Patents by Inventor Catherine Islip

Catherine Islip 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).

  • Method and apparatus for an antenna
    Patent number: 8471768
    Abstract: In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cover, a ground plane, a first inductor, and a second inductor. The cover includes a first end and an opposite second end. The cover is configured to operate as a first loop radiator portion. The ground plane is proximate the cover. The ground plane is configured to operate as a second loop radiator portion. The first inductor is proximate the first end of the cover. The second inductor is between the second end of the cover and the ground plane. The cover, the ground plane, the first inductor, and the second inductor are configured to provide a loop radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Hanyang Wang, Pekka Halme, Michael Holland, Ali Mehmed, Ming Zheng, Alan Johnson, Weiwen Liu, Catherine Islip, Niels B. Larsen
  • Method and apparatus for an antenna
    Publication number: 20110148718
    Abstract: In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cover, a ground plane, a first inductor, and a second inductor. The cover includes a first end and an opposite second end. The cover is configured to operate as a first loop radiator portion. The ground plane is proximate the cover. The ground plane is configured to operate as a second loop radiator portion. The first inductor is proximate the first end of the cover. The second inductor is between the second end of the cover and the ground plane. The cover, the ground plane, the first inductor, and the second inductor are configured to provide a loop radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Hanyang Wang, Pekka Halme, Michael Holland, Ali Mehmed, Ming Zheng, Alan Johnson, Weiwen Liu, Catherine Islip, Niels B. Larsen