Patents Examined by Trinh V. Dinh
  • Patent number: 7573434
    Abstract: The present invention consists in an antenna including at least two arrays of radiating elements disposed linearly and parallel, plane metal screens being interleaved between the arrays. According to the invention screening means, added above the radiating elements, comprise criss-cross metal filaments forming a grid and adapted always to be placed between two radiating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Armel Le Bayon, Denis Tuau, Alain Bouhet
  • Patent number: 7573425
    Abstract: An antenna configured for a radio frequency identification (RFID) device, the antenna comprising a first conductive element over a substrate, the first conductive element extending between a first end and a second end, and a second conductive element over the substrate, the second conductive element including a first path extending between a third end and a fourth end, a second path extending from the third end to a fifth end, and a third path extending from the third end to a sixth end, wherein the first end of the first conductive element is separated from but near one of the fifth end of the second path and the sixth end of the third path of the second conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Chen Chang, Yung-Chin Lo
  • Patent number: 7569995
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrostatically in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. The simultaneous electrostatic confinement of electrons and magnetic confinement of ions avoids anomalous transport and facilitates classical containment of both electrons and ions. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions ions are fused together by nuclear force, thus releasing fusion energy. Moreover, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement system and method are not limited to neutronic fuels only, but also advantageously include advanced fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Norman Rostoker, Michl Binderbauer
  • Patent number: 7567216
    Abstract: An antenna holder for holding an antenna includes signal wiring and ground wiring being disposed on a single circuit board as either one of an external element and an internal element respectively with one end electrically coupled with a circuit on the single circuit board for serving as the external element in a spiral shape and the internal element inside of the external element at a predetermined distance. The antenna holder is provided with a spacer for keeping the predetermined distance between the external and the internal elements as well as an external tilt suppressor for suppressing a tilt of the external element from a direction being orthogonal to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Takaoka, Noriaki Okada
  • Patent number: 7567218
    Abstract: A dish assembly is disclosed which has a central hub, an outer rim member, and a plurality of concentric arcuate structural members comprising at least an inner and an outer arcuate structural members extending from the central hub to the outer rim member, each of the arcuate structural members having an upper channel member, a lower channel member, an inner arcuate surface and an outer arcuate surface which cooperate to constitute a box section configuration and wherein said each upper and lower channel member comprises a channel base and a pair of channel flanges, and the inner and outer arcuate surfaces of each of the arcuate structural members are abutted such that a gravitational or wind load is transferred from the outer arcuate structural member to the adjoining inner arcuate structural member via a fin disposed on the inner arcuate surface of each of the arcuate structural members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Edgar Whelan
  • Patent number: 7564419
    Abstract: A composite polarizer including a first polarizer having a plurality of parallel metal vanes and a second polarizer having a plurality of parallel layers of dielectric material is provided. The first polarizer is disposed on an axis, and has a phase advance orientation orthogonal to the axis. The second polarizer is disposed on the axis and has a phase advance orientation orthogonal to the axis. The first polarizer has a first differential phase shift for a first frequency f1 and a second differential phase shift for a second frequency f2. The second polarizer has a first differential phase shift for the first frequency f1 and a second differential phase shift for the second frequency f2. A total of the first differential phase shifts of the first and second polarizers is about 90°, and a total of the second differential phase shifts of the first and second polarizers is about 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Kanti N. Patel
  • Patent number: 7561107
    Abstract: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device such as an RFID tag according to one embodiment of the present invention includes first and second sides. A first microstrip antenna extends along the first side, the first microstrip antenna comprising a microstrip positioned towards the first side, a Radio Frequency-(RF-)reflective back plane, and a dielectric spacer positioned between the microstrip and the back plane. A second microstrip antenna extends along the second side, the second microstrip antenna comprising a microstrip positioned towards the second side, an RF-reflective back plane, and a dielectric spacer positioned between the microstrip and the back plane. The first and second microstrip antennas are each independently coupled to circuitry for receiving signals from the first and second microstrip antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Intelleflex Corporation
