Plural Diverse-type Antennas Using Same Active Element Patents (Class 343/729)
  • Patent number: 11910531
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) may have one or more coin cell batteries mounted thereto such that the flexibility of the flexible PCB is maintained. The flexible PCB has one or more battery contact pads fabricated thereon. Each battery contact pad includes a pattern of metalized vias each extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the flexible PCB. A coin cell battery may be positioned over or under the battery contact pad. Conductive light curable epoxy is applied to and in each metalized via to contact and adhere to the coin cell battery to form a conductive path from the battery through the battery contact pad to printed conductors on the flexible PCB. Methods of mounting one or more coin cell batteries to a flexible PCB are also provided, as are other aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
    Inventor: Igor Y. Gofman
  • Patent number: 11901647
    Abstract: To optimize space efficiency in mounting a plurality of antennas compatible with different frequencies. According to the present disclosure, provided is an antenna device including a first antenna that operates at a first frequency, and a second antenna that is provided adjacent to the first antenna, operates at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and has a ground potential connected to a grounding wire provided at the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hiraoka, Yuichiro Suzuki, Takayoshi Ito, Tomihiro Omuro, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Patent number: 11611145
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes an asymmetric antenna, an antenna feed and a ground plane connected to the asymmetric antenna via the antenna feed. The ground plane includes radials which radiate from the antenna feed. Each of the radials includes: a first conductive element having a first end and a second end, the first end being conductively connected to the antenna feed, a second conductive element conductively unconnected to the first conductive element and to the antenna feed, and a resistor connecting the second end of the first conductive element to the second conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Infinidome Ltd.
    Inventor: Moshe Kaplan
  • Patent number: 11506780
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an intelligent roadside unit and a control method thereof, comprising: a circular camera array, including a plurality of cameras for capturing images in different road directions respectively; a circular radar array, including a plurality of radars for detecting obstacle information in different road directions respectively; and a controller configured to determine whether a vehicle is approaching according to the obstacle information detected by the radars, to turn on a camera corresponding to the radar that has detected the approaching of the vehicle to capture an image, and to control the cameras corresponding to the radars that have not detected the approaching of the vehicle to be in a standby state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huo Cao, Lei Fang, Xing Hu, Yifeng Shi, Sheng Tao, Haisong Wang
  • Patent number: 11431110
    Abstract: An antenna system includes: a first patch antenna element that is electrically conductive; a first energy coupler configured to convey first energy to or from the first patch antenna element; a second patch antenna element at least partially overlapping the first patch antenna element, the second patch antenna element defining a first slot through the second patch antenna element; and a second energy coupler configured to convey second energy to, or receive the second energy from, the first slot or a first dipole at least partially overlapping the first slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Assaf Aviv, Elimelech Ganchrow, Robert Gilmore, Ernest Ozaki
  • Patent number: 11228092
    Abstract: A method for a wireless communication device including configuring an antenna including antenna circuitry to receive or transmit wireless signals; feeding a radio frequency signal into the antenna circuitry; providing a housing comprising a plurality of edges, wherein the edges comprise a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, wherein a first edge of the housing comprises a conductive strip, a first slot, and a second slot, and wherein the first edge is the top or bottom edge; providing an input/output port adjacent to the first edge of the housing; and locating the conductive strip, which comprises a portion of the antenna, entirely between the first slot and the second slot, wherein a length of each of the first slot and the second slot extends across the first edge of the housing and is oriented perpendicular to a major axis of the conductive strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chui Min Han, Jorge Fabrega Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11114747
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate facing away from the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a first PCB disposed in parallel with the first plate in the space between the first plate and the second plate, and including a first face facing the first plate and a second face facing the second plate, at least one conductive plate formed on the second face, a first conductive pattern embedded in the first PCB and disposed to be closer to a portion of the side member than the conductive plate when viewed from above the first plate, a first wireless communication circuit mounted on a first face of the first PCB, electrically coupled to the conductive plate and the first conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chungkyun Ham, Seunggil Jeon, Jaehun Jung, Youngsik Kim
  • Patent number: 11024940
    Abstract: A vehicle antenna arranged on a window glass for vehicle includes an element portion having a shape of a crank and being formed by a first element, a second element and a third element; and a feeding portion configured to feed power to the element portion. The first element has a first upper end portion and a first lower end portion, and extends in an up-down direction of the window glass. The second element has a second upper end portion and a second lower end portion, and extends in the up-down direction of the window glass. The third element extends between the first lower end portion and the second upper end portion. A first distance between the first lower end portion and the window glass is different from a second distance between the second upper end portion and the window glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventor: Toshiki Sayama
