With Radio Cabinet Patents (Class 343/702)
  • Patent number: 11581627
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic device may include a first cover covering an upper portion of a main body and containing a first antenna module disposed on a lateral portion thereof, a spacer member disposed over the first cover, and a second cover disposed over the spacer member. The first and second covers may be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance due to the spacer member, and a separation space between the first and second covers may be configured to operate as a second antenna module. It is therefore possible to guarantee high-efficiency wireless performance having iso-directionality without compromising the design of the electronic device. Other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jangsun Yoo, Sunggeun Go, Jihye Moon, Myeonggil Lee, Jongmyung Kim, Cheehwan Yang, Kwangyong Lee
  • Patent number: 11581662
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a front plate and a rear plate disposed opposite the front plate, and a display disposed in a space between the front plate and the rear plate, and disposed at least partially along the front plate. The electronic device further includes a first antenna structure disposed in the space and configured to transmit or receive a first signal in a first frequency band, wherein the first antenna structure includes at least one first conductive pattern. The electronic device also includes a second antenna structure disposed in the space without being overlapped with the first conductive pattern when viewed from above the rear plate, and configured to transmit or receive a second signal in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. In addition, the electronic device includes a conductive sheet disposed in the space and on the rear plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yonghyun Yoon, Mincheol Seo, Seho Kim, Minkyung Lee, Jongheon Lee, Sooyoung Jang, Hyuntae Jung, Kyunggu Kim, Jinwoo Jung
  • Patent number: 11569586
    Abstract: A antenna may include a first dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; a second dielectric layer having a third surface, and a fourth surface opposing the third surface; an adhesive layer disposed between the second surface and the third surface and connecting the first dielectric layer to the second dielectric layer; a patch pattern disposed on the second surface and embedded in the adhesive layer; and a coupling pattern disposed on the fourth surface and having at least a portion overlapping the patch pattern on a plane. Each of the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer may include an organic binder and an inorganic filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangik Cho, Ju Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11569564
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate opposite to the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, and including at least part of a conductive material, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) attached on an inner surface of the housing, a first antenna element which is included in the FPCB and in which a slot is formed, and a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) for the first antenna element. An opening is formed in the side member or the second plate of the housing. The FPCB is attached the inner surface of the housing such that at least part in which the slot of the first antenna element is formed is exposed through the opening. At least part of the opening is filled with an insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Chul Park
  • Patent number: 11563276
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a first antenna including a first radiator, a second radiator, a third radiator, a fourth radiator, and a fifth radiator. The first radiator has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is a first feeding end, and the second radiator, the third radiator and the fourth radiator are connected to the second end of the first radiator. The second radiator has a plurality of bending portions. The fifth radiator is connected to the second radiator, and the fifth radiator has a first ground terminal. The first radiator, the second radiator and the fifth radiator resonate in a first frequency band, the first radiator and the third radiator resonate in a second frequency band, and the first radiator and the fourth radiator resonate in a third frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Po-Tsang Lin
  • Patent number: 11563274
    Abstract: An integrated metallic component includes a metallic body and an antenna. The metallic body is adapted to at least one of act as a heat exchanger and at least partially enclose electronic components on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB. The antenna includes an antenna element, a short wall, and an antenna feed leg. The antenna element is offset from the metallic body and includes a length extending along a perimeter of the metallic body. The short wall connects the antenna element to the metallic body. The antenna feed leg is offset from the short wall in a direction of the length of the antenna element and adapted to extend from the antenna element to the PCB and to form an electrical connection with an electrical contact for a Radio Frequency (RF) signal trace on the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Plume Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Miroslav Samardzija, Arthur Tung, Brian Nam, Liem Hieu Dinh Vo
  • Patent number: 11563458
    Abstract: Systems and methods for RF hazard protection are provided. In one embodiment, a RF protection coupler comprises: a first port to couple to an output of an RF source circuit; a second port to couple to an external RF load; a source side and load side RF switches, wherein the source side RF switch and the load side RF switch are each switch between a first and second states in response to a detected matting. In the first state the source and load side RF switches establish an electrical path between the first and second ports. In the second state: the source side RF switch couples the first port to an impedance load that is impedance matched to the output of the RF source circuit; the load side RF switch couples the second port to an electrical ground; and a gap between the switches electrically isolates the ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Fackler, Rainer Friedrich, Anand Krishnamachari, Edmund W Chen
