Patents by Inventor Tony Walbeoff

Tony Walbeoff 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).

  • Multi-band vehicular blade antenna
    Patent number: 6873296
    Abstract: A multi-band blade antenna for use on a vehicle is formed by patterning the metal on both sides of a printed circuit board. One side is patterned into low-frequency patch and ground elements, and the other side is patterned into high-frequency patch and ground elements. The length of the patterned patch element on the low-frequency side of the board approximates the length of the board, while the effective length of the high-frequency patch element is approximately twice as long. Tuning for the frequency bands of mobile telephones in different regions (for instance, the European Union, United States and Japan) is by means of differences in slot length in the patch member on the low-frequency side, and differences in separation between the patch and ground members on the high-frequency side. RLC components are affixed to the low-frequency side after patterning. The printed circuit board has a shape which, in a complementary housing, may add ornamentation to the exterior of a vehicle on which it is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Harada Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard Jonathan Langley, Tony Walbeoff
  • Multi-band vehicular blade antenna
    Publication number: 20040036659
    Abstract: A multi-band blade antenna for use on a vehicle is formed by patterning the metal on both sides of a printed circuit board. One side is patterned into low-frequency patch and ground elements, and the other side is patterned into high-frequency patch and ground elements. The length of the patterned patch element on the low-frequency side of the board approximates the length of the board, while the effective length of the high-frequency patch element is approximately twice as long. Tuning for the frequency bands of mobile telephones in different regions (for instance, the European Union, United States and Japan) is by means of differences in slot length in the patch member on the low-frequency side, and differences in separation between the patch and ground members on the high-frequency side. RLC components are affixed to the low-frequency side after patterning. The printed circuit board has a shape which, in a complementary housing, may add ornamentation to the exterior of a vehicle on which it is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Jonathan Langley, Tony Walbeoff