Patents Examined by Ricardo I Magallanes
  • Patent number: 11967781
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a phased antenna array that radiates at a frequency greater than 10 GHz through a display. The array may include a dielectric resonator antenna having a dielectric column. The dielectric column may have a first surface mounted to a circuit board and a second surface that faces the display. A conductive cap may be formed on the second surface. The conductive cap may allow the dimensions of dielectric column to be reduced while still allowing the dielectric resonator antenna to cover a frequency band of interest. If desired, the phased antenna array may include multiple sets of dielectric resonator antennas for covering different frequency bands. The sets may have different dielectric column heights and/or different conductive cap sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Subramanian Ramalingam, Harish Rajagopalan, Bilgehan Avser, Mattia Pascolini, Rodney A. Gomez Angulo
  • Patent number: 11958603
    Abstract: A UAV having a wireless-front end including propellers that are dual purposed to function as ground communication antenna elements. This design reduces weight and size of the UAV, hence enabling a compact design with the capability of handling a heavier payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Boals, Ugur Olgun, Ashutosh Y. Shukla
  • Patent number: 11955738
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antenna. One example antenna includes a radiating element, a reflecting element, and a radio frequency coaxial cable. The radiating element and the reflecting element are located on a same plane, and the radiating element is connected to the radio frequency coaxial cable. The reflecting element is of a comb structure, the comb structure includes at least two comb teeth, sizes of all the comb teeth are the same, intervals between every two adjacent comb teeth are the same, and a comb-like opening face of the reflecting element is opposite to the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinjin Shao, Zhongyang Yu
  • Patent number: 11949174
    Abstract: A broadband fifth-generation (5G) circularly polarized filtering antenna includes a reflecting plate, a first dielectric substrate, a second dielectric substrate, a third dielectric substrate, a fourth dielectric substrate, a feed line with a phase adjustment function print on one surface of the first dielectric substrate, a ground with a chair-like groove on an other surface of the first dielectric substrate, a first rectangular radiating unit, a second rectangular radiating unit, a first metal transmission strip group and a second metal transmission strip group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ANHUI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yingsong Li, Wen Li, Zhixiang Huang, Lixia Yang
  • Patent number: 11949161
    Abstract: Systems and methods for making an antenna reflector. The methods comprise: obtaining a Carbon Nano-Tube (“CNT”) material; cutting the CNT material into a plurality of wedge shaped pieces; and bonding together the wedge shaped pieces using a resin film adhesive to form the antenna reflector with a three dimensional contoured surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Eagle Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Ian D. Peterson, Monica L. Rommel, Jane Bonnett
  • Patent number: 11942701
    Abstract: A module substrate antenna (1) includes a first coil (7) and a second coil (8) that are connected in parallel. The first coil (7) is composed of a pattern in which a spiral first antenna coil pattern (3a) and a spiral second antenna coil pattern (5a) are interlayer-connected in series. The second coil (8) is composed of a pattern in which a spiral third antenna coil pattern (4a) and a spiral fourth antenna coil pattern (6a) are interlayer-connected in series. The coil patterns are arranged in order of the first antenna coil pattern (3a), the third antenna coil pattern (4a), the second antenna coil pattern (5a), and the fourth antenna coil pattern (6a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventor: Jun Koujima
  • Patent number: 11936093
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of thermoelectric devices that are arranged on the plurality of antenna elements of the antenna array, and a processor that determines which subset of the antenna elements are in an activated state and which are in a deactivated state, and further executes an activation or a deactivation of each of the plurality of thermoelectric devices in synchronization with the activated state or the deactivated state of different subsets of antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements. Further, the processor controls each of the first plurality of thermoelectric devices to apply adaptive cooling on a first subset of antenna elements to maintain a corresponding temperature in a first specified range and apply adaptive cooling on a second subset of antenna elements to maintain a corresponding temperature in a second specified range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PELTBEAM INC.
    Inventors: Mehdi Hatamian, Venkat Kalkunte
  • Patent number: 11929541
    Abstract: An antenna includes an optically transparent substrate layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a radiating element having a first mesh structure and disposed on the first surface of the substrate layer; a ground plane having a second mesh structure formed on the second surface of the substrate layer; at least two feed lines configured to connect the radiating element to an external circuit; and at least two stubs connected to the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: u-blox AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kaufmann, Seyedali Malakooti, Christophe Fumeaux
  • Patent number: 11929548
    Abstract: Eyewear with a slot ring antenna generating E-fields that are orthogonal to each other at a frequency. The slot ring antenna has a first portion including an inner ring and an outer ring configured to generate a first E-field in a first direction, and a second portion having a respective inner ring and the outer right configured to generate a second E-field in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first E-field. The outer ring encompasses the respective inner rings, where a first slot is defined between the respective inner ring and the outer ring. A second slot is encompassed by the respective inner ring, and it may be a cutout. The slot ring antenna encompasses eyewear optical assemblies. In one example, the slot antenna first portion encompasses a first optical assembly, and the second portion encompasses the second optical assembly. The outer ring may comprise of a common ground plane, which ground plane may extend proximate a bridge of the eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Mathias Hintermann, Ugur Olgun, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons
  • Patent number: 11923625
    Abstract: A patch antenna includes: a substrate; a first radiator disposed on the substrate and having a first shape; a second radiator disposed on the substrate while being spaced a predetermined distance apart from the first radiator, and having a second shape; and a power feeder which supplies a power feed signal to the first radiator, wherein the first radiator includes a first outer edge portion straightly formed in the horizontal direction and second outer edge portions vertically formed from both ends of the first outer edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ATCODI CO., LTD
    Inventor: Jeong Pyo Kim
  • Patent number: 11921144
