Patents Examined by Trinh V. Dinh
  • Patent number: 7852272
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna apparatus for a wireless unit, the antenna apparatus exhibiting a reduced specific absorption rate (SAR) without an additional component for reducing the SAR, which is the amount of energy of an electromagnetic wave absorbed by a human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Daigo Imano, Hironori Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 7847744
    Abstract: A vehicle 16 includes a vehicle body 30. A satellite antenna 18 is mounted within the vehicle body 30. A satellite transmissive panel 40 is coupled to the vehicle body 30 adjacent to the antenna 18. The satellite antenna may be mounted within the passenger compartment 20 or within the trunk 90 of the vehicle 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin G. Mierzwa, Scott D. Casavant
  • Patent number: 7843389
    Abstract: A complementary wideband antenna includes a planar dipole formed of two dipole sections and a shorted patch antenna located between the dipole sections, the dipole sections being spaced above a ground plane. A variety of different feed probe designs can be used to excite the antenna. The complementary wideband antenna has electrical characteristics including low back radiation, low cross polarization, a symmetrical radiation pattern, and is stable in gain and radiation pattern shape over the frequency bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Kwai-Man Luk, Hang Wong
  • Patent number: 7839350
    Abstract: An antenna device according to the present invention includes; a plurality of antenna elements; a line which is electro-magnetically connected to each of the antenna elements and is branched from at least one branch point in the line; and filters formed in the line between a first branch point and each of said plurality of antenna elements. Here, the first branch point is the electrically farthest branch point from each of the antenna elements among all branch points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Shuichi Nagai
  • Patent number: 7839336
    Abstract: An antenna device reduced in size and increased in bandwidth. The antenna device comprises a first radiating plate and a second radiating plate arranged with a space with a predetermined width. A power supply part feeding a power to the first radiating plate and the second radiating plate is installed in the space. The first radiating plate and the second radiating plate are characterized in that they are similar to each other in plan view shape and different in size from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fukuro Koshiji, Toshiya Eguchi
  • Patent number: 7834816
    Abstract: In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an antenna structure is provided having one or more antennae arranged so as to read all possible orientations of a randomly placed tag. Also provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, is a method of configuring one or more antennae composed of the steps of: identifying the “dead zones” of each discrete antennae used, and orienting each antennae such that there are no “dead zones” common to all antennae. The unique antenna structure (and corresponding method) has particular application in tag reader antenna systems for use in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (13.56 MHz) and the like. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, multiple RF (radio frequency) antennae are utilized as part of an intelligent station to track items tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Marino, Richard J. Campero, William J. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 7821461
    Abstract: An antenna includes a base plate, a grounding component, a feed-in conductor, a first controlling unit and a second controlling unit. The base plate includes a first surface and a second surface. The grounding component is provided on the first surface and includes a first part, a second part and a notch formed between the first part and the second part. The feed-in conductor is provided on the second surface and includes a first conducting part. The first conducting part extends across the notch, and is coupled to the first part. The first controlling unit is provided on the second surface and includes a first wire. The first wire extends across the notch, and is coupled to the first part. The second controlling unit is provided on the second surface and includes a second wire. The second wire extends across the notch, and is coupled to the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Iu Lai, Chun-Hsiung Wang
  • Patent number: 7821468
    Abstract: The linear conductor 2 penetrates the magnetic base 1 along with the longitudinal direction of the magnetic base 1. The linear conductor 2 has a straight shape. The straight shape conductor 2 is installed so that it is surrounded by outside planes of the magnetic base 1, such as the side of a rectangular parallelepiped or a cylindrical peripheral face, and it penetrates both end sides of the magnetic base 1 in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Aoyama, Masayuki Gonda, Sigeo Fujii, Shuuichi Takano
  • Patent number: 7817093
    Abstract: An apparatus has an antenna distance setting mechanism that sets a distance between a cosmetic cover and a radio antenna. An upper housing and a radio antenna, which has a ground and a radiating element and is movably attached to the upper housing, are covered by a cosmetic cover formed of a dielectric material. An antenna distance setting mechanism includes a radio antenna supporting member, elastic members, and protrusions. The radio antenna-supporting member is movably attached to the upper housing. When the cosmetic cover is attached to the upper housing, an inner wall of the cosmetic cover pushes the ends of the protrusions against an elastic force of the elastic members to set the distance between the radiating element and the inner wall of the cosmetic cover to a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Agata, Mitsuo Horiuchi, Hirohide Komiyama, Shigeki Mori, Tetsuya Ohtani, Osamu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7812775
    Abstract: A phased array mm-wave device includes a substrate, a mm-wave transmitter integrated onto the substrate configured to transmit a mm-wave signal and/or a mm-wave receiver integrated onto the substrate and configured to receive a mm-wave signal. The mm-wave device also includes a phased array antenna system integrated onto the substrate and including two or more antenna elements. The phased array mm-wave device also includes one or more dielectric lenses. A distributed mm-wave distributed combining tree circuit includes at least two pairs of differential transconductors with regenerative degeneration and accepts at least two differential input signals. Two mm-wave loopback methods measure the phased array antenna patterns and the performance of an integrated receiver transmitter system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Aydin Babakhani, Xiang Guan, Seyed Ali Hajimiri, Abbas Komijani, Arun Natarajan
  • Patent number: 7812770
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing having a surface, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB. The device may further include an antenna connected to the transceiver, and at least one electrically floating, electrically conductive, antenna beam shaping element secured to the surface of the portable housing for directing a beam pattern of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Yihong Qi, Ying Tong Man, Krystyna Bandurska
  • Patent number: 7812776
    Abstract: The device permits remote actuation on the slope angle of an antenna consisting of two units, one electric and one mechanical, physically separated and connected forming a single arrangement, in which each of the units is provided with its own casing. The mechanical unit supports an electromotor coil positioning sensors, a driving gear, and a gear wheel engaged with the pinion. The electronic unit is provided with supply and communication connection terminals, an electronic circuit, a sensor for reading initial reference positioning and a casing. Both are connected by means of a cable and connector. Due to the independent manner in which the mechanical and electrical units are arranged, it is possible to obtain a watertight electronic unit protected from damp, independent replacement in a simple manner of both units, and the visualization of the indicator rod's position and movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Radiacion Y Microondas, S.A.
