Supported By Vehicle Body Patents (Class 343/713)
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Patent number: 10218078Abstract: A waveguide device includes a first electrically conductive member having a first electrically conductive surface; a second electrically conductive member having a second electrically conductive surface which opposes the first electrically conductive surface; and a ridge-shaped waveguide member on the second electrically conductive member. The second electrically conductive member has a throughhole which splits the waveguide member into first and second ridges. The first and second ridges each have an electrically conductive end face, the end faces opposing each other via the throughhole. The opposing end faces and the throughhole together define a hollow waveguide. The hollow waveguide is connected to a first waveguide extending between the waveguide face of the first ridge and the first electrically conductive surface, and to a second waveguide extending between the waveguide face of the second ridge and the first electrically conductive surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: NIDEC CORPORATION, WGR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Kirino, Hiroyuki Kamo
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Patent number: 10211526Abstract: A two-dimensional antenna includes a ground plane, a primary radiator element, and at least one switchable radiator element. The ground plane comprises an electrically conductive material and is electrically coupled to an electrical ground. The primary radiator element is disposed in a coplanar relationship to said ground plane and is electrically coupled to a signal path of a transceiver. The at least one switchable radiator element is disposed in a coplanar relationship to the ground plane and the primary radiator element and is selectably electrically couplable to one of the signal path of the transceiver and the electrical ground.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventor: Rea Richard Schmid
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Patent number: 10186752Abstract: An antenna structure includes a metallic member including a front frame and a side frame. The side frame defines a slot. The front frame defines a second gap and a third gap communicating with the slot and extending across the front frame. A portion of the front frame between the second gap and the third gap forms a first radiating section. Current enters the first radiating section from the first feed portion, flows through the first radiating section and towards the second gap to generate radiation signals in a first frequency band, flows through the first radiating section and towards the third gap to generate radiation signals in a second frequency band, and flows through the first radiating section and towards the second gap and the third gap to generate radiation signals in a third frequency band. A wireless communication device using the antenna structure is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Ting Chen, Yen-Jung Tseng, Tze-Hsuan Chang
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Patent number: 10186782Abstract: First and second radiation elements are arranged on a first face in a Z axis direction. A third radiation element is formed on a second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A fourth radiation element is formed on the second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A micro strip line connects the first radiation element and the second radiation element and is formed on the first face to extend in the Z axis direction. A first element connection part is formed on the second face to overlap with the micro strip line in a Y axis direction, and to have a width wider than that of the micro strip line. A feeding unit connects a coaxial cable supplying power from the outside to the micro strip line and the fourth radiation element.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihide Takahashi
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Patent number: 10186763Abstract: In an on-vehicle antenna device (1), an on-vehicle antenna device (10) which is provided at an end part of a roof (20) includes an antenna (11) which has antenna elements (14, 15) drawn out from one feed point (13a) in a first direction and drawn out from another feed point (13b) in a second direction. The first direction is direction intersecting with a horizontal plane in accordance with the on-vehicle antenna device (10) is mounted on a vehicle body (1).Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Niihara, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Chiba, Ning Guan, Hiroiku Tayama
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Patent number: 10181641Abstract: An antenna device for receiving electromagnetic waves and a method for operating an antenna device. The antenna device is fashioned having: a bearer; at least one receive antenna device situated at an external side of the bearer, for receiving electromagnetic waves having a first polarization; at least one repolarization device situated at the external side of the bearer and fashioned to re-emit electromagnetic waves impinging on the repolarization device having the first polarization as electromagnetic waves having a second polarization; and a filter device situated at the external side of the bearer and fashioned to absorb electromagnetic waves having the second polarization.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Johannes Meyer, Stephan Bannwarth, Wolfgang Hafla, Juergen Hasch, Thomas Binzer, Werner Soergel, Carsten Potratz, Mekdes Girma
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Patent number: 10181636Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna system including a glass antenna that is disposed in window glass that is installed in a window opening that is formed in a metal body of a vehicle, wherein the glass antenna is to receive a radio wave in a MF band or in a LF band; an in-vehicle antenna that is disposed at an inner side of the vehicle compared to the metal body of the vehicle, wherein the in-vehicle antenna is positioned in a vicinity of the glass antenna; and a canceler to cancel a noise signal of the in-vehicle antenna in a received signal of the glass antenna.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: AGC INC.Inventors: Toshifumi Funatsu, Fumitaka Terashima
