Patents by Inventor Hung-Hsuan Lin
Hung-Hsuan Lin 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: 8957819Abstract: A dielectric antenna includes at least one dielectric unit. Each dielectric unit is separated into a first region and a second region, and the second region could have a bending portion. A conductor covers a surface of the second region of the dielectric unit to form a waveguide structure. The waveguide structure has a first endpoint connected to the first region and a second endpoint serving as a signal feeding terminal for feeding or receiving signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Hung-Hsuan Lin, Ta-Chun Pu, Chun-Yih Wu
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Publication number: 20140111398Abstract: A radiation pattern insulator and an antennae system thereof are proposed. The radiation pattern insulator includes a dielectric substrate and a plurality of radiation pattern insulation elements. The dielectric substrate allocated between a plurality of antennae includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and a normal direction of the dielectric substrate is substantially perpendicular to propagation directions of electromagnetic waves radiated from the antennae. In addition, the radiation pattern insulation elements are allocated on the top surface or the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate, or alternatively, all allocated on the top surface and the bottom surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2014Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicants: National Sun Yat-sen University, Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chun-Yih Wu, Hung-Hsuan Lin, Ken-Huang Lin, Hsin-Lung Su, Chih-Chun Hsu
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Publication number: 20140104128Abstract: An antenna structure with reconfigurable patterns includes a grounded plane, at least one active antenna, and at least one current dragger. The active antenna is disposed adjacent to a side of the grounded plane, while the current dragger is disposed adjacent to another side of the grounded plane. The current dragger includes at least one switch. The at least one switch is configured to selectively conduct a current at the grounded plane to the current dragger or electrically insulate a current at the grounded plane from the current dragger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: TA CHUN PU, JUI HUNG CHEN, HUNG HSUAN LIN, CHUN YIH WU
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Patent number: 8674553Abstract: An electromagnetic transmission apparatus comprises a plurality of electromagnetic coupling elements, wherein each electromagnetic coupling element has at least one resonant structure. The plurality of electromagnetic coupling elements are arranged that when the electromagnetic transmission apparatus is operated within a specific frequency band, an electromagnetic coupling device near the electromagnetic transmission apparatus within an electromagnetic distance can electromagnetically couple with the electromagnetic transmission apparatus by near-field coupling, and the electromagnetic wave of the electromagnetically coupling propagates along with the arrangement direction of the plurality of electromagnetic coupling elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ta Chun Pu, Chun Yih Wu, Hung Hsuan Lin
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Patent number: 8643546Abstract: A radiation pattern insulator and an antennae system thereof are proposed. The radiation pattern insulator includes a dielectric substrate and a plurality of radiation pattern insulation elements. The dielectric substrate allocated between a plurality of antennae includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and a normal direction of the dielectric substrate is substantially perpendicular to propagation directions of electromagnetic waves radiated from the antennae. In addition, the radiation pattern insulation elements are allocated on the top surface or the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate, or alternatively, all allocated on the top surface and the bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Sun Yat-sen UniversityInventors: Chun-Yih Wu, Hung-Hsuan Lin, Ken-Huang Lin, Hsin-Lung Su, Chih-Chun Hsu
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Patent number: 8502741Abstract: A structure for adjusting electromagnetic wave (EM wave) penetration response includes a plurality of structure units and a dielectric substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface. The structure units are disposed on the upper surface and/or the lower surface. The structure unit consists of metal lines or complementary slits so as to enable an EM wave penetration response of the structure to include a pass band and a stop band. The frequency of the stop band is higher than that of the pass band. If a distance between the structure and an object with a high dielectric constant is longer than a predetermined distance, the pass band covers a radiation frequency of an antenna. If the distance between the structure and the object with the high dielectric constant is within the predetermined distance, the stop band covers the radiation frequency of the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Sun Yat-sen UniversityInventors: Hung-Hsuan Lin, Chun-Yih Wu, Ken-Huang Lin, Hsin-Lung Su, Yi-Jen Wang
