Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Shewan

Benjamin J. Shewan 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: 10879586
    Abstract: Techniques for utilization of antenna loading for impedance matching are described. In at least some embodiments, a device (e.g., a smart phone) includes multiple antennas that are employed to send and receive wireless signals for the device. The device further includes impedance matching functionality communicatively connected to the antennas, and configured to perform impedance matching for one of the antennas based on loading (e.g., dielectric loading) of another of the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alireza Mahanfar, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Stanley Yu Tao Ng, Benjamin J. Shewan, Kim Willi Schulze
  • Patent number: 9438197
    Abstract: Reconfigurable multi-band filter techniques are described. In one or more implementations a device includes a radiating structure and a filter connected to the radiating structure configured to filter wireless signals received by the radiating structure. The filter includes switchable resonators configured to tune to different frequency bands and tunable capacitors configured to tune to different frequencies within the different frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Alireza Mahanfar, Benjamin J. Shewan, Stanley Yu Tao Ng
  • Publication number: 20160254592
    Abstract: Techniques for utilization of antenna loading for impedance matching are described. In at least some embodiments, a device (e.g., a smart phone) includes multiple antennas that are employed to send and receive wireless signals for the device. The device further includes impedance matching functionality communicatively connected to the antennas, and configured to perform impedance matching for one of the antennas based on loading (e.g., dielectric loading) of another of the antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alireza Mahanfar, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Stanley Yu Tao Ng, Benjamin J. Shewan, Kim Willi Schulze
  • Patent number: 9356343
    Abstract: Techniques for utilization of antenna loading for impedance matching are described. In at least some embodiments, a device (e.g., a smart phone) includes multiple antennas that are employed to send and receive wireless signals for the device. The device further includes impedance matching functionality communicatively connected to the antennas, and configured to perform impedance matching for one of the antennas based on loading (e.g., dielectric loading) of another of the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alireza Mahanfar, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Stanley Yu Tao Ng, Benjamin J. Shewan, Kim Willi Schulze
  • Publication number: 20140203980
    Abstract: Techniques for utilization of antenna loading for impedance matching are described. In at least some embodiments, a device (e.g., a smart phone) includes multiple antennas that are employed to send and receive wireless signals for the device. The device further includes impedance matching functionality communicatively connected to the antennas, and configured to perform impedance matching for one of the antennas based on loading (e.g., dielectric loading) of another of the antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alireza Mahanfar, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Stanley Yu Tao Ng, Benjamin J. Shewan, Kim Willi Schulze
  • Publication number: 20130285862
    Abstract: Reconfigurable multi-band filter techniques are described. In one or more implementations a device includes a radiating structure and a filter connected to the radiating structure configured to filter wireless signals received by the radiating structure. The filter includes switchable resonators configured to tune to different frequency bands and tunable capacitors configured to tune to different frequencies within the different frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Alireza Mahanfar, Benjamin J. Shewan, Stanley Yu Tao Ng
  • Publication number: 20130285863
    Abstract: Reconfigurable multi-band antenna techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes an antenna that can operate at multiple frequency bands that include first and second frequency bands, respectively. The antenna includes a first radiator structure configured to tune to the first frequency band and comprising a first radiator element. In addition, the antenna includes a second radiator structure configured to tune to the second frequency band and comprising the first radiator element and a second radiator element. The antenna also includes a tunable circuit configured to couple the first radiator element to the second radiator element. Additionally, the apparatus includes a communication module configured to use the tunable circuit to adjust one of said first and second frequency bands independently from, and without causing a change in, the other of said first and second frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Alireza Mahanfar, Benjamin J. Shewan, Stanley Yu Tao Ng