Traveling Wave Type Patents (Class 343/731)
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Patent number: 12193130Abstract: Provided is a heating device. The heating device includes a cylinder body, a door body, an electromagnetic generating module and a radiating antenna. A heating chamber having a pick-and-place opening is defined in the cylinder body, and the heating chamber is configured to place an object to be processed. The door body is disposed at the pick-and-place opening and configured to open and close the pick-and-place opening. The electromagnetic generating module is configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal. The radiating antenna is disposed in the cylinder body and electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module to generate electromagnetic waves of a corresponding frequency according to the electromagnetic wave signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.Inventors: Haijuan Wang, Peng Li
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Patent number: 12062864Abstract: An antenna structure includes a radiative antenna element disposed in a first conductive layer and a reference ground plane, disposed in a second conductive layer under the first conductive layer. The radiative antenna element is loaded with a plurality of slots and is electrically connected to the reference ground plane through a plurality of vias, and the vias are placed along a first line of the radiative antenna element and the slots are placed along a second line perpendicular to the first line.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Debapratim Dhara, Shih-Chia Chiu, Yen-Ju Lu, Sheng-Mou Lin
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Patent number: 11914071Abstract: A radar apparatus for detecting a target object is provided, which can improve target object detection performance by improving a Field of View (FOV) and can be widely used in various fields such as robotics and Internet of Things (IoTs) devices, as well as autonomous vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SMART RADAR SYSTEM, INC.Inventor: Kyung Sub Oh
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Patent number: 11336022Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground layer, patch antenna patterns, feed vias, ring-type meta patterns, and coupling-type meta patterns. The ground layer has one or more through-holes. Patch antenna patterns are each disposed above the ground layer. Feed vias are disposed to penetrate through the one or more through-holes, and electrically connect to the patch antenna patterns, respectively. Ring-type meta patterns are arranged between the patch antenna patterns. Coupling-type meta patterns are alternately arranged between the patch antenna patterns in fewer numbers than the ring-type meta patterns in positions more distant from the patch antenna patterns than positions in which the ring-type meta patterns are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nam Ki Kim, Dae Ki Lim, Jeong Ki Ryoo, Ju Hyoung Park, Jae Min Keum, Myeong Woo Han
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Patent number: 11264697Abstract: The present disclosure provides a linked antenna pair for a shipping container having a thermally insulated and electromagnetically shielded cavity for holding a payload. The linked antenna pair comprises a first antenna disposed inside the cavity, a second antenna disposed outside the cavity, and a feed line that electrically connects the first antenna to the second antenna.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: American Aerogel CorporationInventors: Derek S. Kilmer, Gary A. Kneezel
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Patent number: 11239572Abstract: There are disclosed antenna arrays for portable electronic devices. In one aspect, the antenna array comprises at least two antennas, each antenna comprising at least two radiating elements; and at least two control networks each comprising a plurality of impedance matching circuits and RF switches, each antenna being connected to a respective control network. Each control network connects the radiating elements of its respective antenna to a single RF port. Each antenna element is connected to a respective first RF switch in its respective control network allowing selection between different ones of the plurality of impedance matching circuits. Each port is connected to a respective second RF switch in its respective control network allowing selection between different ones of the plurality of impedance matching circuits. The impedance matching circuits are connected between the first RF switches and the second RF switch in each control network.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Smart Antenna Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Sampson Hu, Qing Liu, Liang Wan
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Patent number: 10897088Abstract: A microstrip antenna includes at least one dielectric material forming a dielectric layer structure having a first main side, at least one antenna structure formed on the first main side; and a ground plane. The dielectric layer structure is positioned between said antenna structure and the ground plane (19, 43). Each of said at least one antenna structure comprises a microstrip conductor that in turn comprises a slot structure. For each of said at least one antenna structure, the microstrip conductor and the slot structure mainly extend in the direction of a longitudinal extension.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: VEONEER SWEDEN ABInventor: Arnold Mobius
