Patents by Inventor Chunlin Ji
Chunlin Ji 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).
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Publication number: 20140292615Abstract: The disclosure relates to a metamaterial antenna, where the metamaterial antenna includes an enclosure, a feed, a first metamaterial that clings to an aperture edge of the feed, a second metamaterial that is separated by a preset distance from the first metamaterial and is set oppositely, and a third metamaterial that clings to an edge of the second metamaterial, where the enclosure, the feed, the first metamaterial, the second metamaterial, and the third metamaterial make up a closed cavity; and a central axis of the feed penetrates center points of the first metamaterial and the second metamaterial; and a reflection layer for reflecting an electromagnetic wave is set on surfaces of the first metamaterial and the second metamaterial, where the surfaces are located outside the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: KUANG-CHI INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue, Qing Yang
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Patent number: 8827502Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a metamaterial for deflecting electromagnetic wave, includes a functional layer made up by at least one metamaterial sheet layer, each of the metamaterial sheet layers including a substrate and a number of artificial microstructures attached onto the substrate. The functional layer is divided into several strip-like regions. The refractive indices in all the strip-like regions continually increase along the same direction and there are at least two adjacent first and second regions, wherein, the refractive indices in the first region continually increase from n1 to n2, the refractive indices in the second region continually increase from n3 to n4, and n2>n3. The metamaterial of the present invention that deflects electromagnetic wave has a number of regions disposed thereon. In each region, the refractive indices can continuously increase or decrease so that the electromagnetic waves within the regions will be slowly deflected.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Kuang-Chi Innovative Technology Ltd., Kuang-Chi Institute of Advanced TechnologyInventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Lin Luan, Jinjin Wang
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Patent number: 8729511Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electromagnetic wave beam splitter, comprising a functional layer made of at least one metamaterial sheet, wherein different metamaterial sheets have the same refractive index distribution; the metamaterial sheet may be divided into a circular region and an annular region concentric to the circular region; a refractive index increases continuously as a radius increases and refractive indices at the same radius are the same within the circular region; and a refractive index decreases continuously as a radius increases and refractive indices are the same at the same radius within the annular region.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Kuang-Chi Innovative Technology Ltd.Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue, Yunnan Hong
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Patent number: 8681429Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metamaterial for converging electromagnetic waves, which comprises a plurality of metamaterial sheet layers stacked integrally in an x direction. Each of the metamaterial sheet layers comprises a plurality of metamaterial units. Each of the metamaterial units has an identical substrate unit and a man-made microstructure attached on the substrate unit. The metamaterial units of each row have a same refractive index. Refractive indices of the metamaterial units of each column satisfy particular relationships. The man-made microstructure is a non-90° rotationally symmetrical structure, and an extraordinary optical axis of a refractive index ellipsoid thereof is non-perpendicular to and unparallel to the y direction. The thickness of the metamaterial can be considerably decreased while the function of converging electromagnetic waves is achieved in the present disclosure. This is favorable for making the metamaterial product miniaturized and lightweight.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignees: Kuang-Chi Innovative Technology Ltd., Kuang-Chi Institute of Advanced TechnologyInventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Jinjin Wang
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Publication number: 20140070117Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electromagnetic wave beam splitter, comprising a functional layer made of at least one metamaterial sheet, wherein different metamaterial sheets have the same refractive index distribution; the metamaterial sheet may be divided into a circular region and an annular region concentric to the circular region; a refractive index increases continuously as a radius increases and refractive indices at the same radius are the same within the circular region; and a refractive index decreases continuously as a radius increases and refractive indices are the same at the same radius within the annular region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: KUANG-CHI INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue, Yunnan Hong
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Publication number: 20130098673Abstract: A metamaterial for deflecting an electromagnetic wave is disclosed, which comprises a functional layer. The functional layer comprises a plurality of sheet layers parallel to each other, and each of the sheet layers comprises a sheet-like substrate and a plurality of man-made microstructures arranged in an array on the sheet-like substrate. The sheet-like substrate comprises a plurality of unit blocks, and each of the man-made microstructures and a corresponding one of the unit blocks occupied thereby form a unit cell. Refractive indices of the unit cells arranged in a first direction in each of the sheet layers decrease gradually. Each of the unit cells has an anisotropic electromagnetic parameter. Through use of the metamaterial of the present disclosure, deflection of the electromagnetic wave can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Guanxiong Xu, Lin Luan, Chunlin Ji, Zhiya Zhao, Yuefeng Li, Yutao Yue
