Patents Examined by Trinh Dinh
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Patent number: 9105958Abstract: A pseudo-antenna and system and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the pseudo-antenna, a substrate is provided including a surface layer selected from the group consisting of tetrel-based and metal materials. The surface layer is annealed by application of a static pulse from a Tesla emitter at ambient conditions. The surface layer presents a normalized unit structure having at least one phonon representing a micro-crystal surface effect and absorption band. Further, the surface layer presents imperfect harmonic interaction with the carrier wave.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Live Longer, LLCInventor: Ralph M. Suddath
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Patent number: 9103902Abstract: Electronic apparatus having an antenna chip with a substrate and an antenna structure, and a method of producing the same. The antenna chip is integrated or packaged in a package having a clip mounting surface for mounting the antenna chip, and an encapsulating material. The encapsulating material typically is a plastic mold used in the industrial packaging of integrated circuits. Between the antenna structure and the chip mounting surface, a first void is disposed in the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Gerhard Lohninger, Johann P. Forstner, Rudolf Lachner
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Patent number: 9099766Abstract: An antenna structure includes a ground plane, a feeding element, and a coupling radiation element. The feeding element is coupled to a signal source. The feeding element substantially has a T-shape. The coupling radiation element is separate from the feeding element and is adjacent to the feeding element. The coupling radiation element is further coupled to the ground plane and at least partially surrounds the feeding element.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Ming-Che Chan, Chun-I Lin, Hui Lin
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Patent number: 9099985Abstract: A power divider for transmitting signals of an input terminal to a plurality of output terminals includes a rectangular microstrip line coupled to the input terminal, and a plurality of coupling units conducting the rectangular microstrip line and the plurality of output terminals by electromagnetic coupling, wherein each of the plurality of coupling units and the rectangular microstrip line are separated by a first gap, and each coupling unit includes at least one dual-L resonator disposed between the microstrip line and an output terminal, wherein the first gap and a second gap of each dual-L resonator are related to a power ratio between the input terminal and the plurality of output terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Wistron NeWeb CorporationInventors: Guo-Shu Huang, I-Shan Chen
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Patent number: 9093749Abstract: An antenna comprises: a closed and insulating receiving housing; a radiating portion received in the receiving housing and including a liquid metal; a grounding portion received in the receiving housing and including a liquid metal; a pair of wires respectively connected to the radiating portion and the grounding portion and extending out of the receiving housing; and two air chambers respectively located on the ends of the radiating portion and the grounding portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wen-Kai Tsai, Hsin-Kuo Dai, Yu-Min Wang
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Patent number: 9093740Abstract: An electronic device with an antenna of the antenna-in-package type (AIP) includes an upper surface on which a radiating element is provided. The radiating element has an open end and a feeding end. The antenna also includes an adaptation element. The antenna is characterized in that the adaptation element is provided at an area that is different from the upper surface of the antenna holding the radiating element. The adaptation element is connected, at one end, to an intermediate point of the radiating element and grounded at another end. The device allows a further size reduction of standard inverted F antennas (IFA).Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: INSIGHT SIP SASInventors: Christopher Barratt, Chakib El Hassani, Pascal Ciais
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Patent number: 9082058Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna construction for an RFID chip for long ranges, which comprises a substrate, an antenna of conducting material supported by the substrate, and coupling means for coupling the antenna to a circuit. In accordance with the invention the antenna is a magnetic dipole, and the coupling means are formed by extensions of the antenna conductor.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTTInventor: Kaarle Jaakkola
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Patent number: 9077076Abstract: A compact, ultra-broadband antenna with doughnut-like radiation pattern is provided as including a first assembly having first and second ends; a second assembly having first and second ends, the first and second ends each configured to have a substantially hemispherical shape; and a cable configured to extend through the first and second assemblies and out each of the first and second ends.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Gregory S. Lee