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Publication number: 20130169499Abstract: A dielectric antenna includes at least one dielectric unit. Each dielectric unit is separated into a first region and a second region, and the second region could have a bending portion. A conductor covers a surface of the second region of the dielectric unit to form a waveguide structure. The waveguide structure has a first endpoint connected to the first region and a second endpoint serving as a signal feeding terminal for feeding or receiving signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hung-Hsuan Lin, Ta-Chun Pu, Chun-Yih Wu
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Patent number: 8421696Abstract: A dual polarization antenna radome includes a plurality of dielectric substrates. Each dielectric substrate provides a plurality of metal totems, and the pattern of the metal totems is unchanged after the metal totems rotate by 90 degrees around the axis perpendicular to the dielectric substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Hung Hsuan Lin, Chun Yih Wu, Ken Huang Lin, Hsin Lung Su, Hung Chi Huang
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Publication number: 20130050025Abstract: An antenna structure comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, an array of conductor units positioned on the first surface and including at least two conductor units which are coupled, and at least one load metal sheet positioned on at least one of the first surface or the second surface. Each of the conductor units includes an intervening material with two conductors positioned on opposite surfaces of the intervening material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: TA CHUN PU, CHUN YIH WU, JUI HUNG CHEN, HUNG HSUAN LIN
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Publication number: 20130038491Abstract: A communication device and a method for enhancing impedance bandwidth of an antenna are provided. The communication device includes at least one ground, at least one antenna, a current-drawing conductor structure, and at least one coupling conductor structure. The antenna is electrically connected to the ground through a source and generates at least one operating frequency band for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic signals of at least one communication band. The current-drawing conductor structure includes a plurality of conductor elements, where there is at least one mutual coupling portion formed between neighboring conductor elements. The coupling conductor structure has a first conductor portion and a second conductor portion. One end of the first conductor portion is electrically connected to the ground, and another end thereof is electrically connected to the second conductor portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wei-Yu Li, Hung-Hsuan Lin, Ta-Chun Pu, Chun-Yih Wu
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Patent number: 8373613Abstract: A photovoltaic apparatus, through which an antenna is allowed to transmit and receive radio-frequency signals, includes a photovoltaic material and conducting electrodes. The photovoltaic material is used for converting photon energy into electrical energy, and the conducting electrodes collect and transfer the electrical energy generated by the photovoltaic material. The arrangement of the conducting electrodes forms a frequency selective surface placed in the transmitting or receiving path of the antenna. The frequency selective surface and the antenna have a spacing there between. The projection of the frequency selective surface in the transmitting or receiving path of the antenna covers the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Hung Hsuan Lin, Chun Yih Wu, Ta Chun Pu
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Patent number: 8259021Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electromagnetic radiation apparatus includes a ground plane and an integrally formed antenna structure. The integrally formed antenna structure may include a radiation plate perpendicular to or with an angle larger than 45 degrees to the ground plane and a shielding structure configured to restrict radiation of the radiation plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ta Chun Pu, Chun Yih Wu, Hung Hsuan Lin, Jui Hung Chen
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Patent number: 8193996Abstract: An antenna radome is provided. The antenna radome comprises an antenna radome substrate and a unit cell. The unit cell is formed on a surface of the antenna radome substrate, and the unit cell is perpendicular to a magnetic field direction of an antenna. The unit cell comprises a plurality of conductors.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityInventors: Chun-Yih Wu, Hung-Hsuan Lin, Ken-Huang Lin, Kun-Hsien Lin, Yu-Feng Yeh