  • Patent number: 10938094
    Abstract: A wearable glucose monitor may include a compact having an antenna positioned on a housing of the glucose monitor to allow the size of the antenna to be larger than a printed circuit board of the glucose monitor positioned internal to the housing. The antenna may be communicatively coupled to a wireless communication device, such as a transceiver on the PCB, to transmit glucose level measurements to an external device through low-frequency radio signals. In some aspects, the antenna may be configured to be distributed into multiple sections positioned on different sections of the housing and connected to form a complete antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Uei-Ming Jow, Maryam Fathi
  • Patent number: 10483633
    Abstract: A multifunctional GNSS antenna includes a PCB and first and second dielectric plates arranged in a stacked manner. The PCB has a lower surface with a circuit network, which is covered by a metal shield cover. The first dielectric plate has an upper surface with a first metal layer and a lower surface attached to an upper surface of the PCB. A first feed probe penetrates the first metal layer and the first dielectric plate and is coupled with the circuit network. A third metal layer is embedded in an edge and a lateral surface of the first dielectric plate, and is coupled by a third feed probe with the circuit network while a first short-circuit probe shorts the third metal layer to ground. The second dielectric plate has an upper surface with a second metal layer coupled by a second feed probe with the circuit network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Harxon Corporation
    Inventors: Wenping Wu, Xiaohui Wang, Shiwei Wu, Jie Zhang
  • Patent number: 10454167
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a substrate, a metal element, and a feeding element. The metal element has an open slot. The open slot forms a first resonant path. The substrate is disposed on the metal element. The feeding element is disposed on the substrate, and the metal element and the feeding element are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the substrate. The feeding element includes a feeding end and a shorting end electrically connected to the metal element. An orthogonal projection of the feeding element on the metal element is partially overlapped with the open slot. The feeding element forms a second resonant path extending from the feeding end to the shorting end. The antenna structure operates in a first band through the first resonant path and operates in a second band through the second resonant path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yen-Hao Yu, Li-Chun Lee, Jui-Hung Lai, Shih-Chia Liu, Jhin-Ciang Chen, Chao-Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 10433311
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an information transmission method, a device, and a system. The method includes: determining, by UE, a type of a coverage area in which the UE is located, where the type of the coverage area is a first coverage area or a second coverage area; and receiving, by the UE by using a corresponding beam according to the type of the coverage area in which the UE is located, the broadcast information sent by the network device. Therefore, when the UE is covered in the different coverage areas, the broadcast information sent by the network device can be received, and this ensures normal communication between the UE and the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qinghai Zeng, Jian Zhang
  • Patent number: 10424832
    Abstract: A wearable wireless communication device incorporating one or more 3D-antennas into a housing frame of the device using Laser Directed Structuring (LDS). The device dimensions are chosen as to position the antennas at optimum separation distance to limit the amount of SAR exposure to the user. One or more antennas operate in conjunction with a metal ground plane extension element of the wearable device. The metal ground plane extension is conductively coupled to a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) ground plane of the wireless communication device. The ground plane extension element together with the ground plane provided by the FPCB effectively increases the equivalent resonant length thereof, to excite one or more resonant modes of an antenna incorporated in the device housing frame, expanding the operation bandwidth of the communication device. One or more Matching Network is used to tune the impedances of the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Elements of Genius, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Ramaci
  • Patent number: 10367253
    Abstract: A passive difference-frequency tag including a first antenna on a substrate, the first antenna having a first frequency band, the first antenna having a first shape of a first bowtie with first rounded end caps and first ends opposed to each other. The passive difference-frequency tag also includes a second antenna on the substrate inside the first antenna. The second antenna has a second frequency band higher than the first antenna frequency band. The second antenna having a second shape of a second bowtie with second rounded end caps and second ends opposed to each other. A combination of the first antenna and the second antenna forms a plurality of multi-band antennas with a shared axis of symmetry. The passive difference-frequency tag also includes a diode assembly on the substrate, and connected to the first ends of the first antenna and to the second ends of the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ted Ronald Dabrowski, Robert Alan Smith
  • Patent number: 10312575
    Abstract: Antennas for wearable wireless devices are provided. A wearable wireless device antenna may include a primary radiating element configured to form at least a portion of a wearable device body and a secondary radiating element configured to couple to the primary radiating element. Each of the primary and secondary radiating elements may be configured to radiate in differing frequency ranges. Wearable device antennas as provided may further be configured as directional antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: GALTRONICS USA, INC.
