Patents Examined by Trinh Dinh
  • Patent number: 8669916
    Abstract: A vertically interleaved in-building distributed antenna system is described. The in-building distributed antenna system includes a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) radio. The MIMO radio includes a first branch connector and a second branch connector. The in-building distributed antenna system further includes a first branch transport medium coupled to the first branch connector and a second branch transport medium coupled to the second branch connector. The in-building distributed antenna system further includes a plurality of antennas. The plurality of antennas includes one or more first branch antennas coupled to the first branch transport medium and one or more second branch antennas coupled to the second branch transport medium. The first branch antennas are vertically interleaved with the second branch antennas in the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Rogers Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Man Wai Chan, Marc-Eric Thomas Draper, Peng Chen, Phing Chu Chang
  • Patent number: 8665174
    Abstract: Antenna subassemblies suitable for use in phased array antennas are disclosed, as are phased array antenna assemblies and aircraft comprising phased array antenna assemblies. In one embodiment, an antenna subarray assembly comprises a thermally conductive foam substrate, a plurality of radiating elements bonded to the foam substrate, and a radome disposed adjacent the radiating elements. The subarray assembly presents a triangular shape when viewed in plan view, and the plurality of radiating elements are arranged in a triangular array on the foam substrate. In some embodiments, a plurality of subarray assemblies may be assembled to form an antenna assembly. In further embodiments an aircraft may be fitted with one or more antenna assemblies. Other embodiments may be described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Bradley L. McCarthy
  • Patent number: 8654032
    Abstract: An apparatus for multiple antennas having a low coupling coefficient in a wide frequency bandwidth in a wireless communication system is provided. To obtain the low coupling coefficient in the wide frequency bandwidth by minimizing interference between antennas which are close to each other, without an additional device, in the wireless communication system, the apparatus includes a transceiver and a line for decreasing a coupling coefficient. The transmitter includes a first antenna and a second antenna for transmitting and receiving signals over a radio channel and the line is indirectly connected the first antenna and the second antenna using a physically disconnected line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Tae Yoon, Jong-Wook Zeong, Jae-Hoon Jo, Mi-Hyun Son, Se-Hyun Park, Hee-Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 8654026
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a substrate, a main radiation structure, a strip-shaped radiation structure, a grounding structure, a shorting structure, a parasitic radiation structure and a metal radiation member. An acute angle is included between a first edge of the main radiation structure and a longitudinal edge of the substrate. The main radiation structure has a signal feeding portion and a connecting portion. The strip-shaped radiation structure is extended from a second edge of the main radiation structure. The shorting structure is U-shaped. A first end of the shorting structure is connected to the signal feeding portion and a second end of the shorting structure is connected to the grounding structure. The parasitic radiation structure is extended from the grounding structure and parallel to the first edge. A constant distance is between the parasitic radiation structure and the first edge. The metal radiation member is connected to the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Yi Tsai, Kuan-Jen Chung, Chia-Wei Su
  • Patent number: 8654034
    Abstract: A dynamically-reconfigurable feed network antenna having a microstrip patchwork radiating surface wherein individual radiating patches and elements of a stripline feed structure can be connected to and disconnected from each other via photoconductive interconnections. Commands from software alternately turn light from light emitting sources on or off, the light or lack thereof being channeled from an underside layer of the antenna so as to enable or disable the photoconductive interconnections. The resultant connection or disconnection of the radiating patches to each other and to the stripline feed structure will vary the antenna's frequency, bandwidth, and beam pointing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: David J. Legare
  • Patent number: 8648751
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the housing. The device may also include an antenna coupled to wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB. The antenna may include first and second feed legs extending upwardly from the PCB, a loop conductor spaced above the PCB and having a gap therein defining first and second ends, and a first conductor arm spaced above the PCB and extending between the first feed leg and the first end. The antenna may further include a second conductor arm spaced above the PCB and having a proximal portion between the second feed leg and the second end, and having a distal portion extending outwardly from the second feed leg. The first conductor arm and the proximal portion may define a slotted opening into an interior of the loop conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Chun Kit Lai, Soo Liam Ooi, Qiwu Tan
