With Radio Cabinet Patents (Class 343/702)
  • Patent number: 11967758
    Abstract: A printed circuit board can include a substrate layer, a first metal layer disposed over the substrate layer, a core layer disposed over the first metal layer, and a second metal layer disposed over the core layer, where the core layer defines a closed cavity between the first and second metal layers. Optionally, the cavity is filled with air and operates as an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Ki Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 11967751
    Abstract: An electronic device including a housing, a display, an antenna structure positioned inside the housing, and a wireless communication circuit connected to the antenna structure, is provided. The antenna structure includes a dipole antenna element interposed between s-patch elements not to overlap with s-patch elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seongjin Park, Dongyeon Kim, Hosaeng Kim, Sumin Yun, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo
  • Patent number: 11967754
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a display panel in which an active area and a peripheral area are defined and an antenna with at least a portion overlapping the active area. The antenna includes a first pattern portion having a first characteristic impedance and a first mesh structure, a second pattern portion, and a third pattern portion. The second pattern portion is disposed adjacent to the first pattern portion and has a second characteristic impedance different from the first characteristic impedance and a second mesh structure. The third pattern portion is disposed adjacent to the second pattern portion and has a third characteristic impedance different from the second characteristic impedance and a third mesh structure. The second characteristic impedance has a value between the first characteristic impedance and the third characteristic impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY)
    Inventors: Jae-Kyoung Kim, WonSang Park, Gangil Byun, Jinmyeong Heo
  • Patent number: 11962086
    Abstract: A slot antenna comprising a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure, and an antenna feed coupled to the first conductive structure. The first conductive structure is wholly or partially enclosed by the second conductive structure and comprises a conductive surface and a non-conductive pattern. The non-conductive pattern comprises a longitudinal slot and a lateral slot extending at an angle from the longitudinal slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Antti Karilainen, Konstantin Sokolov, Dong Liu, Zlatoljub Milosavljevic, Joonas Krogerus, Jouni Pennanen
  • Patent number: 11962074
    Abstract: The disclosed mobile electronic device may include a display, an enclosure supporting the display and comprising a conductive portion including at least one inward protrusion, and a ground plane positioned within the enclosure and comprising at least one channel, wherein the at least one inward protrusion extends within the at least one channel of the ground plane and a gap defined between the conductive portion of the enclosure and the ground plane forms a slot antenna that is configured to radiate electromagnetic signals through a portion of the display. Various other related methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yonghua Wei, Geng Ye, Bruno Cendon Martin, Roustem Galeev, Oliver Francis Llewelyn Collis
  • Patent number: 11962065
    Abstract: A flexible antenna may be used to transmit information from and receive information to an information handling system by folding the antenna into contact with an inside surface of a display chassis of the information handling system, an outside surface of the display chassis and the surface connecting them. The folded antenna configuration may permit the antenna to receive and transmit signals in any or almost any direction when the chassis (e.g., a laptop) is in an open position even though the antenna occupies only a very small space of the inside surface of the display chassis (i.e., permitting the screen to occupy nearly all of the inside surface of the display chassis without interference from the antenna) or in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Austin Willing, Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Johnny Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 11962062
    Abstract: Phased array antennas, such as a multi-function aperture, are limited in performance and reliability by traditional air-cooled thermal management systems. A fuel-cooled multi-function aperture passes engine fuel through channels within the ribs of the multi-function aperture to provide better heat transfer than can be achieved through air cooled systems. The increased heat transfer and thermal management results in a multi-function aperture with improved performance and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: William E. Rhoden, Anders Walker, David Cripe, Ross Keith Wilcoxon, Jeremiah Wolf
  • Patent number: 11962063
    Abstract: An antenna structure with multiple frequency capabilities applied to an electronic device includes frame body, first feed point, a first switch point, and second switch point. The frame body has at least one portion made of metal material and defines two gaps. The frame body between gaps form a first radiation portion. The first feed point from a source feeds current and signal to the first radiation portion. The first switch point and the second switch point are located at two ends of the frame body adjacent to the first gap. The first switch point and the second switch point are grounded through a switch circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cho-Kang Hsu, Min-Hui Ho
  • Patent number: 11962084
