Patents by Inventor Huan-Chu Huang
Huan-Chu Huang 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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Patent number: 11183752Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an antenna structure and an antenna array. The antenna structure comprises a first antenna component which comprises: a first three-dimensional antenna with one end grounded or connected with a reference potential; a single antenna port connected with the other end of the first three-dimensional antenna; and a first parasitic structure provided adjacent to the first three-dimensional antenna. In the antenna structure, the first three-dimensional antenna is only connected with a single antenna port, so that the number of ports required by the antenna can be reduced, that is, the power consumption can be reduced from the antenna dimension, thereby simultaneously reducing heat generation and maintaining stable overall wireless performance.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Inventors: Huan-Chu Huang, Dasong Gao, Zhixing Qi, Hong Lin, Yanchao Zhou
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Publication number: 20210344115Abstract: The present invention relates to an integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas and an electronic apparatus, the system comprising a millimeter-wave antenna module and a non-millimeter-wave environment, the millimeter-wave antenna module forming a communication connection with the non-millimeter-wave environment for realizing reusing of the millimeter-wave antenna module to achieve a function of non-millimeter-wave antenna(s). The present invention proposes directly reusing a millimeter-wave antenna module, which is designed so that this module also has an antenna function of a non-millimeter-wave module, while an individual module's own volume does not need to be increased, and the module itself does not need to have additionally-added antenna traces, that is, with the same volume, a function of non-millimeter-wave antenna(s) may be further added.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicants: ETHETA COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO.,LTD, EAST CHINA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICSInventors: Huan-Chu HUANG, Jiaguo LU, Hong LIN, Junyong LIU, Zhixing QI, Minhui ZENG, Yanchao ZHOU, Jingwei LI, Tao MA
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Publication number: 20210328349Abstract: This application provides a wireless electronic communications device, including: a metal frame on which a first antenna and a second antenna are disposed, where a first preset distance is spaced between the first antenna and the second antenna, and a feeding structure is disposed on each of the first antenna and the second antenna; and a slot structure disposed between the first antenna and the second antenna, where an extension distance of the slot structure in a width direction of the metal frame is less than a width of the metal frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTDInventors: Xianjing JIAN, Huan-Chu HUANG
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Publication number: 20210320408Abstract: An antenna structure and a high-frequency multi-band wireless communication terminal are provided. The antenna structure includes: a metal plate, on which a first accommodation groove is provided; an antenna unit, including a radiating patch and a first coupling piece; and a radio frequency module, where the radio frequency module is disposed on a first side of the metal plate, and the radio frequency module is electrically connected to the radiating patch; where at least one of the radiating patch and the first coupling piece is disposed inside the first accommodation groove, the radiating patch is insulated from the metal plate, the first coupling piece is insulated from the metal plate, the radiating patch and the first coupling piece are disposed opposite to each other, the radiating patch is insulated from the first coupling piece, the first coupling piece is located between the radiating patch and the radio frequency module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Huan-Chu Huang, Yijin Wang, Xianjing Jian
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Patent number: 11069988Abstract: The present invention relates to a diverse integration module system of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas and an electronic apparatus, the diverse integration module system of antennas comprising an integration module of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas and a non-millimeter-wave environment, the integration module of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas comprising a millimeter-wave antenna module provided with one or more first non-millimeter-wave antennas, the millimeter-wave antenna module being further provided thereon with a first communication part that is communicatively connected to the non-millimeter-wave environment, both the first non-millimeter-wave antenna(s) and the first communication part forming a communication connection with the non-millimeter-wave environment and a method for designing non-millimeter-wave antenna(s) on a millimeter-wave antenna module and simultaneously further directly reusing the millimeter-wave antenna module.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Inventors: Huan-Chu Huang, Jiaguo Lu, Hong Lin, Junyong Liu, Zhixing Qi, Minhui Zeng, Yanchao Zhou, Jingwei Li, Tao Ma
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Publication number: 20210218155Abstract: A terminal device includes feed sources, a metal frame, coupling patches, and radiating patches, where at least two grooves are formed in the outer side surface of the metal frame, two first through holes are formed in each groove, a coupling patch and a radiating patch are arranged in each groove; the coupling patch in each groove is arranged between the radiating patch and the bottom of the groove, and two second through holes are formed in the coupling patch; two antenna feed points are arranged on each radiating patch, each feed source is connected to one antenna feed point through one first through hole and one second through hole; and the metal frame, the coupling patch, and the radiating patch are not in contact with one another, and an area of the radiating patch is less than an area of the coupling patch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Huan-chu HUANG, Yijin WANG, Xianjing JIAN
