Parallel Arrangement Patents (Class 343/812)
  • Patent number: 11329385
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the present disclosure, an antenna includes: a ground plane; a central support extending from the ground plane, the central support having two feeding probes, each of the feeding probes having a first part and a second part, each of the first part and the second part being separated from one another and from the first and second parts of the other feeding probe; and four radiating arms, one radiating arm extending from each of the first and second parts of each feeding probe, wherein at least a portion of at least two of the radiating arms extends in directions different from orientations of their respective parts of the feeding probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Harel, Jerome Plet
  • Patent number: 9979081
    Abstract: A multiband antenna including a ground plane having at least one periphery, at least one non-radiative slot being formed along the at least one periphery, a first plurality of radiating elements mounted on the ground plane adjacent to the at least one periphery and radiating in a first frequency band and a second plurality of radiating elements mounted on the ground plane adjacent to the at least one periphery and radiating in a second frequency band, the second frequency band being higher than the first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: GALTRONICS CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Anatoly Berezin, Yaniv Ziv, Haim Yona, Sharon Harel
  • Patent number: 9428258
    Abstract: A holding device for in particular panel-shaped interior lining parts of a fuselage, has a configuration that is easy and simple to mount, each holding device includes a supporting device, which is used to anchor the holding device on a primary structure of the fuselage and comprises a joint; a connecting tube, which extends out of the supporting device and one end of which is attached to the joint; a mounting for an interior lining part, to which mounting the other, opposite end of the connecting tube to the one end is attached; and a lanyard, which is fastened to the supporting device is and the mounting and extends through the connecting tube and the length of which is greater than the length of the connecting tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Benthien, Ali Güngör
  • Patent number: 8928460
    Abstract: The invention relates to the locating and identifying of objects with radiofrequency communication by inductive coupling, without electrical contact, between a reader and a tag. The device includes an array of N fixed RFID markers of RFID tag type, with inductive antennas placed at known positions, N being an integer greater than 1 and an RFID tag reader provided with a fixed reading inductive antenna passing in proximity to the N markers. The position of the N markers with respect to the inductive reading antenna is such that the mutual inductance between the inductive antenna of any marker and the inductive reading antenna is zero when no object to be located is present in the vicinity of the array of markers, and nonzero when an RFID tag is present in the vicinity of the marker considered. A coupling is established in the presence of a mobile tag in proximity to a marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventor: Thierry Thomas
  • Patent number: 8750798
    Abstract: A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna module, comprising a first signal feed port coupled to a first antenna element disposed along a first edge of an antenna array board, a second signal feed port coupled to a second antenna element disposed on the antenna array board and a transceiver operable to be selectively coupled to either or both of the first and second signal feed ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Qinjiang Rao, James Paul Warden, Mina Ayatollahi
  • Patent number: 8743008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a base station antenna, that includes two or more reflector plates, each provided with a radiating element. The base station antenna also includes a reflector plate connecting member connected to each reflector plate for enabling the rotation of the reflector plates. The base station antenna also includes a reflector plate controller providing control signals for controlling the rotation and stoppage of the reflector plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: KMW Inc.
    Inventors: In-Ho Kim, Jae-Jun Lee, Kee-Bum Kim, Chang-Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 8743007
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substrate type antenna capable of realizing high gain enhancement and high band enhancement in a simple configuration. In the substrate type antenna, a loop-like first joint pattern whose one spot is divided, is formed in one substrate surface of a substrate made of a dielectric material. Antennas are respectively connected to both end terminals of the first joint pattern at a position where the first joint pattern is divided. A loop-like second joint pattern formed at a position corresponding to the first joint pattern and whose one spot is divided, is formed in the other substrate surface of the substrate. A loop-like third joint pattern which is substantially concentric with the first joint pattern and which is formed at a position corresponding to the second joint pattern and whose spot is divided, is formed in the one substrate surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: NISSEI Limited, Faverights, Inc.
