Patents by Inventor Antonio Clemente

Antonio Clemente has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12315997
    Abstract: The present description concerns an antenna system comprising a transmitting or receiving antenna element (12), an array of parasitic antenna elements (14), individually associated with reconfigurable loads (15), one or a plurality of near-field antennas (32), and a circuit (18, 34) for setting the configuration of the array of parasitic antenna elements according to a radiation picked up by the near-field antenna(s) during a radio frequency transmission by the transmitting or receiving antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Serge Bories, Antonio Clemente
  • Patent number: 12230901
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna device configured to superimpose a plurality of electromagnetic modes in the near field, with a multilayer structure comprising, in a vertical stacking direction: a first power supply layer comprising a first dielectric on an application-specific integrated circuit and on a lower part of a DC power supply circuit, a second power supply layer comprising an upper part of a DC power supply circuit, a third layer comprising a second dielectric on a metal plane, a fourth layer comprising at least one planar radiating element, the metal plane acting as a grounding plane, a fifth layer comprising a radome, the antenna device comprising at least one feed line extending from the first to the fourth layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Antonio Clemente, Maciej Smierzchalski
  • Patent number: 12126094
    Abstract: The present description concerns a transmitarray or reflectarray cell (105), comprising at least two switches made of a phase-change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Samara Gharbieh, Antonio Clemente, Bruno Reig
  • Patent number: 12003040
    Abstract: A transmitarray cell (105) comprises a first antenna element (105a) adapted to switching between two phase states, a second antenna element (105b) adapted to switching between two other phase states and between two circular polarization directions and a coupler (201) coupling the first antenna element to the second antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Francesco Foglia Manzillo, Antonio Clemente, Maciej Smierzchalski
  • Patent number: 11990678
    Abstract: A stack for fabricating an integrated circuit intended to perform an electromagnetic-lens function for a reconfigurable transmitarray antenna, the stack including in succession: a substrate that includes a set of first active components configured to generate a phase shift, and that has first and second opposite surfaces, the first active components being integrated monolithically into the substrate; a metal layer, forming a ground plane on the first surface of the substrate; a layer of a cured polymer, formed on the metal layer; vias that are electrically insulated from the metal layer and that are arranged to electrically connect pairs of planar antennas, each electrically connected pair of planar antennas including first and second planar antennas that are aligned along the normal to the first and second surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Gabriel Pares, Antonio Clemente, Bruno Reig
  • Patent number: 11962094
    Abstract: The present description concerns a polarization cell (109) comprising a rectangular conductive plane having an off-centered opening, a terminal of application of an input signal located inside of the opening, a first switching element coupling the terminal to a first region of the conductive plane located in the vicinity of a first corner of the conductive plane and a second switching element coupling the terminal to a second region of the conductive plane located in the vicinity of a second corner of the conductive plane, the first and second corners being coupled by a same side of the conductive plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Antonio Clemente
  • Publication number: 20240122083
    Abstract: A switch based on a phase change material including: a region in said phase change material that couples the first and second conductive electrodes of the switch; and a waveguide including a first end in line with a face of the region in said phase change material and a second end, opposed to the first end, designed to be illuminated by a laser source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Altermatives
    Inventors: Antonio Clemente, Benoît Charbonnier, Cécilia Dupre, Bruno Reig
  • Publication number: 20230010547
    Abstract: The present description concerns a polarization cell (109) comprising a rectangular conductive plane having an off-centered opening, a terminal of application of an input signal located inside of the opening, a first switching element coupling the terminal to a first region of the conductive plane located in the vicinity of a first corner of the conductive plane and a second switching element coupling the terminal to a second region of the conductive plane located in the vicinity of a second corner of the conductive plane, the first and second corners being coupled by a same side of the conductive plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Antonio Clemente
  • Patent number: 11539140
    Abstract: A reconfigurable antenna, includes an emissive region, including at least one radiating source designed to emit electromagnetic waves; and an electromagnetic lens, including a set of phase-shifting cells, including switches configured to introduce a phase shift to the electromagnetic waves, and bias lines to bias the switches. The antenna further includes an electromagnetic coupling region, arranged between the emissive region and the electromagnetic lens in order to generate electromagnetic coupling between the electromagnetic waves and the set of phase-shifting cells, wherein the electromagnetic coupling region comprises a set of electrically conductive elements, arranged to form a contour of a resonant cavity guiding the electromagnetic waves towards the electromagnetic lens, the set of electrically conductive elements comprising first tracks electrically connected to the bias lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Loïc Marnat, Antonio Clemente
  • Publication number: 20220359982
    Abstract: A transmitarray cell (105) comprises a first antenna element (105a) adapted to switching between two phase states, a second antenna element (105b) adapted to switching between two other phase states and between two circular polarization directions and a coupler (201) coupling the first antenna element to the second antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Francesco Foglia Manzillo, Antonio Clemente, Maciej Smierzchalski
  • Patent number: 11489256
    Abstract: A transmit-array collimating assembly, this collimating assembly being able to convert a first electromagnetic wave radiated from a first focal point and in a first frequency band, into a plane electromagnetic wave of same frequency radiated in a preset first direction, and to convert a second electromagnetic wave radiated from a second focal point and in a second frequency band, into a plane electromagnetic wave of same frequency radiated in the same preset first direction, first and second primary radiating elements solely connected to first and second output ports of a transmitting module, respectively. The first and second primary radiating elements are positioned so as to radiate the first and second electromagnetic waves from the first and second focal points, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Francesco Foglia Manzillo, Antonio Clemente, José-Luis Gonzalez Jimenez