  • Patent number: 8643546
    Abstract: A radiation pattern insulator and an antennae system thereof are proposed. The radiation pattern insulator includes a dielectric substrate and a plurality of radiation pattern insulation elements. The dielectric substrate allocated between a plurality of antennae includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and a normal direction of the dielectric substrate is substantially perpendicular to propagation directions of electromagnetic waves radiated from the antennae. In addition, the radiation pattern insulation elements are allocated on the top surface or the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate, or alternatively, all allocated on the top surface and the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Sun Yat-sen University
    Inventors: Chun-Yih Wu, Hung-Hsuan Lin, Ken-Huang Lin, Hsin-Lung Su, Chih-Chun Hsu
  • Patent number: 8643549
    Abstract: A multi-resonant antenna having three independent resonance characteristics for three frequency bands includes a first electrode having an open end formed on the top surface of a dielectric substrate of a rectangular plate shape so as to extend from a feeding portion in a first direction (e.g., counterclockwise) along the periphery of the rectangular area; a second electrode having an open end and extending from the feeding portion in a second direction (e.g., clockwise) along the periphery of the rectangular area; and a third electrode positioned such that an open end of the third electrode is closer to the open end of the first electrode than to the open end of the second electrode, and such that the open end of the third electrode is closer to the open end of the first electrode than to a midsection (i.e., half the length) of the first electrode in the longitudinal direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhisa Yamaki
  • Patent number: 8638261
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna includes a grounding element, a first antenna working on a wireless wide area network, a second antenna working on a wireless local area network, and a third antenna operating on a wireless local area network. The first antenna includes a first conductive piece, a first radiating element extending from the first conductive arm, a coupling radiating element and a feeding line. The second antenna includes a second conductive piece, a first resonant element extending from the second conductive piece, a second resonant element and a feeding line. The third antenna includes a third conductive element, a first conductive arm extending from the third conductive element and a second conductive arm and a feeding line. The first conductive piece is connected to the second conductive piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lung-Sheng Tai, Wen-Fong Su, Chun-Ming Chiu
  • Patent number: 8638268
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a compact coil antenna that can operate even if the coil antenna is arranged closely to its conductor plate, and that has a high degree of coupling with a target antenna. A lower coil conductor part and an upper coil conductor part each have a substantially rectangular and spiral form, and the inner end of the lower coil conductor part connects to the inner end of the upper coil conductor part to be connected in series to the inner end of the upper coil conductor part. In the lower coil conductor part and the upper coil conductor part, the arrangement interval in parallel-to-axis parts including segments that are parallel to the direction of the axis of a magnetic-material core is shorter than the arrangement interval of segments in orthogonal-to-axis parts that are orthogonal to the axis of the magnetic-material core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Yosui, Hiroyuki Kubo, Hiromitsu Ito
  • Patent number: 8614648
    Abstract: An antenna module and methods for manufacturing an antenna module, the antenna module including a magnetic material sheet for focusing a magnetic flux, an antenna conductor deposited on the magnetic material sheet and formed in a predetermined pattern, and a protection layer deposited on the antenna conductor for protecting the antenna conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Maruwa Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasushi Kojima
  • Patent number: 8610638
    Abstract: An antenna radiating element is arranged as at least one coil and defines a first feed port and a second feed port at its opposed ends. There is a third feed port disposed along the antenna radiating element substantially at a radio frequency effective symmetry point between the first and the second radio feed ports. The first and second feed ports are for interfacing a first radio (e.g., RFID/NFC radio) to the antenna radiating element, and the third feed port is for interfacing a second radio (e.g., FM-TX) to the antenna radiating element. The antenna radiating element is configured to function simultaneously as a balanced coil antenna with respect to the first radio and as two parallel half-loop antennas with respect to the second radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Niels B. Larsen, Jouni V. Karkinen
  • Patent number: 8606206
    Abstract: A beamforming network includes a plurality of signal conditioning devices in signal communication with each other, wherein each of the signal conditioning devices receives an input signal, conditions the input signal by independently and selectively adjusting at least one of a time delay, a phase, and an amplitude of the input signal, and transmits an output signal to at least one of another of the signal conditioning devices, an antenna, and a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence K. Lam, Joseph Ku
