Patents by Inventor Weichun Eric Lin

Weichun Eric 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).

  • Antenna Assembly Having a Helical Antenna Disposed on a Flexible Substrate Wrapped Around a Tube Structure
    Publication number: 20220285848
    Abstract: An antenna assembly is provided. The antenna assembly includes a tube structure disposed on a circuit board. The antenna assembly further includes a helical antenna comprising a plurality of conductive traces disposed on a flexible substrate wrapped around the tube structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Mukund Ranga Thyagarajan, Manuel Rodriguez, Weichun Eric Lin
  • Patch antenna assembly with grounded posts
    Patent number: 11431096
    Abstract: An antenna assembly can be configured for RF communications. The antenna assembly can include a ground plane disposed on a substrate. The antenna assembly can include a patch antenna structure spaced apart from the ground plane. The antenna assembly can include one or more grounded posts coupled to and extending from the substrate. The one or more grounded posts can be arranged along at least a portion of a periphery of the patch antenna structure. The patch antenna structure can emit a radiation pattern based at least in part on a transmit signal. The radiation pattern can induce a resultant field in the one or more grounded posts to adjust a characteristic of the radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS (SAN DIEGO), INC.
    Inventors: Mukund Ranga Thyagarajan, Weichun Eric Lin, John Eric Shamblin, Mehak Garg, Manuel Rodriguez, Kenneth Mueller
  • Patch antenna array system
    Patent number: 11355861
    Abstract: A patch antenna array system is provided. The patch antenna array system can include a plurality of patch antennas oriented with respect to each other to provide a nearly symmetric radiation pattern over a range of frequencies, such as from 1500 Megahertz (MHz) to 1700 MHz. The patch antenna array system can include a sequential phase feed network that is in communication with the plurality of patch antennas. The sequential phase feed network can be configured to provide a radio frequency (RF) signal to each patch antenna of the plurality of patch antennas such that the patch antenna array system has an axial ratio of less than 1 decibel (dB) over the range of frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components (San Diego), Inc.
    Inventors: Mukund Ranga Thyagarajan, Behrouz Babakhani, Francisco Carlos Sanchez Ortiz, Weichun Eric Lin
  • Antenna assembly having a helical antenna disposed on a flexible substrate wrapped around a tube structure
    Patent number: 11349218
    Abstract: An antenna assembly is provided. The antenna assembly includes a tube structure disposed on a circuit board. The antenna assembly further includes a helical antenna comprising a plurality of conductive traces disposed on a flexible substrate wrapped around the tube structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components (San Diego), Inc.
    Inventors: Mukund Ranga Thyagarajan, Manuel Rodriguez, Weichun Eric Lin
  • Patch Antenna Assembly with Grounded Posts
    Publication number: 20210249775
    Abstract: An antenna assembly can be configured for RF communications. The antenna assembly can include a ground plane disposed on a substrate. The antenna assembly can include a patch antenna structure spaced apart from the ground plane. The antenna assembly can include one or more grounded posts coupled to and extending from the substrate. The one or more grounded posts can be arranged along at least a portion of a periphery of the patch antenna structure. The patch antenna structure can emit a radiation pattern based at least in part on a transmit signal. The radiation pattern can induce a resultant field in the one or more grounded posts to adjust a characteristic of the radiation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Mukund Ranga Thyagaranjan, Weichun Eric Lin, John Eric Shamblin, Mehak Garg, Manuel Rodriguez, Kenneth Mueller
  • Antenna Assembly Having a Helical Antenna Disposed on a Flexible Substrate Wrapped Around a Tube Structure
    Publication number: 20200395668
    Abstract: An antenna assembly is provided. The antenna assembly includes a tube structure disposed on a circuit board. The antenna assembly further includes a helical antenna comprising a plurality of conductive traces disposed on a flexible substrate wrapped around the tube structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mukund Ranga Thyagarajan, Manuel Rodriguez, Weichun Eric Lin
  • Patch Antenna Array System
    Publication number: 20200106193
    Abstract: A patch antenna array system is provided. The patch antenna array system can include a plurality of patch antennas oriented with respect to each other to provide a nearly symmetric radiation pattern over a range of frequencies, such as from 1500 Megahertz (MHz) to 1700 MHz. The patch antenna array system can include a sequential phase feed network that is in communication with the plurality of patch antennas. The sequential phase feed network can be configured to provide a radio frequency (RF) signal to each patch antenna of the plurality of patch antennas such that the patch antenna array system has an axial ratio of less than 1 decibel (dB) over the range of frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Mukund Ranga Thyagarajan, Behrouz Babakhani, Francisco Carlos Sanchez Ortiz, Weichun Eric Lin