    Inventors: Bumjin (Martin) Kim, Sunkil (Edgar) Choi, Jae Hun (Daniel) Gim, Sangyup (Andrea) Kim, Suhyun (Edwin) Kim, Jaeyun (Louis) Hwang
  • Patent number: 10291698
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a metal housing having a height greater than a width, four sides that form an inner chamber in a center thereof. Four sidewalls extend from a first back wall form a first chamber located at a first of the four sides. Four sidewalls extend from a second back wall form a second chamber located at a second of the four sides. A first antenna is disposed in the first chamber. A second antenna is disposed in the second chamber. A circuit board is disposed within the inner chamber and oriented longitudinally from a bottom of the inner chamber. A first radio is disposed on the circuit board and coupled to the first antenna. A second radio is disposed on the circuit board and coupled to the second antenna, such that the second antenna is electrically isolated from the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Hulick, In Chul Hyun, Tzung-I Lee
  • Patent number: 10096892
    Abstract: A broadband stacked multi-spiral antenna array comprising two or more spiral antennas with a dielectric layer having a generally uniform thickness positioned between each pair of stacked antennas, which are all center-fed and in-phase. The antenna array may be embedded in a non-conductive material, such as fiberglass embedded in a resin, a honeycomb core sandwich, or structural foam, that may be used to form a structural element of a mobile platform. The structural element may include a via providing a pathway for coaxial cables. If two structural elements are hatch covers on the port and the starboard sides of an aircraft, the use of a stacked multi-spiral antenna array in each structural element provides two roughly hemispherical coverage patterns which together provide an omni-directional coverage pattern. The stacked multi-spiral antenna array may also include a reflecting cavity placed at the bottom of one of the spiral antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ronald O'Neil Lavin, Manny S. Urcia
  • Patent number: 10033226
    Abstract: This invention describes a method and apparatus for providing wireless power. The methods and systems disclosed consist of a first coil having at least one loop forming an inner area inside boundaries of the at least one loop and an outer area outside the boundaries of the at least one loop, the first coil configured to generate a first alternating magnetic field for charging or powering a wireless power device, the first alternating magnetic field having a first magnetic field component with a first phase in the inner area, the first alternating magnetic field also having a second magnetic field component with a second phase in the outer area, and the second phase different from the first phase. In some aspects, the methods and systems comprise a second coil comprising a portion within the outer area, the second coil configured to reduce a magnitude of the second magnetic field component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark White, II, Seong Heon Jeong, William Henry Von Novak, III
  • Patent number: 9595759
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna. The antenna, in this aspect, includes an inverted-F GPS antenna structure, the inverted-F GPS antenna structure embodying a GPS feed element, a GPS extending arm, and a ground element. The antenna, in this aspect, further includes a loop WiFi antenna structure, the loop WiFi antenna structure embodying a WiFi feed element, the ground element, and a WiFi connecting arm coupling the WiFi feed element to the ground element. In this particular aspect, the ground element is located between the GPS feed element and the WiFi feed element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Oh, Joselito Gavilan, Warren Lee
  • Patent number: 9537219
    Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element, an antenna ground, and other resonating element structures. A tip of the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground may be separated by a peripheral housing gap filled with plastic. The antenna may be sensitive to capacitance changes induced by the presence of a user's hand overlapping the gap or other portions of the antenna. A hand capacitance sensing electrode may be mounted in the plastic of the gap or elsewhere in the vicinity of the antenna. A transmission line may couple the hand capacitance sensing electrode to the antenna to retune the antenna in the event that the user's hand overlaps the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Mattia Pascolini, Hongfei Hu, Erdinc Irci, Yuehui Ouyang, Jennifer M. Edwards, Jayesh Nath, Salih Yarga, Yijun Zhou, Hao Xu
  • Patent number: 9088077