    Abstract: A flexible antenna is provided. The flexible antenna includes a cable comprising at least one conductor, and an antenna body comprising a protective layer and a flexible circuit layer. The flexible circuit layer including a non-conductive sheet, at least one conductive feed pad and at least one antenna element. The at least one antenna element is formed of a conductive particle based material comprising conductive particles dispersed in a binder so that at least a majority of the conductive particles are adjacent to, but do not touch, one another. The at least one antenna element is disposed between the protective layer and the flexible circuit layer. The at least one conductor of the cable is electrically connected to the at least one feed pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: nCap Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rhett Francis Spencer, Anthony Joseph Sutera
  • Patent number: 11962067
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a front housing including a display on a front surface; a rear housing located on a rear surface of the front housing; an antenna clip coupled to the rear housing, wherein the antenna clip may comprise: a coupling body coupled to one end of the rear housing; a first contact portion extending from the coupling body and electrically connected to an external radiator, and a second contact portion electrically connected to a circuit board between the front housing and the rear housing. Other various embodiments may be possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sunghyup Lee, Yongseok Lee, Seungki Choi, Jungsik Park, Heeseok Jung, Kyoungho Kim, Sangmin Kim, Yongyoun Kim, Seunghoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11955725
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a metal plate and a spiral radiator. The metal plate is provided with a first surface and a second surface that are disposed oppositely. An accommodating groove is formed in the metal plate and adjacent to the first surface. The spiral radiator is mounted in the accommodating groove and insulated from the metal plate, and the spiral radiator is provided with a feed end used to be connected to a feed source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianjing Jian, HuanChu Huang, Yijin Wang
  • Patent number: 11953491
    Abstract: A detection device that is capable of being attached to a through hole includes a main body portion, a detection portion, a cover portion, an insulation portion, and an oscillation portion. The main body portion has an insertion portion and a head portion. The detection portion is arranged in the insertion portion and detects the state of a fluid. The cover portion is arranged so as to form a gap with the head portion. The insulating portion has a lateral wall having a cylindrical shape. An oscillation portion is accommodated inside the insulation portion, and performs a wireless output of a detection result of the detection portion by using the head portion, the cover portion and the gap as a slot antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KELK Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuji Sasaki, Tomonori Murata, Daisuke Goto
  • Patent number: 11955707
    Abstract: An antenna module includes first to third radiators and a ground radiator. The first radiator includes first and second sections and excites at a first frequency band. An extension direction of the first section, including a feeding end, is not parallel to an extension direction of the second section. The second radiator includes third and fourth sections. The third section extends from an intersection of the first and second sections. The third section excites at a second frequency band. The third radiator is disposed beside the first radiator and away from the second radiator. The ground radiator is disposed on one side of the first, second, and third radiators, and includes a ground end. The fourth section of the second radiator is connected to the third section and the ground radiator. The third radiator is connected to the ground end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao-Hsu Wu, Hau Yuen Tan, Chien-Yi Wu, Shih-Keng Huang, Cheng-Hsiung Wu, Ching-Hsiang Ko
  • Patent number: 11955736
    Abstract: An antenna includes a housing, a first conductor group, and a power supply line. The housing includes a first surface including at least three first corner portions, a second surface including at least three second corner portions and facing the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first and second surfaces. A housing portion is surrounded by the first, second and side surfaces. The first conductor group includes a first conductor extending along the first surface, at least three second conductors separated from one another, and a second conductor group. The second conductors extend along the side surface from the first corner portions to the second corner portions and are electrically connected to the first conductor. The second conductor group extends along the second surface and capacitively couples the at least three second conductors. The power supply line is connected to any one portion of the second conductor group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Masamichi Yonehara
  • Patent number: 11955731
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate and a second plate; and a first antenna structure. The first antenna structure includes a board disposed between the first plate and the second plate. The board includes a first surface facing the first plate, a second surface facing the second plate, a plurality of insulating layers stacked on top of each other between the first surface and the second surface, a first conductive layer disposed on the first surface, a second conductive layer disposed on the second surface, a plurality of strips disposed between the plurality of insulating layers, and a plurality of vias connecting at least one or more of the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, or the plurality of strips to each other and disposed in the plurality of insulating layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Postech Research and Business Development Foundation
    Inventors: Yeonwoo Kim, Wonbin Hong, Junho Park, Jaehyun Choi, Sehyun Park, Sumin Yun
  • Patent number: 11955735
