Plural Separate Diverse Type Patents (Class 343/725)
  • Patent number: 11916289
    Abstract: A foldable terminal device includes a feed source, a first part, and a second part. The first part is configured with a first antenna element that is fed by the first feed source. The second part is configured with a second antenna element that is coupled to the first antenna element for coupled feeding when the foldable terminal device is folded. An operating frequency band of the second antenna element includes an operating frequency band of the first antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiahui Chu, Dong Yu, Meng Hou
  • Patent number: 11862854
    Abstract: Antenna arrays, antenna elements for said arrays, and methods of fabricating and using the same are provided. Antenna arrays can be operated at multiple frequencies, such as at two different frequencies for Radio Detection And Ranging (RADAR) communication and for imaging applications. Each antenna element can include a driven patch that is excited directly and a parasitic patch that is excited by the driven patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Asif Hassan, Elias Alwan, Daniela Rodica Radu, Cheng-Yu Lai
  • Patent number: 11695220
    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: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yeong Kim, Ji Hyung Jung, Chin Mo Kim, Sung Nam Cho, Sung Yong An
  • Patent number: 11601165
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna arrangement for a radio transceiver device for simultaneous use of two polarization directions. The antenna arrangement comprises at least two baseband chains. The antenna arrangement further comprises a first set of antenna elements of a first polarization direction, and a second set of antenna elements of a second polarization direction. The antenna arrangement comprises an analog distribution network operatively connecting the at least two baseband chains to both sets of antenna elements. All of the baseband chains are operatively connected to each respective antenna element of the first set and to each respective antenna element of the second set via the analog distribution network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Sven Petersson, Fredrik Athley, Andreas Nilsson
  • Patent number: 11600918
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement includes a directional antenna assembly, the directional antenna assembly comprising a directional antenna intended to be mounted on an interface delimited by a stationary support structure, the directional antenna generally extending according to a main axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the interface, wherein the antenna arrangement further comprises a rotatable base mounted on the interface, the rotatable base comprising a pole integral with the rotatable base, the pole extending in the direction of the main axis, the rotatable base being rotatable about the main axis 11, a rotation of the rotatable base actuating the rotation of the pole about the main axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: THALES NEDERLAND B.V.
    Inventors: Edwin Hogeman, Winston Van Oosterhout, Ivo Maatman, Wiegard Jongsma
  • Patent number: 11527819
    Abstract: A printed circuit board can include a substrate layer, a first metal layer disposed over the substrate layer, a core layer disposed over the first metal layer, and a second metal layer disposed over the core layer, where the core layer defines a closed cavity between the first and second metal layers. Optionally, the cavity is filled with air and operates as an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Ki Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 11490226
    Abstract: A wireless device includes an antenna circuit and a controller. The antenna circuit includes a plurality of antennas. Each of the plurality of antennas is configured to surround a reference point and arrange with an equal interval between each other. The controller is coupled to the antenna circuit and configured to compute a strength of a signal of each of the plurality of antennas to choose a plurality of indicated antennas from the plurality of antennas; compute the signal of each two of the plurality of indicated antennas to obtain a plurality of composite signals; and compute a plurality of phase angles according to the plurality of composite signals to compute a positioning angle by using the plurality of phase angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: I-Ru Liu
  • Patent number: 11476570
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus capable of being downsized while preventing performance degradation is provided. Antenna apparatus includes: first antenna; second antenna; first ground plane to which first antenna is connected via first power feeder; and second ground plane to which second antenna is connected via second power feeder. In antenna apparatus, first ground plane and second ground plane are provided substantially in parallel with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Tsumura, Toshihiro Okuda, Yuki Iida
  • Patent number: 11404763
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes an antenna structure disposed inside housing and including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first direction. When viewed from above the first surface, the antenna structure may include a first region including a periphery extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and including at least one ground layer, a second region contacting the periphery, a first dipole antenna extending in the second direction and spaced from the periphery, within the second region when viewed from above the first surface, a second dipole antenna extending in the second direction between the periphery and the first dipole antenna, and at least one conductive pattern interposed between the periphery and the second dipole antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventors: Seongjin Park, Dongyeon Kim, Sehyun Park, Sumin Yun, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo
  • Patent number: 11296401
    Abstract: A film antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a dielectric layer, and a vertical radiation pattern and a horizontal radiation pattern on an upper surface of the dielectric layer. The vertical radiation pattern and the horizontal radiation pattern are arranged together on the same plane. Multi-axis radiation properties may be implemented in the same film by the vertical radiation pattern and the horizontal radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD., KREEMO INC.