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Patent number: 10680344Abstract: An antenna device includes: a first sub-array antenna provided on a substrate and having a group of first antenna elements, one or more third antenna elements, and a first electrical power line through which electric power is supplied to the group of first antenna elements and the one or more third antenna elements; and a second sub-array antenna provided on the substrate and having a group of second antenna elements, the one or more third antenna elements, and a second electrical power line through which electric power is supplied to the group of second antenna elements and the one or more third antenna elements. The one or more third antenna elements are placed away from the first electrical power line and the second electrical power line.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Murata, Junji Sato
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Patent number: 10014946Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a node device includes an interface configured to receive first signals. A plurality of coupling devices are configured to launch the first signals on a transmission medium as a plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves at corresponding plurality of non-optical carrier frequencies, wherein the plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves are bound to a physical structure of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Donald J. Barnickel, Thomas M. Willis, III
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Patent number: 9711867Abstract: A basic antenna (2), designed to form a radiating element of an array antenna, includes, superimposed, a planar reflector (4), a probe (6), and an assembly (8) of the EBG type by default in the form of a cavity (16). The basic antenna (2) includes a wall enclosure (10) capable of reflecting the electromagnetic waves at the operating frequency or frequencies of the basic antenna (2), the wall enclosure (10) being an extension in a direction orthogonal to the planar reflector (4) and simultaneously surrounding only the probe (6), the cavity (16) and the structure (14). The one- or two-dimensional array antenna includes a plurality of joined basic antennas (2) arranged compactly.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S), UNIVERSITE DE LIMOGESInventors: Bernard Jecko, Mohammad Hajj, Regis Chantalat, Moustapha Salah Toubet
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Patent number: 9577341Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) communications system includes a local RF communications device and an RF antenna including a conical RF launch structure coupled to the local RF communications device, and an elongate electrical conductor having a proximal end coupled to the conical RF launch structure and a distal end spaced apart from the conical RF launch structure to define an elongate RF coverage pattern. The elongate conductor may be a coaxial cable. At least one remote RF communications device, within the elongate RF coverage pattern, wirelessly communicates with the local RF communications device.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATIONInventor: Francis Eugene Parsche
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Patent number: 9537225Abstract: A method for use with a reflectarray antenna for wireless telecommunication is described. The method involves providing a reflectarray antenna, and adjusting a phase of a scattered field of the reflectarray antenna for generating different radiation patterns for angular mode-based multiplexing. The reflectarray antenna includes a ground plane, a dielectric substrate attached on the ground plane; and a first antenna patch formed on one side of the dielectric substrate. Further, the reflectarray antenna includes a second antenna patch formed adjacent to the first antenna patch with a separation area therebetween; and a phase adjustment member disposed in the separation area. The phase of the scattered field of the antenna is adjusted by changing a DC voltage of the phase adjustment member.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Woo Jin Byun, Yong Heui Cho, Min Soo Kang, Kwang Seon Kim, Bong-Su Kim
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Patent number: 9406421Abstract: An electrical system having an underlying structure resembling the double helix most commonly associated with DNA may be used to produce useful electromagnetic fields for various applications.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Medical Energetics LtdInventor: David G. Schmidt
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Patent number: 9373885Abstract: Indoor/outdoor broadband wireless combined radio/antennas configured to include an integrated adjustable mount allowing mounting to a pole or stand and adjustment of the angle of the device (e.g., the altitude) by a lockable ball joint. The device may include a compact array antenna having a high gain configured to operate in, for example, the 5.15 to 5.85 GHz band and/or the 2.40-2.48 GHz band. The antenna emitters may be arranged in a separate plane from a plane containing the antenna feed connecting the emitting elements and also from a ground plane. The antenna array may be contained within a protective weatherproof housing along with the radio control circuitry. The antenna may be manufactured by a simple stamping/forming process. The apparatuses may be configured for low impedance mismatch and may have a high gain relative to a very small and compact overall shape.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.Inventors: Gerardo Huerta, Jude Lee, John R. Sanford, Gonzalo P. Jabbaz, Hsin-Ming Chen, Robert Pera
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Patent number: 9293801Abstract: A power combining apparatus includes an output waveguide section having inner and outer coaxial conductors, wherein an outer surface of the inner conductor and an inner surface of the outer conductor each includes a substantially linear taper, a center waveguide section having an input, an output, and a plurality of antenna elements, the output of the center waveguide section being coupled to the output waveguide section, and an output waveguide section coupled to the output of the center waveguide section.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: TriQuint CW, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Courtney, Scott Behan
