With Radio Cabinet Patents (Class 343/702)
  • Patent number: 11349199
    Abstract: An antenna structure with wide radiation bandwidth in a reduced physical space includes a housing, a first feed portion, and a second feed portion. The housing includes a metallic side frame, a metallic middle frame, and a metallic back board. The metallic side frame defines first and second gaps and the metallic back board defines a slot. The slot, and the first and second gaps, create a first radiation portion from the metallic side frame. The first and second feed portions are both electrically connected to the first radiation portion. When the first feed portion feeds current, the current flows through the first radiation portion, toward the second gap to excite a GPS mode and a WIFI 2.4 GHz mode. When the second feed portion feeds current, the current flows through the first radiation portion, toward the first gap to excite a WIFI 5 GHz mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cho-Kang Hsu, Min-Hui Ho
  • Patent number: 11342653
    Abstract: An antenna structure with wide radiation bandwidth in a reduced physical space includes a housing, a first feed portion, and a second feed portion. The housing includes a metallic side frame, a metallic middle frame, and a metallic back board. The metallic side frame defines a first gap and a second gap. The metallic back board defines a slot. The slot, the first and second gaps divide a first radiation portion and a second radiation from the metallic side frame. The first feed portion is electrically connected to the first radiation portion. The second feed portion is electrically connected to the second radiation portion. The metallic middle frame and the metallic back board are connected to each other to form a system ground plane to provide a ground for the antenna structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cho-Kang Hsu, Min-Hui Ho, Te-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 11342650
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a housing including a sidewall, a magnetic disk, a wireless communication device including a first communication antenna, and a first insulating member. The sidewall includes a first through portion. The first insulating member closes the first through portion. The first communication antenna is located in the first through portion, is disposed spaced from the housing, and wirelessly communicates with an outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jia Liu, Taichi Okano, Kota Tokuda, Nobuhiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11340722
    Abstract: A touch sensor-antenna module includes a touch sensor electrode layer including a plurality of sensing electrodes and traces electrically connected to the sensing electrodes, and an antenna electrode layer disposed over the touch sensor electrode layer or under the touch sensor electrode layer. The antenna electrode layer includes an antenna pattern that does not overlap the traces in a planar view. An electrical interference from the traces may be reduced to improve an antenna signal property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD., POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yun Seok Oh, Jong Min Kim, Han Sub Ryu, Won Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 11336021
    Abstract: A dipole antenna includes a first conductor, a second conductor, a first radiation element, and a second radiation element. The first conductor has a first feeding point. The second conductor has a second feeding point. The first radiation element is coupled to the first conductor. The second radiation element is coupled to the second conductor. The dipole antenna covers an operation frequency band. The first radiation element at least includes a first meandering structure. The first meandering structure is configured to suppress the frequency multiplication resonance with respect to the operation frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.
    Inventor: Chun-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 11335993
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having a first side and a second side, a dielectric cover on the second side, and an electrically conductive peripheral structure along edges of the first and second sides. An antenna feed is coupled to a portion of the peripheral structure for using the portion as a radiating antenna element. A conductive member is located on or underneath the dielectric cover. A purpose of the conductive member is to enlarge the surface area where the electric field is distributed on to increase the antenna aperture for radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Janne Ilvonen, Ruiyuan Tian, Li Dong, Changnian Xu, Dong Liu, Hongting Luo, Dongxing Tu
  • Patent number: 11335992
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an antenna module and a phased antenna array on the module. The module may include a logic board, an antenna board surface-mounted to the logic board, and a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) mounted surface-mounted to the logic board. The phased antenna array may include antennas embedded in the antenna board. The antennas may radiate at centimeter and/or millimeter wave frequencies. The logic board may form a radio-frequency interface between the RFIC and the antennas. Transmission lines in the logic board and the antenna board may include impedance matching segments that help to match the impedance of the RFIC to the impedance of the antennas. The module may efficiently utilize space within the device without sacrificing radio-frequency performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer M. Edwards, Siwen Yong, Jiangfeng Wu, Harish Rajagopalan, Bilgehan Avser, Simone Paulotto, Mattia Pascolini
  • Patent number: 11336006
    Abstract: A communication device includes two antennas operational within a first frequency range in the communication device. An integrated isolating antenna array component is positioned between the two antennas in the communication device to reduce radiofrequency coupling between the two antennas. The integrated isolating antenna array component includes an interconnection substrate and an antenna array adjacent to the interconnection substrate and including one or more radiating elements. The antenna array is configured to drive the one or more radiating elements within a second frequency range in the communication device. The second frequency range is higher than the first frequency range. The integrated isolating antenna array component also includes an isolator affixed to the interconnection substrate and configured to be connected to electrical ground. The isolator is configured to reduce the radiofrequency coupling between the two antennas within the first frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nahal Niakan, Sean Russell Mercer