    Abstract: A four-notch flexible wearable ultra-wideband antenna fed by coplanar waveguide, includes a flexible base. A ground plane, a radiation patch and a feeder are arranged on the flexible base. There are several resonant tanks on the feeder and the radiation patch. The flexible base is made of insulating flexible material, and the feeder, the radiation patch and the ground plane are made of conductive flexible material. The four-notch flexible wearable ultra-wideband antenna fed by coplanar waveguide of the present application can be prepared by layer-by-layer assembly technology, spray printing or printed circuit board technology, and has the advantages of miniaturization and low profile, compact structure, convenient production, good conformality, wearable and other advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ANHUI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiaohui Guo, Pengbin Gui, Siliang Wang, Liangpan Yang, Zhiliang Chen, Wei Zeng, Lixia Yang, Yaohua Xu, Zhixiang Haung
  • Patent number: 11955688
    Abstract: Aspects described herein include devices, wireless communication apparatuses, methods, and associated operations for heatsinks integrating millimeter wave and non-millimeter wave operation. In some aspects, an apparatus comprising a millimeter wave (mmW) module is provided. The apparatus includes at least one mmW antenna and at least one mmW signal node configured to communicate a data signal in association with the at least one mmW antenna. The apparatus further includes mixing circuitry configured to convert between the data signal and a mmW signal for communications associated with the at least one mmW antenna. The apparatus further includes a heatsink comprising a non-mmW antenna and a non-mmW feed point coupled to the non-mmW antenna. The non-mmW feed point is configured to provide a signal path to the non-mmW antenna for a non-mmW signal. The heatsink is mechanically coupled to the mmW module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheng-Fan Wei, Chao-Kuei Chang, Yi-Hsiang Kung
  • Patent number: 11955738
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antenna. One example antenna includes a radiating element, a reflecting element, and a radio frequency coaxial cable. The radiating element and the reflecting element are located on a same plane, and the radiating element is connected to the radio frequency coaxial cable. The reflecting element is of a comb structure, the comb structure includes at least two comb teeth, sizes of all the comb teeth are the same, intervals between every two adjacent comb teeth are the same, and a comb-like opening face of the reflecting element is opposite to the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinjin Shao, Zhongyang Yu
  • Patent number: 11949153
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an outer housing that comprises a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, a display adapted to expose at least a portion of the display through the first surface of the outer housing, a PCB arranged between the second surface and the display in an interior of the outer housing, a communication circuit arranged on or over the PCB, a first conductive structure formed of at least one of the first surface or at least a portion of the side surface is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a second conductive structure formed of the portion of the display electrically connected to the first conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Kim, In Young Lee, Sang Hoon Choi, Woo Suk Kang, Jae Won Choe, Jae Bong Chun
  • Patent number: 11949177
    Abstract: An antenna has an exciting element disposed above a ground plane of an electronic device. Power fed to the exciting element excites the ground plane to generate radiation. In this way, radiation capability of the ground plane is not affected by clearance between a display screen and the ground plane, and the antenna is applicable to an electronic device with limited antenna space. In addition, the ground plane serves as a radiation aperture of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Chien-Ming Lee, Jikang Wang, Jiaqing You, Hanyang Wang
  • Patent number: 11949172
    Abstract: An antenna system includes an antenna body having one or more connection points between the antenna body and a ground; a tunable component having a changeable operating parameter that is a capacitance or a inductance, wherein the antenna body is connected to the tunable component through a first connection point; and a first filter, wherein the first filter are connected to the antenna body; wherein the first filter is connected in parallel with the tunable component, wherein a first end of the first filter is connected to the antenna body through the first connection point, and a second end of the first filter is connected to the ground, and wherein the first filter presents a high impedance characteristic in a low frequency band, and presents a low impedance characteristic in a high frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuefei Zhang, Lei Wang, Kun Feng, Chi Liu
  • Patent number: 11950350
    Abstract: A radio wave radiating device includes: a radio wave supply unit extending in one direction, one end of the radio wave supply unit being connected to a power source, an earth part spaced apart from the radio wave supply unit by a predetermined distance in a direction intersecting with the one direction, extending in the one direction, one end of the earth part being connected to a ground, and a radiating element connected to another end of the radio wave supply unit and another end of the earth part, respectively, and configured to radiate a radio wave received from the radio wave supply unit. The radiating element includes a middle portion connecting the radio wave supply unit and the earth part, a first radiating portion extending in a direction away from the earth part, and a second radiating portion extending in a direction away from the radio wave supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junghyeong Ha, Sunghun Sim, Yunbyung Chae, Chaehyun Baek
  • Patent number: 11942677
