Patents by Inventor Erin Patrick McGough

Erin Patrick McGough 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: 11056788
    Abstract: A fabrication method of a dual-band antenna array. The dual-band antenna array may comprise a trace split, a first frequency branch, and a second frequency branch. The trace split may feed the first frequency branch and the second frequency branch. The first frequency branch may comprise a first frequency branch geometry that may cause a majority of a current of a signal fed into the trace split to feed the second frequency branch when the signal comprises a second frequency. The second frequency branch may comprise a second frequency branch geometry that may cause the majority of the current of the signal fed into the trace split to feed the first frequency branch when the signal comprises a first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Erin Patrick McGough, Stephen V. Saliga, Thomas G. Lutman, Edward C. Kuhar
  • Publication number: 20190103674
    Abstract: A dual-band antenna array may be provided. The dual-band antenna array may comprise a trace split, a first frequency branch, and a second frequency branch. The trace split may feed the first frequency branch and the second frequency branch. The first frequency branch may comprise a first frequency branch geometry that may cause a majority of a current of a signal fed into the trace split to feed the second frequency branch when the signal comprises a second frequency. The second frequency branch may comprise a second frequency branch geometry that may cause the majority of the current of the signal fed into the trace split to feed the first frequency branch when the signal comprises a first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Patrick McGough, Stephen V. Saliga, Thomas G. Lutman, Edward C. Kuhar
  • Patent number: 10148013
    Abstract: A dual-band antenna array may be provided. The dual-band antenna array may comprise a trace split, a first frequency branch, and a second frequency branch. The trace split may feed the first frequency branch and the second frequency branch. The first frequency branch may comprise a first frequency branch geometry that may cause a majority of a current of a signal fed into the trace split to feed the second frequency branch when the signal comprises a second frequency. The second frequency branch may comprise a second frequency branch geometry that may cause the majority of the current of the signal fed into the trace split to feed the first frequency branch when the signal comprises a first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Patrick McGough, Stephen V. Saliga, Thomas G. Lutman, Edward C. Kuhar
  • Patent number: 10020584
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a dipole antenna having an hourglass shaped coupler. The antenna generally includes two conductive layers, each having a first portion and a second portion of conductive material. The first portion may be connected to a first trace in the first layer, and a width of the first portion flares out from a connection point to the first trace in a first direction. The second portion may be electrically isolated from the first trace and a width of the second portion flares out from a location closest to the first portion in a second direction. In certain embodiments, the second direction is opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Patrick McGough, Thomas Goss Lutman
  • Patent number: 9917370
    Abstract: A microwave antenna assembly is printed on a substrate with a first face and an opposing second face. The assembly includes at least one antenna disposed on the front face of the substrate and a balun disposed on the rear face of the substrate. A first microstrip on the front face is coupled to the antenna(s). A second microstrip on the front face is coupled a feed line. A coplanar strip on the rear face is electrically coupled to the second microstrip and electromagnetically coupled to the first microstrip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Patrick McGough, Thomas Goss Lutman
  • Publication number: 20170317417
    Abstract: A dual-band antenna array may be provided. The dual-band antenna array may comprise a trace split, a first frequency branch, and a second frequency branch. The trace split may feed the first frequency branch and the second frequency branch. The first frequency branch may comprise a first frequency branch geometry that may cause a majority of a current of a signal fed into the trace split to feed the second frequency branch when the signal comprises a second frequency. The second frequency branch may comprise a second frequency branch geometry that may cause the majority of the current of the signal fed into the trace split to feed the first frequency branch when the signal comprises a first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Erin Patrick McGough, Stephen V. Saliga, Thomas G. Lutman, Edward C. Kuhar
  • Publication number: 20170118655
    Abstract: In one implementation, a device includes a first set of antennas having a first polarization; and a first radio coupled to the first set of antennas, the combination of the first set of antennas and the first radio supporting a first signal. The device also includes: a second set of antennas having a second polarization, the second polarization is different from the first polarization; and a second radio coupled to the second set of antennas, the combination of the second set of one or more antennas and the second radio supporting a second signal, the second signal is independent of the first signal. In some implementations, the first radio is operated according to a first power level in order to establish the first coverage area, and the second radio is operated according to a second power level in order to establish the second coverage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: John Martin Blosco, Stephen Joseph McCarthy, Matthew Aaron Silverman, Erin Patrick McGough
  • Publication number: 20170025764
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a dipole antenna having an hourglass shaped coupler. The antenna generally includes two conductive layers, each having a first portion and a second portion of conductive material. The first portion may be connected to a first trace in the first layer, and a width of the first portion flares out from a connection point to the first trace in a first direction. The second portion may be electrically isolated from the first trace and a width of the second portion flares out from a location closest to the first portion in a second direction. In certain embodiments, the second direction is opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Erin Patrick MCGOUGH, Thomas Goss LUTMAN
  • Publication number: 20160294063
    Abstract: A microwave antenna assembly is printed on a substrate with a first face and an opposing second face. The assembly includes at least one antenna disposed on the front face of the substrate and a balun disposed on the rear face of the substrate. A first microstrip on the front face is coupled to the antenna(s). A second microstrip on the front face is coupled a feed line. A coplanar strip on the rear face is electrically coupled to the second microstrip and electromagnetically coupled to the first microstrip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Patrick McGough, Thomas Goss Lutman