  • Patent number: 11336975
    Abstract: A wearable device, such as an earphone, may include a conformal antenna that is resilient to performance degradation due to user-interactions and manufacturing process variances. The antenna may comprise one or more surfaces suitable for receiving and transmitting electromagnetic signals, wherein the one or more surfaces of the antenna may be non-parallel with a ground plane and a user-interactable surface, thereby minimizing image current cancellation and coupling between the antenna and a user finger during user interactions with the user-interactable surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Zachara, Mark Coster
  • Patent number: 11336761
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application describe a middle frame and a terminal device, where the middle frame includes a middle plate, at least one middle element, at least one welding platform, and an outer frame. The at least one middle element is fixedly connected to an edge of the middle plate, and the at least one welding platform is fixedly connected to an inner side of the outer frame. Further, the at least one welding platform on the outer frame is in welded connection with the at least one middle element on the middle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianbo Ran, Ding Zhong, Wenming Shi, Hehui Yang
  • Patent number: 11329361
    Abstract: An electronic device with high frequency antenna integration is described herein. The electronic device may comprise a trackpad and at least one antenna element. The trackpad is configured in a housing to receive input. The at least one antenna element is operable in a high frequency range integrated into a region adjacent to the trackpad, wherein at least a portion of the region is transparent to radio wave transmission enabling a dual use of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nahal Niakan, Sean Mercer
  • Patent number: 11330088
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including: a display; a middle frame including a supporting portion and a side portion provided around the supporting portion to define a lateral external appearance; a main board including a ground; a first wireless communication unit configured to transceive a first signal; a second wireless communication unit configured to transceive a second signal; and a rear case configured to cover a rear surface of the main board, wherein the side portion includes a plurality of conductive members of which ends are divided into slits, and the plurality of the conductive members includes a common antenna electrically connectable with the first wireless communication unit and the second wireless communication unit and configured to receive the first signal and the second signal; and an independent antenna electrically connectable with the first wireless communication unit and configured to receive the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyoungsun Hwang, Moonsoo Song, Yoonjae Won, Deuksu Choi, Chisang You
  • Patent number: 11329699
    Abstract: A disturbance mitigation method of a communication element for a distributed antenna system is disclosed. The communication element is associated with two or more antenna elements of the distributed antenna system. The method comprises acquiring channel condition information associated with at least two of a plurality of wireless communication devices served by the communication element, and partitioning the plurality of wireless communication devices into at least two groups based on the acquired channel condition information. The method also comprises, for each of the groups, determining respective pre-coding weights based on the acquired channel condition information, wherein the respective pre-coding weights of different groups are determined according to different disturbance mitigation approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Giovanni Interdonato, Pål Frenger, Emil Björnson, Marcus Karlsson, Erik Larsson
  • Patent number: 11329364
    Abstract: 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: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Shen Wang, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Patent number: 11329685
    Abstract: A protective case for an electronic device includes an outer shell and an inner cushion liner. The inner cushion liner is attached to an inner surface of the outer shell. The inner cushion layer is configured to receive the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case and is configured to contact and cover at least portions of the back and sides of the installed electronic device. The inner cushion liner comprises a first material for cushioning the installed electronic device as well as one or more regions of a second material configured to be in proximity to one or more antennas or antenna regions of the installed electronic device, respectively. The second material has a lower dielectric constant than the first material in at least a preferred frequency range of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Bickley, Todd C. Adelmann
  • Patent number: 11322855
    Abstract: A transmission line network is provided that includes a slow-wave transmission line to couple a first terminal to a first antenna. The transmission line network also includes a conventional transmission line to couple a second terminal to a second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Darryl Sheldon Jessie, Mina Iskander, Avantika Sodhi
  • Patent number: 11322846
    Abstract: An antenna device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a dielectric layer, a first radiation pattern disposed on the dielectric layer, a second radiation pattern disposed in the first radiation pattern and partially separated from the first radiation pattern, and a transmission line commonly connected to the first radiation pattern and the second radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Seok Oh, Hee Jun Park, Seung Hyun Shin