  • Patent number: 11557826
    Abstract: An antenna unit includes a dielectric substrate, an antenna layer, a ground layer, and an additional structure; the antenna layer is disposed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate; the ground layer is disposed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate; wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposite surfaces of the dielectric substrate; the additional structure includes any combination of the following structures: a floor meander structure disposed on the second surface and in a same layer as the ground layer to improve isolation of an antenna, a patch meander structure disposed on the first surface and in a same layer as the antenna layer to expand a bandwidth of an antenna, and a branch structure disposed on the second surface and in a same layer as the ground layer to improve isolation of an antenna and expand a bandwidth of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yali Wang, Xiyuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11557835
    Abstract: Apparatus for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency, RF, signals, particularly for a mobile radio device for a wireless communications system, particularly a cellular communications system, said apparatus comprising a primary antenna module having a first radiation pattern, at least one secondary antenna module having a second radiation pattern, which is different from said first radiation pattern, and a control unit configured to selectively activate and/or deactivate said primary antenna module and/or said at least one secondary antenna module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Christian Rom, Benny Vejlgaard, Simon Svendsen, Samantha Caporal del Barrio, Filipa Fernandes, Johannes Harrebek
  • Patent number: 11558496
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate including a glass plate, a second plate facing the first plate, and a side surface surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a display positioned inside the space and exposed through a first area of the first plate, an antenna structure at least partially overlapping a second area of the first plate when viewed from above the first plate and which is connected to the second area, and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seyoung Jang, Chulwoo Park, Dongil Son, Hyeongju Lee
  • Patent number: 11552400
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to embodiments in the present disclosure, an antenna device for dual polarization of a wireless communication system, comprises a print circuit board (PCB); a first feeding line configured to provide a first polarization signal; a second feeding configured to provide a second polarization signal; and a patch antenna comprising a radiating region and cutting regions. Objects corresponding to the cutting regions are disposed to support the radiating region on the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongsik Shin, Youngsub Kim, Seungho Choi, Jungmin Park, Jongwook Zeong, Jonghwa Kim, Youngju Lee
  • Patent number: 11552381
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an antenna module and an electronic device. The antenna module is used in the electronic device. The electronic device includes a first housing. The antenna module includes a first antenna, a second antenna and a third antenna. The first antenna is disposed in the first housing and operates at a first frequency band. The second antenna is disposed in the first housing and operates at a second frequency band. The third antenna is disposed in the first housing and is located between the first antenna and the second antenna, and operates at a third frequency band. The first frequency band partially overlaps with the second frequency band, and the third frequency band does not overlap with the first frequency band and the second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wan-Lin Hsu, Juei-Chi Chang, Ping-Chung Chen, Jia-Min Huang
  • Patent number: 11552401
    Abstract: An antenna system includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips and a waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array that includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells for millimeter wave communication. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins where a first pin is connected with a body of a corresponding radiating waveguide antenna cell and the body corresponds to ground for the pins. The first pin includes a first and a second current path, the first current path being longer than the second current path. A first end of the radiating waveguide antenna cells is mounted on the first substrate, where the plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MOVANDI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Sam Gharavi, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran, Alfred Grau Besoli, Enver Adas
  • Patent number: 11545735
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a metal housing, a first feed source, and a first radiator. The metal housing includes a front frame, a backboard, and a side frame. The side frame defines a slot and the front frame defines a gap. The metal housing is divided into at least a long portion and a short portion by the slot and the gap. The first radiator is positioned in the housing and includes a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion. One end of the first radiating portion is electrically connected to the first feed source and another end of the first radiating portion is spaced apart from the long portion. One end of the second radiating portion is electrically connected to the first feed source and another end of the second radiating portion is spaced apart from the short portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Han Lee, Yi-Wen Hsu, Wei-Xuan Ye
