of the second antenna being positioned at a back surface of a display region of a display; and a first filter that is provided in the first antenna or the second antenna, passes a signal of a frequency band used in the near-field communication to the first antenna, and blocks inflow of the signal of the frequency band used in the wireless communication into the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Check Chin Yong, Tatsuya Nagae
  • Patent number: 10270182
    Abstract: Provided is a metamaterial-based polarization converter in which a reception antenna and a transmission antenna are formed by using a metamaterial, to thus emit an incident non-polarized or polarized electromagnetic wave in an angle-converted polarization direction. The metamaterial-based electromagnetic wave polarization converter includes: a reception antenna made of a metamaterial and allowing incident electromagnetic waves to resonate at a surface of the reception antenna to generate a surface current; a transmission antenna at a rear side of the reception antenna, and made of an angle-converted metamaterial to thus allow the electromagnetic waves transferred from the reception antenna to resonate to then be emitted in a polarization direction; and a connector made of a conductive material that connects the reception antenna and the transmission antenna, to thereby transfer a surface current generated from the reception antenna to the transmission antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jae Hyung Jang, Jeong min Woo
  • Patent number: 10270173
    Abstract: A patch antenna includes a grounding portion and a radiating portion. The radiating portion includes a first feeding point, a first grounding point, a second feeding point, and a second grounding point. The first feeding point is electrically connected to a first signal source. The first grounding point is electrically connected to the grounding portion. The second feeding point is electrically connected to a second signal source. The second grounding point electrically connected to the grounding portion. The line formed by connecting the first feeding point and the first grounding point is substantially perpendicular to the line formed by connecting the second feeding point and the second grounding point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Yi Wu, Ya-Jyun Li, Chao-Hsu Wu, Shih-Keng Huang, Hung-Ming Yu
  • Patent number: 10270161
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a feeding element connected to a feed point, and a radiating element disposed at a distance from the feeding element. The feeding element is coupled with the radiating element by electromagnetic field coupling to feed the radiating element so that the radiating element functions as a radiating conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuta Sonoda, Koji Ikawa, Toshiki Sayama
  • Patent number: 10263318
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a metal housing with an accommodation space, the metal shell including a metal housing having a metal cover, a metal ring disposed outside of the metal cover, and a metal rear housing; an antenna module received in the accommodation space. The antenna module includes a main board with a grounding terminal, the main board including a switching circuit connected with the grounding end of the main board electrically and an LDS antenna controlled by the switching circuit. The main board is connected with the metal cover and the metal ring electrically, the metal cover and the metal ring is coupled with the LDS antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Yan
  • Patent number: 10256529
    Abstract: A hearing device adapted to be worn by a wearer comprises a shell configured for placement on an exterior surface of an ear of the wearer. The shell comprises a first end, a second end, a bottom, a top, and opposing sides, wherein the bottom, top, and opposing sides extend between the first and second ends. Circuitry is provided within the shell comprising at least a microphone, signal processing circuitry, radio circuitry, and a power source. A folded antenna is coupled to the radio circuitry and extends longitudinally along one of the bottom and the top and along the opposing sides between the first and second ends. The folded antenna encompasses at least some of the circuitry and forms an elongated gap between the opposing sides. The elongated gap faces the other of the bottom and the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenchao Yang, Deepak Hosadurga, Karl Hilde, Beau Jay Polinske