    Inventors: Tutomu Kaneko, Takahisa Karakama
  • Patent number: 8660623
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a circuit board carried by the portable housing, a wireless communications circuit carried by the circuit board, and an audio circuit carried by the circuit board. The device may further include an antenna assembly including an antenna carrier frame coupled to the circuit board and defining a cavity therein, and at least one antenna element carried on the carrier frame and coupled to the wireless communications circuit. The device may also include an audio output transducer carried within the cavity of the antenna carrier frame and coupled to the audio circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ying Tong Man, Yihong Qi, Joshua Kwan Ho Wong
  • Patent number: 8571599
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a circuit board carried by the portable housing, a wireless communications circuit carried by the circuit board, and an audio circuit carried by the circuit board. The mobile wireless communications device may further include an antenna assembly including an antenna carrier frame coupled to the circuit board and defining a cavity therein, and an antenna element carried on the antenna carrier frame and having a plurality of spaced apart signal feed points coupled to the wireless communications circuit. In addition, an audio transducer may be carried within the cavity of the antenna carrier frame and coupled to the audio circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Ying Tong Man, Yihong Qi, Joshua Kwan Ho Wong
  • Patent number: 8344961
    Abstract: The present invention is Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) radiating element which includes a plurality of dipole layers, a stripline feed layer and a cover portion. The radiating element is low-profile and may have a thickness of 180 mils. Further, the radiating element may have an operating frequency range from 5.35 GHz to 5.46 GHz and a depth of 0.083 free space wavelengths at the high end of the operating frequency range. Still further, the dipoles of the dipole layers of the BAMS radiating element vary in width from layer to layer to maximize match at the edge of the scan volume. The BAMS radiating element may be at least partially constructed of printed circuit board material, such as Rogers 4003. The BAMS radiating element may have a return loss of less than ?10 decibels over its entire scan volume and frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Buckley
  • Patent number: 8269687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna arrangement comprising a first and third set of antenna elements, being arranged as a first and third column and aligned along a first and third symmetry axis, respectively, each column comprising elements being operative in a first frequency band (f1) and elements being operative in a second frequency band (f2). The antenna arrangement further comprises a second set of antenna elements, being arranged as a second intermediate column along a second symmetry axis, said second symmetry axis being parallel to said first and third symmetry axes, and being operative in said second frequency band (f2), wherein the ratio of said second center frequency (f2) to said first center frequency (f1) is in the range 1.5 to 3. The distance between said first and third symmetry axes is less than or equal to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies Sweden AB
    Inventors: Bjorn Lindmark, Jesper Uddin
  • Patent number: 8217850
    Abstract: The present invention is an adjustable beamwidth, loaded monopole antenna array. The array may include four monopole antennas. Each of the antennas may include a generally symmetric, tapered radiating element and an inductive shorting wall element. The array may further include a capacitive top hat element which may be connected to each of the antennas. The array may further include a ground plane element which may be connected to each of the antennas. The array may further include a plurality of feed posts which may be connected to the antennas. Further, each feed post may be connected to a power feed line. Each radiating element may be variably phase-fed and/or uniformly phase-fed for allowing the antenna array to effect a directional beam and/or an omni-directional beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Jennings, James B. West
  • Patent number: 8164536
    Abstract: A dual polarized variable beam tilt antenna having a superior Sector Power Ratio (SPR). The antenna may have slant 45 degree dipole radiating elements including directors, and may be disposed on a plurality of tilted element trays to orient an antenna boresight downtilt. The directors may be disposed above or about the respective dipole radiating elements. The antenna has a beam front-to-side ratio exceeding 20 dB, a horizontal beam front-to-back ratio exceeding 40 dB, a high-roll off, and is operable over an expanded frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin Le, Louis J. Meyer, Pete Bisiules
  • Patent number: 8160664
    Abstract: An omni-directional antenna supporting simultaneous transmission/reception, from the same AP, on multiple frequencies, allowing each AP to communicate using each possible frequency. Each AP multiplexes its outgoing signals onto its transmitting antenna, and de-multiplexes its incoming signals from its receiving antenna. The transmitting and receiving antennae are each substantially located in each other's NULL zone (or one is in the NULL zone of the other). The AP can transmit/receive on many distinct frequencies without needing more antennae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Meru Networks
