Patents by Inventor Ramona Hotopan

Ramona Hotopan 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: 11532869
    Abstract: Radar device comprising a transmit antenna array comprising a plurality of transmit antennas each having a phase center; and a receive antenna array comprising a plurality of receive antennas each having a phase center, the transmit antennas being arranged such that their phase centers lie on a first straight line, and the receive antennas being arranged such that their phase centers lie on a second straight line; wherein the transmit antenna array and the receive antenna array are positioned relative to each other such that the first straight line and the second straight line extend in an oblique angle relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Gerd Spalink, Ramona Hotopan
  • Patent number: 11350522
    Abstract: A microwave antenna apparatus comprises a package module comprising a semiconductor unit, an antenna unit arranged on a first side of the package module and a redistribution layer group arranged on a second side of the package module opposite the first side, and an electromagnetic band gap structure, EBG, module coupled to the redistribution layer group of the package module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wasif Tanveer Khan, Ahmad Waleed, Arndt Thomas Ott, Ramona Hotopan
  • Patent number: 11005155
    Abstract: A microwave antenna apparatus comprises a semiconductor package module comprising a mold layer, a semiconductor element, a coupling element and a redistribution layer, and an antenna module mounted on top of the semiconductor package module, said antenna module comprising an antenna substrate, one or more antenna elements, an antenna feed layer and an antenna ground layer. The footprint of the antenna module is larger than the footprint of the semiconductor package module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wasif Tanveer Khan, Mudassar Nauman, Arndt Thomas Ott, Ramona Hotopan
  • Publication number: 20210111479
    Abstract: Radar device comprising a transmit antenna array comprising a plurality of transmit antennas each having a phase center; and a receive antenna array comprising a plurality of receive antennas each having a phase center, the transmit antennas being arranged such that their phase centers lie on a first straight line, and the receive antennas being arranged such that their phase centers lie on a second straight line; wherein the transmit antenna array and the receive antenna array are positioned relative to each other such that the first straight line and the second straight line extend in an oblique angle relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Gerd SPALINK, Ramona HOTOPAN
  • Publication number: 20200315001
    Abstract: A microwave antenna apparatus comprises a package module comprising a semiconductor unit, an antenna unit arranged on a first side of the package module and a redistribution layer group arranged on a second side of the package module opposite the first side, and an electromagnetic band gap structure, EBG, module coupled to the redistribution layer group of the package module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wasif Tanveer KHAN, Ahmad WALEED, Arndt Thomas OTT, Ramona HOTOPAN
  • Patent number: 10541464
    Abstract: A microwave antenna coupling apparatus forming an eWLB package, comprises an antenna coupling element comprising a coupling unit, a coupling feed line arranged on a first surface of the coupling unit and an internal coupling component to provide signal coupling between the coupling feed line and the second surface of the coupling unit, wherein the antenna coupling element is arranged within the mold layer separate from the semiconductor element and such that an outer surface of the coupling feed line is not covered by mold material. Different multi-layer antenna structures can be placed on top of eWLB package. By this type of integration Package-on-Package (PoP) antenna are constructed. The elements can be integrated by a standard pick and place process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wasif Tanveer Khan, Mudassar Nauman, Arndt Thomas Ott, Ramona Hotopan
  • Patent number: 10439297
    Abstract: A planar antenna array comprises two or more linear arrays of radiation elements, said linear arrays being substantially arranged in parallel, a first connecting unit connecting first ends of said two or more linear arrays, a second connecting unit connecting second ends of said two or more linear arrays, and a feed port at least at one end of each one of said first and second connecting units for reception of a feed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ali Eray Topak, Arndt Thomas Ott, Ramona Hotopan
  • Publication number: 20190280368
    Abstract: A microwave antenna apparatus comprises a semiconductor package module comprising a mold layer, a semiconductor element, a coupling element and a redistribution layer, and an antenna module mounted on top of the semiconductor package module, said antenna module comprising an antenna substrate, one or more antenna elements, an antenna feed layer and an antenna ground layer. The footprint of the antenna module is larger than the footprint of the semiconductor package module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wasif Tanveer Khan, Mudassar Nauman, Arndt Thomas Ott, Ramona Hotopan
  • Publication number: 20180205134
    Abstract: A microwave antenna coupling apparatus forming an eWLB package, comprises an antenna coupling element comprising a coupling unit, a coupling feed line arranged on a first surface of the coupling unit and an internal coupling component to provide signal coupling between the coupling feed line and the second surface of the coupling unit, wherein the antenna coupling element is arranged within the mold layer separate from the semiconductor element and such that an outer surface of the coupling feed line is not covered by mold material. Different multi-layer antenna structures can be placed on top of eWLB package. By this type of integration Package-on-Package (PoP) antenna are constructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wasif Tanveer Khan, Mudassar Nauman, Arndt Thomas Ott, Ramona Hotopan
  • Publication number: 20170365933
    Abstract: A planar antenna array comprises two or more linear arrays of radiation elements, said linear arrays being substantially arranged in parallel, a first connecting unit connecting first ends of said two or more linear arrays, a second connecting unit connecting second ends of said two or more linear arrays, and a feed port at least at one end of each one of said first and second connecting units for reception of a feed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ali Eray TOPAK, Arndt Thomas Ott, Ramona Hotopan