  • Patent number: 11322829
    Abstract: An antenna assembly and an electronic device are provided according to the present disclosure. The antenna assembly includes an antenna module and a bandwidth matching layer. The antenna module is configured to transmit and receive, within a preset direction range, a millimeter wave signal in a target frequency band. The bandwidth matching layer is spaced apart from the antenna module, and at least part of the bandwidth matching layer is disposed within the preset direction range. The bandwidth matching layer is configured to match an impedance of the antenna module to an impedance of free space to enable an impedance bandwidth of the antenna module in the target frequency band when the bandwidth matching layer is provided to be greater than an impedance bandwidth of the antenna module in the free space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuhu Jia
  • Patent number: 11322856
    Abstract: An array antenna includes an antenna substrate including a first ceramic member, an insertion member and a second ceramic member sequentially stacked, antenna pattern portions arranged on the antenna substrate in an array form, and shielding vias disposed inside the antenna substrate and extending in a thickness direction of the antenna substrate. The shielding vias are disposed in thickness areas of the antenna substrate corresponding to the antenna pattern portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yeong Kim, Ji Hyung Jung, Chin Mo Kim, Sung Nam Cho, Sung Yong An
  • Patent number: 11322849
    Abstract: Example slot antennas for electronic user device and related methods are disclosed herein. An example electronic user device including at least one of a lid or a base. The at least one of the lid or the base have a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the second surface. The example electronic user device includes an antenna including a first aperture in the first surface and a second aperture in the second surface. The example user device includes a first cover at least partially disposed in the first aperture and a second cover at least partially disposed in the second aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jayprakash Thakur, Prakash Kurma Raju, Gustavo Fricke
  • Patent number: 11316246
    Abstract: There are provided an antenna device with improved antenna performance while suppressing a decrease in yield and a decrease in viewability, and a display device including the same. The antenna device includes an antenna substrate, a first antenna pattern formed on a first main surface of the antenna substrate, and a second antenna pattern formed on a second main surface opposite to the first main surface of the antenna substrate. The first antenna pattern and the second antenna pattern are formed such that positions on the front and back of the antenna substrate coincide with each other, and at least a part of the antenna substrate is transparent to transmit an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Yamagishi, Hiroshi Fukushima, Yasuhiro Sugita, Kazutoshi Kida, Takenori Maruyama, Jean Mugiraneza, Takuma Yamamoto, Yukio Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11316276
    Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a substrate, an antenna radiator and a circuitous transmission line. In various embodiments, a novel antenna radiator, a circuitous transmission line, and assemblies thereof are disclosed. The embodiments provide an antenna module that is optimized for wide band 5GNR frequencies (ex: 600 MHz to 6000 MHz) using a combined feeder extension of a serpentine RF coaxial cable and planar transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: 2J ANTENNAS USA, CORPORATION
    Inventor: Javier Ruben Flores-Cuadras
  • Patent number: 11316264
    Abstract: An antenna device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a dielectric layer, and an antenna pattern disposed on the dielectric layer. The antenna pattern includes a mesh structure in which unit cells defined by a plurality of electrode lines are assembled. A minimum distance between opposite sides facing each other in the unit cell is from 20 ?m to 225 ?m, and a line width of the electrode line is from 0.5 ?m to 5 ?m. A visual recognition of electrodes may be suppressed and a signal sensitivity may be enhanced by using the unit cell structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD., POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Han Sub Ryu, Yun Seok Oh, Yoon Ho Huh, Won Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 11316253
    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: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Chul Park
  • Patent number: 11316255
    Abstract: An antenna comprising a metal frame and at least one resonating structure. The metal frame includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element. The first radiating element includes a radiation arm coupled to a feedpoint. The second radiating element includes a suspended radiation arm. Each resonating structure includes a suspended radiation arm and a resonating component, and the suspended radiation arm is coupled to a ground point by using the resonating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dawei Zhou, Shichao Li, Wanbo Xie, Hanyang Wang
  • Patent number: 11316262
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a first antenna and a second antenna disposed beside the first antenna. The second antenna has a second feed-in end and a second ground end and includes a first radiator, a second radiator and a third radiator. The first radiator extends from the second feed-in end along a direction and has a first slit. The second radiator extends from the second feed-in end along another direction opposite to the direction, is connected to the second ground end in a bent manner, and has a portion of a second slit. The third radiator extends from the second ground end along the direction. Another portion of the second slit is disposed between the first radiator and the third radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Yi Wu, Shih-Keng Huang, Chao-Hsu Wu, Sheng-Chin Hsu
  • Patent number: 11315987