  • Patent number: 11483017
    Abstract: A unit cell of a transmitter array includes a ground plane; first and second dielectric substrates, arranged on either side of the ground plane, and each having a first surface, oriented toward the ground plane, and a second, opposed, surface; first and second planar antennas, extending on the second surfaces of the first and second dielectric substrates, respectively; and a via, arranged to pass through the first and second dielectric substrates so as to electrically connect the first and second planar antennas; the via being electrically isolated from the ground plane. The unit cell further includes a third planar antenna, extending between the ground plane and the first surface of the first dielectric substrate, and electrically connected to the via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventor: Antonio Clemente
  • Patent number: 11296423
    Abstract: A structure including a first wafer, including first active components configured so as to introduce a phase shift; a first metal layer, formed on a first surface of the first wafer; a first interconnect structure, formed on a second surface of the first wafer, including first bias lines; a set of first planar antennas, formed on the first interconnect structure; a second wafer; a second metal layer, formed on a first surface of the second wafer; a set of second planar antennas, formed on a second surface of the second wafer; the first and second wafers being joined by way of the first and second metal layers such that the first and second planar antennas are aligned, the first and second metal layers forming a ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: José-Luis Gonzalez Jimenez, Antonio Clemente
  • Patent number: 11133593
    Abstract: A compact antenna device has a ground plane at floating potential and at least one dipole antenna extending through the ground plane. The at least one dipole antenna has first and second strands extending on either side of the ground plane. A control circuit is arranged on the ground plane in order to control the at least one dipole antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Lotfi Batel, Antonio Clemente, Christophe Delaveaud
  • Patent number: 10720716
    Abstract: The invention concerns a transmit array (203) including a plurality of cells, each cell being capable of transmitting a radio signal by introducing into this signal a phase shift, said plurality of cells including cells of a first type (205-I) and cells of a second type (205-II), wherein: the array comprises a stack of first (M1), second (M2), and third (M3) conductive layers separated two by two by dielectric layers (D1, D2); each cell includes a first antenna element (205a) formed in the first conductive layer (M1) and a second antenna element (205b) formed in the third conductive layer (M3); in each cell of the first type, the first antenna element is connected to the second antenna element by a via (211) crossing the second conductive layer; and in each cell of the second type, the first antenna element is not connected to the second antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Antonio Clemente
  • Patent number: 10680329
    Abstract: This unit cell comprises: a patch reception antenna; a patch transmission antenna, and comprising first and second separate radiation surfaces; a first phase-shift circuit, comprising first and second switches respectively exhibiting an on state and an off state, alternately, between the first and second radiation surfaces of the transmission antenna; and is noteworthy in that the reception antenna comprises first and second separate collection surfaces; and in that the unit cell comprises a second phase-shift circuit comprising first and second switches respectively exhibiting an on state and an off state, alternately, between the first and second collection surfaces of the reception antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives
    Inventors: Antonio Clemente, Laurent Dussopt, Luca Di Palma
  • Patent number: 10473776
    Abstract: An antenna including: an array of individually-controllable elementary cells, each cell being capable of transmitting a radio signal by introducing into the signal a controllable phase shift selected from among at least two discrete phase-shift values; on the side of a first surface of the array, first, second, third, and fourth primary sources capable of respectively irradiating first, second, third, and fourth consecutive quadrants of the array; and a processing circuit capable of supplying a first signal representative of the sum of the signals S1, S2, S3, and S4 supplied, respectively, by the first, second, third, and fourth sources, a second output signal representative of difference S1+S2?S3?S4, and a third output signal representative of difference S1?S2?S3+S4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Luca Di Palma, Antonio Clemente, Laurent Dussopt
  • Publication number: 20180301807
    Abstract: This unit cell comprises: a patch reception antenna; a patch transmission antenna, and comprising first and second separate radiation surfaces; a first phase-shift circuit, comprising first and second switches respectively exhibiting an on state and an off state, alternately, between the first and second radiation surfaces of the transmission antenna; and is noteworthy in that the reception antenna comprises first and second separate collection surfaces; and in that the unit cell comprises a second phase-shift circuit comprising first and second switches respectively exhibiting an on state and an off state, alternately, between the first and second collection surfaces of the reception antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives
    Inventors: Antonio Clemente, Laurent Dussopt, Luca Di Palma
  • Patent number: 9998171
    Abstract: A transceiver for In-Band Full-Duplex communication is provided. The transceiver includes a duplexer and a bidirectional frequency transposition module, the frequency transposition module being suitable for transposing a signal to be transmitted, with a predetermined frequency shift, ?F, in order to obtain a transmit signal, and for transposing the receive signal, with the same frequency shift, in order to obtain the received signal, with the frequency band of the signal to be transmitted and the frequency band of the received signal thus being separated by a frequency shift which is double the predetermined frequency shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Patrick Rosson, Antonio Clemente, David Dassonville
  • Patent number: 9941592
    Abstract: Unit cell including a receive antenna, a transmit antenna, and including first and second radiation surfaces separated from each other by a separation area, a phase-shift circuit comprising switches, each having an on, respectively off, state, wherein the corresponding switch allows, respectively blocks, the flowing of a current between the first and second radiation surfaces; a ground plane; a first printed circuit board including a first surface provided with the receive antenna, and a second opposite surface provided with the ground plane; a wafer of a semiconductor material including a first surface provide with first and second radiation surfaces and wherein the switches are formed in the separation area, monolithically with the transmit antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Antonio Clemente, Laurent Dussopt, Bruno Reig