    Inventors: Rajendran Venugopalachary, Senthil Palanisamy, Srinath Sarang, Vaduvur Bharghavan
  • Patent number: 8115696
    Abstract: A phased-array antenna panel for a super economical broadcast system is provided. The phased-array antenna panel system includes an antenna panel support member, a first pair of striplines and a second pair of striplines. The antenna panel support member includes a front reflector surface to support first and second columns of constantly-spaced, crossed-dipole radiators, a first pair of signal ground cavities disposed beneath the first column of crossed-dipole radiators, a second pair of signal ground cavities disposed beneath the second column of crossed-dipole radiators, and a rear surface including first and second pairs of signal distribution cable connectors. The first pair of striplines are respectively disposed within the first pair of signal ground cavities and are coupled to the first pair of signal distribution connectors and the first column of crossed-dipole radiators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignees: SPX Corporation, Radio Innovation Sweden AB
    Inventors: Andre Skalina, Torbjorn Johnson, Charles Michael Davison, Jr., John Schadler, Gary Lytle
  • Patent number: 8106810
    Abstract: An electromagnetic radiation filter uses a plurality of dipole antennas to mitigate the transmission of electromagnetic radiation. The dipole antennas can form one or more arrays that scatter electromagnetic radiation. Examples of application include mitigating the reception of a difference frequency in non-linear radar, use in protective goggles, and use in a protective shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sandor Holly, Nicholas Koumvakalis, Robert A. Smith
  • Patent number: 8026860
    Abstract: The utilization of small antennas for mobile devices and for low frequency (long wavelength) applications is desired. Further, efficient use of transmission power is desirable, especially in mobile applications. For this purpose, a system is provided that includes one or more of: a multiple-resonator transmitter/receiver, a high bandwidth electrically small antenna, a resonator with a variable feed location, a resonator with a variable reactive component load, and a method for estimating a resonator system response to a component configuration and selected excitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Paul E. Mayes, Paul W. Klock, Suhail Barot
  • Patent number: 7978144
    Abstract: A first printed circuit board for vertical polarized wave has a plurality of vertical polarized wave elements which serves as antenna elements, and a first feeder circuit which is connected to the plurality of vertical polarized wave elements. A second printed circuit board for horizontal polarized wave has a second feeder circuit which is connected to a plurality of horizontal polarized wave elements which serves as antenna elements, and is mounted with the plurality of horizontal polarized wave elements. A cutout portion is provided between the adjacent two vertical polarized wave elements of the first printed circuit board, and the first and second printed circuit boards are arranged parallel so that the horizontal polarized wave elements are arranged in the cutout portions of the first printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke Tanabe, Hiroyuki Yusa
  • Patent number: 7940228
    Abstract: An array antenna may include a substrate, an array of metamaterial elements including radiating elements suspended in the substrate and integrated with the array of dipoles, where the metamaterial elements include a first metal layer and a second metal layer connected by a via, an array of dipoles, a groundplane coupled with a first side of the substrate, the ground plane having a symmetric slot aperture and not contacting the array of metamaterial elements, and a stripline feed for the radiating elements, where the stripline feed passes from a groundplane first side through the symmetric slot aperture to a groundplane second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Buckley
  • Publication number: 20110090131
    Abstract: A printed dual-band Yagi-Uda antenna is disclosed, which includes a substrate, a first driver, a first director, a second driver and a reflector. The first driver is formed on the substrate, and is utilized for generating a radiation pattern of a first frequency band. The first director is formed at a side of the first driver on the substrate, and is utilized for directing the radiation pattern of the first frequency band toward a first direction. The second driver is formed between the first driver and the first director on the substrate, and is utilized for generating a radiation pattern of a second frequency band. The reflector is formed at another side of the first driver on the substrate, and is utilized for reflecting both the radiation patterns of the first frequency band and the second frequency band toward the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Xin-Chang Chen, Min-Chung Wu
  • Patent number: 7855690