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an antenna system for a wireless communication device, which includes a first metal slice formed with a first slot structure, a second metal slice formed with a second slot structure, a first signal transmission line, and a second signal transmission line, wherein when the first metal slice and the second metal slice are not connected and have a distance between each other, a feeding direction of the first transmission corresponding to the first metal slice is substantially opposite to a feeding direction of the second transmission corresponding to the second metal slice; or when the first metal slice and the second metal slice are partially connected, a feeding direction of the first transmission corresponding to the first metal slice is substantially the same as or different to a feeding direction of the second transmission corresponding to the second metal slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Chang, Kai-Yang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20150116169
    Abstract: Wireless electronic devices may include a millimeter Wave (mmW) antenna array integrated with a cellular antenna. The devices may also include a package or module on the cellular antenna that integrates the mmW antenna array and an mmW circuit. The devices may also include a grounding element that includes an mmW antenna control and a power trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Zhinong Ying
  • Patent number: 9007268
    Abstract: An antenna has an antenna body having a plurality of first antenna elements, which are disposed along a first straight line. A hollow conductor, which extends between the first antenna elements, is disposed in the antenna body. The first antenna elements are developed as openings running between the hollow conductor and a surface of the antenna body. The antenna is designed to radiate a signal in a spatial direction that is a function of a frequency of the signal. The antenna body has an electrically insulating material that is coated with a conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Focke, Joerg Hilsebecher, Oliver Lange, Reinhard Meschenmoser, Arne Zender, Thomas Schoeberl, Thomas Hansen, Joachim Selinger, Karl Schneider
  • Patent number: 8947308
    Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for coupling a primary antenna to an auxiliary antenna portion with a current-controlled switch. The method further includes generating a unidirectional direct current or a first bias voltage having a first polarity to cause the current-controlled switch to substantially form a conduction channel between the primary antenna and the auxiliary antenna portion. While the conduction channel is present, a first resonance frequency range of the primary antenna is frequency shifted to a second resonance frequency range. The method can also include removing the unidirectional direct current or generating a second bias voltage having a second polarity to cause the current-controlled switch to form an open circuit between the primary antenna and the auxiliary antenna portion. While the open circuit is present, the first resonance frequency range of the primary antenna is restored. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Skycross, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Frank M. Caimi, Mark T. Montgomery, Paul A. Tornatta, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8928534
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus capable of thinning and miniaturizing without causing degradation of antenna characteristics and impairment of operability and its manufacturing method are provided. An electronic apparatus includes: an upper case; a lower case which is connected to the upper case so that the lower case can slide against the upper case; a storage unit placed on a face of the lower case side of the upper case; an antenna stored in the storage unit; and a slot placed on a face of the upper case side of the lower case, wherein the slot has a shape which can store at least part of the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Ide
  • Patent number: 8907857
    Abstract: A compact multi-antenna, multi-antenna system, and wireless device comprising same are provided. The multi-antenna comprises first, second and third antennas. The second antenna contains the first antenna, and the third antenna contains at least part of the second antenna. The first antenna may be a slot-in-slot or other antenna, the second antenna may be a dipole, and the third antenna may be a dipole or monopole. The multi-antenna system comprises the multi-antenna plus first, second and third transmission systems operatively coupled thereto. The antennas of the multi-antenna and system may be concurrently operated, substantially independently, and may have mutually orthogonal polarizations. Particular antenna and system configurations are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: NETGEAR Inc.