  • Patent number: 11545734
    Abstract: An antenna device is provided. The antenna device includes an antenna body portion configured to transmit and/or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, and including a dielectric material having a first dielectric constant; a metal layer configured to contact the antenna body portion; a first insulation layer configured to cover at least a part of the metal layer; and an electrical connection structure configured to be electrically connected to the metal layer, wherein the first dielectric constant of the antenna body portion is larger than a dielectric constant of the first insulation layer, and is smaller than a dielectric constant of the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungyong An, Chin Mo Kim, Jungil Kim, Juhyoung Park, Daeki Lim
  • Patent number: 11539138
    Abstract: A chip radio frequency package includes a substrate including a first cavity, first and second connection members, a core member, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, and a first front-end integrated circuit (FEIC) disposed in the first cavity. The core member includes a core insulating layer and a core via that penetrates the core insulating layer. The first connection member has a structure in which a first insulating layer and a first wiring layer are stacked. The second connection member has a second structure in which a second insulating layer and a second wiring layer are stacked. The RFIC inputs or outputs a base signal and a first radio frequency (RF) signal having a frequency higher than a frequency of the base signal, and the first FEIC inputs or outputs the first RF signal and a second RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hak Gu Kim, Ho Kyung Kang, Seong Jong Cheon, Young Sik Hur, Jin Seon Park, Yong Duk Lee
  • Patent number: 11539113
    Abstract: An electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes a host device, a display device, a first array antenna, a second array antenna and a third array antenna. A side of a base shell of the host device has an accommodating slot. An upper cover shell of the display device has a first and a second sides opposite to each other, wherein the first and second sides have a first and a second accommodating spaces. The first array antenna is arranged in the accommodating slot, and has a first beam facing a first axis. The second array antenna is arranged in the first accommodating space, and has a second beam facing a second axis. The third array antenna is arranged in the second accommodating space, and has a third beam facing a third axis. The first, the second and the third axes are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Cheng Lee, Min-Yu Wang, Juei-Chi Chang
  • Patent number: 11539143
    Abstract: An antenna system, includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips, and a waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array. The waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins that are connected to ground. A body of each radiating waveguide antenna cell corresponds to the ground. The plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells to control beamforming through a second end of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Movandi Corporation
    Inventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Sam Gharavi, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran, Alfred Grau Besoli, Enver Adas, Zhihui Wang
  • Patent number: 11539133
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, a fourth radiation element, and a dielectric substrate. The first radiation element is coupled to a ground voltage. The first radiation element includes a variable-width portion. The second radiation element has a feeding point. The second radiation element is adjacent to the first radiation element. The third radiation element is coupled to the variable-width portion of the first radiation element. The fourth radiation element is coupled to the second radiation element. The dielectric substrate has a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other. The second radiation element and the fourth radiation element are disposed on the first surface of the dielectric substrate. The first radiation element and the third radiation element are disposed on the second surface of the dielectric substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kun-Sheng Chang, Ching-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 11539135
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus including a display panel, a bezel surface formed on a boundary of the display panel, and an antenna located on the bezel surface, wherein the antenna includes a composite right left handed (CRLH) structure including a series inductor, a series capacitor, a parallel inductor, and a parallel capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND BUSINESS, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Gyo Nyun Kim, Chang Won Jung, Jung-Jin Kim, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11539136
    Abstract: The antenna device includes a substrate, a first radiator that is in a plane shape, operates as a wideband antenna, and is disposed on the dielectric region such that one end portion faces the ground region and an opposite end portion faces away from the ground region, a width of the opposite end portion being wider than a width of the one end portion, a second radiator that is in a line shape, operates as a narrowband antenna and at a lower frequency than the first radiator, and is disposed adjacent to the first radiator on the dielectric region such that one end portion faces the ground region and an opposite end portion faces away from the ground region, a first feeding line, a second feeding line, and a connecting structure connected with the first radiator, the first feeding line, the second radiator, and the second feeding line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components Gunpo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Soo Nam, Cheong Ho Ryu, Jin Hyuk Jang, Hyung Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11539124