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Publication number: 20210218134Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an antenna structure and an antenna array. The antenna structure comprises a first antenna component which comprises: a first three-dimensional antenna with one end grounded or connected with a reference potential; a single antenna port connected with the other end of the first three-dimensional antenna; and a first parasitic structure provided adjacent to the first three-dimensional antenna. In the antenna structure, the first three-dimensional antenna is only connected with a single antenna port, so that the number of ports required by the antenna can be reduced, that is, the power consumption can be reduced from the antenna dimension, thereby simultaneously reducing heat generation and maintaining stable overall wireless performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Huan-Chu Huang, Dasong Gao, Zhixing Qi, Hong Lin, Yanchao Zhou
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Publication number: 20210218136Abstract: An antenna of a terminal device, the antenna includes a metal frame, a side of the metal frame is provided with at least two slot units, each slot unit includes a first slot ring and a second slot ring, the first slot ring and the second slot ring communicate through a third slot, an outer edge circumference of the first slot ring is different from that of the second slot ring. Portions of the metal frame on both sides of the third slot are provided with an antenna feed point and a ground feed point, respectively. The metal frame is electrically connected with a ground plate in the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Yijin WANG, Huan-chu HUANG, Xianjing JIAN
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Publication number: 20210203083Abstract: An antenna of a terminal device, the antenna includes a metal frame, a side of the metal frame is provided with at least two slots, and the slots are ring-shaped slots. Portions of the metal frame at two sides of each slot of the at least two slots are provided with two groups of feed points, and each group of feed points includes an antenna feed point located on a portion of the metal frame at the inner side of the slot, and a ground feed point located on another portion of the metal frame at the outer side of the slot. The metal frame is electrically connected to a floor in the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Yijin WANG, Huan-chu HUANG, Xianjing JIAN
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Publication number: 20210143523Abstract: A terminal device includes a metal frame. At least two slots are disposed on a side of the metal frame, at least two antenna feedpoints are disposed on an inner side wall of the metal frame, and different antenna feedpoints in the at least two antenna feedpoints are located on side edges of different slots. A signal reflection wall is further disposed inside the terminal device, and a gap exists between the signal reflection wall and the at least two slots. The signal reflection wall is formed by a metal outer wall of a battery of the terminal device. The metal frame and the signal reflection wall are both electrically connected to a ground plate of the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Yijin WANG, Huan-Chu HUANG, Xianjing JIAN
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Publication number: 20210143528Abstract: A terminal device includes a metal frame having at least two slots disposed on a side of the metal frame. At least two antenna feedpoints are disposed on an inner side wall of the metal frame, and different antenna feedpoints in the at least two antenna feedpoints are disposed on side edges of different slots. A signal reflection wall is further provided inside the terminal device, and a gap exists between the signal reflection wall and the at least two slots. The signal reflection wall is formed by a metal wall of a battery chamber of the terminal device, and the battery chamber is a structure that accommodates a battery of the terminal device. The metal frame and the signal reflection wall are both electrically connected to a ground plate of the terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Yijin WANG, Huan-Chu HUANG, Xianjing JIAN
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Publication number: 20210104811Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an antenna structure and an electronic device having the same. The antenna structure comprises a first antenna, a second antenna and a three-dimensional decoupling structure located on at least two planes, wherein the three-dimensional decoupling structure comprises a conductor, and at least part of the three-dimensional decoupling structure is located in a space between the first antenna and the second antenna. Compared with the prior art, the antenna structure and the electronic device having the same disclosed by the present disclosure can effectively achieve the antenna decoupling effect through the three-dimensional decoupling structure, so that the degradation degree of antenna performance due to coupling can be reduced, and meanwhile, the three-dimensional space of the system can be better utilized.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Huan-Chu Huang, Zhixing Qi, Dasong Gao, Hong Lin, Yanchao Zhou
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Patent number: 10892564Abstract: The present invention discloses an integration module of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas, comprising a module carrier, one or more millimeter-wave antennas, one or more non-millimeter-wave antennas, and a radio frequency integrated circuit; the radio frequency integrated circuit is electrically connected to the millimeter-wave antenna(s); the radio frequency integrated circuit and the non-millimeter-wave antenna(s) are set in the same plane as or a space non-parallel with that of the module carrier. With the present invention, the height space on the side of a mobile communication device can be fully used, so that it is not necessary to occupy a large amount of horizontal area, thereby reducing the requirements of the antenna module for the overall size of the mobile communication device, and thus reducing cost and enhancing product competitiveness.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Inventors: Huan-Chu Huang, Junyong Liu, Hong Lin, Hao Sun, Zhixing Qi, Minhui Zeng, Yanchao Zhou, Jingwei Li, Tao Ma
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Patent number: 10284942Abstract: An accessory such as a wireless earbud may have an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless signals. A housing for the earbud may have a main body portion and an extended portion that forms a stalk protruding from the main body portion. The earbud may have a speaker aligned with a speaker port in the main body portion. The antenna may have an elongated shape and may extend along the stalk. The stalk may have a plastic housing wall portion. The antenna may be formed from first and second metal traces on opposing sides of a printed circuit substrate. The first metal trace may form an antenna resonating element arm and may lie between the substrate and the plastic housing wall portion. The second metal trace may be a ground trace. A feed for the antenna may be located at a juncture between the main body portion and the stalk.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Erin A. McAuliffe, Carlo Di Nallo, Huan-Chu Huang, Joel D. Barrera, Mattia Pascolini, Jerzy S. Guterman, Arun Chawan, Benjamin Cousins, Lee M. Panecki