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a substrate disposed in an internal space of the housing, a battery disposed on a plane identical with a plane of the substrate, a support structure disposed to at least partially overlap the substrate when the substrate is viewed from a top, an antenna structure configured to include a dielectric substrate and at least one coil member disposed in the dielectric substrate as an antenna disposed to at least partially overlap the battery when the battery is viewed from the top, a tape member configured to include a first region at least partially overlapping the support structure, a second region at least partially overlapping the antenna structure, and a connection part connecting the first region and the second region when the support structure is viewed from the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Nam, Youngkon Lim, Jongdoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11936099
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a first housing including a first conductive part and a second conductive part spaced apart from the first conductive part, a second housing including a third conductive part and a fourth conductive part spaced apart from the third conductive part, a connection structure connected to the first housing and the second housing, respectively, a first switch to selectively and electrically connect the first conductive part to the second conductive part, a second switch to selectively and electrically connect the third conductive part to the fourth conductive part, a first connection to electrically connect the first conductive part to the third conductive part in the first state of the electronic device, a second connection to electrically connect the second conductive part to the fourth conductive part in the first state and a wireless communication circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ungryeol Lee, Heiseong Kwak, Myeonggeun Kim
  • Patent number: 11937371
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) system and a communication device are provided. The RF system includes a flexible circuit board, a first antenna module and a RF module. The flexible circuit board has a first surface and a second surface, and the first surface and the second surface are located at different sides of the flexible circuit board. The first antenna module is disposed on the first surface of the flexible circuit board. The first antenna module includes a first carrier, a first antenna element disposed on or in the first carrier, and a first conductive member between the first carrier and the flexible circuit board. The RF module is disposed on the second surface of the flexible circuit board and electrically connected to the first antenna module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Wun-Jian Lin, Chung-Hsin Chiang, Yeh-Chun Kao, Shih-Huang Yeh
  • Patent number: 11926285
    Abstract: A remote communication system includes a portable device; and a fixed system. The fixed system includes main communication modules; and a position estimating unit configured to estimate a position of the portable device, based on an incident angle of a signal from the portable device, upon detecting the signal by antennas provided in the main communication modules. When there are two main communication modules for which the incident angle is known, the position of the portable device is estimated based on the incident angle. When there is one main communication module for which the incident angle is known, the position of the portable device is estimated based on the incident angle and a received radio wave intensity of the signal. When there is no main communication module for which the incident angle is known, the position of the portable device is estimated based on the received radio wave intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kishimoto, Keigo Wakana, Daisuke Takai, Yukimitsu Yamada, Mitsuharu Nakasato, Kazuma Sato
  • Patent number: 11927841
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display panel and a display apparatus, and belongs to the field of display technology. The display panel includes a display backplane and an antenna structure; the display panel further includes a frequency selective surface on a side of the antenna structure close to a light exit surface of the display panel; the frequency selective surface is configured to transmit an electromagnetic wave with a specific frequency, so as to enhance a radiation gain of the antenna structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yafei Zhang, Hai Yu, Yanzhao Li, Feng Qu
  • Patent number: 11929768
    Abstract: In embodiments, an electronic device may include a housing having an inner space, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the inner space of the housing, a first antenna structure disposed at a position spaced apart from the PCB, and transmitting and/or receiving a radio signal in a first frequency band, at least one second antenna structure disposed at a position spaced apart from the PCB, and transmitting and/or receiving a radio signal in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band, and a flexible substrate electrically connecting the PCB and the first antenna structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoondo Lee, Sigwan Kim, Hyelee Song, Dongryul Shin, Dongmin Shin, Yoonjae Lee, Handug Lee, Woosik Cho, Weonjai Choi, Taewook Ham, Kyunggu Kim, Hongpyo Bae, Jinwoo Jung, Youngjun Cho
  • Patent number: 11929548
    Abstract: Eyewear with a slot ring antenna generating E-fields that are orthogonal to each other at a frequency. The slot ring antenna has a first portion including an inner ring and an outer ring configured to generate a first E-field in a first direction, and a second portion having a respective inner ring and the outer right configured to generate a second E-field in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first E-field. The outer ring encompasses the respective inner rings, where a first slot is defined between the respective inner ring and the outer ring. A second slot is encompassed by the respective inner ring, and it may be a cutout. The slot ring antenna encompasses eyewear optical assemblies. In one example, the slot antenna first portion encompasses a first optical assembly, and the second portion encompasses the second optical assembly. The outer ring may comprise of a common ground plane, which ground plane may extend proximate a bridge of the eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Mathias Hintermann, Ugur Olgun, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons