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Patent number: 10177439Abstract: An antenna structure includes a metallic member, a first matching circuit, and a second matching circuit. The metallic member includes a front frame, a backboard, and a side frame. The side frame defines a slot. The front frame defines a first gap and a second gap communicating with the slot and extending across the front frame. A portion of the front frame between the first gap and the second gap forms a first radiating section. One end of the first feed portion connects to the first radiating section, the other end connects to a first feed source and a second feed source through an extractor of the first matching circuit; an end of the first radiating section adjacent to the second gap connects to a ground through an third inductor and an third capacitor of the second matching circuit. A wireless communication device using the antenna structure is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Chih-Ho Lee, Tun-Yuan Tsou, Hsi-Chieh Chen
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Patent number: 10170824Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an antenna system for a vehicle, such as a vehicle that has a non-metallic roof. The antenna system includes two metallic supports coupled to the roof. Additionally, the antenna system includes a first MIMO antenna pair. A first antenna of the first MIMO antenna pair is coupled to a first support of the two metallic supports, and a second antenna of the first MIMO antenna pair is coupled to a second support of the two metallic supports. The antenna system further includes a second MIMO antenna pair. A first antenna of the second MIMO antenna pair is coupled to the first support of the two metallic supports, and a second antenna of the second MIMO antenna pair is coupled to the second support of the two metallic supports. Yet further, the two metallic supports of the antenna system are physically separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Vijay Asrani, Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera, Douglas Blake Kough
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Patent number: 10165099Abstract: A device for coupling a mobile communications unit with a motor vehicle may be placed between a driver seat and a passenger seat of the motor vehicle and includes a surface on which the mobile communications unit may be placed. An antenna is adapted to emit and/or receive a radio signal for the near field communication with the mobile communications unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Axel Köhnke, Rainer Frauenfelder
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Patent number: 10155473Abstract: A rear window security grid and light system has a frame, a grid within it, cross units forming the grid, and a left member and a right member in each cross unit. The grid has a primary cross unit centered upon the frame. Upon each left member and each right member, the invention has at least one light emitting diode, or LED. The LED operate from the power supply of a vehicle or a separate battery. The LED provide at least three patterns: left chevron, right chevron, and a letter X. Each left member has an upper portion and a lower portion and each right member has an upper portion and a lower portion with LED upon each portion. The controls allow for selection of the chevron's direction, interval speed to simulate motion, and operation of the letter X upon each cross unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Inventor: Michael W. Tobin
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Patent number: 10153541Abstract: An automatically tunable mobile antenna is provided with toroidal inductors connected in series between the antenna feed point and a whip and a shunt inductor to ground at the RF input, with the inductors forming an L network impedance matching circuit having values which are in a binary sequence and which are selectively added to impedance match the whip to the output impedance of a transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Inventor: Martin F. Jue
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Patent number: 10153542Abstract: The mobile satellite system is a vehicle that is adapted for use in satellite communications. The mobile satellite system is a trailer that is towed by a motorized vehicle. The mobile satellite system comprises a dish, a dish mount, a chassis, a suspension, a plurality of tracks, and a control system. The suspension attaches the plurality of tracks to the chassis. The dish mount attaches the dish to the chassis. The control system is mounted in the chassis. The dish is an antenna that is used to establish a communication link with a targeted satellite. The control system is an electronic device. The control system: 1) manages the targeting and positioning of the dish; and, 2) receives messages and other communications from a targeted satellite; and, optionally, 3) transmits messages and other communications to the targeted satellite.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Inventor: Paul Catrow
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Patent number: 10135114Abstract: A MIMO antenna includes a plurality of antenna elements respectively including a plurality of conductive elements that are connected to different feeding points from each other; and one or more base members each being directly or indirectly provided at an upper edge portion of a windshield of a vehicle, the conductive elements being provided at either of the base members, wherein D/W, where “W” is a width of an open portion of a window frame at which the windshield is provided and “D” is a minimum distance between the conductive elements of the antenna elements in a direction parallel to the direction of “W”, is less than or equal to 0.35.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko Niwano, Kouichirou Takahashi, Koji Ikawa