    Abstract: An electronic device includes first, second and third substrates positioned in this order when viewed in an observation direction, antenna units including first, second, third, and fourth antenna units formed such that the first and second antenna units are positioned on opposite sides of the second substrate and superposed on each other in the plan view, and that the third and fourth antenna units are positioned on the opposite sides of the second substrate and superposed on each other in the plan view, a display functional layer formed between the first and second substrates, a touch sensing functional layer formed between the first and second substrates, and including a capacitive touch sensing wiring unit and the first antenna unit, and a controller which is formed on the third substrate and controls a touch sensing function, a display function, a communication function, and a wireless charging function of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Nakamura, Nozomi Onaka, Kenzo Fukuyoshi
  • Patent number: 11309593
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible circuit board installed on a frame to which a bus bar is coupled. The flexible circuit board may include a central portion having a band shape, first connection circuit portions formed at both ends of the central portion and disposed to face each other, second connection circuit portions extending from the first connection circuit portions in parallel with the central portion, and third connection circuit portions extending from the first connection circuit portions and the second connection circuit portions and connected to the bus bar. An overlapped may be formed when each of the second connection circuit portions is folded toward one side of each of the first connection circuit portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Yura Corporation Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hak Oh, Jin Su Yeom, Jong Won Lee, Tae Hyeon Jeon, Cheon Hyo Lee, Kwang Ouk Sa, Ji Eun Kang, Seung Jun Noh
  • Patent number: 11309618
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided antenna array comprising: a plurality of parallel antenna elements arranged on a printed circuit board laminate comprising a flexible substrate layer on a rigid substrate layer comprising portions specific to one or more antenna elements, said flexible substrate layer comprising a feed network, wherein the rigid substrate layer is configured movable between a first arrangement of the portions of the rigid substrate layer, where the antenna array has a planar form, and a second arrangement of the portions of the rigid substrate layer, where the antenna array is curved around one or more axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Säily, Antti Lamminen
  • Patent number: 11309633
    Abstract: An antenna device and a mobile terminal are provided. The antenna device is applied to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a middle frame and a display screen component mounted on the middle frame. The antenna device includes at least one antenna body and an excitation circuit. The antenna body is formed on the display screen component and is communicatively connected to the excitation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiang Xiao
  • Patent number: 11303327
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may select two transmit beams from a plurality of beams that the UE is capable of forming using an antenna array of the UE that includes a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the two transmit beams are to be used to transmit two corresponding layers of information; determine, after selecting the two transmit beams, a phase difference to be applied to the two transmit beams based at least in part on the two transmit beams; and transmit the information on the two corresponding layers concurrently via the two transmit beams using the phase difference. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rahul Malik, Raghu Narayan Challa, Jong Hyeon Park
  • Patent number: 11303042
    Abstract: A communication device includes a display device, a first antenna element, a second antenna element, a third antenna element, and a fourth antenna element. The display device is surrounded by the first antenna element, the second antenna element, the third antenna element, and the fourth antenna element. Any adjacent two of the first antenna element, the second antenna element, the third antenna element, and the fourth antenna element have different polarization directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Lin, Szu-Po Wang, Chun-Chieh Wang, Yu-Yu Chen, Shih-Hua Wu, Dun-Yuan Cheng
  • Patent number: 11303035
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus and an electronic device are provided. The antenna apparatus includes an excitation source, a conductive member, an antenna radiator comprising a radiator body and a power feeding portion, a first extension portion and a support member, the radiator body comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the power feeding portion is disposed at the first end; the first extension portion disposed adjacent to the second end of the antenna radiator, the support member disposed at an end of the first extension portion away from the second end of the antenna radiator, an excitation signal generated by the excitation source transmitted to the support member through the conductive member, the power feeding portion, the first end, the radiator body, the second end, and the first extension portion in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing Wu, Haijun Tang, Huanhong Liu, Guolin Liu
  • Patent number: 11303015
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and control circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include multiple antennas and transceiver circuitry. An antenna in the electronic device may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing structure and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. The antenna ground for the antenna may include a conductive frame for the display. The conductive frame may have a first portion that is separated from the antenna resonating element arm by a first distance and a second portion that is separated from the antenna resonating element arm by a second distance that is less than the first distance. The second portion may be configured to form a distributed impedance matching capacitance with the antenna resonating element arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer M. Edwards, Yijun Zhou, Yiren Wang, Hao Xu, Ming-Ju Tsai, Mattia Pascolini
  • Patent number: 11301003
