Patents Examined by Michael C. Wimer
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Patent number: 8797215Abstract: A wire antenna comprises a main radiating element, a grounding element, a shorting element, and a coaxial cable. The said main radiating element and the said grounding element are linked by the said shorting element. A central conducting wire and an outer grounding conductor of the coaxial cable are electrically connected to the first and the second points on the said main radiating element and the said grounding element respectively. The main radiating element and the grounding element are all made of a single metal wire with compact size and low cost. The present invention is capable of single or dual-band operation for applications in WLAN devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Saou-Wen Su, Jui-Hung Chou
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Patent number: 8791872Abstract: The invention relates to an omni-directional ultra-wide band antenna including at least two metallic members (14, 15, 16) provided opposite an earth plane (11) and distributed about a symmetry axis (AA) perpendicular to the earth plane (11) and at the centre of the antenna, characterised in that the metallic members (14-16) each have a narrow quasi punctual geometry at their base that flares along the symmetry axis (BB) of said metallic members (14-16) in the direction of the upper end thereof, and in that said metallic members (14-16) are oriented in a direction extending from a common point (18) of said metallic members and opposite the earth plane (11).Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Groupe des Ecoles des Telecommunications (ENST Bretange)Inventor: Jean-Philippe Coupez
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Patent number: 8786497Abstract: The high isolation multiband MIMO antenna system is a multi-band dual and quad antenna for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems. Element and ground plane geometries that can cover a wide range of frequency bands (780 MHz-5850 MHz) are based on the varying some simple geometrical lengths and widths of the elements and ground planes. The MIMO antenna systems can be used for next generation cellular and wireless MIMO communication systems. Several isolation enhancement schemes increase the isolation between adjacent antenna elements. Any combination of the isolation and MIMO antenna system geometries can be created to support different wireless system standards. The novel MIMO antenna systems are disposed within a dielectric substrate area of 50×100 mm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventor: Mohammad S. Sharawi
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Patent number: 8786510Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) antenna containing element is provided. The RF antenna containing element includes a reinforced metal foil laminate antenna bonded to a carrier layer. The reinforced metal foil laminate antenna includes a metal foil layer bonded to a reinforcement layer. The reinforcement layer can mitigate tearing of the metal foil layer during formation of the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: James P. Coleman, Jay Akhave, Eric Dimalanta
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Patent number: 8786509Abstract: A conformal channel monopole antenna system includes: a housing; a cavity formed within the housing; and a substrate covering the cavity. The substrate includes a first elongated radiating element coupled to two opposing sides of the top surface of the housing at two opposing ends in a first direction; a second elongated radiating element coupled another two opposing sides of the top surface of the housing at two opposing ends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a first feed port at one end of the first elongated radiating element; and a second feed port at one end of the second elongated radiating element. The first elongated radiating element is configured to radiate a first type of polarization and the second elongated radiating element is configured to radiate a second type of polarization simultaneously with the first type of polarization.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventor: Richard S. Johnson
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Patent number: 8779992Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus and a planar antenna thereof are provided. The wireless communication apparatus comprises a connecting port, a printed circuit board, and a planar antenna. The printed circuit board is connected to the connecting port, and the planar antenna is formed on the printed circuit board. The planar antenna comprises a radiation portion, a shorting portion, and a feeding portion. The feeding portion is connected to the radiation portion and the shorting portion, and the radiation portion and the shorting portion are in a bent shape so that the radiation portion, the shorting portion and the feeding portion are distributed in a rectangular region.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Arcadyan Technology CorporationInventors: Sy-Been Wang, Kuo-Chang Lo, Shih-Chieh Cheng
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Patent number: 8766854Abstract: A bottom feed cavity aperture antenna is provided. The bottom feed cavity aperture antenna includes a patch and a ground structure. The patch feeds a signal to the bottom feed cavity aperture antenna. The ground structure includes a continuous wall, and a top end and a bottom end, wherein the continuous wall surrounds the patch, a thickness of the ground structure is formed between the top end and the bottom end, a patch height is formed between the patch and the bottom end, and a ratio of the patch height to the thickness is substantially lower than 1/2, and a magnetic field is formed at the top end, and magnetic resonance directions of the magnetic field are parallel to a first axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Shih-Kai Lin, Yi-Cheng Lin
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Patent number: 8754822Abstract: A user device having a multi-band slot antenna with multiple slot openings in conductive material and one or more tuning elements physically coupled to the multi-band slot antenna is described.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Weiping Dou
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Patent number: 8742993Abstract: Techniques and devices based on antenna structures with a MTM loading element.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics Services GmbHInventors: Cheng Jung Lee, Maha Achour, Ajay Gummalla
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Patent number: 8736496Abstract: An apparatus including a cover defining an exterior surface of the apparatus and including a first conductive cover portion; an antenna, connected to a feed point and configured to operate in at least a first resonant frequency band; a first conductive member; a second conductive member; and wherein the first and second conductive members are configured to couple with the first conductive cover portion, the combination of the first and second conductive members and the first conductive cover portion are operable in a second resonant frequency band, different to the first resonant frequency band and are configured to be contactlessly fed by the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Bjarne Nielsen, Richard Breiter, Jens Troelsen, Alexandre Pinto