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Patent number: 10129763Abstract: A cellular base station and/or associated equipment will detect the presence of nearby public safety communication and, in response, will automatically change the base station's antenna beam pattern to be directed to a predefined safe direction, so as to quickly minimize the likelihood of the base station producing harmful interference to the public safety communication. Further, after thus quickly working to minimize the likelihood of such interference, the base station and/or associated equipment could then more specifically determine a direction from which the public safety communication is arriving and could further adjust the base station's antenna beam pattern to be directed away from the determined direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Hung Bui, Hadeel Fayad, Robert Kingsley, Masayoshi Son
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Patent number: 10118364Abstract: A polymeric vehicle glazing is described, having an outer face and an inner face, with a transparent polymeric component at the outer face and the inner face. An opaque polymeric component is flush mounted at the inner face in at least one section of the transparent polymeric component.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Laetitia Massault, Pascal Lefevre, Bastien Grandgirard, Luc-Henry Blanche, Marcus Guldan
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Patent number: 10116056Abstract: An antenna arrangement includes a baseplate with a top surface defining a top level and a bottom surface defining a bottom level. First and second cup-shaped antenna radiating elements that have an apex arranged nearby to the top level of the baseplate and opposite to the apex an opening that is arranged distal to the top level of the baseplate. The antenna radiating elements are arranged above the baseplate and are spaced apart by a spacing and electrically interconnected to the baseplate. The first antenna radiating element is electrically interconnected to an inner conductor of a first coaxial cable, the inner conductor being arranged in the region of the apex above the bottom level. The second antenna radiating element is electrically interconnected to an inner conductor of a second coaxial cable, said inner conductor being arranged in the region of the apex above said bottom level.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: HUBER+SUHNER AGInventors: Michael Thiel, Rafal Glogowski
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Patent number: 10110443Abstract: A system comprises network operations center (NOC) circuitry operable to communicate, over a network, with a plurality of mobile access points to collect data indicative of a status of each of the plurality of mobile access points. The NOC circuitry is operable to generate a plurality of graphical user interface elements of a graphical user interface, wherein each of the user interface elements presents a portion of the collected data and is configured to be transmitted over the network and is configured to be transmitted over the network. The NOC circuitry is operable to determine, based on one or more characteristics of the end-user device and/or of a user of the end-user device, which one or more of the user interface elements to generate and transmit over the network in response to a request.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Veniam, Inc.Inventors: Rui Costa, Diogo Figueiredo
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Patent number: 10074908Abstract: A phased array of electrolytic fluid antennas comprising: a center conduit filled with electrolytic fluid; a current probe having a central hole therein, wherein the center conduit is disposed within the central hole; and a plurality of electrolytic fluid antennas composed of free-standing streams of electrolytic fluid circularly-distributed about the center conduit, wherein each electrolytic fluid antenna is fluidically coupled to the center conduit by a fluid transmission line of a desired length, and wherein each electrolytic fluid antenna is configured to turn on or off in real time to change the characteristics of the phased array.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Kristopher Ryan Buchanan, Carlos Flores-Molina, Timi Adeyemi
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Patent number: 10050352Abstract: A phased array antenna comprising: a center conduit filled with electrolytic fluid; a current probe having a central hole therein, wherein the center conduit is disposed within the central hole; and two electrolytic fluid antennas positioned parallel to the center conduit and fluidically coupled to the electrolytic fluid in the center conduit so as to form a field-goal-shaped phased array antenna such that the current probe feeds the electrolytic fluid antennas through magnetic induction.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Carlos Flores-Molina, Kristopher R. Buchanan, Timi Adeyemi
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Patent number: 10050329Abstract: Disclosed is a window-glass antenna for a vehicle in which a conductive film is formed on the vehicle window glass, the antenna being provided in a film-removed portion formed between an opening edge of flange and an end edge of the conductive film. The antenna includes a first feeding point provided on the film-removed portion and close to the end edge of the conductive film, a second feeding point provided on the flange and at a location near the first feeding point, and a first substantially-U-shaped element connected with the first feeding point. The first substantially-U-shaped element is provided in a manner that a conductive-film-side line is arranged adjacent to the end edge of the conductive film, a tip of the conductive-film-side line is connected with a substantially-orthogonal line, and another tip of the substantially-orthogonal line is connected with a flange-side line arranged adjacent to the flange opening edge.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Hisashi Kobayashi, Kanya Hirabayashi
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Patent number: 10044415Abstract: An antenna system for an automotive vehicle includes an outside antenna that is located outside of the automotive vehicle, an inside antenna that includes an RF radiating cable and that is located inside of the automotive vehicle, and a wireless communication module. The inside antenna is connected between the outside antenna and the wireless communication module such that all signals received and transmitted by the outside antenna are received and transmitted through the inside antenna.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Stephen W. Kim, Akihiro Ochii