    Inventors: Jong Min Kim, Yun Seok Oh, Yoon Ho Huh, Won Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 11283174
    Abstract: An antenna includes 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; a third dielectric layer having a fifth surface and a sixth surface opposing the fifth surface; a first adhesive layer disposed between the second surface and the third surface; a second adhesive layer disposed between the fourth surface and the fifth surface; a patch pattern disposed on the second surface and embedded in the first adhesive layer; a first coupling pattern disposed on the fourth surface and embedded in the second adhesive layer, and a second coupling pattern disposed on the sixth surface. The patch pattern, the first coupling pattern, and the second coupling pattern at least partially overlap one another on a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sangik Cho, Ju Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11245190
    Abstract: An end-fire antenna for wideband low form factor applications includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first and second metal layers. An open cavity formed in the dielectric layer that is filled with air, the cavity defined by a pair of sidewalls that extend from an aperture of the cavity to a rear wall of the cavity, where the depth of the aperture is defined between the aperture and the rear wall. The cavity is formed by selecting the width of the aperture of the cavity and the depth of the cavity such that the antenna achieves the same gain during operation irrespective of a variation in the thickness of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Foad Arfaei Malekzadeh, Stephen Joseph Kovacic, Abdulhadi Ebrahim Abdulhadi, Dinhphuoc Vu Hoang
  • Patent number: 11228120
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, and a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in an inner space of the housing and includes at least one first conductive contact exposed at least partially and electrically connected to a wireless communication circuit; and an antenna structure disposed on the PCB, including at least one first antenna element and at least one second conductive contact exposed at least partially and electrically connected to the at least one first antenna element. The at least one first conductive contact is electrically connected to the at least one second conductive contact when the antenna structure is combined with the PCB. The wireless communication circuit is configured to form a directional beam through the at least one first antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventors: Youngman Song, Wooyoung Jeong, Gwangun Oh, Youngmoon Park, Jongmin Lee
  • Patent number: 11228081
    Abstract: The solar-powered satellite dish heater is configured for use with a satellite dish. The satellite dish is an antenna that is configured to receive radio frequency transmissions from a satellite. The solar-powered satellite dish heater is a heating device that prevents an accumulation of ice from inhibiting the satellite dish from receiving the radio frequency transmissions from the satellite. The solar-powered satellite dish heater comprises the satellite dish and a heating structure. The heating structure generates heat that is transferred to the satellite dish such that any ice that has accumulated on the satellite dish will melt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventor: Kelli Clark
  • Patent number: 11228112
    Abstract: A broadband group antenna, comprising a plurality of antenna elements and an earth plane element, wherein the antenna elements are arranged in a common plane on top of the earth plane element and connected to a microwave transceiver unit via conductors provided in channels that extend through the earth plane element in a direction perpendicular to a main extension plane of the earth plane element, the antenna elements are arranged in a matrix pattern comprising first rows extending in a first direction and second rows extending in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, wherein the antenna elements are in alignment with each other in said first rows and in said second rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Henrik Holter
  • Patent number: 11211712
    Abstract: A GNSS-UHF antenna, including a first PCB having four sets of radiating elements, a second PCB below the first PCB, a metal plate below the second PCB, which form a quadrifilar helical antenna for operating with right-hand circularly polarized GNSS signals and simultaneously form a monopole antenna for operating with linearly polarized UHF signals; for each set of radiating elements, a corresponding downward-extending conductor connected to the second PCB at a first end and connected to the set of radiating elements at a second end through an inductor; a first coaxial cable outputting GNSS signals; the first cable includes a partial loop between the second shield and the metal plate; and a second cable outputting the UHF and its braiding connected to the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Pavlovich Stepanenko, Dmitry Vitalievich Tatarnikov, Andrey Vitalievich Astakhov
  • Patent number: 11175324