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic device with an anti-shock function. The electronic device includes a device body, a buffer assembly and an antenna structure. An outer peripheral wall of the device body has a central region and a border region located on one side of the central region. The buffer assembly is disposed in the border region of the outer peripheral wall, and includes a buffer bracket and a protection casing disposed on an outer side of the buffer bracket. The antenna structure is disposed on the buffer bracket. Accordingly, the electronic device with an anti-shock function of the present invention is provided with more space for configuring antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Cheng Lee, Juei-Chi Chang
  • Patent number: 11303028
    Abstract: A 5G MMW dual-polarized antenna module and a handheld device are disclosed. The antenna module comprises at least two antenna units. Each antenna unit comprises a first horizontal metal plate, a second horizontal metal plate, a first vertical metal plate, a second vertical metal plate and a patch antenna assembly. The antenna module can work within the 5G MMW frequency band and has the characteristic of dual polarization; and when applied to the handheld device, the antenna module will not increase the thickness of the handheld device and is conducive to ultra-thin development of the handheld device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SUNWAY COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Zhao, Anping Zhao
  • Patent number: 11294254
    Abstract: A tintable window is described having a tintable coating, e.g., an electrochromic device coating, for regulating light transmitted through the window. In some embodiments, the window has a transparent display in the window's viewable region. Transparent displays may be substantially transparent when not in use, or when the window is viewed in a direction facing away from the transparent display. Windows may have sensors for receiving user commands and/or for monitoring environmental conditions. Transparent displays can display graphical user interfaces to, e.g., control window functions. Windows, as described herein, offer an alternative display to conventional projectors, TVs, and monitors. Windows may also be configured to receive, transmit, or block wireless communications from passing through the window. A window control system may share computational resources between controllers (e.g., at different windows).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Patterson, Rao Mulpuri, Nitesh Trikha, Stephen Clark Brown, Dhairya Shrivastava, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • Patent number: 11296394
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to flexible antenna belts. For instance, a system may comprise a flexible antenna belt, where the flexible antenna belt is to transition between a closed position and an open position, and a flexible display coupled to the flexible antenna belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ting Wu, Wei-Chung Chen, Shih Huang Wu
  • Patent number: 11295097
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a housing that includes a first section extending along a first direction and a second section extending along a second direction that crosses the first direction, an antenna element that includes a first portion extending along the first direction within the first section of the housing and a second portion extending along the second direction within the second section of the housing, a first conductor on a bottom surface of the antenna element, and a second conductor on a side surface of at least one of the first and second portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuo Murofushi
  • Patent number: 11296399
    Abstract: A computer device including integrated communications antennas is disclosed. In the computer device, a first antenna is disposed above a display panel in a hinge-up portion of the laptop computer, and a second antenna is disposed below the display panel. A signal divider circuit is coupled to a radio module, wherein the signal divider circuit is configured to send a first frequency range to the first antenna via a flat printed circuit radio frequency (FPC RF) cable, and a second frequency range to the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kuan-Jung Hung, Chih-Hung Chien, Min-Hsu Chuang
  • Patent number: 11295695
    Abstract: Provided are a terminal screen, a control method thereof, and a terminal. The terminal screen includes: a substrate and a display layer arranged on the substrate. The display layer includes a main display area and n auxiliary display areas, and n is a positive integer. The main display area and an i-th auxiliary display area in the n auxiliary display areas have different attributes, and i is a positive integer that is less than or equal to n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lintao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11296423
    Abstract: A structure including a first wafer, including first active components configured so as to introduce a phase shift; a first metal layer, formed on a first surface of the first wafer; a first interconnect structure, formed on a second surface of the first wafer, including first bias lines; a set of first planar antennas, formed on the first interconnect structure; a second wafer; a second metal layer, formed on a first surface of the second wafer; a set of second planar antennas, formed on a second surface of the second wafer; the first and second wafers being joined by way of the first and second metal layers such that the first and second planar antennas are aligned, the first and second metal layers forming a ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: José-Luis Gonzalez Jimenez, Antonio Clemente
  • Patent number: 11291145
    Abstract: An antenna device may include an antenna element, a planar grounding element, a first connecting element, and a second connecting element. The antenna element includes a radiator arm, a shorting arm, and a feeder arm, the shorting arm and the feeder arm being coplanar to and extending from a first edge of the radiator arm, the feeder arm extending parallel to the shorting arm. The first connecting element connects the shorting arm of the antenna element to the planar grounding element to position the antenna element and the planar grounding element in separate parallel planes. The second connecting element extends from and perpendicular to the feeder arm of the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kuanyue Li, Hongli Zhang, Yuhai Guo