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Patent number: 8421550Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an impedance matching component and a hybrid wave-absorbing material. The impedance matching component is disposed between a first medium and a second medium, and comprises a plurality of functional sheet layers. Impedances of the functional sheet layers vary continuously in a stacking direction of the functional sheet layers, with the impedance of a first one of the functional sheet layers being identical to that of the first medium and the impedance of a last one of the functional sheet layers being identical to that of the second medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignees: Kuang-Chi Institute of Advanced Technology, Kuang-Chi Innovative Technology Ltd.Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Guanxiong Xu, Chunlin Ji, Zhiya Zhao, Nenghui Fang, Yangyang Zhang, Wenjian Wang, Yutao Yue
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Patent number: 8421549Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an impedance matching component disposed between a first medium and a second medium, which is formed by stacking a plurality of homogeneous metamaterial sheet layers in a direction perpendicular to surfaces thereof. Each of the metamaterial sheet layers comprises a substrate and a plurality of man-made microstructures attached thereon. A first and last metamaterial sheet layers have impedances identical to those of the first and second media respectively. The man-made microstructures attached on the first metamaterial sheet layer have a first pattern, the man-made microstructures attached on the last metamaterial sheet layer have a second pattern, and the man-made microstructures attached on intermediate ones of the metamaterial sheet layers have patterns that are combinations of the first and second patterns, with the first pattern becoming smaller continuously and the second pattern becoming larger continuously in the stacking direction of the metamaterial sheet layers.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignees: Kuang-Chi Institute of Advanced Technology, Kuang-Chi Innovative Technology Ltd.Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Guanxiong Xu, Lin Luan, Chunlin Ji, Zhiya Zhao, Nenghui Fang
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Publication number: 20130082897Abstract: The present disclosure provides a unipolar MIMO antenna, which consists of a plurality of unipolar RF antennae. Each of the unipolar RF antennae comprises a metal sheet and a feeder line. The metal sheet is enchased with a metal microstructure thereon, and the feeder line and the metal sheet are connected in a signal communicative manner. The unipolar MIMO antenna of the present disclosure breaks through the framework of the conventional antenna design and eliminates the complex design of the impedance matching network to ensure miniaturization of the antenna. Thereby, the antenna can be used in a wireless apparatus having a small size, a high transmission efficiency and a high isolation degree among antennae and can satisfy the requirement of a low power consumption in the design of modern communication systems. Additionally, the present disclosure further provides a bipolar MIMO antenna and a hybrid MIMO antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Yangyang Zhang, Chunlin Ji
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Publication number: 20130050058Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metamaterial for diverging an electromagnetic wave, which comprises at least one metamaterial sheet layer. Refractive indices of the metamaterial sheet layer are distributed in a circular form with a center of the metamaterial sheet layer, and the refractive indices remain unchanged at a same radius and increase gradually with the radius. The present disclosure changes electromagnetic parameters at each point of the metamaterial through punching or by attaching man-made microstructures so that the electromagnetic wave can be diverged after passing through the metamaterial. The metamaterial of the present disclosure features a simple manufacturing process and a low cost, and is easy to be implemented. Moreover, the metamaterial of the present disclosure has small dimensions and does not occupy a large space, so it is easy to miniaturize apparatuses made of the metamaterial of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue, Yunnan Hong
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Publication number: 20130027782Abstract: The present invention relates to a man-made composite material and a man-made composite material antenna. The man-made composite material is divided into a plurality of regions. An electromagnetic wave is incident on a first surface exits from a second surface of the man-made composite material opposite to the first surface. A line connecting a radiation source to a point on the bottom surface of the ith region and a line perpendicular to the man-made composite material form an angle ? therebetween, which uniquely corresponds to a curved surface in the ith region. A set formed by points on the bottom surface of the ith region that have the same angle ? forms a boundary of the curved surface to which the angle ? uniquely corresponds. The refraction, diffraction and reflection of the present invention at the abrupt transition points can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue
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Publication number: 20130027278Abstract: The present invention relates to a man-made composite material. The man-made composite material is divided into a plurality of regions. A plane electromagnetic wave is incident on a first surface and exits in the form of a spherical wave from a second surface of the man-made composite material opposite to the first surface. Reverse extensions of the exiting electromagnetic wave intersect with each other at a virtual focus of the man-made composite material. A line connecting the virtual focus to a point on the top surface of the ith region and a line perpendicular to the man-made composite material form an angle ? therebetween, which uniquely corresponds to a curved surface in the ith region. A set formed by points on the top surface of the ith region that have the same angle ? forms a boundary of the curved surface to which the angle ? uniquely corresponds.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue
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Publication number: 20130016030Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metamaterial for converging electromagnetic waves, which comprises a plurality of cubic metamaterial units arranged in a first array which takes a y direction as a column direction and a z direction perpendicular to the y direction as a row direction. The metamaterial units of each row have the same refractive index, and for the metamaterial units of each column, the refractive indices thereof for the electromagnetic waves decrease gradually from a middle metamaterial unit towards two ends of the column, with variations of the refractive indices between adjacent ones of the metamaterial units increasing gradually from the middle metamaterial unit towards the two ends of the column; and the metamaterial units are anisotropic to the electromagnetic waves. The metamaterial for converging electromagnetic waves of the present disclosure can achieve the function of converging electromagnetic waves, and has a smaller thickness compared to conventional metamaterials.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Jinjin Wang