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Patent number: 10003131Abstract: A method includes determining a configuration of an antenna. The method also includes selecting a first light source of a plurality of light sources based on the configuration. The method further includes activating the first light source and transmitting an optical signal to a first active filter node of a plurality of active filter nodes of the antenna. In response to receiving the optical signal, the first active filter node deactivates a corresponding radiating element of a plurality of radiating elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventor: Robert R. Miller, II
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Patent number: 9997846Abstract: A vehicle includes a window defining an exterior surface and an interior surface. An electrical bus is positioned on the interior surface. An electrical component is positioned on the window and electrically coupled with the bus. An electrical terminal is positioned on the bus. A connector is electrically coupled with the bus. An adhesive is positioned between the connector and the electrical bus. A conformal coating is positioned over the connector and the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, Tom F. Boettger, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Jennifer Ann Gauthier, David C. Allen
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Patent number: 9991582Abstract: A glass antenna for a vehicle is disposed adjacent to an upper edge portion of a window glass. The glass antenna for receiving two types of frequency bands includes a feed point; a first antenna conductor; and a second antenna conductor. The first antenna conductor includes a vertical element for feed connection; a first transverse element; and a second transverse element. The second antenna conductor includes a transverse element for feed connection; a vertical element for connection; a third transverse element; a fourth transverse element; an upper vertical element; and an upper transverse element. The first transverse element and the third transverse element are capacitively coupled to each other to form a first capacitively-coupled portion. The second transverse element and the fourth transverse element are capacitively coupled to each other to form a second capacitively-coupled portion. The upper transverse element is located above the second capacitively-coupled portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Tatsuya Ochi, Yuki Kishimoto, Tomohiro Takahashi
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Patent number: 9985339Abstract: Provided is a low-profile antenna device that allows the height of an antenna to be further reduced. The low-profile antenna device comprises a base section, a helical antenna section, and a top load section. The helical antenna section is wound along an oblique axial direction starting from the base section. The conductive top load section, which is electrically connected to the tip of the helical antenna section, has a top section that is provided on the opposite side to a vehicle, to which the antenna device is fixed, and side sections that are provided on the vehicle side in oblique directions from the top section such that no part of the helical antenna section is placed between the top load section and the vehicle in the direction of a perpendicular line formed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yutaka Imamura
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Patent number: 9979206Abstract: A wireless power transfer system comprises: a transmitter comprising a transmit electrode set configured to transfer power via resonant electric field coupling; and a receiver comprising a receive electrode set configured to extract the transferred power via resonant electric field coupling, wherein the electrodes of at least one of the transmit and receive electrode sets are concentric.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: SOLACE POWER INC.Inventors: Magnus Nyberg, Andrew Bartlett
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Patent number: 9973232Abstract: Dual-band antenna structures and methods of operating the same of an electronic device are described. One apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) feed and a dual-band antenna structure coupled to the RF feed at a feeding point and coupled to a ground plane at a grounding point. The structure includes a first loop antenna and a second loop antenna, both coupled to the feeding point and the grounding point. The first loop antenna radiates electromagnetic energy in a first resonant mode in a first frequency band and the second loop antenna radiates electromagnetic energy in a second resonant mode in a second frequency band and radiates electromagnetic energy in a third resonant mode in the first frequency band. Surface currents create three or more hot spots of magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Weiming Kuo, Ming Zheng
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Patent number: 9964641Abstract: An object detection device includes: an object detection portion which detects an object around a vehicle; a support member by which the object detection portion is attached to the vehicle; and a cover member which is provided in at least one of the object detection portion and the support member and extends from the object detection portion side toward the outside of the vehicle, wherein the cover member includes a cover main body portion, a receiving portion which receives a load applied from the outside of the vehicle, and a first fragile portion which is provided between the cover main body portion and the receiving portion, wherein the support member includes a second fragile portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takato Watanabe