    Inventor: Tareef Ibrahim Al-Mahdawi
  • Patent number: 7557767
    Abstract: An antenna coupled to a wireless communication device that is comprised of a series of conductive elements that form a conductor when placed under a force. The conductor is coupled to a wireless communication device to provide an antenna so that the wireless communication device is capable of communicating at an operating frequency defined by the length and construction of the conductor. The wireless communication device, through its communication using the conductor as an antenna, acts as an indicator of force to an interrogation reader when the wireless communication device is capable of communicating to the interrogation reader using the conductor as an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Inventor: Ian J. Forster
  • Patent number: 7554507
    Abstract: An ultra wide band (UWB) antenna with a unidirectional radiation pattern, including: a power feeder including a connecting point at one end and a feeding point at the other end; and a radiator including a dipole part, connected with the feeding point on the basis of the feeding point, and a loop part, whose both ends are connected with both ends of the dipole part respectively to be closed-loop-shaped. Accordingly, a UWB antenna with a unidirectional radiation pattern which mainly performs radiation perpendicular to an antenna plane can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-hoon Kwon, Yong-jin Kim, Seong-soo Lee
  • Patent number: 7554499
    Abstract: A radome uses traditional continuous heating wires mixed with detuned dipoles between heating wires and can be placed at any chosen distance from an array antenna or FSS. The continuous heating wires add a reactive component to the incident field phase, which is effectively cancelled out by the detuned dipoles which provide a capacitive component. The orthogonal components of the incident field are transmitted with very small losses over a wide number of scan angles. These heating and detuned dipoles can be printed on low loss dielectric materials. In addition, the printed elements of this radome can be scaled to operate over a chosen frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Benedikt A. Munk, Heriberto J. Delgado, Robert Taylor
  • Patent number: 7550930
    Abstract: The present invention is a lighting device for an electronic or electromechanical apparatus such as a timepiece of the wristwatch type. The invention includes a device displaying time-related or other information, this lighting device including a light source for lighting the display device. The lighting device is characterized in that the light source is also able to measure the intensity of the ambient light. The invention also concerns a method for controlling the lighting of an apparatus of the aforementioned type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Asulab S.A.
    Inventors: Romano Cristoni, Gian-Carlo Poli, Joachim Grupp
  • Patent number: 7548213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technology of recognizing and reading each game chip although game chips are stacked. The present invention is a game chip storing data readable by a reader/writer having an antenna which emits an electromagnetic wave and available in a stack of game chips, and includes: an IC device for communicating data at a request from the reader/writer; an antenna electrode connected to the IC device, and configured such that the antenna electrode can enter a resonant state with an antenna of the reader/writer through an electromagnetic wave; and a reflection member for reflecting an electromagnetic wave reflected from the antenna of the reader/writer toward upper game chips in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignees: Aruze Corp., Seta Corp., Minerva Corp.
    Inventors: Toshimi Koyama, Nobuyuki Nonaka, Jituo Migita
  • Patent number: 7548216
    Abstract: An antenna operable to transmit or receive radio frequency signals at a specified frequency, the antenna comprising a first printed circuit board comprising a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance, the capacitance and the inductance forming a circuit being resonant at the specified frequency; and a second printed circuit board comprising a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to an electronic circuit, the second loop being substantially only magnetically coupled to the first loop and electrically insulated from the first loop; the antenna for use with a device for controlling the power delivered to an electrical load, further wherein the first loop of the conductive material comprises a break and the capacitance includes a capacitor bridging the break; wherein the first printed circuit board is disposed in a first plane, and the first loop is disposed in the plane perpendicular to the first plane whereby electrical current flo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer L. Webb, Stephen S. Thompson, Gregory S. Altonen, Stuart DeJonge, Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Siddharth P. Sinha
  • Patent number: 7548205