  • Patent number: 8604979
    Abstract: Provided is a wide band antenna having ultra-wide band and high performance at a low cost. An antenna element constituting a part of an opening cross section structure of a double cylinder ridge waveguide is spread on a plane. The antenna element has a ridge element portion (21) for adjusting antenna characteristic corresponding to a ridge portion and a radiation element portion (22) for electromagnetic wave radiation. Substantially at a leading end portion of the ridge element portion (21), a feeder terminal (24) is formed. Ground portions (23a and 23b) are maintained at a ground potential and the feeder terminal (24) is guided to an outside as a coplanar waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JunXiang Ge, Wasuke Yanagisawa, Ryo Horie
  • Patent number: 8605000
    Abstract: An antenna mounting structure of an electronic device includes a casing and an antenna in the casing. The antenna includes a signal receiving portion and a first securing member connecting the signal receiving portion. The first securing member defines a through hole. The casing includes a first pin, a first catch near the first pin, and a first rib extending from the first pin. The first pin extends through the through hole of the first securing member of the antenna. The first rib supports the first securing member. The first catch fixedly clasps the first securing member on the first pin and the first rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Li, Ke-Hui Peng, Li-Ni Liang, Ren-Wen Wang
  • Patent number: 8605004
    Abstract: A dynamically-reconfigurable antenna having a microstrip patchwork radiating surface wherein individual radiating patches can be connected to and disconnected from each other via photoconductive interconnections between the radiating patches. Commands from software alternately turn light from light emitting sources on or off, the light or lack thereof being channeled from an underside layer of the antenna so as to enable or disable the photoconductive interconnections. The resultant connection or disconnection of the radiating patches will vary the antenna's frequency, bandwidth, and beam pointing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: David J. Legare
  • Patent number: 8593356
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a trunk. The vehicle body has a deck lid covering the trunk. A satellite antenna is mounted within the trunk and is coupled to the deck lid. The deck lid includes a panel for transmitting a satellite signal therethrough and forms an entire exterior surface of the deck lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin G. Mierzwa, Scott D. Casavant
  • Patent number: 8591422
    Abstract: An electrical connector is described. In one implementation, the connector includes a female portion including one or more electrical contacts and a male portion including one or more electrical contacts. The female portion and the male portion each have a self-orientating geometry that allows the male portion to be mated with the female portion in any rotational position along 360 degrees of rotation. When mated, the electrical contacts of the female portion mate with corresponding one or more electrical contacts of the male portion to form one or more electrical connections between two electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Scott Harshman, Donald Masters, Peter Thornton
  • Patent number: 8593354
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna (1), comprising a grounding element (10) extending horizontally along a longitudinal direction, comprising a side edge (101) with a connecting point (102) and a grounding point (103) distanced from the connecting point by a length; a radiating element (11) disposed at an upper level parallel to the grounding element and defining a first end and a second end, and operating in a first frequency band; a connecting element (12) located between the radiating element and the grounding element, comprising a first portion (121) connecting to the first end of the radiating element and a second portion (122) linking to said connecting point of the grounding element; a parasitic element (13) extending from the second portion of the connecting element towards the second end of the radiating element along the longitudinal direction, and operating in a second frequency band; a feeding point (141) disposed on the second portion of the connecting element and under the parasitic element; and a feeding lin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lung-Sheng Tai, Chun-Ming Chiu, Po-Kang Ku
  • Patent number: 8587481
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB. The mobile wireless communications device also may include an antenna coupled to the wireless transceiver circuitry. The antenna may include a loop conductor, a first conductor body coupled to the loop conductor and extending into the interior thereof to define a first slotted opening with adjacent portions of the loop conductor, and a second conductor body coupled to the loop conductor and extending into the interior thereof to define a second slotted opening with adjacent portions of the loop conductor. The first and second conductor bodies may be spaced apart to define a third slotted opening therebetween. The first slotted opening may have an enlarged width portion adjacent the first conductive body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Chun Kit Lai, Milan Velimir Lukic, Soo Liam Ooi