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Publication number: 20150147989Abstract: An antenna to transmit a wave signal may include a transmission line to transmit the wave signal, a plurality of first transmitting conductors connected to the transmission line. The first transmitting conductors may be substantially perpendicular to the transmission line and the first transmitting conductors may be substantially the same length.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventor: Richard Strnad
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Publication number: 20150130675Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) communications system includes a local RF communications device and an RF antenna including a conical RF launch structure coupled to the local RF communications device, and an elongate electrical conductor having a proximal end coupled to the conical RF launch structure and a distal end spaced apart from the conical RF launch structure to define an elongate RF coverage pattern. The elongate conductor may be a coaxial cable. At least one remote RF communications device, within the elongate RF coverage pattern, wirelessly communicates with the local RF communications device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Harris CorporationInventor: Francis Eugene PARSCHE
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Patent number: 9000992Abstract: There is provided an antenna device for transmitting a radio wave to a tag capable of receiving the radio wave includes a first layer, a second layer, and a first plate which is disposed on or above the second layer. These are electrically conductive. The second layer is disposed apart from the first layer and includes a plurality of non-electrically conductive portions to generate an electromagnetic wave travelling along a first axis above the second layer. Further, the first plate is disposed on or above the second layer to allow the tag to receive the radio wave transmitted from the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Manabu Kai, Teruhisa Ninomiya
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Patent number: 8947317Abstract: A reflective impedance element is connected to a port of a composite right/left-handed transmission line, and operates at a predetermined operating frequency so that an impedance when the reflective impedance element is seen from the port becomes a pure imaginary number jB. A reflective impedance component is connected to a port of the composite right/left-handed transmission line, and operates at the predetermined operating frequency so that an impedance when the reflective impedance element is seen from the port becomes ?jB.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: National University Corporation Kyoto Institute of TechnologyInventors: Tetsuya Ueda, Gouki Haida, Shintaro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20150022407Abstract: Leaky wave antennas that can be reconfigured in pattern and/or polarization by exploiting the characteristic of metamaterial structures loaded with variable capacitor and inductors employ a Composite Right Left Handed (CRLH) unit cell with two independent DC biases used to actively change the group delay of the transmission line and the polarization of the radiated field while preserving good impedance matching. Different degrees of pattern and polarization reconfigurability are achieved by cascading multiple of these unit cells along a straight line, a circular line or a zigzag line while preserving high gain for all the antenna configurations and good impedance matching.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Daniele Piazza, Michele D'Amico, Kapil R. Dandekar
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Patent number: 8922425Abstract: A waveguide structure according to one embodiment includes an upper waveguide and a mode conversion portion. The upper waveguide internally transmits a high frequency signal in TE10 mode along a first direction. The mode conversion portion is configured to electromagnetically couple with the upper waveguide. The mode conversion portion converts the high frequency signal propagating through the upper waveguide from TE10 mode to TM11 mode. The mode conversion portion transmits the high frequency signal converted in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. According to the waveguide structure pursuant to the embodiment, it is possible to attain excellent transmission characteristics of high frequency signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Kazuki Hayata
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Patent number: 8836595Abstract: An antenna device that radiates or receives a radio wave includes: a first wire line; a second wire line that is parallel to the first wire line; a power feeding/receiving point that is provided at proximal portions of the first wire line and second wire line; and a terminal resistance that is provided at distal end portions of the first wire line and second wire line.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Hanazawa, Nobuhiro Ide
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Patent number: 8836594Abstract: A leaky wave antenna system is set forth. The antenna comprises: a microstrip fabricated on a top surface of a substrate; a ground plane formed on a bottom surface of the substrate; and a plurality of impedance components, each impedance component having one terminal electrically coupled to a lengthwise edge of the microstrip abutting the top surface of the substrate. A switch is electrically connected between each one of the plurality of impedance components and the ground plane. A control module coupled to the plurality of switches operates to specify a direction of a main beam radiating from the microstrip by selectively connecting one or more of the plurality of impedance components to the ground plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State UniversityInventors: Edward J. Rothwell, Raoul Ouedraogo