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Patent number: 9077070Abstract: A dual polarized base station antenna is provided, including a reflector having a longitudinal axis and an array of tri-pole elements disposed on the reflector. Each tri-pole element has a first side arm and a second side arm. The tri-pole element also includes a center arm which is approximately perpendicular to the first and second side arms. The tri-pole elements are oriented such that either the side arms or the center arm are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reflector. The antenna further includes a feed network having a first signal path coupled to the first arms of the tri-pole elements and a second signal path coupled to the second anus of the tri-pole elements. In this example, the array of tri-pole elements produces a cross-polarized beam at +45 degrees and ?45 degrees from the longitudinal axis. Tri-pole arrays may be used in a multiband antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Martin Lee Zimmerman, Igor E. Timofeev, Ligang Wu
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Patent number: 9070983Abstract: A wireless communication system, comprises a tower-shaped antenna includes a leaky coaxial cable that leaks a radio wave and a reflective member that reflect the radio wave leaked from the leaky coaxial cable in the direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the leaky coaxial cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiro Odoko, Hiroki Mochizuki
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Patent number: 9070975Abstract: There is disclosed an antenna arrangement comprising an electrically conductive radiating element having first and second ends, an electrically conductive ground plane or ground member, and an input terminal. The radiating element has a plurality of separate feed points at different locations between its first and second ends, and the input terminal is provided with a switch. Each feed point is electrically connected to the switch by way of a separate electrical pathway, the switch being configured to allow the separate feed points to be connected individually or in predetermined combinations to the input terminal by selecting between a plurality of selectable contacts. At least one of the electrical pathways includes a capacitive circuit component connected in series, and at least one other of the electrical pathways includes an inductive circuit component connected in series. The antenna arrangement allows for a high degree of customization and improved matching, and enables good multi-band performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Brian Collins, Marc Harper
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Patent number: 9065181Abstract: A device for receiving and/or emitting an electromagnetic wave having a free space wavelength ?0 comprised between 1 mm and 10 cm, comprising a medium (11) of solid dielectric material and the free space wavelength ?0 corresponding to a wavelength ? inside the medium, a plurality of conductor elements (12) incorporated inside the medium and spaced apart from each other of a distance lower than ?/10, and one antenna element (13). The conductor elements form small loop elements. A tuned conductor element among the conductor elements has a first end at a distance from the antenna element which is lower than ?/10, and has an electric resonance frequency corresponding to the wavelength ?.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignees: Time Reversal Communications, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-CNRSInventors: Julien De Rosny, Geoffroy Lerosey, Arnaud Tourin, Mathias Fink, Fabrice Lemoult
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Patent number: 9059507Abstract: An antenna assembly generally includes dielectric mounting members coupling at least one pair of bow tie antennas to an antenna support. A reflector is coupled to the antenna support. One or more pairs of electrical conductors extend between a balun and the at least one pair of bow tie antennas. The one or more pairs of electrical conductors electrically connect the balun with the at least one pair of bow tie antennas. The one or more pairs of electrical conductors include portions that are bent inwards generally towards the at least one reflector to create an impedance transformer and an improved impedance match at a feed point of the balun. The dielectric mounting members include one or more recessed portions or slots configured for providing a stop for angled electrical conductor portions of the electrical conductors and for providing a stop for straight electrical conductor portions of the electrical conductors.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Inventors: Richard E. Schneider, John Edwin Ross, III, Corey Feit
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Patent number: 9059489Abstract: An HF feed bushing device is provided that is designed to connect an HF transmitter/receiver to an antenna via an external medium by means of a balanced two-wire line. The balanced two-wire line is at least partially encapsulated in a central part of a closed conduit including a wall isolating the balanced two-wire line from the external medium. Applications: Feeding of antennas via balanced two-wire lines.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: THALESInventors: Frédéric Lamour, Alain Eberland, Alain Denechaud