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Publication number: 20130002500Abstract: The present invention relates to a metamaterial and a metamaterial antenna. The metamaterial is disposed in a propagation direction of the electromagnetic waves emitted from a radiation source. A line connecting the radiation source to a point on a first surface of the metamaterial and a line perpendicular to the metamaterial form an angle ? therebetween, which uniquely corresponds to a curved surface in the metamaterial. Each point on the curved surface to which the angle ? uniquely corresponds has a same refractive index. Refractive indices of the metamaterial decrease gradually as the angle ? increases. The electromagnetic waves propagating through the metamaterial exits in parallel from a second surface of the metamaterial. The refraction, diffraction and reflection at the abrupt transition points can be significantly reduced in the present disclosure and the problems caused by interferences are eased, which further improves performances of the metamaterial and the metamaterial antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue
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Publication number: 20130002509Abstract: An impedance matching component is disclosed. The impedance matching component is disposed on and closely attached to a first side surface of a function dielectric sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue
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Publication number: 20130002499Abstract: The present invention relates to a man-made composite material and a man-made composite material antenna. The man-made composite material is disposed in a propagation direction of a plane electromagnetic wave and convert it into a spherical wave. Reverse extensions of the spherical wave intersect at a virtual focus. A line connecting the virtual focus to a point on the second surface of the man-made composite material and a line perpendicular to the man-made composite material form an angle ? therebetween, which uniquely corresponds to a curved surface in the man-made composite material. A set formed by points having the same angle ? forms a boundary of the curved surface to which the angle ? uniquely corresponds. Each point on the curved surface to which the angle ? uniquely corresponds has a same refractive index. Refractive indices of the man-made composite material increase gradually as the angle ? increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue
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Publication number: 20120327666Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a metamaterial for deflecting electromagnetic wave, includes a functional layer made up by at least one metamaterial sheet layer, each of the metamaterial sheet layers including a substrate and a number of artificial microstructures attached onto the substrate. The functional layer is divided into several strip-like regions. The refractive indices in all the strip-like regions continually increase along the same direction and there are at least two adjacent first and second regions, wherein,the refractive indices in the first region continually increase from n1 to n2, the refractive indices in the second region continually increase from n3 to n4, and n2>n3. The metamaterial of the present invention that deflects electromagnetic wave has a number of regions disposed thereon. In each region, the refractive indices can continuously increase or decrease so that the electromagnetic waves within the regions will be slowly deflected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Lin Luan, Jinjin Wang
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Publication number: 20120326800Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an impedance matching component and a hybrid wave-absorbing material. The impedance matching component is disposed between a first medium and a second medium, and comprises a plurality of functional sheet layers. Impedances of the functional sheet layers vary continuously in a stacking direction of the functional sheet layers, with the impedance of a first one of the functional sheet layers being identical to that of the first medium and the impedance of a last one of the functional sheet layers being identical to that of the second medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Guanxiong Xu, Chunlin Ji, Zhiya Zhao, Nenghui Fang, Yangyang Zhang, Wenjian Wang, Yutao Yue
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Publication number: 20120307361Abstract: A polarization converter made of metamaterial, including a base material and a number of artificial microstructures disposed on the base material. The artificial microstructures can influence the electric field vector of plane electromagnetic wave propagating in it. The electric field vector of the electromagnetic wave can be decomposed into two non-zero orthogonal components on one or more planes perpendicular to the incident direction of the electromagnetic wave, the orthogonal components can be parallel and perpendicular to the optical axis at the position where the artificial microstructure located. After the electromagnetic wave passing through the polarization converter made of metamaterial, the two orthogonal components have a phase difference ?? different from before incidence, thereby achieving mutual conversion between the above electromagnetic wave polarization methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Guanxiong Xu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue, Zhen Liao
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Publication number: 20120299788Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna based on a metamaterial and a method for generating an operating wavelength of a metamaterial panel. The antenna comprises a radiation source, and a metamaterial panel capable of converging an electromagnetic wave and operating at a first wavelength. The metamaterial panel is adapted to convert the electromagnetic wave radiated from the radiation source into a plane wave and to enable the antenna to simultaneously operate at a second wavelength and a third wavelength which are smaller than the first wavelength and are different multiples of the first wavelength. The present invention further provides a method for generating an operating wavelength of a metamaterial panel for use in the aforesaid antenna. These improve the convergence performance and reduce the volume and size of the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Chunlin Ji, Yutao Yue