Patents Examined by Michael M Bouizza
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Patent number: 11994916Abstract: This is directed to connecting two or more elements using an intermediate element constructed from a material that changes between states. An electronic device can include one or more components constructed by connecting several elements. To provide a connection having a reduced or small size or cross-section and construct a component having high tolerances, a material can be provided in a first state in which it flows between the elements before changing to a second state in which it adheres to the elements and provides a structurally sound connection. For example, a plastic can be molded between the elements. As another example, a composite material can be brazed between the elements. In some cases, internal surfaces of the elements can include one or more features for enhancing a bond between the elements and the material providing the interface between the elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Scott A. Myers, Mattia Pascolini, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Trent Weber, Robert Schlub, Josh Nickel, Robert Hill, Nanbo Jin, Tang Yew Tan
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Patent number: 11990690Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna and a communication device, the antenna includes a dielectric substrate, a first radiating element, a second radiating element and a switching element, the second radiating element surrounds the first radiating element, the second radiating element is of an open-loop structure, at least one first groove is provided in the first radiating element, each switching element corresponds to one first groove, the switching element includes a membrane bridge and a signal electrode, the signal electrode is arranged on the dielectric substrate, coupled to the second radiating element, and insulated from the first radiating element, the membrane bridge is arranged on a side of the first radiating element away from the dielectric substrate, each membrane bridge crosses over one first groove, and at least part of the signal electrode is located in a space defined by the membrane bridge and the first groove.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Chunxin Li, Jingwen Guo, Qianhong Wu, Feng Qu
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Patent number: 11990673Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing, a display stack, a bezel, a solar cell, and a first antenna. The housing includes a bottom wall and a side wall coupled to the bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall define a portion of an internal cavity. The display stack includes a display cover and a solar cell configured to output an electric power having a power level corresponding to an intensity of light received by the solar cell. The bezel is coupled to an upper edge of the side wall of the housing, the bezel enclosing the display cover. The solar cell includes a substrate and a photovoltaic layer, the photovoltaic layer including a mesh of electrically conductive material positioned on the substrate and a first opening. The first antenna is formed by the first opening of the photovoltaic layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.Inventors: Abu T. Sayem, Juhi H. Godhwani, Mohamed Bouchoucha, Jacob T. Zeller, John M. Kenkel, Oliver R. F. Gagliano, Georgios Atmatzakis, Lionel J. Dupuy
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Patent number: 11984669Abstract: Provided is an antenna module including a first planar inverted-F antenna radiator, a first ground plane, a second ground plane, and a conductor. The first planar inverted-F antenna radiator includes a first feeding terminal and a first ground terminal. The first ground terminal is connected to the first ground plane. The second ground plane is located on one side of the first ground plane. A gap exists between the first ground plane and the second ground plane. The conductor is located between the first ground plane and the second ground plane and connects the first ground plane with the second ground plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATIONInventors: Chin-Ting Huang, Chun-Kai Wang, Hsi-Kai Hung, Sony Chayadi
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Patent number: 11984644Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having a first panel connected to a second panel movable between folded and unfolded configurations. A first antenna is located adjacent to the first panel and a second antenna is located adjacent to the second panel. The second antenna is activated when the housing is in an unfolded configuration and is deactivated when the housing is in a folded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Ping Shi, Wei Huang
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Patent number: 11984643Abstract: Provided is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a base and a flip. The flip is rotatable around a rotation axis to bring the electronic device into a closed state. The base is provided with a first antenna including a first slot, and the flip is provided with a second antenna including a groove. In the closed state, the first slot in the first antenna is opposite to the groove in the second antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaolin Hou
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Patent number: 11978968Abstract: An ultra-wide band dipole antenna assembly for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic signals is disclosed herein. The antenna assembly comprises a dipole antenna element and coplanar waveguide feeding network. The dipole antenna delivers the ultra-wide band matching through a pre-determined arrangement after the coplanar waveguide feeding network is applied.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Airgain, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Wang, Peisheng Qian