    Abstract: In one embodiment, wafer-scale antenna module is provided that includes: a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a plurality of conductive contact regions extending from the first surface into the substrate towards the second surface; active circuitry formed in the substrate adjacent the second surface, the active circuitry electrically coupled to the conductive contact regions; an insulating layer adjacent the first surface, the insulating layer forming a plurality of vias arranged corresponding to the plurality of conductive contact regions, each via forming an opening at the corresponding conductive contact region; and a plurality of antennas formed on the insulating layer corresponding to the plurality of vias; wherein each via contains an electrical conductor to electrically couple the corresponding contact region to the antenna corresponding to the via, whereby a resulting separation between the driving circuitry and the antennas aids an electrical isolation of the driving cir
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Inventor: Farrokh Mohamadi
  • Patent number: 7545104
    Abstract: A voltage is applied across the positive electrode and negative electrode of a flash discharge tube (xenon flash lamp) to emit light by a charge and discharge capacitor. This voltage application accumulates energy in a residual inductance existing in the circuit constructed by the flash discharge tube and the power supply circuit for the flash discharge tube. This energy is made to flow as surge current into a series circuit comprising the flash discharge tube, a surge current diode and a diode protecting resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Maishima
  • Patent number: 7545353
    Abstract: It is a problem to provide a light-emitting device capable of obtaining a constant brightness without being affected by deterioration in an organic light-emitting layer or temperature change, and of making desired color display. The lowering in OLED brightness due to deterioration is reduced by causing the OLED to emit light while keeping constant the current flowing through the OLED instead of causing the OLED to emit light while keeping constant the OLED drive voltage. Namely, OLED brightness is controlled not by voltage but by current thereby preventing against the change in OLED brightness due to deterioration of OLED. Specifically, the drain current Id of a transistor for supplying a current to the OLED is controlled in a signal line drive circuit thereby keeping constant the drain current Id without relying upon the value of a load resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Koyama
  • Patent number: 7541994
    Abstract: A radio-frequency-device test range (the Refractive Compact Range) includes a physical space having a source zone for placing an antenna or array of antennas, and a test zone for placing a sensor or other device to be tested. A lens and an apodizer are placed in the physical space between the source zone and the test zone. The lens serves to collimate radiated energy emanating from the antenna toward the test zone. The lens may have a surface treatment, such as an anti-reflective coating or a surface pattern, on one or both surfaces. The apodizer functions to keep energy from diffracting off the edge of the lens and getting into the field of view (the test zone). The sensor or other device to be tested may be placed on a moveable mount to allow it to be moved, to simulate relative movement of the device and a radio frequency source, such as radiated by an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Dean R. Marshall, David J. Knapp
  • Patent number: 7541984
    Abstract: A multiple frequency band antenna is disclosed. The multiple frequency band antenna includes a first radiating element, a second radiating element, a third radiating element, a feeding point and ground. The second radiating element and the third radiating element are connected to the first radiating element and have a path length relatively shorter than that of the first radiating element. The feeding point is connected to the second radiating element. The ground is at least partially connected to the third radiating element and/or the first radiating element. The first radiating element, the second radiating element and the third radiating employ the common feeding point and the ground so that the first radiating element has a first frequency operating band and the second radiating element and the third radiating element have a plurality of second frequency operating bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Arima Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Huang-Tse Peng, Kuo-Jen Lai
  • Patent number: 7541996
    Abstract: System and method for maintaining vertical alignment of the electrodes of a dipole antenna as it is towed submerged in water. The system includes a source of vertical tension on the antenna, a towline attachable to a tow vessel at one end and to a negatively buoyant tow body at the other, a source of balancing force to make the net vertical force on the antenna when submerged substantially zero, and at least two tag lines used in specified ways to connect the antenna to the tow body or directly to the towline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Fielding, Xinyou Lu
  • Patent number: 7541748
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a discharge lamp lighting device which realizes the minute control of the lighting sequence and electric power of a high-pressure discharge lamp and the control of various anti-error protecting functions by mounting a microcomputer. However, since microcomputer processing typically progresses in accordance with the programs previously recorded on a ROM, various actions of the discharge lamp are controlled in accordance with ROM-recorded data settings. To modify these settings, the contents of the ROM need to be updated. Therefore, a function for communicating with an external device is assigned to the microcomputer so that various data settings can be modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Haruna, Masaru Shimizu, Kouji Kitou, Tetsunosuke Nakamura