    Abstract: A multiple-antenna device including a printed circuit board, a first antenna formed into a first corner of the printed circuit board, a second antenna formed into a second corner of the printed circuit board, and a dual-band decoupler formed in the printed circuit board between the first antenna and the second antenna. The multiple-antenna device includes WLAN circuitry located on the printed circuit board between the first antenna and the decoupler. The first and second antennas have polarizations orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
    Inventors: Qiang Bai, Ian Clarke
  • Patent number: 11538889
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a base substrate including an opening area which transmits light, an opening peripheral area which is a non-display area surrounding the opening area, and a display area surrounding the opening peripheral area, a thin film transistor disposed on the base substrate, a light emitting structure electrically connected to the thin film transistor, and a loop-type antenna electrode disposed on the base substrate in the opening peripheral area to surround the opening area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Kyoung Kim, Ki Seo Kim, Won Sang Park, Bong Hyun You
  • Patent number: 11532865
    Abstract: Antenna comprising a fastening body bearing an electrically conductive circuit having at least one signal input segment and one radiating segment, the fastening body comprising two positioning portions defining therebetween a passage dimensioned to receive one edge of a PCB carrier, the input segment being borne by one of the positioning portions in order to extend facing one face of said carrier and the body comprising means for clamping the carrier against one of the positioning portions. Electronic circuit and item of electronic equipment comprising such an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS
    Inventors: Romain Dejardin, Serge Contal
  • Patent number: 11532875
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a first dielectric layer, an antenna layer, a grounding layer and a conductive layer. The first dielectric layer has a first dielectric surface and a second dielectric surface opposite to the first dielectric surface and a first dielectric lateral surface extending between the first dielectric surface and the second dielectric surface. The antenna layer is formed on the first dielectric surface. The grounding layer is formed below the second dielectric surface. The conductive layer is formed on the first dielectric lateral surface of first dielectric layer, wherein the conductive layer electrically connects to the grounding layer and extends from the grounding layer toward the antenna layer but not contacts the first dielectric surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Hsin Chiang, Li-Yu Chen, Shih-Huang Yeh
  • Patent number: 11532877
    Abstract: A device includes a radiating system comprising: at least one of a radiation booster or a radiating element; a ground plane layer having at least two connecting points; a radiofrequency system electrically connected to the radiation booster and/or the radiating element and comprising at least one matching network; at least one external port electrically connected to the radiofrequency system; and at least first and second electrically conductive elements each comprising one or more components and being adapted to electrically connect first and second connecting points, respectively, of the at least two connecting points to an electrically conductive body of an apparatus at a distance from the ground plane layer, the distance being less than ?/15, wherein ? is a free-space wavelength at a lowest frequency of operation of the radiating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: IGNION, S.L.
    Inventors: Jaume Anguera, Aurora Andújar
  • Patent number: 11527812
    Abstract: A terminal device includes a metal frame having at least two slots disposed on a side of the metal frame. At least two antenna feedpoints are disposed on an inner side wall of the metal frame, and different antenna feedpoints in the at least two antenna feedpoints are disposed on side edges of different slots. A signal reflection wall is further provided inside the terminal device, and a gap exists between the signal reflection wall and the at least two slots. The signal reflection wall is formed by a metal wall of a battery chamber of the terminal device, and the battery chamber is a structure that accommodates a battery of the terminal device. The metal frame and the signal reflection wall are both electrically connected to a ground plate of the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yijin Wang, Huan-Chu Huang, Xianjing Jian
  • Patent number: 11528155
    Abstract: Systems for bi-directional single-ended transmission are described. For example, a system may include a receiver with a first differential input terminal and a second differential input terminal, wherein the first differential input terminal is coupled to a first node and the second differential input terminal is coupled to a second node; a transmitter with an output terminal coupled to a third node; a first inductor connected between the first node and the third node; a second inductor connected between the second node and the third node; and a shunt resistor connected between the third node and a ground node. Some implementations include a first inductor with an inductance within twenty percent of 1 microhenry and a capacitance less than a tenth of a picofarad is included in a filter coupling a power supply to transmission line. The first inductor may connect to the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Heegon Kim, Abhilash Rajagopal, Samir Bouadjel
  • Patent number: 11522268