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved array antenna, an array antenna system and an improved method for utilizing the improved array antenna and array antenna system. This is accomplished by an array antenna comprising a region of reference potential, e.g. a ground plane, and a spatially extended collection of at least two antenna elements capable of being at least partly balanced driven and at least partly unbalanced driven. The antenna elements have a first radiating element connected to a first port and a second radiating element connected to a second port. In other words, the antenna element has at least two ports. The radiating elements are arranged substantially adjacent and parallel to each other so as to extend at least a first distance approximately perpendicularly from said region of reference potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (PUBL)
    Inventors: Anders Höök, Joakim Johansson, Mats Gustafsson
  • Publication number: 20100302116
    Abstract: A vertical dipole-style antenna operable over a wide range of predetermined frequencies that is made up of two collinear dipole antennas fed either in parallel through a single input connector or individually through two input connectors, contained within the same enclosure, where one dipole covers the VHF portion of the band from 30 MHz to 115 MHz and the other dipole covers the remainder of the band from 115 MHz to 512 MHz and together the two dipoles cover the very wide frequency band of 30 to 512 MHz through a single input connector. The VHF dipole is comprised of an existing vehicular dipole antenna design, while the UHF dipole antenna is comprised of radiating elements fed with a specially design coaxial transformer feedline with wide-band capacitive elements coupling the radiating elements to ground, providing variable loading to control the electrical length of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Polsky Patrick, Duong Haitu
  • Publication number: 20100123637
    Abstract: An antenna includes a substrate, a signal feed portion, and a plurality of radiation units. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The signal feed portion is located on the substrate. The plurality of radiation units is located on the substrate, connected to the signal feed portion, and arranged in a radial shape. Each of the radiation units includes a radiation portion and a ground portion. The radiation portion is located on the first surface with one end connected to the signal feed portion. The ground portion is located on the second surface in symmetry with the radiation portion, with one end connected to the signal feed portion. A plurality of dipole antennas connected in parallel to the signal feed portion, so as to avoid a zero point generated on the single dipole antenna, such that a wave width of the antenna radiation has a large angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: SMARTANT TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Jen CHENG, Sheng-Mou HUANG
  • Publication number: 20090267857
    Abstract: A MIMO antenna (20) is disposed on a substrate (10) including a first surface (12) and a second surface (14). The MIMO antenna includes a pair of parallel first antennas (30) spaced apart from each other and a second antenna (40) spaced apart from the first antennas. The second antenna is disposed between the first antennas. Each of the first and second antennas is disposed on the first and second surface of the substrate and is a dipole antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO-FENG LIU, CHO-JU CHUNG, TENG-HUEI CHU
  • Patent number: 7538739
    Abstract: A flat antenna includes a substrate, a first antenna module having a first grounding unit, a first radiating unit, a first feeding unit and a second radiating unit, and a second antenna module having a second grounding unit, a third radiating unit, a second feeding unit and a fourth radiating unit. The second antenna module is disposed abreast with the first antenna module. The first and the second grounding units, and the first and the third radiating units are disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The first and the second feeding units, and the second and the fourth radiating units are disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The first, the second, the third and the fourth radiating units, which have a first, a second, a third and a forth openings respectively, are electrically connected with the first grounding unit, the first feeding unit, the second grounding unit and the second feeding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Arcadyan Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Szu Tao
  • Patent number: 7522118
    Abstract: A wideband -shaped monopole dipole includes a first dipole unit, a second dipole unit, a feed device, a parallel-wire and two double-leads set between two cantilevers of the first dipole unit and the second dipole unit. The parallel-wire connects the first dipole unit with the second dipole unit in a parallel connection. The feed device includes a feed pad and a coaxial cable. The double-leads between the cantilevers of the first and second dipole units extend to form two parallel plates acting as a first balancer and a second balancer to balance impedance components of the first and second dipole units. A feed point of the feed device is disposed on a center portion of the parallel-wire. The feed pad is provided on one line of the parallel-wire. Outer and inner conductors of the coaxial cable are respectively coupled to the feed pad and the other line of the parallel-wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Comba Telecom Technology (Guangzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Binlong Bu, Shanqiu Sun, Keyong Jiang, Chunhai Feng, Hongshan Chen