  • Patent number: 11923610
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an antenna array may comprise a dielectric; a first patch antenna disposed on a first region of the dielectric; a second patch antenna disposed on a second region of the dielectric; and a ground layer including a first sub-ground layer in contact with a lower portion of the first region of the dielectric, a third sub-ground layer in contact with a lower portion of the second region of the dielectric, and a second sub-ground layer spaced apart from a lower portion between the first region and the second region of the dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., HONGIK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Park, Jeong-Hae Lee, Min-Seo Park, Young-Ho Ryu, Sung-Bum Park, Kwi-Seob Um, Chong-Min Lee, Chang-Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11923626
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a grounding plate, a monopole, a first feeding component, and a second feeding component. A slot on the grounding plate includes a first slot and a second slot that interpenetrate each other, the second slot extends from the first slot to an edge of the grounding plate. The monopole includes a first stub and a second stub extending from the first stub to the second slot, the second stub and the second slot form a feeding structure. The first feeding component is electrically coupled to the grounding plate to feed the feeding structure to excite a first radiation mode of the antenna apparatus. The second feeding component is electrically coupled to the second stub to feed the feeding structure to excite a second radiation mode of the antenna apparatus. Polarizations in the two radiation modes are orthogonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Le Chang, Yafang Yu, Kunpeng Wei, Dawei Zhou, Dong Yu, Hanyang Wang
  • Patent number: 11916277
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing and an antenna assembly. The casing has a waterproof area and a peripheral area. The peripheral area is defined at the periphery of the waterproof area. The antenna assembly is disposed at the peripheral area. The antenna assembly includes a hollow-core housing, a circuit board, an antenna, a first sealing element and a second sealing element. The hollow-core housing has a receiving recess and two openings. The two openings are in communication with two opposing ends of the receiving recess. The circuit board is disposed in the receiving recess. The antenna is disposed in the receiving recess and electrically connected to the circuit board. The first sealing element has a wiring aperture. The first sealing element and the second sealing element hermetically seal the two openings of the hollow-core housing, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: GETAC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kun-Cheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11916407
    Abstract: The technology is generally directed towards wireless power charging of one or more receiver devices within a container that is electromagnetically shielded with respect to the frequency or frequencies used for the wireless charging. A controller determines, via signaling from one or more sensors, that the container is in the electromagnetically shielded state with respect to emitting external radiation at the charging frequency or frequencies. When electromagnetically shielded, the controller controls the output power state of a wireless power transmitter device to charge the one or more receiver devices. The controller can determine when to stop the charging of a receiver device, such as when sufficiently charged. The controller and wireless power transmitter device can charge the one or more receiver devices selectively, e.g., based on which one needs more charge or other criterion. The controller can obtain and externally communicate the state of charge of the receiver device(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ossia Inc.
    Inventors: Hatem Ibrahim Zeine, Kellen Chow, Cosan Caglayan, Matthew William Colleen, Caner Guclu
  • Patent number: 11916291
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems and methods for spatial sampling in proximity to the Nyquist limit in traveling-wave antenna systems are disclosed. An apparatus can include a traveling-wave antenna array comprising a plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas that each include a plurality of tunable elements that are spaced at, near, or above a Nyquist limit spacing to form an array of tunable elements. The apparatus also includes a phase diversity feed coupled to the traveling-wave antenna array that is configured to provide input to the traveling-wave antenna array including phase diverse input to two or more of the plurality of adjacent traveling-wave antennas. Further, the apparatus includes a plurality of grayscale tuning elements configured to tune the plurality of tunable elements along one or more ranges of one or more tuning variables to form one or more specific output radiation patterns through the traveling-wave antenna array based on the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Michael Boyarsky, Timothy Sleasman, Jonah Gollub, Seyedmohammadreza Faghih Imani, David R. Smith
  • Patent number: 11916301
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of antennas, and a communication circuit electrically connected with the plurality of antennas. The communication circuit includes a plurality of circuits receiving a signal in a first band and is configured to simultaneously receive the signal in the first band through two or more circuits of the plurality of circuits from two or more antennas, which are positioned adjacent to each other, from among the plurality of antennas. The number of the plurality of antennas is the same as the number of plurality of circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Young Ju Kim, Jong Hyuk Kim, Sung Chul Park
  • Patent number: 11915989