    Abstract: A device comprises an integrated circuit (IC) die, a substrate, a printed circuit board (PCB), an antenna, and a waveguide stub. The IC die is affixed to the substrate, which comprises a signal launch on a surface of the substrate that is configured to emit or receive a signal. The substrate and the antenna are affixed to the PCB, such that the signal launch and a waveguide opening of the antenna are aligned and comprise a signal channel. The waveguide stub is arranged as a boundary around the signal channel. In some implementations, the waveguide stub has a height of ?/4, where ? represents a wavelength of the signal. In some implementations, the antenna includes the waveguide stub; in others, the substrate includes the waveguide stub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hassan Omar Ali, Benjamin Stassen Cook
  • Patent number: 11522290
    Abstract: In an example, an electronic device may include a housing and a display panel disposed in the housing. Further, the electronic device may include an input assembly disposed in the housing abutting a side of the display panel. The input assembly may include a printed circuit board (PCB), a sensor disposed on the PCB, and a first keep-out zone defined on the PCB on a side of the sensor. Further, the electronic device may include an antenna disposed in the first keep-out zone of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chin-Hung Ma, Ruei-Ting Miau, Po Chao Chen, Yung-Chang Wei
  • Patent number: 11519820
    Abstract: A method for monitoring at least one journal bearing for a shaft in respect to at least one acoustic event is provided. The at least one journal bearing is coupled with a gearbox, wherein a time dependent solid borne sound signal is detected by at least one solid borne sound signal sensor, the output signal of the at least one solid borne sound signal sensor is transmitted to a signal pre-processing device, frequency components of the solid borne sound signal with of more than 250 kHz are amplified in the signal pre-processing device and/or with a frequency of less than 50 kHz are attenuated in the signal pre-processing device, and the output signal of the signal pre-processing device is wirelessly transmitted via an antenna device to a signal evaluation device for the detection and/or location of the at least one acoustic event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG, ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Nowoisky, Noushin Mokhtari Molk Abadi, Jonathan Pelham
  • Patent number: 11522279
    Abstract: A radome having an integrated antenna array and an antenna assembly having the same are described herein. A method for fabricating a radome having an integrated antenna array is also described herein. In one example, a radome is provided that includes a radome shell and an antenna array. The antenna array has a radiating surface and a backside surface. The radome shell is affixed to the antenna array forming an independent unitary structure separable from other components of an antenna assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: René Krüger, Jörg Reins
  • Patent number: 11518540
    Abstract: An aircraft of the type disclosed here includes an aircraft fuselage, a wing assembly, a tail assembly, and a surface structure containing a lightning protection device. The surface structure is arranged on the aircraft fuselage, the wing assembly, and the tail assembly. The lightning protection device has a plurality of electrically conductive elements, which are arranged at least as a group of elements in the surface structure. The electrically conductive elements belonging to a group are arranged parallel to one another, at least in some section or sections, and have different spacings with respect to one another, at least in two regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Lutz Weber
  • Patent number: 11522278
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a first conductor plate including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first conductor plate being provided with a first feeding portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, a second conductor plate including a third end portion connected to the first feeding portion, a fourth end portion located at a position away from the first conductor plate, and a plate surface of which width in a direction parallel to the first conductor plate increases with a distance from the third end portion toward the fourth end portion, and a third conductor plate including a fifth end portion capacitively coupling with the fourth end portion, a sixth end portion connected, on a same side as the first end portion with respect to the first feeding portion, to the first conductor plate, and a counter portion opposite the plate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Shoji, Shoichi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11522269
    Abstract: A chip antenna includes: a dielectric material block including a plurality of sides including a first side, a second side, and a third side that are different from each other; a first antenna portion including a first conductor pattern disposed on the first side; a second antenna portion including a second conductor pattern disposed on the second side; and a third antenna portion including a third conductor pattern disposed on the third side. The first conductor pattern, the second conductor pattern, and the third conductor pattern are respectively isolated on the first side, the second side, and the third side, and are independently positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin Mo Kim, Sungyong An
  • Patent number: 11515635
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes an antenna radiator, a microstrip line, a flexible board, and a coaxial cable. The antenna radiator is used to receive and transmit wireless signals. The wireless signals include radio frequency signals. The microstrip line is coupled to the antenna radiator and is used to transmit the radio frequency signals. The flexible board is coupled to the microstrip line and is used to transmit the radio frequency signals. The coaxial cable is coupled to the flexible board and is used to transmit the radio frequency signals to a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ssu-Han Ting, Yu-Shu Tai, Chun-Yi Wang, Wei-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 11514770