    Abstract: A system for characterizing a quiet zone of an over-the-air testing space includes at least one measurement antenna and at least one scattering member. The measurement antenna is configured to at least transmit electromagnetic signals. The scattering member includes predefined scattering properties. The scattering member is enabled to scatter the electromagnetic signals so as to generate scattered electromagnetic signals that are transmitted in a defined manner. Further, a method of characterizing a quiet zone of an over-the-air testing space is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Benoit Derat
  • Patent number: 11165157
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground plate, a patch portion disposed parallel to the ground plate with a particular spacing, a plurality of short circuit portions that electrically connect the patch portion to the ground plate, and a loop portion which is a loop shaped conductor member at a particular spacing from an outer edge portion of the patch portion. The patch portion has an area which forms an electrostatic capacitance that causes parallel resonance with an inductance provided by the short circuit portions at a particular target frequency. The loop portion is formed with a perimeter length which is an integral multiple of the wavelength of radio waves at the target frequency. A feed point is disposed on the loop portion, and current is supplied to the patch portion through the loop portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, SOKEN, INC., National University Corporation Kyoto Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Masakazu Ikeda, Yuji Sugimoto, Hiroaki Kuraoka, Shiro Koide, Tetsuya Ueda, Kohei Enomoto
  • Patent number: 11050131
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna mounting base and an antenna, the antenna mounting base comprising: an antenna substrate, a fixing plate and an annular reflective plate, wherein the antenna substrate is of a bowl-shaped structure, and an edge of an opening of the bowl-shaped structure is fixed to the fixing plate; the annular reflective plate stands on the fixing plate and is fixed to the fixing plate; the annular reflective plate and the antenna substrate are located on the same side of the fixing plate; and a feed support base is provided inside the bowl-shaped structure. In comparison with existing product technology, this antenna is simple to assemble, and has stronger structural consistency, and furthermore, the low pitch angle gain of the antenna is higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: HARXON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenping Wu, Shiwei Wu, Jie Zhang
  • Patent number: 11031696
    Abstract: An antenna-in-package system and a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a screen, a back covering, connected to, and fitting with the screen to form a receiving space, and a main board interposed between the screen and the back cover. The antenna-in-package system includes a substrate provided between the screen and the back cover, a metal antenna provided on a side of the substrate facing away from the main board. The metal antenna includes a first antenna and a second antenna that are stacked, and the first antenna is provided on a side of the second antenna facing away from the main board. A beam of the first antenna covers a space of Y>0, and a beam of the second antenna covers a space of Z>0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyue Xia, Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 11024982
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus may include: a feed line; a ground plane disposed around a portion of the feed line; a feed via electrically connected to the feed line; a first end-fire antenna pattern disposed in front of the ground plane to be spaced apart from the ground plane, and electrically connected to the feed via; a second end-fire antenna pattern electrically connected to the feed line and disposed farther forward than the first end-fire antenna pattern; and a third end-fire antenna pattern electrically connected to the feed via, and disposed in front of the first end-fire antenna pattern in such a manner that a portion of the third end-fire antenna pattern overlaps the second end-fire antenna pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Jae Min Keum, Won Cheol Lee, Dae Ki Lim, Eun Young Jung, Jeong Ki Ryoo
  • Patent number: 10992032
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus for a vehicle comprises: a first antenna connected to a signal processing substrate; and a second antenna connected to the signal processing substrate through the first antenna and operating in a frequency band different from that of the first antenna, wherein the first antenna comprises: a first radiator for detachably fixing one end of the second antenna; a second radiator operated as a dipole antenna together with the first radiator; and a third radiator for controlling a beam pattern radiated by the first radiator and the second radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: LS MTRON LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Hyung Kim, Hee-Chul Jung, Seung-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 10971794