  • Publication number: 20080291108
    Abstract: A broadband composite dipole array (CDA) includes an array of macro dipoles on a non-conducting substrate adapted to receive radiation at two frequencies. Each macro dipole is an array of micro dipoles adapted to receive radiation at substantially the mean of the two frequencies. The micro-dipoles are coupled to each other by a parallel resonant circuit including a nonlinear element, wherein the minimum impedance of the circuit is a substantially short circuit at the difference frequency f1-f2, and the circuit has a substantially open circuit impedance in the range of frequencies from f1 to f2. The micro dipoles resonate efficiently at both frequencies f1 and f2 with low-loss. The nonlinear element in the resonant circuit generates a signal at the difference frequency which is the resonant frequency of the macro dipole antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Sandor Holly, William Daniel Mack
  • Patent number: 7391385
    Abstract: An antenna array includes an upper antenna and a lower antenna. Each antenna includes a driver dipole element and a director element horizontally spaced apart approximately one eighth wavelength from the driver dipole element. The driver dipole element is preferably approximately one half wavelength in overall length and the director element is preferably one half wavelength in length. The upper antenna is vertically spaced above the ground by approximately one wavelength and the upper and lower antennas are vertically spaced approximately one half wavelength apart. A preferred use of the antenna array is as an amateur radio antenna and a preferred frequency band is 14.0 to 14.350 MHZ corresponding to an approximately 20 meter wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Inventor: Harold J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080012778
    Abstract: An antenna device including a circuit board; a pair of first antenna elements disposed symmetrically to each other about both wide surfaces of the circuit board and a pair of second antenna elements disposed symmetrically to each other about the both wide surfaces of the circuit board; a feeding terminal installed on each of the first antenna elements and each of the second antenna elements; and; and a feeding controller which feeds power selectively to at least one of the first and second antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Tsutomu Mitsui
  • Patent number: 7292199
    Abstract: A radiator includes two radiating elements having a shape symmetrical with respect to an axis, and a transmission line portion connecting the tip end portions of these two radiating elements to each other. The radiating element has at least part of outer shape formed such that its distance from the axis increases with increasing distance from a midpoint of a line segment joining feed points to each other along the axis. Two radiator having such a shape are arranged along the receiving direction of electric waves and are fed with a phase difference, thereby realizing a miniaturized high-performance antenna apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Dx Antenna Company Limited
    Inventor: Shotaro Horii
  • Patent number: 7286097
    Abstract: An antenna minimizes radiation from the outer conductor (44) of a coaxial cable (40) that is coupled to the antenna by providing a balancing tab (90) that lies near the connection (72) of the cable outer conductor (44) to the antenna. One antenna includes a Yagi structure (12) constructed of a plate of metal that forms a long boom (20) and a plurality of directors (28) extending laterally across the boom, with an electrical coupling loop mounted at a rear region of the Yagi structure. The coupling loop includes a folded dipole in the form of a metal coupling plate that forms a loop (54) with a gap (70), the loop having a laterally elongated front loop end (60). The Yagi structure is formed with a balancing tab (90) that lies forward of the loop, that has a lateral length (D) less than half that of one of the directors, and that extends from only one side (22) of the boom which is the side to which the outer coax conductor (44) is connected to the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Van Buren, Richard M. Kline
  • Patent number: 7218288
    Abstract: An antenna comprising a rectangular reflector; first and second dipole antennae disposed in front of the reflector and aligned parallel to the long edge of the reflector; rod-shaped first metal conductors arranged parallel to the first and second dipole antennae and separated from the dipole antennae by a distance X1 to the outside in the direction parallel to the short edge of the reflector, and separated by a distance Y1 in the direction perpendicular to the reflector; and rod-shaped second metal conductors disposed at a position separated from the dipole antennae by a distance X2 greater than distance X1 to the outside with respect to each other, and separated by a distance Y2 greater than distance Y1 forward in the direction perpendicular to the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuko Kimura
  • Patent number: 7209091
    Abstract: A very inexpensive and on-site tunable design for a vertically polarized panel antenna system, suitable for the FCC digital broadcast 700 MHz range is provided. Bowtie-like shaped antennas having machine-stampable planar elements with an adjustable separation are configured with a stripline feed. The stipline feed enables easy feeding of doublet systems to allow the configuration of an array of vertically polarized antennas. The various components of the antenna system can be easily tuned, enabling rapid deployment and quick operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Schadler, Andre J. Skalina