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Patent number: 11973277Abstract: Disclosed is a 5G NR antenna device. An antenna module includes an antenna material formed of a metal material and having a semi-planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) structure, and a support formed in the shape of a hexahedron with side and bottom faces that are bent from the antenna material by stamping, wherein the support and the antenna material are formed as an integral body.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Korea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-Hoon Kim, Chang Hyun Lee, Dong Wook Park
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Patent number: 11955695Abstract: An antenna module includes: a middle frame, wherein a bezel of the middle frame is provided with an opening for providing a functional module, the bezel is formed with a first conductive strip on one side of the opening, and the bezel is formed with a second conductive strip on the other side of the opening, wherein the first conductive strip and/or the second conductive strip is/are connected to a feed line, to be used as an antenna radiator for transmitting and receiving radio signals. The first conductive strip and the second conductive strip are formed by the bezel at the opening for providing the functional module, to transmit and receive the radio signals, such that the bezel at the opening can be multiplexed to transmit and receive the radio signals in a case that space is limited.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Heng Cao
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Patent number: 11955733Abstract: The present invention provides a new wideband mm-wave end-fire magneto-electric dipole antenna with excellent beam-scanning radiation patterns and reasonably low side lobes and low cross polarizations. The antenna comprises: an asymmetrical substrate integrated coaxial line feed comprising: a first substrate having a first substrate thickness; a second substrate placed on the first substrate and having a second substrate thickness different from the first substrate thickness; a conductive signal line deposited on an upper surface of the first substrate; and two rows of waveguiding vias positioned along and at both sides of the signal line respectively; a ?-shaped probe adopted to excite the antenna; a pair of shorted planar parallel plates serving as magnetic dipole and two pair of vertical conductive vias serving as electric dipole; and a folded vertical reflector consisting of conductive vias and strips is added to reduce the back radiation and to improve the gain of antenna.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: City University of Hong KongInventors: Kwai Man Luk, Ao Li
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Patent number: 11949173Abstract: An antenna system mounted on a vehicle, according to the present specification, is provided. The antenna system can include: a main radiator formed on an antenna board and configured to be electrically connected to a feeding part; and a parasitic radiator formed to be spaced a predetermined distance apart from the main radiator so that a signal from the main radiator is gap-coupled. The parasitic radiator is electrically connected to a ground through a ground connection part, the main radiator operates in a first mode, and the parasitic radiator can operate in a second mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Changil Kim, Changwon Yun
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Patent number: 11929547Abstract: A mobile device includes a system circuit board, a metal frame, one or more other antenna elements, a display device, a first feeding element, and an RF (Radio Frequency) module. The system circuit board includes a system ground plane. The metal frame at least includes a first portion and a second portion. The metal frame at least has a first cut point positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The metal frame further has a second cut point for separating the other antenna elements from the first portion. The first cut point is arranged to be close to a middle region of the display device. The first feeding element is directly or indirectly electrically connected to the first portion. A first antenna structure is formed by the first feeding element and the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Tiao-Hsing Tsai, Chien-Pin Chiu, Hsiao-Wei Wu, Li-Yuan Fang, Shen-Fu Tzeng, Yi-Hsiang Kung
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Patent number: 11929561Abstract: An antenna module includes a first antenna radiator including a feeding terminal, a second antenna radiator, a first ground radiator, a second ground radiator and a capacitive element. The second antenna radiator is disposed on one side of the first antenna radiator, and a first gap is formed between a main portion of the second antenna radiator and the first antenna radiator. The first ground radiator is disposed on another side of the first antenna radiator, and a second gap is formed between the first antenna radiator and the first antenna radiator. The second ground radiator is disposed between the second antenna radiator and the first ground radiator, and a third gap is formed between the second ground radiator and a first branch of the second antenna radiator. The capacitive element is disposed on the third gap and connects the second antenna radiator and the second ground radiator.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATIONInventors: I-Shu Lee, Chih-Hung Cho, Hau Yuen Tan, Chien-Yi Wu, Po-Sheng Chen, Chao-Hsu Wu, Yi Chen, Hung-Ming Yu, Chih-Chien Hsieh