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting an antenna to a mounting structure, such as a street pole, is provided. The antenna assembly can include an tipper and a lower mounting bracket that can be attached to an antenna. Each mounting bracket has hooks designed to be inserted into pre-formed holes in the mounting structure. The antenna becomes secured to the mounting structure when the hooks latch into the pre-formed holes of the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Barnaby C. Smith
  • Patent number: 10965005
    Abstract: A communication device includes a nonconductive housing, a cable, an antenna structure, and a signal source. The nonconductive housing has a hollow structure. The cable is coupled to the signal source. The cable includes a signaling conductor and a grounding conductor. The antenna structure includes an antenna body and an enclosed radiation element. The antenna body is coupled to the signaling conductor. The antenna body is disposed outside the nonconductive housing. The enclosed radiation element is coupled to the grounding conductor. The enclosed radiation element is disposed inside the nonconductive housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Lin Huang, Chien-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 10938093
    Abstract: A portable communication device and antenna device with robust rotational attachment is provided. The antenna device comprises: a base, the base being electrically conducting; an insulating core extending from the base; a clip attached to the base, the clip being electrically conducting, the clip and the base configured to cooperate such that: the base frictionally retains the clip; and the clip at least partially rotates around the base while making electrical contact thereto; and an antenna element extending from the clip along the insulating core, the antenna element shaped to at least partially rotate around the insulating core as the clip rotates at least partially around the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenney Koay, Toymuan Yoong, Alexander Oon, Weng Kong Hor
  • Patent number: 10897087
    Abstract: Examples of an integrated slot antenna are described. The integrated slot antenna comprises a first slot, a second slot and a separating member. The first slot is an open-ended slot and is coupled to a first antenna member to form a first slot antenna. The first slot antenna operates in a first predetermined range of frequencies. The second slot is a close-ended slot and is separated from the first slot by the separating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Juhung Chen, Leo Gerten, Po Chao Chen, Hung-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 10886629
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include a planar antenna configured to transmit first signals as a first guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the planar antenna includes an array of patch antennas that generates first near field signals in response to the first signals, and wherein a portion of the first near field signals combines to induce the first guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to the surface of the transmission medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vannucci, Paul Shala Henry, Thomas M. Willis, III
  • Patent number: 10778304
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for polarization handling of received beam-formed signals. A method is performed by a receiving radio transceiver device. The method comprises collecting statistics of received power of a beam-formed signal transmitted in two orthogonal polarizations from a transmitting radio transceiver device. The method comprises determining a similarity measure value of the beam-formed signal between the two orthogonal polarizations using the collected statistics. The method comprises signalling to the transmitting radio transceiver device, when the similarity measure value is equal to, or larger than, a similarity threshold value, to use rank one for subsequent transmission of the beam-formed signal to the receiving radio transceiver device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventor: Andreas Nilsson
  • Patent number: 10615492
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna suitable for use by vehicles has ports for Wi-Fi and DSRC signals, cellular signals, and GPS signals. A base substrate forms a ground plane, and a shark-fin shaped radiating substrate is transversely aligned with the base substrate. On a first side of the radiating substrate there is a first conductive feed strip with a vertical extending portion that is galvanically connected to the first port, and a second conductive feed strip that is galvanically connected to the second port. On a second side of the radiating substrate there is a first wide-slot that is capacitively coupled to the first and second feed strips, is galvanically connected to the base conductor, and overlaps with at least the extending-portion of the first feed strip. There also is a second wide-slot on the second side that extends from a back edge to a location between the first and second ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Anthony Kerselaers, Yilong Lu, Yi Hua, Ling Huang