  • Patent number: 7084830
    Abstract: A two-port antenna structure with four arms is provided on a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Seong-Youp Suh
  • Patent number: 7064729
    Abstract: An omnidirectional dual band antenna system includes a radome and an antenna in the radome. The antenna has a linear array of lower frequency band driven elements, a linear array of higher frequency band driven elements and a linear array of parasitic elements, spaced in parallel planes with the array of higher frequency band driven elements in the middle. The parasitic elements couple to the higher frequency band driven elements and reshape the radiation pattern of the higher frequency band driven elements to correct for distortion caused by the lower frequency band driven elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Olson
  • Patent number: 7042415
    Abstract: A dual band and broadband flat dipole antenna comprises a first radiating body, a second radiating body, and a conductivity element. The first radiating body has two first frequency-radiating parts, two second frequency-radiating parts, and a first electrically connecting part. The first and second frequency-radiating parts are extended from a side of the first electrically connecting part. The second frequency-radiating parts are disposed between the first frequency-radiating parts. The second radiating body similar to the first radiating body has two first frequency-radiating parts, two second frequency-radiating parts, and a second electrically connecting part. The first and second frequency-radiating parts are extended from a side of the second electrically connecting part with the direction reversing to the extending direction of the first radiating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Arcadyan Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Chieh Cheng
  • Patent number: 7009570
    Abstract: A phased array antenna includes a substrate, and an array of dipole antenna elements are on the substrate. Each dipole antenna element includes a medial feed portion, and a pair of legs extending outwardly therefrom. Each dipole antenna element further includes a passive load, and a switch connected thereto for selectively coupling the passive load to the medial feed portion so that the dipole antenna element selectively functions as an absorber for absorbing received signals while the passive load dissipates energy associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy E. Durham, St phen B. Brown, Griffin K. Gothard
  • Patent number: 6411264
    Abstract: A two-element driven array with improved tuning and matching. First and second elongate conductive elements are provided having respective feed point gaps disposed substantially at their centers, the second elongate element being substantially coplanar and parallel with the first elongate element and spaced a predetermined distance therefrom. A phasing transmission line is connected between the feed point gap of the first elongate element and the feed point gap of the second elongate element so as to reverse the polarity there between. A variable transmission line having a movable shorting member is connected at one end thereof to the second end of the phasing transmission line. The first end of the phasing transmission line is the feed point for the antenna. A combined balun and impedance matching network is providing for coupling the antenna to an unbalanced, coaxial feed line. The combined network includes a shorting stub to adjust the impedance match between the antenna and the feed line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventor: Eric S. Gustafson
  • Patent number: 6346921
    Abstract: A broadband antenna having closely spaced dipole antenna elements to form a log-periodic array, arranged normal to a signal feed network having a separate feed line for each of the dipole elements. The length of each feed line is selected to compensate for phase delays such that all frequency components of the radiated signal are in phase at a predetermined phase reference point of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: University of Bradford
    Inventors: Peter Stuart Excell, Roger William Clarke, Adam David Tinniswood
  • Patent number: 6121937
    Abstract: A folded-dipole antenna element, that is modified so that the two matching conductors are located on opposite sides of the main conductor. Such staggered folded dipoles are superior for constructing log-periodic antennas, because they allow relatively small and straight feeder conductors and they allow the whole antenna to be grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventor: James Stanley Podger
  • Patent number: 6020861
    Abstract: An elongated antenna, especially an omnidirectional antenna, has a vertical, elongated rod-like structure with two metal profile elements (10, 20) provided with dipole elements (2) as integral parts thereof. The rod-like structure (1) is surrounded by a tube (3). The antenna elements (2) are coupled in parallel to a single transmission coaxial cable (8). The antenna has a high gain and low losses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Allgon AB
    Inventors: Stefan Jonsson, John Pettersson, Bo Karlsson
  • Patent number: 5936590