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Patent number: 9935372Abstract: An integrated antenna (1) includes: a first loop antenna (11) having a first annular antenna element (11a); and a second loop antenna (13) having a second annular antenna element (13). The second annular antenna element (13) is arranged, on a surface identical to that where the first annular antenna element (13a) is arranged, so as to surround the first annular antenna element (13a).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Chiba, Hiroiku Tayama, Ning Guan
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Patent number: 9935364Abstract: Amount for a plurality of radio antennas is disclosed. Specifically, a plurality of stacked radio antenna mounting assemblies is provided, each further comprising a top mounting plate, a mounting pole affixed to a bottom face of the top mounting plate, and a bottom mounting plate affixed at a top face to the mounting pole, and rotatably affixed to a top mounting plate of an adjoining mounting assembly. Each radio antenna mounting assembly is thereby configured to be independently rotatable in azimuth with respect to an adjoining mounting assembly. A radio-transparent radome is also provided with a height greater than a combined height of each of the plurality of radio antenna mounting points configured to slide over the plurality of radio antenna mounting assemblies to cover each of the radio antenna mounting assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Simon Mellor
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Patent number: 9930780Abstract: A portable remote control device such as a key fob includes a motherboard, a battery daughterboard having a battery holder to secure a battery, and an interconnect mounting the battery daughterboard to the motherboard. The battery daughterboard may include a first via and the motherboard may include a second via in which the vias are misaligned with one another. The interconnect includes a first pin inserted through the first via and the second via to mount the battery daughterboard to the motherboard. The first pin has a disjointed configuration over a length of the pin in correspondence with a misalignment of the first via and the second via.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Riad Ghabra, William Ramsey Reynolds, Jason Summerford
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Patent number: 9929464Abstract: An antenna assembly including: an insulating substrate; a conductive coating covering a surface of the substrate at least section-wise and serving at least section-wise as a planar antenna receiving electromagnetic waves; a first coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating extracting useful signals from the planar antenna; a source of interference disposed such that interfering signals can be received by the planar antenna; an electrically conductive ground; and a second coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating coupling out interfering signals received by the planar antenna from the planar antenna. The second coupling electrode includes a first coupling surface and the conductive structure includes a second coupling surface capacitively coupled to the first coupling surface, the two coupling surfaces configured to selectively allow passage of a frequency range corresponding to the interfering signals to be extracted from the planar antenna.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Gunther Vortmeier, Christoph Degen, Stefan Droste
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Patent number: 9905931Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna for short-range applications, particularly RFID applications. The antenna (1) according to the invention comprises an elongated bipolar conductor structure (12) with an inner conductor (14) and an envelope conductor (16) coaxially surrounding the same, wherein a first end (18) of the conductor structure (12) is provided as a connection end for connecting a transmitter and/or receiver for an antenna signal to be transmitted using the antenna or an antenna signal to be received by the antenna, and wherein an inner-conductor extension (24), which is connected to the inner conductor (14), is provided at a second end (22) of the conductor structure (12) and a free end (26) of the inner-conductor extension (24) is capacitively coupled to the envelope conductor (16). A wireless and reliable transmission of energy and/or information over short distances in particular can be realized using the invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Inventor: Dieter Kilian
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Patent number: 9899741Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) antenna that may include a hollow enclosure made of a conductive material; wherein a first portion of the hollow enclosure has a bow tie shaped slot; a conductor that is spaced apart from the slot, is positioned within a cavity defined by the hollow enclosure, and is electrically isolated from the hollow enclosure; a first port that is coupled to the conductor; and a dielectric element that is made of dielectric material that at least partially fills the cavity and the bow tie shaped slot; wherein the conductor is configured to perform at least one operation out of: (a) receive, via the cavity, received RF radiation and send a received RF signal to the first port; (b) receive, from the first port, a transmitted RF signal and radiating transmitted RF radiation via the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: RODRADAR LTD.Inventors: John Francis Roulston, Ely Levine, Haim Matzner