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Patent number: 9054414Abstract: The present invention regards an antenna system comprising a reflection system that comprises a reflector having a rotational symmetry with respect to an axis of symmetry. Moreover, the antenna system also comprises an electronically steerable planar radiating array that is arranged in a focal region of the reflection system, has a rotational symmetry with respect to the axis of symmetry and is operable to radiate a primary radiofrequency beam oriented in a predefined direction of illumination with respect to the axis of symmetry in such a way as to cause a specific region of the reflector to be illuminated by said primary radiofrequency beam. Said specific region of the reflector is designed, when illuminated by said primary radiofrequency beam, to generate by reflection a secondary radiofrequency beam oriented in at least one predefined direction of transmission with respect to the axis of symmetry.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A. Con Unico SocioInventors: Roberto Mizzoni, Franco Perrini, Paolo Noschese, Marcello Zolesi
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Patent number: 9053406Abstract: Provided are an antenna circuit constituent body for an IC card/tag capable of reducing environmental load in a manufacturing process for joining both end portions of an antenna circuit pattern layer and capable of enhancing reliability of joined portions of the both end portions of the antenna circuit pattern layer: and a method for manufacturing the antenna circuit constituent body for an IC card/tag. In the antenna circuit constituent body for an IC card/tag, an insulating layer (107) is formed so as to extend from an upper part of a first circuit pattern layer part (103), via an upper part of a third circuit pattern layer part (101), and to an upper part of a second circuit pattern layer part (104). A conductive layer (108) is formed on the insulating layer (107) so as to bring the first circuit pattern layer part (103) and the second circuit pattern layer part (104) into conduction.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroki Higashiyama
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Patent number: 9048547Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for shared AM/FM air loop antennas that may be advantageously implemented to provide a AM/FM receiver system with a single common air loop antenna for receiving both AM and FM channels, thus eliminating the need for additional materials and electronics associated with provision of a separate FM pigtail antenna and FM antenna jack for connection of same. The shared AM/FM air loop antennas may be connected to a radio device having antenna connections.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.Inventors: Ligang Zhang, Chengzhou Lin
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Patent number: 9048546Abstract: Multipath reception by an antenna is reduced by mounting the antenna on a semi-transparent ground plane that has a controlled distribution of layer impedance over a central region and a peripheral region. The central region includes a continuous conductive segment on which the ground element of the antenna is disposed. The distribution of the layer impedance over the peripheral region is configured by multiple conductive segments electromagnetically coupled by lumped circuit elements. A semi-transparent ground plane can be fabricated by depositing a metal film on a dielectric substrate and etching grooves into the metal film to form a desired pattern of conductive segments. Lumped circuit elements can be fabricated as discrete devices, surface mount devices, and integrated circuit devices. Various semi-transparent ground planes can be configured for linearly-polarized and circularly-polarized radiation.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dmitry Tatarnikov, Kirill Klionovski
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Patent number: 9035846Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a directional antenna. The directional antenna is disposed behind or under the display panel for radiating or receiving wireless signals. The radiating path of the directional antenna is at a specific angle with respect to a horizontal plane for receiving surrounding wireless signals. Or, the signals radiated from the directional antenna may be reflected or refracted to regions above or in front of the display device by a back-side barrier or penetrate a back-side barrier which does not cause large electromagnetic degradation, thereby receiving wireless signals originated from the front-side or back-side of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: AmTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Jia-Haur Liang, Wen-Ping Yu
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Patent number: 9030368Abstract: An antenna for receiving radio signals of at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band includes a grounding unit for providing grounding, a connecting unit electrically connected to a first terminal of the grounding unit, a feeding terminal, formed on the connecting unit, for transmitting the radio signals of the first frequency band and the second frequency band, a first radiating element electrically connected between the connecting unit and a second terminal of the grounding unit, and a second radiating element electrically connected between the connecting unit and a third terminal of the grounding unit. Lengths of signal routes from the feeding terminal through the first radiating element and the second radiating element to the grounding unit are substantially equal to a half wavelength of the radio signals of the first frequency band and a half wavelength of the radio signals of the second frequency band, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Wistron NeWeb CorporationInventors: Chung-Hung Chen, Chih-Sen Hsieh, Chih-Ming Wang