Patents by Inventor Diego Caratelli

Diego Caratelli 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: 12160043
    Abstract: Antenna device which is suitable for wireless communications according to a 5G network standard, wherein the antenna device comprises, or consists of: i) a primary layer having a top side and a bottom side, the primary layer comprising a multitude of adjacent antenna units wherein each antenna unit has a respective electrically conductive antenna plate which is present at the top side of the primary layer, and ii) a dielectric resonator body which comprises, or consists of, a resonator base layer having a top side and a bottom side, which top side is provided with a multitude of adjacent resonator units, wherein the resonator base layer and the resonator units are made of dielectric material, wherein the bottom side of the dielectric resonator body is provided on the top side of the primary layer, and wherein above the antenna plate of each antenna unit a corresponding resonator unit is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Diego Caratelli, Ali Naseer Hashim Al-Rawi
  • Publication number: 20240332791
    Abstract: Antenna assembly comprising a printed circuit board and one or more antenna modules, wherein each antenna module is electrically connected by a respective coaxial cable to the printed circuit board, and wherein each antenna module is configured as a planar body having a top surface and a bottom surface, which planar body comprises: a central planar layer of dielectric material; primary strips of electrically conductive material provided on a top side of the central planar layer; one or more secondary strips of electrically conductive material provided on a bottom side of the central planar layer Antenna module, which is suitable for use in an antenna assembly comprising a printed circuit board and one or more of such antenna modules, wherein each antenna module is electrically connected by a respective coaxial cable to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Yu TAO, Diego CARATELLI
  • Publication number: 20240145925
    Abstract: Antenna module which is mountable on a surface of a printed circuit board which contains an electrically conductive layer that constitutes a ground plane for the antenna module, wherein the antenna module is embodied as a planar body having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is configured to be mounted on the printed circuit board and the top surface is facing away from the bottom surface, wherein the planar body is a layered structure comprising: a central planar layer of dielectric material; a first circuitry of electrically conductive material on a bottom side of the central planar layer; a second circuitry of electrically conductive material on a top side of the central planar layer; a multitude of vias of electrically conductive material that extend through the central planar layer from the bottom side to the top side thereof; wherein the antenna module is an electrically active component and the first circuitry includes a feeding strip of electrically conductive material
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Diego CARATELLI, Sung Bin MUN, Javier Armando ARRINCON RODRIGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20240072448
    Abstract: Antenna device that is configured to perform wide angle two-dimensional scanning, and which is suitable for wireless communication protocols, wherein the antenna device comprises: i) a primary plate containing a multitude of adjacent antenna units, wherein each antenna unit is provided with a respective electrically conductive antenna patch which is provided at a top side of the primary plate, and ii) a dielectric resonator section which is arranged above the primary plate, which dielectric resonator section comprises a multitude of adjacent resonator units which are either directly or indirectly attached to the top side of the primary plate, in such a way that an individual resonator unit is arranged above each individual antenna unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Stanislav OGURTSOV, Diego CARATELLI, Javier Armando ARRINCON RODRIGUEZ, Guilherme THEIS
  • Patent number: 11916280
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna, in particular suitable for IEEE 802.11 applications. The invention also relates to a wireless device, such as a wireless access point (AP), a router, a gateway, and/or a bridge, comprising at least one antenna according to the invention. The invention further relates to a wireless communication system, comprising a plurality of antennas according to the invention, and, preferably, a plurality of wireless devices according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Bolz, Diego Caratelli
  • Publication number: 20230402749
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna system for antenna beamforming. The system comprises multiple antenna panels, wherein each panel has a rear side and a front side, wherein the front side of each panel comprises at least one phased antenna array (PAA), wherein each phased antenna array comprises at least one array of antenna elements, wherein the antenna panels are positioned such that the phased antenna arrays enable coverage at least along all angular directions of the azimuthal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Diego CARATELLI, Stanislav OGURTSOV
  • Publication number: 20230369744
    Abstract: The invention relates to a MIMO antenna system for IEEE 802.11 WiFi communication. The invention also relates to a wireless device, such as a wireless access point (AP), a router, a gateway, and/or a bridge, comprising at least one antenna system according to the invention. The invention further relates to a wireless communication system, comprising a plurality of antenna systems according to the invention, and, preferably, a plurality of wireless devices according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Diego CARATELLI, Avraam LOUTRIDIS, János SÓFALVI
  • Patent number: 11757171
    Abstract: The invention relates to a MIMO antenna system for IEEE 802.11 WiFi communication. The invention also relates to a wireless device, such as a wireless access point (AP), a router, a gateway, and/or a bridge, comprising at least one antenna system according to the invention. The invention further relates to a wireless communication system, comprising a plurality of antenna systems according to the invention, and, preferably, a plurality of wireless devices according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Diego Caratelli, Avraam Loutridis, János Sófalvi