    Inventor: Ramón Guixa Arderiu
  • Patent number: 7808444
    Abstract: A system includes a first matching network having a first impedance and a second matching network having a second impedance, where the second impedance is different than the first impedance. The system further includes a switching connector having first and second switching positions, where when the switching connector is in the first switching position an input terminal is connected through the first matching network to a first antenna and where when the switching connector is in the second switching position the input terminal is connected through the second matching network to a second antenna and the first antenna is connected to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Joakim Eriksson, Filip Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 7800545
    Abstract: A portable satellite antenna terminal, comprising a body (620) and a unit (637) within the body (620) for controlling the terminal and terminal functions. Also provided is an antenna (607) mounted to the body (620) for movement (633, 635) relative thereto. The antenna (607) is able to be stowed within the body (620) when not in use. The antenna (607) may be a flat panel antenna (624) and is moveable relative to the body (620) from a stowed position to an in-use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Rajanik Mark Jayasuriya, Yoong Eng Christopher Hu, Gang Liu, Sandrasegaram Pillai Sivakumar, Jianhua Zheng
  • Patent number: 7796091
    Abstract: To attain sensitivity not deviating in any of XYZ directions. A three-axis antenna with a cross-shaped core 2 having a pair of X-axis arms 22a, 22b projecting in the X-axis direction in an orthogonal coordinate system and a pair of Y-axis arms 23a, 23b projecting in the Y-axis direction orthogonal to aforementioned X-axis direction, and having Z-axis winding wire 26 provided in a substantially rectangular frame shape outside the head sections of aforementioned X-axis arms 22a, 22b and the head sections of aforementioned Y-axis arms 23a, 23b. Aforementioned Z-axis winding wire is housed in a case having a bottom so as to cover the entire head surfaces of X-axis arms 22a, 23b and head surfaces of Y-axis arms 23a, 23b in aforementioned cross-shaped core 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sumida Corporation
    Inventor: Hozumi Ueda
  • Patent number: 7782261
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement including a first antenna element having a first feed for connection to radio frequency circuitry; and a second antenna element, separate to the first antenna element, having a second feed connected to the first feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Rongbang-Thomas An, Lu Youyuan, Liu Shu
  • Patent number: 7777677
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna device including a substrate, an earth section which is disposed on a portion of the substrate, a feed point which is disposed on the substrate, a loading section disposed on the substrate and constructed with a line-shaped conductor pattern which is formed in a longitudinal direction of an elementary body made of a dielectric material, an inductor section which connects one end of the conductor pattern to the earth section, and a feed point which feeds a current to a connection point of the one end of the conductor pattern and the inductor section, wherein a longitudinal direction of the loading section is arranged to be parallel to an edge side of the earth section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Material Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Bungo, Takao Yokoshima, Shinsuke Yukimoto, Toshiaki Edamatsu
  • Patent number: 7777687
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to reliably perform radio communication in an electronic device containing case without spoiling an aesthetic aspect thereof. In order to achieve the object, an electromagnetic shield body is provided on a wall surface of the case for containing an electronic device capable of the radio communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Shibata, Yoshiyuki Saito
  • Patent number: 7768461
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna device for transceiving a wireless signal with an insert-molded antenna pattern embedded inside a casing of an electronic device. The insert-molded antenna pattern is connected to an antenna module of a motherboard of the electronic device in order to feed the wireless signal transceived by the insert-molded antenna pattern through an antenna signal feeding line connected to the insert-molded antenna pattern and the antenna module, or by an antenna coupling element coupled with the insert-molded antenna pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Chiang Cheng, Ping-Cheng Chang, Cheng-Zing Chou
  • Patent number: 7764245
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna for use in a wireless communications network provides frequency support for different wireless technologies in a single structure. This substantially reduces installation costs and can be the only solution in limited space installation sites. In one instance, the multi-band antenna has two serial feedlines carrying respective anode and cathode components of RF signals. Each, comprising serial feedline is coupled to two or more different length dipole elements. Each dipole element of a given length attached to the first serial feedline has a corresponding dipole element of approximately equal length attached to the second serial feedline and oriented, with respect to the first dipole element so as to form a dipole. Thus, at least two dipoles of differing lengths are formed, enabling performance in two different bands by the antenna. The gain of the antenna for any particular band is determined by the number of dipoles corresponding to that band contained within the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Cingular Wireless II, LLC
    Inventor: Lowell Lee Loyet