    Abstract: An alarm or detector is provided and includes an alarm board assembly configured to perform one or more of alarm and detection operations and a communication module including an antenna configured to communicate with one or more other alarms and detectors. At least one of the alarm board and an alarm ground are isolated from a communication ground and the communication module and the communication module is isolated from a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Talitha Preethi Thompson Anandaraj
  • Patent number: 11515627
    Abstract: An antenna assembly, a terminal device having the antenna assembly, and a method for improving a radiation performance of an antenna are provided. The terminal device includes an antenna assembly, and a controller. The antenna assembly comprises an antenna, a first adjusting unit, a second adjusting unit, and an antenna switch; the controller is configured to control, based on a current working power of the antenna, the antenna switch to select one of the first adjusting unit and the second adjusting unit to be in an enabled state, so that a radiation direction of the antenna can be adjusted by the selected adjusting unit to a radiation direction formed based on the selected adjusting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Huai Yang
  • Patent number: 11515089
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for a capacitor including two more plates. The capacitor includes one or more teeth cut in an edge of at least one plate of the two or more plates. The one or more teeth extends from the edge of the at least one plate to a point at a length into the at least one plate. Other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Genadi Blay, Uzi Zohar, Ronen Levi
  • Patent number: 11513568
    Abstract: A portable information handling system structure located between housing hinges along one side of the housing has first and second antenna disposed at opposing ends with a cooling fan between the first and second antenna and over the antenna structure to isolate the first and second antenna. In one embodiment, a parasitic element disposed between the first and second antenna and under the cooling fan has resonance tuned to isolate wireless signals of a frequency supported by the first and second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ching Wei Chang, Suresh Ramasamy, Allen B. McKittrick, Jeffery D. Kane
  • Patent number: 11516950
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device having an electromagnetic shielding structure for preventing an antenna performance degradation. The disclosed electronic device may include: an antenna disposed in some areas of the electronic device; a printed circuit board; and a display module including a display panel, one or more signal lines coupled to the display panel, and a flexible substrate on which the one or more signal lines are disposed. The flexible substrate may include: a conductive layer coupled to the printed circuit board in a curved state and configured to shield an electromagnetic wave radiated from the one or more signal lines to the antenna; and a stress neutralization layer of which a material can be deformed over time in response to a shape of the flexible substrate coupled in a curved state. The stress neutralization layer may be disposed between the flexible substrate and the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyeongmin Jin, Min Park, Jaedeok Lim, Jungje Bang, Jaeheung Ye, Yongwon Lee, Seyoung Jang
  • Patent number: 11515732
    Abstract: An example method performed by a wireless-power-transmitting device that includes an antenna array is provided. The method includes radiating electromagnetic waves that form a maximum power level at a first distance away from the antenna array. Moreover, a power level of the radiated electromagnetic waves decreases, relative to the maximum power level, by at least a predefined amount at a predefined radial distance away from the maximum power level. In some embodiments, the method also includes detecting a location of a wireless-power-receiving device, whereby the location of the wireless-power-receiving device is further from the antenna array than a location of the maximum power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Energous Corporation
    Inventors: Charalampos (Harry) Contopanagos, Chryssoula (Sissy) Kyriazidou, Anna Papio-Toda, Sohini Sengupta, Farhad Farzami
  • Patent number: 11515621
    Abstract: An information handling system to wirelessly transmit and receive data at an antenna may include a base housing metal chassis containing components of the information handling system including a thermal vent, an audio vent, and an antenna vent, the antenna vent being co-located with the thermal vent and audio vent; and the co-located antenna vent including: partitions defining a width of an aperture formed at the co-located antenna vent to accommodate a target frequency range; a monopole antenna system formed within the co-located antenna vent including a parasitic coupling element; and a grounding wall defined along an edge of the co-located antenna vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Suresh K. Ramasamy, Sumana Pallampati, Changsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11509053
    Abstract: A dual broadband and multiband antenna system of reduced dimension is preferably an external antenna for vehicles. The antenna system comprises first and second radiating elements and a flat ground plane in common for the two radiating elements. The two radiating elements are placed above the ground plane, with each radiating element being folded to form vertical and horizontal surfaces. The two vertical surfaces are orthogonal to the ground plane and parallel to each other. The horizontal surfaces are coplanar between vertical surfaces and parallel to the ground plane. Two parasitic elements are connected with the ground plane, and are parallel or coplanar with the horizontal surfaces, and extend partially around respectively the first and second radiating elements. The antenna system is preferably adapted to operate on the LTE communication network and provides 5G communication services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE ANTENNAS, S.L.U.