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Patent number: 8730017Abstract: A first antenna section included in an antenna has a first conductor, supplies electric power to a plurality of tags, and transmits electromagnetic waves to and receives electromagnetic waves from the plurality of tags. One end of the first conductor is a feeding point and an other end of the first conductor is an open end. The first conductor is connected to a reader-writer device for communicating with the plurality of tags. The first conductor can output electromagnetic waves. A second antenna section included in the antenna has a second conductor one end of which is a feeding point, an other end of which is an open end, and which is opposite to the first conductor of the first antenna section with the plurality of tags therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Manabu Kai, Teruhisa Ninomiya
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Publication number: 20140078011Abstract: A 3D package device of a photonic integrated chip matching circuit, comprising: a first carrier substrate; a first microwave transmission line array formed by evaporation on the top surface of the first carrier substrate to provide bias voltages and high-frequency modulation signals to the photonic integrated chip; a second carrier substrate formed perpendicularly to the first carrier substrate or to have a certain angle with respect to the first carrier substrate, so as to constitute a 3D structure; a second microwave transmission line array formed by evaporation on the bottom surface of the second carrier substrate to match electrodes of the first microwave transmission line array, the second microwave transmission line array being soldered or sintered with the electrodes of the first microwave transmission line array; an electrode array formed by evaporation on a side surface or two opposite side surfaces of the second carrier substrate; and a microwave circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventor: INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTOR, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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Patent number: 8665072Abstract: A shipping container has passive radio antenna element having internal and external antennas. A connector spanning the wall joins the two antennas. An internal communications device is disposed within the container and an external communications device is disposed external to the container. Another shipping container has a repeater element having internal and external antennas. A repeater unit spans the wall joining the two antennas. A communications device is disposed within the container and another communications device is disposed externally. RF signals are re-radiated by the antennas. Methodology includes inputting PF signals from a communication device disposed at a first location, receiving the signals through an antenna comprised by an antenna element, and re-radiating the signal from a second antenna comprised by the element, where the element spans the wall of a shipping container. The re-radiated signal is received by a second communications device disposed at a second location.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Round Rock Research, LLCInventor: John R. Tuttle
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Patent number: 8558745Abstract: An antenna arrangement for generating and receiving terahertz radiation is described. The arrangement comprises a substrate comprising a photoconductive material and a pair of electrodes provided on the photoconductive material. Each electrode includes a plurality of elongate fingers spaced apart from each other which are arranged in a parallel relation and define finger gaps therebetween. The fingers of one electrode are located within the finger gaps formed between the spaced apart fingers of another electrode so that two neighboring fingers belong to different electrodes. The fingers of each electrode have at least one protrusion extending away from lateral sides of the fingers within the finger gap.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Novatrans Group SAInventors: Laurent Habib, Ron Daisy
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Patent number: 8471775Abstract: The array antenna includes a feed line, and a plurality of radiating element sections arranged at a predetermined arranging interval in a first direction, each of the radiating element sections including at least one radiating element fed a traveling wave through the feed line. The inter-element line length as a length of the feed line between each succeeding two of the radiating element sections is longer than the arranging interval in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Kento Nakabayashi, Kazuma Natsume, Yuu Watanabe, Takuya Kouya
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Patent number: 8462062Abstract: A storage container assembly includes a container having a metal side wall, and a passive wireless repeater mounted on the side wall. The repeater includes a first antenna on one side of the side wall, a second antenna on an opposite side of the side wall, and an electrical connection between the first antenna and the second antenna. The electrical connection may be in the form of a first connector mounted to the first antenna and a second connector mounted to the second antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Solstice Medical, LLCInventors: Michael D. Westrick, Daniel L. Sands
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Publication number: 20130127678Abstract: Processes and systems for radiating electromagnetic energy from an open-ended coaxial cavity are described herein. An antenna assembly includes an open-ended coaxial radiator. The coaxial assembly includes an inner electrically conducting surface and an outer conductive surface spaced apart from and opposing the inner electrically surface. More than one radially aligned electromagnetic coupling modules are positioned at least partially within the coaxial waveguide along different rotation angles. Each of the different electromagnetic coupling modules samples a local electric field, amplifies the sampled field, and alters a phase of at least one of the amplified fields. The amplified, phase-adjusted coaxial fields are radiated from an open end of the coaxial cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Raytheon CompanyInventor: Charles Chandler