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Publication number: 20120105295Abstract: A structure for adjusting electromagnetic wave (EM wave) penetration response includes a plurality of structure units and a dielectric substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface. The structure units are disposed on the upper surface and/or the lower surface. The structure unit consists of metal lines or complementary slits so as to enable an EM wave penetration response of the structure to include a pass band and a stop band. The frequency of the stop band is higher than that of the pass band. If a distance between the structure and an object with a high dielectric constant is longer than a predetermined distance, the pass band covers a radiation frequency of an antenna. If the distance between the structure and the object with the high dielectric constant is within the predetermined distance, the stop band covers the radiation frequency of the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hung-Hsuan Lin, Chun-Yih Wu, Ken-Huang Lin, Hsin-Lung Su, Yi-Jen Wang
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Patent number: 8081138Abstract: An antenna structure includes a radiating element and an antenna radome. The antenna radome has at least one dielectric layer, which has an upper surface having many S-shaped metal patterns and a lower surface having many inverse S-shaped metal patterns corresponding to the S-shaped metal patterns. The S-shaped metal patterns are respectively coupled to the corresponding inverse S-shaped metal patterns to converge radiating beams outputted from the radiating element.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chun Yih Wu, Shih Huang Yeh, Hung Hsuan Lin
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Patent number: 7889137Abstract: An antenna structure includes a radiating element and an antenna radome. The antenna radome has at least one dielectric layer, which has an upper surface having many S-shaped metal patterns and a lower surface having many inverse S-shaped metal patterns corresponding to the S-shaped metal patterns. The S-shaped metal patterns are respectively coupled to the corresponding inverse S-shaped metal patterns to converge radiating beams outputted from the radiating element.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chun Yih Wu, Shih Huang Yeh, Hung Hsuan Lin
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Publication number: 20110030757Abstract: A photovoltaic apparatus, through which an antenna is allowed to transmit and receive radio-frequency signals, includes a photovoltaic material and conducting electrodes. The photovoltaic material is used for converting photon energy into electrical energy, and the conducting electrodes collect and transfer the electrical energy generated by the photovoltaic material. The arrangement of the conducting electrodes forms a frequency selective surface placed in the transmitting or receiving path of the antenna. The frequency selective surface and the antenna have a spacing there between. The projection of the frequency selective surface in the transmitting or receiving path of the antenna covers the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH InstituteInventors: Hung Hsuan LIN, Chun Yih Wu, Ta Chun Pu
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Publication number: 20100295739Abstract: A radiation pattern insulator and an antennae system thereof are proposed. The radiation pattern insulator includes a dielectric substrate and a plurality of radiation pattern insulation elements. The dielectric substrate allocated between a plurality of antennae includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and a normal direction of the dielectric substrate is substantially perpendicular to propagation directions of electromagnetic waves radiated from the antennae. In addition, the radiation pattern insulation elements are allocated on the top surface or the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate, or alternatively, all allocated on the top surface and the bottom surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicants: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITYInventors: Chun-Yih Wu, Hung-Hsuan Lin, Ken-Huang Lin, Hsin-Lung Su, Chih-Chun Hsu
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Publication number: 20100295743Abstract: The invention provides an antenna structure with reconfigurable pattern, which comprises a grounded plane, at least an active antenna electrically connected to an RF signal source, at least a current dragger electrically connected to the grounded plane, and a controller. The at least an active antenna and the at least a current dragger are distributed on or near the grounded plane. The controller disables or enables the at least a current dragger at an operating frequency band to switch the RF current applied to the grounded plane to flow into or against the at least a current dragger, thereby a plurality of radiation patterns may be configured.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Ta-Chun Pu, Chun-Yih Wu, Hung-Hsuan Lin
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Publication number: 20100225563Abstract: A dual polarization antenna radome includes a plurality of dielectric substrates. Each dielectric substrate provides a plurality of metal totems, and the pattern of the metal totems is unchanged after the metal totems rotate by 90 degrees around the axis perpendicular to the dielectric substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicants: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITYInventors: Hung Hsuan LIN, Chun Yih Wu, Ken Huang Lin, Hsin Lung Su, Hung Chi Huang