    Abstract: An antenna-in-package semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip coupled to a planar substrate. An encapsulation body encapsulates the semiconductor chip. The encapsulation body includes a through cavity extending to the planar substrate. A rectilinear wire antenna is mounted within the through cavity and extends, for instance from the planar substrate, along an axis that is transverse to a surface of the planar substrate to which the semiconductor chip is coupled. The rectilinear wire antenna is electrically coupled to the semiconductor chip. An insulating material fills the cavity to encapsulated the rectilinear wire antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giovanni Graziosi, Aurora Sanna, Riccardo Villa
  • Patent number: 11916282
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a feeding antenna inside an electronic device and one or more antenna elements, such as a floating metal antenna, disposed on a rear cover of the electronic device. The floating metal antenna and a feeding antenna inside the electronic device may form a coupling antenna structure. The feeding antenna may be an antenna fastened on an antenna support (which may be referred to as a support antenna). The feeding antenna may alternatively be a slot antenna formed by slitting on a metal middle frame of the electronic device. The antenna apparatus may be implemented in limited design space, thereby effectively saving antenna design space inside the electronic device. The antenna apparatus may generate excitation of a plurality of resonance modes, so that antenna bandwidth and radiation characteristics can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengfei Wu, Chien-Ming Lee, Dong Yu, Chih Yu Tsai, Chih-Hua Chang, Arun Sowpati
  • Patent number: 11916304
    Abstract: A system and a method for performing correction of systematic error for electronically steered antennas using on-chip programming. A plurality of channels includes a first channel. Each channel is coupled to a respective antenna element and includes a trim control circuit and a phase control circuit. The first channel is coupled to a first respective antenna element. An array calibration memory stores a plurality of phase offsets including a first phase offset. Each phase offset includes an array level calibration phase offset corresponding to a respective channel. The first phase offset corresponds to the first channel. At least one of the trim control circuit and the phase control circuit of the first channel are configured to modify phase of a first signal provided to and/or received from the first respective antenna element. The phase of the first signal is modified based at least in part on the first phase offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ANOKIWA VE, INC.
    Inventors: Lew Cohen, Jonathan Comeau, Vipul Jain
  • Patent number: 11909129
    Abstract: System including a dual-fed antenna element is designed to present 2×2 port impedances that guarantee high efficiency operation of the main- and auxiliary transistors at peak- and backed off power. The proposed solution eliminates the need for lossy power combining, such as PCB based circuit combining or impedance matching networks between the antenna element and the main- and auxiliary amplifiers. The power from the main- and auxiliary transistors are combined at the circuit level by the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Christian Fager, William Hallberg, Oleg Iupikov, Marianna Ivashina, Rob Maaskant
  • Patent number: 11909118
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna. The antenna includes a first metal electrode, a second metal electrode, and a dielectric functional layer. The first metal electrode and the second metal electrode are located on two opposite sides of the dielectric functional layer, respectively; and the first metal electrode includes a plurality of transmission electrodes. The antenna further includes a flexible coplanar waveguide and a feed network. The flexible coplanar waveguide is electrically connected to the feed network and configured to feed an electrical signal to the feed network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Jia, Kerui Xi, Baiquan Lin, Linzhi Wang, Qinyi Duan, Zuocai Yang, Feng Qin
  • Patent number: 11901649
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed in the present document relate to, an antenna switch for operating in a communication network supporting carrier aggregation (CA), and an electronic device comprising same. According to one embodiment, a method for operating an electronic device having an antenna, the antenna being capable of communicating with an external electronic device via a plurality of frequency bands, may be provided, the method for operating the electronic device comprising the operations of, determining whether a communication mode of the electronic device is a CA mode, searching for a cell supporting a max data throughput speed, checking an antenna mode in a current state, and determining whether the antenna mode in the current state is an antenna mode for satisfying a frequency band assigned to the cell supporting the max data throughput speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonsub Lim, Doil Ku, Hyoseok Na
  • Patent number: 11901625
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus and an electronic device are provided. The antenna apparatus includes an antenna module and an antenna radome. The antenna module is configured to receive and emit a radio frequency (RF) signal of a preset frequency band toward a preset direction range. The antenna radome is spaced apart from the antenna module, and located within the preset direction range. The antenna radome includes a substrate and a resonant structure carried on the substrate. The substrate is configured to allow a RF signal of a first preset frequency band to pass through, the resonant structure is configured to adjust a passband width of the substrate to the RF signal, to make the antenna radome allow a RF signal of a second frequency band to pass through. A bandwidth of the second frequency band is greater than that of the first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuhu Jia
  • Patent number: 11901635