    Inventor: Paul A. Nysen
  • Patent number: 8872712
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extending a bandwidth of a multi-band antenna of a user device are described. A multi-band antenna includes a single radio frequency (RF) input coupled to a first antenna, the first antenna configured to provide a first resonant mode. The multi-band antenna also includes a second antenna parasitically coupled to the first antenna to provide additional resonant modes of the multi-band antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng-Jung Lee
  • Patent number: 8860617
    Abstract: A multiband antenna includes one or more first antennas embedded within a second antenna. The one or more first antennas can include a folded dipole, and the second antenna can include a monopole. The folded dipole and the monopole may operate at different resonant frequencies. Because the folded dipole is embedded in the monopole, rather than being a separate antenna, near-field coupling between the antennas may be reduced, resulting in enhanced radiation patterns by one or both antennas. More complex antenna structures can also be constructed having multiple antennas embedded within one or more antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Trivec-Avant Corporation
    Inventor: John E. Fenick
  • Publication number: 20140266922
    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna. The antenna may have a resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. A short circuit path may bridge the gap. An antenna feed may be coupled across the gap in parallel with the short circuit path. Low band tuning may be provided using an adjustable inductor that bridges the gap. The antenna may have a slot-based parasitic antenna resonating element with a slot formed between portions of the peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and the antenna ground. An adjustable capacitor may bridge the slot to provide high band tuning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nanbo Jin, Yuehui Ouyang, Yijun Zhou, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Anand Lakshmanan, Robert W. Schlub, Mattia Pascolini, Matthew A. Mow
  • Publication number: 20140266938
    Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include an inverted-F antenna resonating element and an antenna ground that form an inverted-F antenna having first and second antenna ports. The antenna structures may include a slot antenna resonating element. The slot antenna resonating element may serve as a parasitic antenna resonating element for the inverted-F antenna at frequencies in a first communications band and may serve as a slot antenna at frequencies in a second communications band. The slot antenna may be directly fed using a third antenna port. An adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the first port to tune the inverted-F antenna. The inverted-F antenna may also be tuned using an adjustable capacitor bridging the slot antenna resonating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuehui Ouyang, Nanbo Jin, Yijun Zhou, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Anand Lakshmanan, Robert W. Schlub, Mattia Pascolini, Matthew A. Mow
  • Publication number: 20140266939
    Abstract: Biometric monitoring devices, including various technologies that may be implemented in such devices, are discussed herein. Additionally, techniques, systems, and apparatuses are discussed herein for providing a hybrid antenna including an RF radiator and an electrically coupled inductive loop. The hybrid antenna is capable of providing both RF and induction functionality, e.g., radio frequency transmission/reception capabilities for Bluetooth as well as near-field-communications (NFC) functionality via the inductive loop. The inductive loop may be in conductive contact with the RF radiator or may be inductively coupled with the RF radiator and not in conductive contact with the RF radiator. The inductive loop may act as a planar element of a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Baringer, Mark Manuel Martinez
  • Publication number: 20140266923
    Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna and a monopole antenna sharing a common antenna ground. The antenna structures may have three ports. A first antenna port may be coupled to an inverted-F antenna resonating element at a first location and a second antenna port may be coupled to the inverted-F antenna resonating element at a second location. A third antenna port may be coupled to the monopole antenna. Tunable circuitry can be used to tune the antenna structures. An adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the first port to tune the inverted-F antenna. An additional adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the third port to tune the monopole antenna. Transceiver circuitry for supporting wireless local area network communications, satellite navigation system communications, and cellular communications may be coupled to the first, second, and third antenna ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yijun Zhou, Nanbo Jin, Yuehui Ouyang, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Anand Lakshmanan, Robert W. Schlub, Mattia Pascolini, Matthew A. Mow
  • Publication number: 20140225792
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna in which certain radiators are shared for multiple frequency bands. The antenna may include at least one first radiator for a first frequency band; one or more second radiator for a second frequency band; and a third radiator. Here, the third radiator may be used when realizing the first frequency band and may also be used when realizing the second frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung-Cheol Lee, Seung-Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 8798099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a transmitting unit in a wireless communication system. The transmitting unit is configured to transmit over multiple antennas pointing in different directions. Each antenna provides a beam partially overlapping with at least one other antenna. The method for the transmitting unit comprises switching in time between transmitting (910) in a unicast mode over each of said at least two antennas, and transmitting (920) in a broadcast mode concurrently over all of the at least two antennas using a space time code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventor: Peter Larsson