  • Patent number: 10581171
    Abstract: A novel antenna element includes a PCB, a radiating element disposed on the surface of the PCB, and a feed structure. The radiating element is constituted by a magnetic dipole and an electric dipole. The magnetic dipole comprises a first magnetic dipole conductive part disposed on the first surface, a second magnetic dipole conductive part disposed on the second surface, and a first metal via array which penetrates the PCB and is connected with edges of the first and second magnetic dipole conductive parts. The electric dipole is constituted by a first electric dipole conductive part which is connected with the first magnetic dipole conductive part and a second electric dipole conductive part which is connected with the second magnetic dipole conductive part. The feed structure is connected with the first magnetic dipole conductive part and the magnetic dipole extends to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: SPEEDLINK TECHNOLOGY INC., HUIZHOU SPEED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bin Yu, Zhanyi Qian, Xitong Wu
  • Patent number: 10560127
    Abstract: Network hardware devices organized in a Wireless mesh network (WMN) in which the network hardware devices cooperate in distribution of content files to client consumption devices in an environment of limited connectivity to broadband Internet infrastructure are described. One mesh network device includes a housing including reflective chambers within with multiple antennas are disposed. A first radio is operable to cause a first antenna to radiate electromagnetic energy in a first frequency range and a first reflector chamber is operable to reflect the electromagnetic energy in a first direction away from the housing. Second, third, and fourth radios are operable to cause the respective antennas within the respective reflective chambers to radiate electromagnetic energy and the respective reflective chamber is to reflect the electromagnetic energy in a respective direction away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tzung-I Lee, In Chul Hyun, Omar Fawazhashim Zakaria
  • Patent number: 10547115
    Abstract: A wire-plate antenna (10) comprises a ground plane (11), at least one capacitive roof (12), a feed probe (13) connected to the capacitive roof (12) and intended to be linked to a generator, and at least one electrically conductive short-circuit wire (14) linking the capacitive roof (12) and the ground plane (11). The capacitive roof (12) comprises at least one slit (15) consisting of an opening passing through the entire thickness of the capacitive roof (12) so as to emerge on each of the two opposing faces of the capacitive roof (12) and configured such that the point of connection (M1) between the capacitive roof (12) and the feed probe (13) and the point of connection (M2) between the capacitive roof (12) and the electrically conductive short-circuit wire (14) are arranged on either side of the slit (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Cyril Jouanlanne, Christophe Delaveaud, Jean-FranƧois Pintos
  • Patent number: 10535928
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure that includes a dielectric antenna and a dielectric core. The dielectric antenna can include an antenna lens that operates as an aperture. The antenna lens can have a structure configured to direct a beam pattern generated by the dielectric antenna from a center axis of the dielectric antenna. The dielectric core can be coupled to a feed point of the dielectric antenna. The dielectric core can supply electromagnetic waves that are converted by the dielectric antenna to the beam pattern directed away from the center axis. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Shala Henry, Donald J. Barnickel, Farhad Barzegar, Robert Bennett, Irwin Gerszberg, Thomas M. Willis, III
  • Patent number: 10490902
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a metal mechanism element, a ground plane, a feeding element, a parasitic element, and a dielectric substrate. The metal mechanism element has a slot. The ground plane is coupled to the metal mechanism element. The feeding element is coupled to a signal source. The feeding element extends across the slot. The parasitic element is coupled to the ground plane. The parasitic element extends across the slot. The ground plane, the feeding element, and the parasitic element are disposed on the dielectric substrate. An antenna structure is formed by the feeding element, the parasitic element, and the slot of the metal mechanism element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ming-Ching Yen, Kun-Sheng Chang, Chien-Wen Chen, Ching-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 10468781
    Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling signal polarization are provided herein. An antenna array may include antenna elements each communicatively connected to a variable gain amplifier (VGA) with discrete amplitude control, and a phase shifter with discrete phase control, to provide discrete polarization states. A polarization controller may identify a target polarization state with a target amplitude and a target polarization angle. The polarization controller may identify a first polarization state and a second polarization state from the discrete polarization states, that are nearest in absolute amplitude to the target amplitude and nearest in polarization angle to the target polarization angle. The polarization controller may concurrently form a signal with the identified first polarization state using a first portion antenna elements, and a signal with the identified second polarization state using a second portion of antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
    Inventors: Lee M. Paulsen, Michael Charles Meholensky
  • Patent number: 10461415
    Abstract: A broadband omnidirectional antenna comprises a first radiator which is galvanically isolated from a base plate and extends away therefrom. The first radiator has a first end comprising a foot and/or feed-in point and a second end which is opposite the first end, and radiator surfaces which originate in the region of the first end and extend towards the second end. A second radiator comprises at least one radiator surface, the second radiator being arranged on the first radiator so as to be galvanically isolated therefrom. It is possible for said second radiator to be fed exclusively by the first radiator. The radiator surfaces of the second radiator are arranged as a continuation of the first radiator or the at least one radiator surface of the second radiator is arranged in the region of the second end of the first radiator so as to be in parallel with the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Kathrein SE
    Inventors: Tanja Hefele, Andreas Plƶtz
  • Patent number: 10446914
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a dielectric substrate and a metal element. The metal element is disposed on the dielectric substrate, and includes a transmission element and a radiation element. A first triangular hollow region and a second triangular hollow region are formed on the radiation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Pei-Cheng Hu
  • Patent number: 10439279
    Abstract: A self-aiming directional Wi-Fi antenna system includes a directional antenna that is motorized. A motion controller operates the motors to move the antenna position to sources of Wi-Fi radio frequency (RF) transmissions, determines an SSID for each source that satisfies a selection criterion and stores a position data corresponding to each SSID. The directional Wi-Fi antenna is moved to a final position corresponding to the antenna position data for one of the SSIDs stored in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Electronics Controlled Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Wilken, Michael Bendzick, Craig Miller
  • Patent number: 10355364
    Abstract: A waveguide tube slot antenna (1) includes a waveguide tube (10) that is made of a resin and includes a waveguide (2) extending in a tube axis direction; and a plurality of radiating slots (3) provided in the waveguide tube (10). The waveguide tube (10) includes first and second waveguide tube forming members (11 and 12) each having a traverse section having a shape with an end at each part in an extending direction of the waveguide (2), and is configured to define the waveguide (2) by being coupled to each other. The waveguide tube slot antenna (1) includes metal cores (20) disposed along the tube axis direction, and the metal cores (20) are held by both the waveguide tube forming members (11 and 12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu Sonozaki, Hiroshi Akai, Kei Hattori
  • Patent number: 10355367
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure that includes a feed point that facilitates coupling to a dielectric core that supplies electromagnetic waves to the feed point, and a dielectric antenna coupled to the feed point for receiving the electromagnetic waves, the dielectric antenna including an antenna lens that operates as an aperture of the dielectric antenna, the antenna lens having a structure that adjusts a propagation of the electromagnetic waves in the dielectric antenna to reduce a cross section of far-field wireless signals generated by the dielectric antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Shala Henry, Donald J Barnickel, Farhad Barzegar, Robert Bennett, Irwin Gerszberg, Henry Kafka, Thomas M. Willis, III
  • Patent number: 10347968
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing a compact wireless communications base station. In one aspect, a small cell base station device configured in a street cabinet unit for wireless communication includes a radio unit and/or a baseband unit to reside within the street cabinet unit, a pole attached to the exterior of the street cabinet unit, in which the pole structured to include an orifice, an antenna attached to the pole such that the antenna is at a height above the top surface of the street cabinet unit, and a feeder cable that electrically couples the antenna to the radio unit and/or the baseband unit, the feeder cable at least partially contained within the orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ZTE EspaƱa, S.L.U.