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Publication number: 20130029615Abstract: According to one embodiment, an antenna apparatus includes a leaky coaxial cable and a power supply apparatus. The power supply apparatus that provides a voltage for operating a mobile terminal receiving a radio wave radiated from the leaky coaxial cable when a high-frequency signal is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsumi Gocho, Hiroki Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20130027259Abstract: An object is to suppress radiation of a cross polarized wave by a microstrip antenna to improve cross polarization discrimination of the traveling wave excitation antenna. A microstrip antenna wherein: a feed line 21 through which a traveling wave propagates, and a radiating element 22 that is excited by the traveling wave are formed on a dielectric substrate 1, and wherein: the radiating element 22 has a radiating part 22A for radiating a co-polarization wave, and an open stub 22B that has a stub length 22A substantially equal to ?g/4 and that extends from the radiating part toward a cross polarization direction. Therefore, without changing an element width Lb of the radiating element 22, radiation of a cross polarized wave by the radiating element 22 can be suppressed to improve cross polarization discrimination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takaaki Fujita, Takeshi Okunaga, Eisuke Hayakawa
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Publication number: 20120249385Abstract: The invention is a class of planar unidirectional traveling-wave (TW) antenna comprising a planar four-arm TW radiator ensemble, such as a 4-arm spiral, which is fed medially with a twin-lead feed connected with only a pair of opposite arms of the TW radiator, with the other two arms parasitically excited. The use of a mode suppressor enhances the purity of single-mode TW propagation and radiation. The twin-lead feed is connected with the balanced side of a balun, and is impedance matched with the TW radiator on one side and the balun on the other side. This simple feed structure using a single balun is generally smaller and much simpler, and thus much less costly than the conventional feed for a 4-arm spiral, which is a complex one-to-four power divider that contains hybrids, power dividers, couplers, matrices, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: WANG ELECTRO-OPTO CORPORATIONInventor: Johnson J.H. Wang
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Patent number: 8264410Abstract: A planar broadband beam-steering phased array antenna with approximately 10:1 bandwidth is comprised of planar broadband traveling wave antenna elements positioned parallel to a conducting ground plane and spaced less than 0.5 wavelength at the highest operating frequency and more than 0.01 wavelengths at the lowest operating frequency. Each planar traveling wave antenna element is a planar frequency-independent antenna or planar self-complementary antenna, and is truncated to fit a unit cell of the phased array. Adjacent antenna elements are arranged to be tightly coupled together or connected with each other and spaced less than 0.5 wavelength apart between their centers throughout its operating frequency range. One or more layers of dielectric or magneto-dielectric substrates/superstrates can be added to enhance specific performances.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Wang Electro-Opto CorporationInventor: Johnson J. H. Wang
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Publication number: 20120068898Abstract: A stacked disk loaded antenna (80) that uses a dual double tuned impedance matching networks to broadband match the radiation resistance to a 50? port. Using two antenna elements (31, 64) in a stacked construction results in the antenna effectively combining the bandwidth ranges of both the antenna elements and removes the requirement for external tuning, which will add weight to an antenna structure. The stacked antenna system can be employed within communication systems operating within the HF and UHF bands.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCEInventors: Nathan Clow, Ivor Leslie Morrow
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Publication number: 20110248898Abstract: A leaky wave antenna system is set forth. The antenna comprises: a microstrip fabricated on a top surface of a substrate; a ground plane formed on a bottom surface of the substrate; and a plurality of impedance components, each impedance component having one terminal electrically coupled to a lengthwise edge of the microstrip abutting the top surface of the substrate. A switch is electrically connected between each one of the plurality of impedance components and the ground plane. A control module coupled to the plurality of switches operates to specify a direction of a main beam radiating from the microstrip by selectively connecting one or more of the plurality of impedance components to the ground plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Edward J. Rothwell, Raoul Ouedraogo
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Publication number: 20100321261Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves at a working frequency f?, that comprises a resonator with a filtering (49) coating that covers the major portion of the upper face of a reflector (22) located inside a cavity (36), the coating (40) being capable of removing all the electromagnetic waves having a frequency f? and propagating in a direction parallel to the upper face of the reflector, without removing all the electromagnetic waves having a frequency f? and propagating in a direction perpendicular to the upper face of the reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES, UNIVERSITE DE LIMOGESInventors: Marc Thevenot, Bernard Jecko, Thierry Monediere, Regis Chantalat, Cyrille Menudier, Patrick Dumon