  • Patent number: 8791870
    Abstract: Provided is a portable electronic device which can be changed between a first state and a second state and comprises an antenna that forms a loop in the first state and does not form the loop in the second state. A mobile telephone comprises: an operation unit-side casing; a display unit-side casing; a linking part which links the operation unit-side casing and the display unit-side casing in such a way that it is possible to change between the first state and the second state; and a loop antenna which is disposed at the operation unit-side casing and the display unit-side casing and is changed to form a loop in the first state and not to form the loop in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Hikaru Nekozuka
  • Patent number: 8792937
    Abstract: A computing device with a configurable antenna. The antenna is configured through a switching circuit operating under software control. Operating characteristics of the antenna are configured based on connections between conducting segments established by the switching circuit, allowing the nominal frequency, bandwidth or other characteristics of the antenna to be configured. Because the switching is software controlled, the configurable antenna may be integrated with a software defined radio. The radio and antenna can be reconfigured to support communication according to different wireless technologies at different times or to interleave packets according to different wireless technologies to support concurrent sessions using different wireless technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Amer A. Hassan, Christian Huitema
  • Publication number: 20140191914
    Abstract: A device includes a feeding circuitry, a basic mode radiator for forming a basic mode main beam pattern having one or two orthogonal polarizations based on first two orthogonal inputs received from the feeding circuitry, and a higher-order mode radiator for forming a higher-order mode conical beam pattern having one or two orthogonal polarizations based on second two orthogonal inputs received from the feeding circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: JeongHo JU, Soon Young EOM, Joung Myoun KIM, Myung Sun SONG, Jae Ick CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140176373
    Abstract: A multiple input loop antenna comprising one or more half-loop antennas disposed above a ground plane wherein the plane of each half loop is perpendicular to the ground plane such that the multiple input loop antenna is a three-dimensional structure and electromagnetic waves are radiated from points within the volume occupied by the antenna rather than from a two-dimensional surface. For this reason, the multiple input loop antenna can radiate levels of peak power without inducing excessive air breakdown which are relatively high compared with peak power levels of conventional antennas having comparable transverse dimensions. Also described is an array antenna comprised of an array of multiple input loop antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: David D. Crouch, Keith G. Kato
  • Publication number: 20140152518
    Abstract: Embodiments of a folded meta-inspired antenna for dual-band operation and user equipment for dual-band operation in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the folded meta-inspired antenna may include first and second conductive layers disposed on opposite sides of a substrate to provide a wideband distributed structure comprising a plurality of high-Q resonances resulting from, at least in part, metamaterial-based loading. Conductive material on the first side of the substrate is arranged around a central longitudinal slot coupled with a plurality of perpendicular slots. For dual-band operation, the folded meta-inspired antenna may operate as a folded monopole at a higher frequency band and operate as a slot-type radiator at a lower frequency band. The plurality of resonances may cause the folded meta-inspired antenna to achieve broader bandwidth at both lower and higher frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Debabani Choudhury, Ana Yepes, Vinay Gowda
  • Publication number: 20140139380
    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include conductive housing structures such as a peripheral conductive housing member. The antenna structures may be based on an inverted-F antenna resonating element or other types of antenna resonating element. An electronic device may have near field communications circuitry and non-near-field communications circuitry such as cellular telephone, satellite navigation system, or wireless local area network transceiver circuitry. Antenna structures may be configured to handle signals associated with the non-near-field communications circuitry. The antenna structures may also have portions that form a near field communications loop antenna for handling signals associated with the near field communications circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuehui Ouyang, Robert W. Schlub, Nanbo Jin, Mattia Pascolini
  • Publication number: 20140104123
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna and a wireless terminal device. Through a first conductor connected to the inner side of an antenna body, the embodiments of the present invention can avoid the problem that in the prior art, while the antenna ensures the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) performance of the wireless terminal device, the wireless performance of the wireless terminal device is greatly reduced. By adopting technical solutions of the present invention, while the SAR performance of the wireless terminal device is ensured, the wireless performance of the wireless terminal device cannot be affected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanyan Zou
  • Publication number: 20140078010
    Abstract: Antenna systems are provided including a chassi and first and second radiating elements coupled to the chassi. The first radiating element is configured to amplify excitation of the chassi and the second radiating element is configured to reduce excitation of the chassi so as to reduce mutual coupling in the antenna system. Related co-located antennas and methods of controlling mutual coupling are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Hui Li, Buon Kiong Lau, Ying Zhinong