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Patent number: 8736500Abstract: An antenna apparatus that has a base and an antenna element with a balanced RF output, which receives RF signals within a first band of frequencies. The apparatus includes a mount engaged with the base that rotatably supports the antenna about an axis of rotation. The apparatus has a balun with a balanced RF input and an unbalanced RF output. A feed line is coupled between the balanced RF output and the balanced RF input. The feed line includes two electrical conductors that have a predetermined length and that are aligned substantially in parallel, and supportively spaced apart a predetermined distance by plural insulators. The feed line is further arranged to maintain the predetermined distance between the two electrical conductors as the antenna element rotates with respect to the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: RadioShack CorporationInventor: Alan Man Lung Lam
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Patent number: 8736502Abstract: Conformal antennas and methods for radiating radio frequency energy using conformal antennas are provided. In particular, one or more tapered feeds can be provided as part of or interconnected to a conductive top plate. The one or more tapered feeds have a depth that decreases from a feed point to a tip. The tip of the one or more tapered feeds is adjacent a cavity formed over a lens region. An aperture over the lens region can be covered or filled by an impedance surface. This impedance surface may comprise a frequency selective surface. Alternatively, a frequency selective surface can be provided over the lens region of an antenna incorporating one or more stripline feeds.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.Inventors: John Langfield, John T. Mehr, Daniel J. Carlson
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Patent number: 8730109Abstract: Radio transmitting and receiving slot antenna, comprising a transmitting and receiving portion, means for connection to a transmitting and/or receiving circuit, said transmitting and receiving portion being formed of two volumes of liquid delimiting a slot, and means to modify the shape of said volumes of liquid and to modify the width of the slot, said means to modify the shape of said volume of liquid using electrostatic forces, the liquid being electrically conductive, and a control unit controlling the means to deform the volumes of fluid.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventor: Ghislain Despesse
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Patent number: 8723731Abstract: Disclosed is a circularly-polarized antenna comprising a flat conducting ground plane, a radiator, and an excitation system disposed between the radiator and the ground plane. The radiator comprises a plurality of conducting segments separated from each other by a first dielectric medium and separated from the ground plane by a second dielectric medium. The plurality of conducting segments are symmetrically disposed about an antenna axis of symmetry orthogonal to the ground plane. The excitation system comprises a flat conducting exciter patch and four excitation sources with phase differences of 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees. The excitation sources are generated on two orthogonal printed circuit boards.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Topcon GPS, LLCInventors: Dmitry Tatarnikov, Anton Stepanenko, Andrey Astakhov, Vladimir Philippov
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Patent number: 8723750Abstract: A dual-dipole, multi-band conformal antenna for facilitating optimized wireless communications of a utility meter. The antenna includes an antenna backing, the backing adapted to conform to an inside surface of a utility meter and an antenna trace affixed to the antenna backing. The antenna trace is made of a conductive material and includes a symmetric low-band portion and an asymmetric high-band portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: World Products, Inc.Inventor: Bharadvaj R. Podduturi
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Patent number: 8717240Abstract: A multi-angle ultra wide band antenna for electronic devices is disclosed. The said antenna cover all mobile bands worldwide: 700/850/900/1700/1800/1900 and 2100 MHz and with sufficient bandwidth to include the 2400 and 2500 MHz mainly used in wireless networks, having a radiated element supported by a first substrate and expanding into a spatial geometry for transmission and reception of radio signal. An antenna base has a plurality of first solder pads on a second substrate for physical attachment to a printed circuit board and a second solder pad electrically connected to a terminal of said antenna to radio circuitry feed point, with compatible surface mount technology. The first and second substrates are joined by a bending line as a single substrate, where the said first substrate is allowed to be bent relative to the plane of the said second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Taoglas Group HoldingsInventors: Javier Ruben Flores-Cuadras, Dermot O'Shea O'Shea, Rónán Quinlan
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Patent number: 8717245Abstract: A dipole antenna for wide-band communications. Some embodiments relate to a multilayer planar high-gain antenna for ultra-wideband communications having a broadband dipole structure, a tuning plate and a feed arranged roughly parallel to one another and separated from one another with dielectric materials. In one embodiment, the antenna includes four conductive layers, a reflector, which is preferably rectangular, a broadband bowtie preferably of bowtie shape, a feed structure and a parasitic element or tuning patch.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Ivan Krivokapic, Alexandr Yampolsky
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Patent number: 8698697Abstract: In a semiconductor device in which a copper plating layer is used for a conductor of an antenna and in which an integrated circuit and the antenna are formed over the same substrate, an object is to prevent an adverse effect on electrical characteristics of a circuit element due to diffusion of copper, as well as to provide a copper plating layer with favorable adhesiveness. Another object is to prevent a defect in the semiconductor device that stems from poor connection between the antenna and the integrated circuit, in the semiconductor device in which the integrated circuit and the antenna are formed over the same substrate. In the semiconductor device, a copper plating layer is used for the antenna, an alloy of Ag, Pd, and Cu is used for a seed layer thereof, and TiN or Ti is used for a barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teruyuki Fujii, Kazuya Hanaoka
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Patent number: 8681056Abstract: A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Philip M. Hobson, Erik L. Wang, Kenneth A. Jenks, Robert J. Hill, Robert W. Schlub, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Tang Yew Tan, Adam D. Mittleman
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Patent number: 8681055Abstract: A coupling structure for an antenna device including a housing, which retains an antenna element for transmitting or receiving a communication signal, and a wire harness, which extends out of the housing. The coupling structure includes a coupling member that couples the wire harness to a conductor when coupling the housing to a coupling location.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masanori Kosugi, Taketoshi Sakurai