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Patent number: 7855689Abstract: An antenna apparatus has a ground plane and a traveling-wave linear antenna The ground plane has a dielectric layer and metallic plates disposed on the dielectric layer. The plates placed on a front side of the ground plane act as a band gap surface. The dielectric constant and thickness of the dielectric layer, the number of plates and the width of spaces among the plates are adjusted, so that the band gap surface prevents propagation of electromagnetic waves within a specific frequency band. The antenna is disposed over the band gap surface on the front side of the ground plane to be spaced away from the band gap surface. The antenna radiates electromagnetic waves of an operational frequency within the specific frequency band in response to an alternating current of the operational frequency fed to the linear antenna.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignees: Nippon Soken, Inc., Denso CorporationInventors: Shinji Fukui, Mitsuru Fujita
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Patent number: 7825810Abstract: A RFID tag read equipment includes a read device and an antenna system including first to third antennas. The read device outputs the question wave as a high-frequency current, and reads the predetermined data by demodulating the answer wave when the answer wave is inputted therein as a high-frequency current. The first to third antennas output the high-frequency current when they receive the electromagnetic wave, and radiate the electromagnetic wave when the high-frequency current is inputted therein. Here, the first antenna is connected to the read device via a feeder wire, the second antenna being located such that its radiation direction is made parallel and opposite to radiation direction of the first antenna, the third antenna being connected to the second antenna via a feeder wire.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Isao Sakama, Minoru Ashizawa
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Publication number: 20100207829Abstract: The antenna apparatus may include a planar, electrically conductive, slot antenna element having a geometrically shaped opening therein defining an inner perimeter, and a pair of spaced apart signal feedpoints along the inner perimeter separated by a distance of one quarter of the inner perimeter to impart a traveling wave current distribution. The inner perimeter of the planar, electrically conductive, slot antenna element may be equal to about one operating wavelength thereof. The antenna apparatus may provide at least one of linear, circular, dual linear and dual circular polarizations, and it may provide an in situ or conformal antenna for vehicles or aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: Harris CorporationInventor: Francis Eugene Parsche
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Publication number: 20100207830Abstract: The planar antenna apparatus may include a planar, electrically conductive, patch antenna element having a geometric shape defining an outer perimeter, and a pair of spaced apart signal feedpoints along the outer perimeter of the planar, electrically conductive, patch antenna element and separated by a distance of one quarter of the outer perimeter to impart a traveling wave current distribution. The outer perimeter of the planar, electrically conductive, patch antenna element may be equal to about one operating wavelength thereof. The apparatus may provide dual circular or dual linear polarization. The planar patch element may relate to a full wave loop antenna as a compliment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: Harris CorporationInventor: Francis Eugene Parsche
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Patent number: 7733280Abstract: An antenna system includes plural antennas. Each antenna is different than every other antenna. Each antenna is characterized by a principal plane. A principal plane of a first antenna is oblique to a principal plane of a second antenna. The first antenna includes a first insulating substrate extending in the principal plane of the first antenna. The first antenna further includes a first radiating element and a connected first conductor and includes a second radiating element and a connected second conductor. The first antenna further includes a coupling conductor coupling the second radiating element and the first conductor. The first antenna further includes a first coupler having a first signal conductor and a second signal conductor. The first signal conductor is coupled to the second conductor, and the second signal conductor is coupled to the first radiating element.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Kaonetics Technologies, Inc.Inventor: James Cornwell
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Patent number: 7696884Abstract: An RFID system comprises an intermediate device that includes a first and second antenna coils connected together in a close loop format. The coils are formed on a flexible substrate that can be folded around a magnetic flux blocker such that one loop is on side of the blocker and the other loop is on the other side of the blocker. The intermediate device can then improve communication between a reader on one side of the blocker and a tag on the other. The coil on the reader side of the blocker can receive RF signals being generated by the reader and convert them to an electrical signal that can be passed to the coil on the tag side of the blockage. The second coil can then generate an RF signal that can be transmitted to the tag.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Huan-Chin Luo, Lu-Shan Chiang, Ying-Che Lo, Chia-Jui Shen, Po-Chih Lai, Kung-Hua Lee