    Inventor: Miguel Arranz
  • Patent number: 10283861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a node in a wireless communication network. The node comprises an antenna arrangement which in turn comprises an array antenna. The array antenna comprises a first set of antenna elements forming a first antenna aperture, and a second set of antenna elements forming a second antenna aperture. The antenna arrangement further comprises a switching arrangement that is adapted to switch between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. In the first mode of operation, the first antenna aperture is arranged to generate a first antenna beam. In the second mode of operation, the first antenna aperture and the second antenna aperture are combined and arranged to generate a second antenna beam, the first antenna beam having a wider antenna beamwidth than the second antenna beam. The present invention also relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventor: Anders Derneryd
  • Patent number: 10283876
    Abstract: An electronically scanned array (ESA) is configured for a high-degree of isolation between adjacent radiating elements and between co-located ports. Radiating elements of the ESA include a centrally located slot-aperture configured as a radiating source, and multiple via-apertures positioned around and between each port of the co-located ports. An amount of metamaterial structures found in a unit cell of an antenna layer ascendingly increases from a bottom antenna layer to a top antenna layer, with groups of metamaterial structures differing in orientation with respect to unit cells of two or more antenna layers and with respect to two groups found within a unit cell of the top antenna layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Matilda G. Livadaru, Jeremiah D. Wolf, Christopher Olson, Lee M. Paulsen
  • Patent number: 10270293
    Abstract: A wireless charger is disclosed that comprises a transmitter and a resonator connected to the transmitter and comprising a conductive path substantially located within a plane, wherein the conductive path is arranged to form at least two loops, said loops being arranged such that a current that flows in the conductive path flows around a first one of said loops in a first direction and around a second one of said loops in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
    Inventor: Vlad Lenive
  • Patent number: 10256552
    Abstract: A radio-frequency transceiver system, configured to support multiple-input multiple-output communication technology, includes a first complex antenna having a plurality of first antenna units; and a second complex antenna, having a plurality of second antenna units. The plurality of first antenna units and the plurality of second antenna units are regularly and alternately arranged to form an annular structure, and the first complex antenna and the second complex antenna are switched between a single-beam mode and a combined-beam mode respectively to transmit or receive radio-frequency signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Geng Jan, Chieh-Sheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 10177450
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a frame, a baseboard, and at least one ground portion. The frame is formed of at least one conductive material. The baseboard is received in the frame and is spaced from the frame. The baseboard and the frame cooperatively form a gap. The baseboard includes a feed point electrically connected to the frame. One end of each ground portion is electrically connected to the frame and another end of each ground portion is grounded through a high pass filter (HPF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hui Lin, Chien-Chang Liu
  • Patent number: 10148014
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies that facilitate wireless communication with highly-isolated, dual-port antenna system. More particularly, an example antenna system that implements the technology includes a complementary pair of physically co-located antennas for signal transmission and/or reception. More particularly still, an example implementation of the disclosed technology is an antenna system that utilizes a monopole antenna symmetrically and physically co-located with a slot antenna in a shared antenna plane with a simple feed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Seong-Youp John Suh, Tae Young Yang, Jose R. Camacho Perez
  • Patent number: 10141646
    Abstract: An array antenna device of this disclosure includes a substrate, a strip conductor with a linear-shape, which is provided on the substrate, and a power feeder that feeds power to the strip conductor, and a plurality of loop elements, a conductor plate, and a plurality of feeding elements. The plurality of loop elements are provided on a first surface of the substrate, and are located along the strip conductor with a specified spacing from each other. Each of the plurality of loop elements has a loop-shape with a notch. The plurality of feeding elements are connected to the strip conductor, and each has a shape extending along a portion of an outer edge of corresponding one of the plurality of loop elements. The conductor plate is provided on a second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Shiozaki, Yuichi Kashino, Junji Sato
  • Patent number: 10135117
    Abstract: An antenna system for implementation in a wireless communication system such as a mobile device, and a wireless communication system employing such an antenna system, and a related methodology, are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, a mobile device includes a display, a chassis, and one or more electrical components. The display is provided along a front surface of the mobile device, and the chassis has first and second cavities provided along a rear surface of the mobile device, the rear surface being substantially opposite the front surface. Further, the one or more electrical components is or are supported in between the display and the chassis, and the one or more electrical components provide excitation signals to one or both of the first and second cavities so as to cause electrical fields in accordance with a plurality of modes to occur respectively within the cavities at multiple frequencies, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J Slater, Mohammed Abdul-Gaffoor, Eric L Krenz, Juan M Martinez, Hugh K Smith
  • Patent number: 10056700
    Abstract: Disclosed is a circular array antenna. The circular array antenna includes: an input/output unit receiving electromagnetic waves from a transmitter and distributing the received electromagnetic waves to the antenna; a primary feeder connected with the input/output unit and placed at the center of the circular array antenna; a plurality of secondary feeders radially connected to the primary feeder; a plurality of patch units connected to the respective secondary feeders to generate an electric field radially; and a plurality of length controllers formed at terminals of the respective secondary feeders in a direction to extend the lengths of the respective secondary feeders, of which the lengths are controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, CHOSUN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kwang Seon Kim, Sun Soo Oh, Woo Jin Byun, Min Soo Kang, Bong Su Kim