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Patent number: 9893415Abstract: Since a front antenna 33 performs road-to-vehicle communication and vehicle-to-vehicle communication with oncoming vehicles, a nondirectional antenna enables effective communication in communication distances. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication with rearward vehicles by a rear antenna 37 needs long communication distances compared with road-to-vehicle communication and vehicle-to-vehicle communication with oncoming vehicles. The rear antenna 37 can also perform communication effectively with rear vehicles since what is selected is a directional one that can provide longer communication distances than a nondirectional one and that has directionality rearward of the vehicle. The front antenna 33 is disposed forward of a seat 7, and the rear antenna 37 is disposed rearward of the seat 7, which can inhibit an attenuation of electromagnetic waves due to the rider and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasushi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 9882589Abstract: An antenna system includes a first antenna to receive a broadcast wave in a predetermined frequency band; a second antenna to receive noise from a noise source; and a canceler to cancel a noise signal received by the second antenna from a received signal received by the first antenna, wherein a radio wave of the broadcast wave in the predetermined frequency band equally reaches the first antenna and the second antenna, wherein reception gain for the predetermined frequency band received by the second antenna is lower than reception gain for the predetermined frequency band received by the first antenna, and wherein an output of the noise received by the first antenna is adjusted to be equal to an output of the noise received by the second antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Toshifumi Funatsu, Fumitaka Terashima
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Patent number: 9873169Abstract: A coated pane with a communication window includes a base pane, a metal-containing coating on the base pane, a grid area made of intersecting, de-coated inner gridlines in the metal-containing coating, wherein the grid area has a grid area edge, and the grid area edge has intersecting outer gridlines, wherein the outer gridlines have interruptions increasing in size from the outer edge of the grid area all the way to the end of the grid surface edge.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Ilkay Arslan, Michael Behmke, Stefan Droste, Ingo Von Der Weiden, Dirk Wohlfeil
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Patent number: 9849694Abstract: A printer/encoder system is provided for mounting to a mobile unit, such as a forklift-type vehicle. The printer/encoder system is adapted for printing and encoding one or more media units that may be stored in a media supply assembly of the printer/encoder system. The printer/encoder system may be mounted to the mobile unit using a mobile unit mounting assembly having a shock resistance system for protecting at least portions of the printer/encoder system from mechanical shocks or vibrations that are commonly associated with mobile unit movement. The printer/encoder system may include an encoder assembly structured to encode a transponder, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder, on a media unit. The printer/encoder system may include an encoder assembly having a modular design.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: ZIH Corp.Inventors: Anthony Brown, Boris Y. Tsirline, Martin Schwan, Karl Torchalski, Tom Zwier, Daniel F. Donato
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Patent number: 9843094Abstract: A glass antenna provided on vehicle side glass has a power feeding portion disposed at side portion of the side glass, a main element connected to the power feeding portion and a square bracket-shaped element whose one end is connected to some midpoint of the main element. When frequency band of FM broadcast wave received by the antenna is divided into two frequency bands with respect to its center frequency, wavelength of center frequency of frequency band of low frequency is ?, and wavelength of center frequency of frequency band of high frequency. Also wavelength shortening coefficient of the side glass is ?. In this condition, either one of length of the main element or length from the power feeding portion up to an opening end of the square bracket-shaped element is set to ?·?·¾, and the other is set to ?·??·¾.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Shingo Tadokoro, Takayuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 9837707Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle has a transparent layer including a metal compound such that the transparent layer is electrically conductive. The transparent layer defines an area covering the window assembly. An outer region which is electrically non-conductive surrounds the area. The window assembly includes an antenna element including wire or transparent coating which overlaps the transparent layer and overlaps the outer region. The antenna element is configured to receive linearly or circularly polarized radio frequency (RF) signals. A feeding element is coupled to the antenna element for energizing the antenna element. The antenna element is capacitively coupled to the transparent layer. The transparent layer operates as a parasitic or active antenna element with respect to the antenna element.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignees: AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R&D, INC., AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Wladimiro Villarroel, Ming Lee, Yasutaka Horiki
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Patent number: 9825351Abstract: The antenna device disclosed includes an insulating antenna case, an antenna base, and an umbrella-type element. A lower surface of the insulating antenna case is open and a housing space is formed in the insulating antenna case. The antenna base includes an insulation base on which the antenna case is fitted, and a conductive base which is smaller than the insulation base and is fixed to the insulation base. The umbrella-type element is provided on the antenna base in such a way that a rear section thereof is located above the insulation base and a front section thereof is located above the conductive base.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kiyokazu Kaneko
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Patent number: 9819082Abstract: A hybrid electronic/mechanical scanning array antenna including an outer housing and a cold plate rotatable therein. A waveguide aperture including an array of antenna elements is mounted to a top surface of the cold plate and a multi-layer circuit board is mounted to a bottom surface of the cold plate. A plurality of amplifier modules are mounted to the cold plate, where the circuit board includes a plurality of openings that allow the amplifier modules to be directly mounted to the cold plate, and the cold plate includes a plurality of RF signal channels that allow RF signals from the amplifier modules to travel through the cold plate. The amplifier modules are controlled to provide phase-weighting for electronic signal scanning in an elevation direction and rotation of the cold plate allows signal scanning in an azimuth direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems CorporationInventors: Alan Cherrette, Richmond D. Bruno, Scott Brisbin, Gordon Lok
