Patents by Inventor Jose Higino Gomes Correia

Jose Higino Gomes Correia 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).

  • Publication number: 20080158069
    Abstract: The present invention describes a tunable micro-antenna of reduced electrical dimensions. This antenna consists of the agglutination of several substrate layers (11), identical or distinct, with electrical, thermal and mechanical properties compatible with the manufacturing processes of integrated circuits. These layers are interleaved with metallic sheets (12) that are interconnected by metallized walls or vias, in such a way that they form a radiating structure (15) and a ground plane (14). The radiating structure includes slots in one or more levels, therefore allowing a greater reduction of the antennas' electrical length. These slots may include switches, used to render the antenna tunable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
    Inventors: Paulo Mateus Mendes, Jose Higino Gomes Correia