  • Patent number: 8659500
    Abstract: A multi-antenna for a multi-input multi-output wireless communication system includes a substrate, a first planar antenna formed on the substrate along a first direction, a second planar antenna formed on the substrate along a second direction, and a vertical antenna including a conductor formed on the substrate and between the first planar antenna and the second planar antenna, and a radiator perpendicular to the substrate and coupled to the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Min-Chung Wu
  • Patent number: 8648751
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the housing. The device may also include an antenna coupled to wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB. The antenna may include first and second feed legs extending upwardly from the PCB, a loop conductor spaced above the PCB and having a gap therein defining first and second ends, and a first conductor arm spaced above the PCB and extending between the first feed leg and the first end. The antenna may further include a second conductor arm spaced above the PCB and having a proximal portion between the second feed leg and the second end, and having a distal portion extending outwardly from the second feed leg. The first conductor arm and the proximal portion may define a slotted opening into an interior of the loop conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Chun Kit Lai, Soo Liam Ooi, Qiwu Tan
  • Patent number: 8648754
    Abstract: An antenna including: a conducting wire part which includes a first part extending in a first direction, a second part extending from an end of the first part in a direction crossing the first direction, and a third part extending from an end of the second part to face the first part, wherein lengths of the first and third parts are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-soo Kim, Il-kyu Kim, Yong-jun Lim
  • Publication number: 20140028511
    Abstract: A device in a wireless communications system, comprising a transmitter for transmitting information over a plurality of frequency bands, a receiver for receiving information over a plurality of frequency bands and a multiple-band antenna electrically connected to said transmitter and said receiver, wherein said multiple band antenna is comprised of a first feed point configured to electrically connect said multiple band antenna to said transmitter and said receiver, wherein said multiple band antenna forms a first antenna type and a second feed point configured to electrically connect said multiple-band antenna to said transmitter and said receiver, wherein said multiple band antenna forms a second antenna type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Qinjiang RAO
  • Patent number: 8629811
    Abstract: An electrically small dual-band planar tunable UHF/L-Band antenna. In one example, the dual-band antenna includes a combination of a semi-spiral antenna for the UHF frequencies and a microstrip patch antenna for the L-band frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Grandfield, Michael P. Abban, Brad D. Gaynor
  • Publication number: 20130342409
    Abstract: Patch antennas for signals of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are described. A compact antenna system reduces directional diagram level in the rear hemisphere primarily for cross-polarized (left hand circularly-polarized) component. It can be used for reducing multipath reception. The antenna receives GNSS signals and includes a patch circularly-polarized radiator consisting of a radiating patch, a ground plane under it and a loop radiator coaxially located around the patch radiator. The loop radiator is excited by a separate power circuit or by a passive method where LHCP waves of MP and loop radiators in the rear hemisphere would be anti-phase added. A dual-band antenna system includes an active HF radiator, under which there is an active LF radiator under which there is a passive LF radiator, a loop HF radiator being coaxially located around the active HF radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Dmitry Vitalievich Tatarnikov, Andrey Vitalievich Astakhov
  • Patent number: 8599086
    Abstract: A monopole slot antenna applicable to a mobile communication device includes a dielectric substrate, a first ground plane, a second ground plane, a monopole slot, and a microstrip feedline. The first ground plane is disposed on the dielectric substrate. The second ground plane is in the vicinity of the first ground plane and electrically connected to the first ground plane via a metal wire. A section of the metal wire is disposed on one surface of the dielectric substrate. The monopole slot is disposed on the first ground plane and has an open end disposed near the metal wire that connects the first and the second ground planes. The microstrip feedline is disposed on a surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the first ground plane with one end of the microstrip feedline extended across the monopole slot and the other end connected to a signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kin-Lu Wong, Fang-Hsien Chu
  • Patent number: 8587488
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna unit for wireless communication to a multitude of wireless interfaces comprising a multitude of individual antennas, each antenna comprising a coil comprising at least one winding and the individual antennas embrace the same volume and to a hearing aid comprising such antenna unit. The object of the present invention is to provide an antenna unit and a hearing aid providing several wireless interfaces at a relatively small volume. The problem is solved in that at least one of the coils is adapted for providing an inductive coupling to another device. Among the advantages are reduced space/volume, reduced cost and reduced sensitivity to production tolerances compared to a solution comprising individual, separate antennas. The invention may e.g. be used in wireless communication devices, e.g. mobile telephones, head phones, head sets, hearing aids, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Ove Knudsen, Poul Henriksen