  • Patent number: 11605894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) antenna. The invention also relates to a Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) module comprising at least one GNSS antenna according to the invention. The invention further relates to a vehicle, such as a car, comprising at least one GNSS module to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Francesco Giuppi, Carlos Moreno De Jong Van Coevorden, Johan Leo Alfons Gielis, Diego Caratelli
  • Publication number: 20220359993
    Abstract: Antenna device which is suitable for wireless communications according to a 5G network standard, wherein the antenna device comprises, or consists of: i) a primary layer having a top side and a bottom side, the primary layer comprising a multitude of adjacent antenna units wherein each antenna unit has a respective electrically conductive antenna plate which is present at the top side of the primary layer, and ii) a dielectric resonator body which comprises, or consists of, a resonator base layer having a top side and a bottom side, which top side is provided with a multitude of adjacent resonator units, wherein the resonator base layer and the resonator units are made of dielectric material, wherein the bottom side of the dielectric resonator body is provided on the top side of the primary layer, and wherein above the antenna plate of each antenna unit a corresponding resonator unit is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Diego CARATELLI, Ali Naseer Hashim AL-RAWI
  • Publication number: 20220344836
    Abstract: The invention relates to a MIMO antenna system for IEEE 802.11 WiFi communications. The invention also relates to a wireless device, such as a wireless access point (AP), a router, a gateway, and/or a bridge, comprising at least one antenna system according to the invention. The invention further relates to a wireless communication system, comprising a plurality of antenna systems according to the invention, and, preferably, a plurality of wireless devices according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Diego CARATELLI, Carlos Moreno DE JONG VAN COEVORDEN, Bedilu Befekadu ADELA, János SÓFALVI, Johan Leo Alfons GIELIS
  • Publication number: 20220102838
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna, in particular suitable for IEEE 802.11 applications. The invention also relates to a wireless device, such as a wireless access point (AP), a router, a gateway, and/or a bridge, comprising at least one antenna according to the invention. The invention further relates to a wireless communication system, comprising a plurality of antennas according to the invention, and, preferably, a plurality of wireless devices according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas BOLZ, Diego CARATELLI
  • Patent number: 11289809
    Abstract: A dual-band directional antenna for customer-premise equipment (CPE) applications is provided. The dual-band directional antenna includes at least one conductive radiating element, a probing structure connected to the radiating element, a conductive ground plane, and at least one mounting element for mounting the at least one radiating element on the ground plane at a distance therefrom. The antenna is configured to operate in two different frequency bands. The radiating element partially encloses at least one first cut-out portion and partially encloses at least one second cut-out portion, where the at least one first cut-out portion and the at least one second cut-out portion are positioned at opposite sides of a first slot of the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Bedilu Befekadu Adela, Daniel Alexandru Cringus, Diego Caratelli
  • Patent number: 11211713
    Abstract: Antenna suitable to be integrated in a printed circuit board, which is an electromagnetically coupled antenna that comprises: a body of dielectric material of a substantially planar design having a bottom side and top side; a bottom metallized layer on the bottom side of the body, which layer is provided with a slot; a top metallized layer on the top side of the body, which layer is provided with a T-shaped slot; wherein both the above slots, as well as the top and bottom metallized layer surrounding the slots, are provided on symmetrically opposite sides of the body; wherein electrically conductive strands are provided in the body, which strands extend substantially vertically from the bottom side to the top side, and electrically connect the bottom metallized layer with the top metallized layer; wherein the strands are disposed in such a way as to collectively form a row that delimits an inner volume of the body; wherein a feeding line of electrically conductive material is provided inside the body, the f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Avraam Loutridis, Carlos Moreno De Jong Van Coevorden, János Sófalvi, Diego Caratelli
  • Patent number: 11069948
    Abstract: A waveguide for electromagnetic radiation, which is a substrate integrated waveguide which is basically a laminate of planar layers includes a substrate layer of dielectric material; a bottom layer and a top layer of an electrically conductive material provided on the respective bottom surface and top surface of the substrate layer; a multitude of pillars of electrically conductive material which extend through the substrate layer from its bottom to its top surface and which are electrically connected to the bottom and top layer; wherein at least one of the bottom and top layer contains at least one part that is void of electrically conductive material, which part is referred to as a slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Antenna Company International N.V.
    Inventors: Diego Caratelli, Pietro Bia, Luciano Mescia
  • Patent number: 10985455
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure. The invention also relates to an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) component for use in an EBG structure according to the invention. The invention further relates to an antenna device comprising at least one EBG structure according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Shady Keyrouz, Diego Caratelli, Carlos Moreno De Jong van Coevorden, Jarmos Pirneskoski, Johan Leo Alfons Gielis
  • Patent number: D984986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Bedilu Adela, Diego Caratelli
  • Patent number: D984987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Bedilu Adela, Diego Caratelli
  • Patent number: D984988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Bedilu Adela, Diego Caratelli
  • Patent number: D993250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: THE ANTENNA COMPANY INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Kansheng Yang, Zhe Song, Janos Sofalvi, Diego Caratelli