    Abstract: To model a phased array antenna having a target array of antenna elements, a small array of antenna elements is selected that has fewer antenna elements than the target array. For each antenna element of the small array of antenna elements, far field patterns are captured for a plurality of signal frequencies. S-parameters for the small array of antenna elements are captured for the plurality of signal frequencies. The far field patterns captured for the antenna elements of the small array are mapped to antenna elements of the target array of antenna elements. The S-parameters captured for the small array are mapped to the target array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Murthy S. Murali Upmaka, Yan-Hua Cui
  • Patent number: 11923611
    Abstract: A dual-frequency and dual-polarization antenna for simultaneously transmitting and receiving dual-frequency 5G signals comprises: a first substrate; a first polarization antenna comprising a first radiation portion disposed on a first surface of the first substrate and a second radiation portion disposed on a second surface of the first substrate; a second polarization antenna comprising a third radiation portion disposed on the first surface of the first substrate and a fourth radiation portion disposed on the second surface of the first substrate; a second substrate located in a side of the second surface of the first substrate, a surface of the second substrate close to the first substrate is a copper-clad surface; and layout directions of the first polarization antenna and the second polarization antenna are orthogonal to each other in the first substrate. An electronic device comprising the dual-frequency and dual-polarization antenna is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin-Nan Hu
  • Patent number: 11916293
    Abstract: An antenna structure is provided, which includes a substrate, an antenna unit and a metal ground. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface; the antenna unit disposed on the first surface includes a radiation part, a feeding part and a feeding line, where the feeding line includes a first transmission line and a second transmission line that are perpendicular to each other and connected to each other, and the first transmission line is connected to the radiation part via the feeding part; and the metal ground disposed on the second surface has an edge which is perpendicular to projection of the radiation part to the metal ground; and a resonance slot is disposed on the metal ground, and its position corresponds between projection of the second transmission line to the metal ground and the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chieh-Tsao Hwang, Siang-Rong Hsu, Yen-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 11916288
    Abstract: An antenna module according to the present disclosure includes a control substrate including a control circuit, an antenna substrate mounted on the control substrate and including shield through holes and a plurality of first antenna patch conductors disposed side by side when viewed in a plan view, and filters each electrically connected to the shield through holes and including a high-frequency filter and a low-frequency filter. The control substrate or the antenna substrate includes internal antennas at positions each facing one of the plurality of corresponding first antenna patch conductors. When viewed in a plan view, the shield through holes and the filters are located between adjacent ones of the plurality of first antenna patch conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Keizou Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11914050
    Abstract: A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for a portable device includes a first linear polarization antenna configured to receive a first linear polarization component of a GNSS signal; a second linear polarization antenna configurable to receive a second linear polarization component of the GNSS signal, a radio frequency signal conforming to a second wireless communication technology, or both; and a hybrid coupler that combines the first linear polarization component of the GNSS signal and the second linear polarization component of the GNSS signal to generate a circularly polarized GNSS signal. In some embodiments, the GNSS receiver includes a tuner to tune the resonant frequency of the second linear polarization antenna. In some embodiments, the GNSS receiver includes a switch or a filter to connect or disconnect the second linear polarization antenna from the hybrid coupler to implement a circular polarization antenna or a linear polarization ante.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Pranav Iyengar, Rayman Wai Pon
  • Patent number: 11909118
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna. The antenna includes a first metal electrode, a second metal electrode, and a dielectric functional layer. The first metal electrode and the second metal electrode are located on two opposite sides of the dielectric functional layer, respectively; and the first metal electrode includes a plurality of transmission electrodes. The antenna further includes a flexible coplanar waveguide and a feed network. The flexible coplanar waveguide is electrically connected to the feed network and configured to feed an electrical signal to the feed network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Jia, Kerui Xi, Baiquan Lin, Linzhi Wang, Qinyi Duan, Zuocai Yang, Feng Qin
  • Patent number: 11901613
    Abstract: A low frequency band radiating element for a multiple frequency band cellular base station antenna comprises a dipole arm including a radiating portion and a first coupling portion and a dipole leg that includes a leg and a second coupling portion located at one end of the leg. The first coupling portion is removably connected to the second coupling portion. A thin metal sheet with a suitable electrical performance can be selected for the dipole arm, and a thick metal plate can be selected for a dipole leg so as to achieve mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bin Ai, Cheng Xue, Fusheng Lv, Lei Yang
  • Patent number: 11901639
    Abstract: An antenna array includes one or more substrates and four individual antennas in an orthogonal formation to improve radiation pattern independence. In various embodiments, a novel antenna array configuration is disclosed where one of the four antennas is orthogonal to two of the remaining three antennas. At least two of the four individual antennas are electrically coupled via transmission lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: 2J ANTENNAS USA, CORPORATION
    Inventor: Javier Ruben Flores-Cuadras
  • Patent number: 11901616
    Abstract: An ultra wide band antenna includes an antenna body including a first tapered portion that tapers between a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge is arranged above a first location of a sloped surface by a predetermined gap. A first portion is located above the sloped surface and including a first edge and a second edge. The first edge of the first portion extends from the second edge of the first tapered portion. A second tapered portion tapers between a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of the second tapered portion extends from the second edge of the first portion. The second edge of the second tapered portion is connected at a second location of the sloped surface located vertically below the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Uriel Zvi Odes
  • Patent number: 11888213
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises: a terminal body; and a first antenna device and a second antenna device disposed at one side of the terminal body in an adjacent manner, and formed to operate at different frequency bands, wherein the first antenna device and the second antenna device are provided with conductive members each having a slit at one side thereof, and wherein the conductive members form part of an appearance of the terminal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmo Kang, Kangjae Jung, Sungjoon Hong, Byungwoon Jung, Sungjung Rho