    Inventor: Evgenii Filatov
  • Patent number: 11509041
    Abstract: Provided are an antenna of a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal. The antenna includes a dielectric substrate, a ground plate located on one side of the dielectric substrate, and a near-feed unit, a near-ground unit and a coupling unit that are arranged on the other side of the dielectric substrate; the near-ground unit has one end connected to the coupling unit and the other end connected to the ground plate; the coupling unit and the near-ground unit are equivalent to a Left-Handed (LH) inductor; the near-feed unit is equivalent to a Right-Handed (RH) inductor; the coupling unit is coupled to the near-feed unit and is equivalent to an LH capacitor; the coupling unit is coupled to the ground plate and is equivalent to an RH capacitor; and the near-feed unit, the near-ground unit, the coupling unit and the ground plate form a Composite Right-Left-Handed Transmission Line (CRLH-TL) structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peng Zhang, Wei Hu, Feifei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11510312
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments related to a circuit board included in an electronic device. According to one embodiment, the circuit board may comprise: a core layer including an upper surface and a lower surface and formed as a substrate made of a prepreg material; a first flexible copper clad laminate including a plurality of conductive layers and laminated on the upper surface; at least one first substrate layer laminated above the first flexible copper clad laminate and including a conductive layer formed on the substrate made of a prepreg material; a second flexible copper clad laminate including a plurality of conductive layers and laminated on the lower surface; and at least one second substrate layer laminated under the second flexible copper clad laminate and including a conductive layer formed on the substrate made of a prepreg material. Various other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Youngsun Lee, Eunseok Hong, Byeongkeol Kim, Jongmin Jeon
  • Patent number: 11509049
    Abstract: A touch sensor-antenna module according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes a substrate layer, a touch sensor electrode layer disposed on a central portion of an upper surface of the substrate layer, and antenna patterns disposed on a peripheral portion of the upper surface of the substrate layer at the same level as that of the touch sensor electrode layer. Mutual interference between the touch sensor electrode layer and the antenna pattern may be reduced to improve signal reliability and process efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD., POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yun Seok Oh, Jong Min Kim, Dong Pil Park, Won Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 11509043
    Abstract: A passive entry passive start (PEPS) antenna is disclosed. In an embodiment an antenna includes an interface head component and a bobbin component comprising a ferrite core and a wire wound around the ferrite core, the wire being covered by an insulation, wherein the bobbin component and the interface head component are connectable to each other electrically and mechanically, and wherein the antenna is a PEPS antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventor: Rafal Szczotka
  • Patent number: 11509067
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least a plurality of antenna modules mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed. The PCB includes a plurality of holes embedded with a heat sink. Each antenna module comprises an antenna substrate. Each antenna module further comprises a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells that are mounted on a first surface of the antenna substrate. Each antenna module further comprises a plurality of packaged circuitry that are 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. Furthermore, each antenna module is mounted on the plurality of holes via a corresponding packaged circuitry of the plurality of packaged circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Movandi Corporation
    Inventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Zhihui Wang, Franco De Flaviis, Alfred Grau Besoli, Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 11502399
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a housing and a printed antenna. The housing includes a front glass shell, a rear glass shell, and a metal bracket. The metal bracket is between the front glass shell and the rear glass shell, and the metal bracket is connected to outer peripheries of the front glass shell and the rear glass shell to form an accommodation space together. The metal bracket includes a first frame portion, a second frame portion, and an opening, and the opening is defined between the first and second frame portions. The printed antenna is arranged in the housing and between the first and second frame portions, and the opening exposes at least a portion of the printed antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chih-Cheng Li