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Patent number: 9813146Abstract: An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB) assembly, which is within a satellite dish assembly, may be operable to determine one or more baseline settings of the satellite dish assembly. The IP LNB assembly may monitor, periodically or aperiodically, one or more current settings that may correspond to the determined one or more baseline settings to identify deviations of the one or more current settings from the baseline settings. The results of the monitoring may be communicated to a satellite service provider. The satellite service provider may provide maintenance and/or service management for the satellite dish assembly based on the communicated results of the monitoring. The IP LNB assembly may determine a location setting via a GNSS module and determine an alignment setting via a directional sensor in the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may determine a received signal strength based on a RSSI.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.Inventors: Curtis Ling, Timothy Gallagher, Glenn Chang
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Patent number: 9806398Abstract: A window assembly includes a substrate with an electrically conductive transparent layer that defines an area having a periphery. An outer region devoid of the transparent layer is defined adjacent to and along the periphery. An elongated antenna element is disposed in the outer region. A feeding element couples to the antenna element for energizing the antenna element. The area of the transparent layer defines at least two protrusions being spaced apart from one another and extending integrally from the area and into the outer region. The antenna element abuts and is in direct electrical contact with the at least two protrusions. The feeding element couples to the antenna element at a location between the at least two protrusions or at one of the at least two protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignees: AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R&D, INC., AGC GLASS EUROPEInventors: Kenichiro Shimo, Peter Masschelein, Romain Dacquin, Fredrick M. Schaible, Jun Noda, Jesus Gedde, Tatuo Yajima
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Patent number: 9786983Abstract: Provided is an antenna device including an antenna element configured to receive a broadcast wave and a signal that is superimposed on the broadcast wave and then is transmitted, a ground element having a predetermined length, the ground element being configured to be capable of adjusting a relative position with respect to the antenna element, and a feeding part to which the antenna element and the ground element are connected and from which the signal received by the antenna element is taken out.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Yoshino, Tomomichi Murakami, Satoru Tsuboi
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Patent number: 9755772Abstract: An antenna system for a vehicle that includes at least one radio frequency (RF) antenna that receives both a digital audio broadcasting (DAB) RF broadcast and a frequency modulation (FM) RF broadcast. A single amplifier coupled to one or more antennas is used to process both the DAB and FM broadcasts.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Nahel Eshaq, David S. Cheney, Runhong Deng
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Patent number: 9698473Abstract: An antenna device that is built inside a hollow body fixed to a vehicle comprises a composite antenna element that has an antenna length corresponding to a first frequency band and is bent so as to also function as a capacitive antenna corresponding to a second frequency band and to improve an antenna effective capacitance and that is disposed in a substantially planar manner. The composite antenna element is disposed such that a planar direction thereof is inclined toward a vertical-direction side with respect to a metal body of the vehicle, and is offset-disposed to a left or right side in the hollow body with respect to a vehicle traveling direction, and is grounded in a metal portion of the vehicle near a position where the composite antenna element is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Ito, Daisuke Ito, Junichi Kawahata, Hiroki Ujiie
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Patent number: 9692110Abstract: An antenna assembly is disclosed in which at least part of the antenna assembly is formed as an integral part of an external plastic roof panel of a motor vehicle. In one embodiment a base member is formed as an integral part of the plastic panel, the base member being used to connect a flexible antenna to a circuit of the motor vehicle by means of an electrical connector. In a second embodiment the antenna is formed as an integral part of a base member. In both cases no aperture is required in the respective plastic panel and so no potential water leak paths are produced.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Ian Salsbury
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Patent number: 9686859Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent conductive substrate comprising: a transparent substrate, and a conductive pattern provided on the transparent substrate, wherein the conductive pattern comprises line breakage portions performing electric breakage, and a pattern of a broken line formed when the line breakage portions are connected comprises an irregular pattern shape. The present invention can minimize a moiré phenomenon and a diffraction phenomenon by external light by performing line breakage of a regular or irregular conductive pattern by using the irregular pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Ji Young Hwang, Hyeon Choi, Seung Heon Lee, Sujin Kim, Ki-Hwan Kim