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Publication number: 20180103312Abstract: An accessory such as a wireless earbud may have an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless signals. A housing for the earbud may have a main body portion and an extended portion that forms a stalk protruding from the main body portion. The earbud may have a speaker aligned with a speaker port in the main body portion. The antenna may have an elongated shape and may extend along the stalk. The stalk may have a plastic housing wall portion. The antenna may be formed from first and second metal traces on opposing sides of a printed circuit substrate. The first metal trace may form an antenna resonating element arm and may lie between the substrate and the plastic housing wall portion. The second metal trace may be a ground trace. A feed for the antenna may be located at a juncture between the main body portion and the stalk.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Erin A. McAuliffe, Carlo Di Nallo, Huan-Chu Huang, Joel D. Barrera, Mattia Pascolini, Jerzy S. Guterman, Arun Chawan, Benjamin Cousins, Lee M. Panecki
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Patent number: 9866945Abstract: An accessory such as a wireless earbud may have an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless signals. A housing for the earbud may have a main body portion and an extended portion that forms a stalk protruding from the main body portion. The earbud may have a speaker aligned with a speaker port in the main body portion. The antenna may have an elongated shape and may extend along the stalk. The stalk may have a plastic housing wall portion. The antenna may be formed from first and second metal traces on opposing sides of a printed circuit substrate. The first metal trace may form an antenna resonating element arm and may lie between the substrate and the plastic housing wall portion. The second metal trace may be a ground trace. A feed for the antenna may be located at a juncture between the main body portion and the stalk.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Erin A. McAuliffe, Carlo Di Nallo, Huan-Chu Huang, Joel D. Barrera, Mattia Pascolini, Jerzy S. Guterman, Arun Chawan, Benjamin Cousins, Lee M. Panecki
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Patent number: 9766727Abstract: A computer stylus may have an elongated body with a tip and an opposing end having components such as a connector and an antenna. Metal structures for the antenna may be supported using a molded plastic support with metal traces or may be formed using flexible printed circuits or other structures. Metal and plastic tubes may be used in forming the body of the stylus. A metal tube may have an opening in which an antenna is mounted. A plastic tube may serve as an outer housing for the stylus and may cover the metal tube and the opening in which the antenna is mounted. A transmission line such as a cable may be coupled to an antenna feed. The cable may pass through an opening in the metal tube and may be covered using a strip of conductive foam.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yi Jiang, Huan-Chu Huang, Mattia Pascolini, Qingxiang Li
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Publication number: 20170201821Abstract: An accessory such as a wireless earbud may have an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless signals. A housing for the earbud may have a main body portion and an extended portion that forms a stalk protruding from the main body portion. The earbud may have a speaker aligned with a speaker port in the main body portion. The antenna may have an elongated shape and may extend along the stalk. The stalk may have a plastic housing wall portion. The antenna may be formed from first and second metal traces on opposing sides of a printed circuit substrate. The first metal trace may form an antenna resonating element arm and may lie between the substrate and the plastic housing wall portion. The second metal trace may be a ground trace. A feed for the antenna may be located at a juncture between the main body portion and the stalk.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Erin A. McAuliffe, Carlo Di Nallo, Huan-Chu Huang, Joel D. Barrera, Mattia Pascolini, Jerzy S. Guterman, Arun Chawan, Benjamin Cousins, Lee M. Panecki
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Patent number: 9653777Abstract: An electronic device may have a metal housing. The metal housing may have an upper housing in which a component such as a display is mounted and a lower housing in which a component such as a keyboard is mounted. Hinges may be used to mount the upper housing to the lower housing for rotation about a rotational axis. A slot-shaped opening may separate the upper and lower housing. A flexible printed circuit with ground traces may bisect the slot-shaped opening to form first and second slots. Cavity antennas may be aligned with the slots. Each cavity antenna may include a hollow carrier with a pair of speakers. The speakers may have ports that emit sound through aligned openings in the lower housing. Conductive gaskets surrounding the ports may acoustically seal the speaker ports while shorting the cavity antenna to the lower housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jerzy Guterman, Edward T. Sweet, Huan-Chu Huang, Daniel K. Boothe
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Publication number: 20170010697Abstract: A computer stylus may have an elongated body with a tip and an opposing end having components such as a connector and an antenna. Metal structures for the antenna may be supported using a molded plastic support with metal traces or may be formed using flexible printed circuits or other structures. Metal and plastic tubes may be used in forming the body of the stylus. A metal tube may have an opening in which an antenna is mounted. A plastic tube may serve as an outer housing for the stylus and may cover the metal tube and the opening in which the antenna is mounted. A transmission line such as a cable may be coupled to an antenna feed. The cable may pass through an opening in the metal tube and may be covered using a strip of conductive foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Yi Jiang, Huan-Chu Huang, Mattia Pascolini, Qingxiang Li