Patents by Inventor Jessica E. Ruyle

Jessica E. Ruyle 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).

  • Placement insensitive antenna for RFID, sensing, and/or communication systems
    Patent number: 8746577
    Abstract: An antenna includes a ground plane having a slot. The slot may be miniaturized using a meandered slot structure or other appropriate reactive loading method as an end load to one or both ends of the slot. An edge treatment may be included on one or more edges of the ground plane or a closely spaced reflecting plane. The antenna is structured to transmit or receive a signal independently or in response to electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Jennifer T Bernhard, Jessica E. Ruyle
  • Placement insensitive antenna for RFID, sensing, and/or communication systems
    Publication number: 20120074230
    Abstract: An antenna includes a ground plane having a slot. The slot may be miniaturized using a meandered slot structure or other appropriate reactive loading method as an end load to one or both ends of the slot. An edge treatment may be included on one or more edges of the ground plane or a closely spaced reflecting plane. The antenna is structured to transmit or receive a signal independently or in response to electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Jennifer T. Bernhard, Jessica E. Ruyle