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Patent number: 11916313Abstract: An appressed antenna includes an antenna housing and a metal shell. The antenna housing comprising a housing and a planar antenna, where the planar antenna is bent with one part folded onto the inner surface of the housing and other part pressed onto the outer surface of the housing. The antenna housing is sleeve fitted to the metal shell with a gap between for the planar antenna to radiate. In this all-metal environment, the position of the antenna is close to the gap opening will increase radiation efficiency. By having at least a branch at the tail end of the appressed antenna, the appressed antenna can have a good return loss and antenna gain.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: QuantumZ Inc.Inventors: Kun-Yen Tu, Meng-Hua Tsai, Wei-Ting Lee, Sin-Siang Wang
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Patent number: 11916277Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing and an antenna assembly. The casing has a waterproof area and a peripheral area. The peripheral area is defined at the periphery of the waterproof area. The antenna assembly is disposed at the peripheral area. The antenna assembly includes a hollow-core housing, a circuit board, an antenna, a first sealing element and a second sealing element. The hollow-core housing has a receiving recess and two openings. The two openings are in communication with two opposing ends of the receiving recess. The circuit board is disposed in the receiving recess. The antenna is disposed in the receiving recess and electrically connected to the circuit board. The first sealing element has a wiring aperture. The first sealing element and the second sealing element hermetically seal the two openings of the hollow-core housing, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: GETAC HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventor: Kun-Cheng Lee
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Patent number: 11901651Abstract: A body includes a support strut extending in a second direction. A first terminal includes a first fastening portion to exert a force on the support strut in a third direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the second direction, a second fastening portion to exert a force on the support strut in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, a first coupling portion coupled to the first protrusion and the second protrusion, and a contact portion coupled to at least one of the first fastening portion, the second fastening portion, or the first coupling portion, the contact portion extending in a fifth direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Minoru Sunahara
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Patent number: 11894616Abstract: An antenna structure includes a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, a fourth radiation element, a fifth radiation element, and a dielectric substrate. The first radiation element has a feeding point. The second radiation element is coupled to the first radiation element. The third radiation element is coupled to a first grounding point. The third radiation element is further coupled through the fourth radiation element to a second grounding point. The fifth radiation element is coupled to the third radiation element and the fourth radiation element. The fifth radiation element is adjacent to the second radiation element. The first radiation element and the second radiation element are at least partially surrounded by the third radiation element, the fourth radiation element, and the fifth radiation element.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Chun-I Chen, Chun-Yuan Wang, Yu-Chen Zhao, Chung-Ting Hung
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Patent number: 11894614Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a ground plane including first sides parallel to a first direction and second sides parallel to a second direction, on a plane formed in the first and second directions; a dielectric layer disposed on the ground plane in a third direction; an antenna patch overlapping the ground plane in the third direction; and vias connected to the ground plane and passing through at least a portion of the dielectric layer. Edges of the vias at least partially overlap the first sides of the ground plane in the third direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Won Wook So, Jeongki Ryoo, Woncheol Lee, Youngsik Hur, Keum Cheol Hwang, Nam Heung Kim, Yong-serk Kim
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Patent number: 11881618Abstract: An antenna system can include an antenna radiating element configured for at least one of RF signal transmission or RF signal reception. The antenna radiating element can include a ground leg. The antenna radiating element can include a ground connection coupled to the ground leg and configured to couple the ground leg to ground. The ground connection can include one or more electromagnetically coupled regions. The one or more electromagnetically coupled regions can be configured to increase an electrical length of the ground connection relative to a conductor length of the ground connection.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS (SAN DIEGO), INC.Inventor: Olivier Pajona
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Patent number: 11862875Abstract: An antenna for a body-centric wireless communication system comprises first and second radiating structures between which is located a ground plane and a feed structure. The feed structure comprises a feed line extending between the first radiating structure and the ground plane, and a slot formed in the ground plane. A pair of shorting posts connects the first radiating structure to the ground plane. The antenna is capable of simultaneously generating in-body radiation, on-body radiation and off-body radiation in the same frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: The Queen's University of BelfastInventors: Matthew Magill, Gareth Conway