  • Patent number: 11290582
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display screen, an internal support unit, an antenna module and a rear shell. The display screen cooperates with the rear shell to form a cavity therebetween. The internal support unit is located in the cavity for fixing and supporting components. The antenna module is located in the cavity and at a position close to a sidewall of the rear shell, and is fixed and supported by the internal support unit. The internal support unit defines a through hole to form a unobstructed signal channel between the antenna module and the side of the internal support unit closest to the rear shell, optimizing a performance of the antenna module, realizing a broadband phased array module with better spatial coverage in a limited space, optimizing the direction of the antenna module, improving the gain and coverage of the antenna module, and optimizing the CDF index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao Wang, Zhiqiang Zhuang
  • Patent number: 11289811
    Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to a closed-loop antenna with multiple grounding points are described. An apparatus includes an electromagnetic (EM) wave interface device capable of radiating and sensing EM waves. The EM wave interface device includes a feeding port, a first grounding port coupled to an electric ground, and a second grounding port coupled to the electric ground. A first electrically-conductive path connected between the feeding port and the first grounding port forms a closed-loop antenna. A second electrically-conductive path connected between the feeding port and the second grounding port forms a non-radiative closed-loop path. A length of the first electrically-conductive path is greater than a length of the second electrically-conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tsung-Ju Wu, Ting-Wei Kang, Chung-Yu Hung
  • Patent number: 11289810
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna includes a grounding conductor, a first radiator, and a second radiator. The grounding conductor has a grounding function. The first radiator has a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion, and a feeding portion configured to connect to a signal source. The second radiator includes a third radiating portion, a fourth radiating portion, and a first grounding portion. A length of the third radiating portion or a length of the fourth radiating portion is longer than lengths of first radiating portion and the second radiating portion combined, and the third radiating portion or the fourth radiating portion is radiationally coupled with the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chao-An Lyu
  • Patent number: 11283152
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna package structure and an antenna packaging method for a semiconductor chip. The package structure includes an antenna circuit chip, a first rewiring layer, an antenna structure, a second metal connecting column, a second packaging layer, a second antenna metal layer, and a second metal bump. The antenna circuit chip, the antenna structure, and the second antenna metal layer are interconnected by using two rewiring layers and two layers of metal connecting columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SJ SEMICONDUCTOR (JIANGYIN) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yenheng Chen, Chengchung Lin, Chengtar Wu, Jangshen Lin
  • Patent number: 11283173
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques related one or more systems, apparatuses, methods, etc. for integrating a near field communications (NFC) coil antenna in a portable device. For example, the NFC antenna is integrated under a metal chassis of the portable device. The metal chassis and a conductive coating—that is integrated underneath the full metal chassis—are designed to include one or more slots to provide high impedance to Eddy current induced in the conductive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Songnan Yang, Hao-Han Hsu, Ulun Karacaoglu, Anand Konanur, Yee Wei Eric Hong
  • Patent number: 11283196
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing over the air (OTA) content are provided. In one example, an antenna system can include a network access point. The antenna system can include an OTA antenna system configured to receive an OTA signal associated with media content. The OTA signal can be a VHF signal or a UHF signal. The OTA antenna system can be coupled to the network access point via a universal serial bus (USB) connection. The access point can be configured to perform operations, including receiving a signal associated with the media content from the OTA antenna system via the universal serial bus connection; and communicating media content via a network communication link to one or more client devices. The OTA antenna system can include a modal antenna configurable in a plurality of antenna modes. Each antenna mode can be associated with a distinct radiation pattern or polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AVX Antenna, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhaval Bhavnagari, Aravind Dhulipalla, Sebastian Rowson, Abhishek Singh
  • Patent number: 11283181
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a metal frame and an antenna structure. The metal frame includes an opening and a first edge and a second edge located at two opposite sides of the opening. The antenna structure is disposed at the opening and includes a first radiator, a second radiator, a first conductor, and a second conductor. The first radiator includes first and second sections. The first section is near the first edge and includes a feeding end, and the second section extends from the first section to the second edge. The second radiator is located between the first section and the first edge and includes a ground end. A first slit is formed between the second radiator and the first section. The first conductor is connected between the second radiator and the metal frame. The second conductor is connected between the second radiator and the metal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Yi Wu, Chao-Hsu Wu, Ching-Hsiang Ko, Cheng-Hsiung Wu, Shih-Keng Huang, Yi-Ru Yang, Sheng-Chin Hsu