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of antenna modules and a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of holes embedded with a heat sink. Each antenna module includes an antenna substrate, a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells mounted on a first surface of the antenna substrate, and a plurality of packaged circuitry mounted on a second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry are electrically connected with the plurality of 3-D antenna cells. Each of the plurality of antenna modules is mounted on a plurality of portions of the heat sink such that a corresponding packaged circuitry of the plurality of packaged circuitry is in a direct contact with the plurality of portions of the heat sink embedded within the plurality of holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MOVANDI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Franco De Flaviis, Alfred Grau Besoli, Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 11901610
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus comprising: a housing; a display; first antenna structure comprising a first array of antenna elements; second antenna structure comprising a second array of antenna elements; and at least one wireless communication circuit which is electrically connected to the first array and the second array, and transmits and/or receives signals having a frequency between 3 GHz and 100 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehyung Kim, Jinkyu Bang, Jaebong Chun, Hanbin Lee, Sangmin Han
  • Patent number: 11901632
    Abstract: A phased array antenna device for receiving a signal from a satellite includes subarrays including antenna elements and phase shifters that shift phases of signals received by the antenna elements with set phase shift values, a demodulator that demodulates the signals from the satellite with the phases shifted by the phase shifters and outputs the demodulated signals, and a controller that sets the phase shift values of the phase shifters and controls a beam direction. The controller calculates, for each of the subarrays, a direction-correction phase shift value that maximizes a power value of the signal from the satellite by being added to the phase shift values of the phase shifters included in the subarray and adds the direction-correction phase shift value to the phase shift values of the phase shifters included in the subarray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11901928
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved electronic device enclosure and methods for manufacturing the same. One embodiment includes a front panel; a back panel with a patterned intrusion region to improve passive audio amplification; an electrically conductive front plate; an electrically conductive back plate with an open region configured to permit transmission of radiofrequency signals; wherein the front plate couples with the front panel, the back plate couples with the back panel, the front panel hingedly couples with the back panel, and the front plate and back plate are configured to enclose an electronic device; and the front plate is sized and dimensioned to block radiofrequency radiation from exiting the front panel of the electronic device enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: William James Scott
  • Patent number: 11894599
    Abstract: Integrated microphone and antennas include a microphone and an antenna. The microphone includes a housing and an acoustic transducer. The housing defines a cavity and includes a conductive layer. The acoustic transducer is positioned within the cavity and structured to generate an acoustic signal. The antenna is at least partially integrated with the microphone and structured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals. The antenna is structured to utilize the conductive layer of the housing as a radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Karan Jumani, Donald Yochem
  • Patent number: 11894604
    Abstract: To realize polarization MIMO in a more suitable form in a mobile communication apparatus. A communication apparatus includes a plurality of antenna parts configured to receive or transmit a wireless signal, a communication control part configured to control transmitting or receiving the wireless signal via at least any of the plurality of antenna parts, and a casing housing the communication control part, in which each of the plurality of antenna parts is held near each of a plurality of partial regions normal directions of which cross each other or the normal directions of which are mutually twisted in outer faces of the casing, and transmit or receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal propagating in directions substantially orthogonal to the partial regions and having mutually different polarization directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Shen Wang, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Patent number: 11894609
    Abstract: An infusion pump assembly is disclosed. The infusion pump assembly includes a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, a pump assembly for pumping a quantity of infusible fluid from the reservoir to an exit, a first valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the pump assembly from the reservoir, a second valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the exit from the pumping assembly, and a split ring resonator antenna having a resonant frequency comprising a plurality of planar metallic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventor: David Blumberg, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11894602
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a bracket including a first structure at least partially having non-conductivity, a second structure disposed on a first surface of the first structure and at least partially having conductivity, and an antenna pattern electrically connected with the second structure and disposed on a second surface of the first structure, and a printed circuit board including a grounding part and a feeding part. The grounding part is electrically connected with the second structure, and the feeding part is electrically connected with a portion of the antenna pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minju Lee