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Patent number: 7659864Abstract: A broadband antenna has a substrate, a coupling conductor, a conductor string, a ground conductor and a ground plane. The coupling conductor has a first coupling member and a second coupling member being separated from each other. The conductor string and the ground conductor are connected to the second coupling member. The conductor string extends along a direction opposite to the second coupling member. The ground conductor is connected to the ground plane. The broadband antenna uses the coupling conductor and the ground conductor to adjust input impedance for impedance match. The conductor string functions as a multi level resonance circuit to increase impedance bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.Inventors: Wen-Shyang Chen, Yao-Yuan Chang, Chih-Ren Hsiao, Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao
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Patent number: 7586416Abstract: In one embodiment, a repeater relays an RF signal between an RFID (radio frequency identification) transponder having a transponder antenna, and an RFID reader having a reader antenna. The repeater includes a first antenna configured to be coupled with the reader antenna; a second antenna configured to be coupled with the transponder antenna; and a first coaxial cable which is coupled to the first and second antennas.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Tomonori Ariyoshi, Koyo Ozaki
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Patent number: 7557759Abstract: An integrated multi-band antenna has a first radiating conductor, a second radiating conductor spaced from the first radiating conductor, a trap element connected to the first and second radiating conductors, a third radiating conductor with a first feeding point connected to the first radiating conductor, a fourth radiating conductor connected to the second and third radiating conductors, a meandering radiating conductor having two ends which respectively connect a fifth radiating conductor with a second radiating conductor and a sixth radiating conductor parallel to the meandering radiating conductor and a ground portion arranged close to the first radiating conductor and spaced from the fifth radiating conductor. The second, third and fourth radiating conductors resonate at a first frequency bandwidth. The first, second and third radiating conductor and the trap element resonate a second frequency bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ching-Chi Lin, Hung-Jen Chen, Kai Shih, Yu-Yuan Wu, Jia-Hung Su
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Patent number: 7532171Abstract: A millimeter wave electronically scanned antenna is disclosed in both passive and active implementations. The antenna comprises a plurality of antenna components, wherein an antenna component, includes a coupler; a ground plane; a traveling wave phase shift line electrically connected to the coupler and grounded to the ground plane; and a plurality of fixed phase shifters, each fixed phase shifter electrically connected to the traveling wave phase shift line at a respective point thereon. One such component includes a plurality of radiating elements electromagnetically connected to a respective one of the fixed phase shifters. The antenna further includes a coupling component to which the radiating antenna is coupled to receive control signals and a radio frequency feed.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventor: Cole A. Chandler
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Patent number: 7439863Abstract: In an RFID system including an RFID tag and an RFID reader for performing wireless communications with the RFID tag, an RFID relay antenna has a first loop antenna for electromagnetic induction coupling with an antenna at the RFID tag, a second loop antenna that is provided apart from the first loop antenna and for electromagnetic induction coupling with an antenna at the RFID reader, and wires for connecting the first loop antenna and the second loop antenna so as to form one closed loop and for conveying an induced current generated at the first and second loop antennas to the second and first loop antennas, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Tomohiro Ono, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Toshio Watanabe
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Patent number: 7394428Abstract: A printed antenna includes a smaller antenna member attached onto the circuit board, one or more greater antenna members attached onto the circuit board and electrically coupled to the smaller antenna member with conductive coupling members and coupled in series with each other, a feed-in terminal electrically coupled to the smaller antenna member, and a ground member attached onto the circuit board and spaced away from the feed-in terminal for a spaced distance for increasing the gain value and the frequency bandwidth of the printed antenna. The ground member may include one or more extensions located beside the feed-in terminal and the smaller antenna member.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Joymax Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Fu Mao Hsieh
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Patent number: 7126552Abstract: Device for transmission of electromagnetic radiation through a wall. In order to couple transmission-reception means (2, 4) located on each side of the wall (6), this device comprises two antennas (12, 14) placed on each side of this wall and connected to each other through this wall. Electromagnetic protection means (20) are arranged on all or some of the surfaces of the wall facing the antennas and are made of an electrically conducting material. This device is particularly applicable to a transmitter-receiver system for which one of the components is in a slightly conducting container.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2003Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Marcel Locatelli, Thierry Thomas