    Abstract: An antenna system comprises at least two dipole antennas (6) constituting an antenna module and is placed above and parallel with a common, artificial ground plane (5) in the form of an electrically conducting plate, for instance the bottom of a metal box (2). The dipoles (7) and the feed lines (8, 9, 10, 11) are designed as air dielectric strip-lines and are configured in one piece of a homogeneous material and extend mechanically and electrically in an uninterrupted manner from the dipoles to the antenna connector. The parts configured in one piece are produced by punching out sheet metal, and after suitable bending the parts are inserted in corresponding openings (16) in the ground plane (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Radio Frequency Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Torben Funder
  • Patent number: 5886672
    Abstract: An antenna which includes a rigid boom and a plurality flexible antenna elements attached to the boom. The antenna elements have curved cross-sections and are made from a material which allows them to resiliently bend upon contacting an object. The antenna is particularly suitable for mobile field use such as tracking objects tagged with radio frequency transmitters. In such use, the flexible antenna elements easily bend when contacting objects such as branches, brush and other vegetation so as not to become entangled and prevent movement of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Innotek Pet Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Brune, Matthew R. Williams
  • Patent number: 5767812
    Abstract: The invention provides an efficient, broadband, antenna system for RF communications. The benefits of the invention include: a single integrated system for total band coverage; high system efficiency across the operating band; multiple instantaneous transmit and receive signal capability; and simple mechanical assemblies. The invention includes various configurations of multiple transceivers connected to a set of RF filters and associated impedance matching networks which are used to excite a plurality of trapped antenna elements. The new antenna system, offers control over the antenna's directivity and the antenna's driving point impedance by using sub-band systems as defined by a series of RF filters and traps which divide the physical antenna elements into various radiating lengths. Continuous coverage over the entire frequency band of interest is achieved by using different physical antenna elements for adjacent sub-bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Arinc, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Basciano, Daniel D. Reuster
  • Patent number: 5724051
    Abstract: An antenna assembly having a base plate and at least one integrally formed antenna array mounted thereon, the antenna array having a pair of dipole antennas and an elongated transmission line, one of the dipole antennas being integrally formed with each end of the transmission line, with each dipole antenna comprising a pair of oppositely directed, elongated dipole arms, one of the arms being continuous in a direction transverse to its length in plan view and the other of the arms comprising a pair of spaced apart arm elements in a direction transverse to its length in plan view, and for each of the dipole antennas, mounting means integrally formed with each of the pair of dipole arms for securing the antenna array to the antenna assembly. A method of forming the antenna from a blank and by a series of folding steps is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Allen Telecom Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Mailandt, Tan D. Huynh
  • Patent number: 5521608
    Abstract: A multiband direction finding antenna comprised of numerous antenna elements, of coplanar location. The antenna elements associated with lower band frequencies are provided with chokes, so that unchoked sections do not exceed one-quarter wavelength of the high-band, highest frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Rockwell International
    Inventors: Robert L. Brandt, Allen E. Tupker
  • Patent number: 5469181
    Abstract: The invention provides a broadband directional antenna having a central reflector plate, a dipole and at least one side reflector panel. The dipole is arranged on the central reflector plate for radiating a radio frequency signal, including a binary feed network having a microstrip transmission line and a colinear array of radiating elements. The side reflector panel is hinged to the central reflector plate for adjusting the horizontal radiation beamwidth of the radio frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Celwave
    Inventor: George D. Yarsunas
  • Patent number: 5319380
    Abstract: According to the invention, an antenna curtain, particularly a dipole curtain of an antenna in the decametric wave range is formed of a plurality of cables. Radiators are provided arranged essentially in a vertical plane, defining a radiator plane, in a plurality of rows located one atop another and in one column or in a plurality of columns next to one another. A line system device is provided for feeding the radiators of each column through conductive lines. A single catenary is provided to provide sufficient tension for the vertical or slightly inclined lines of the line system. An approximately horizontal spreader is arranged above each of the columns essentially perpendicularly to the radiator plane. The horizontal spreader is positioned beneath the catenary and above the topmost radiator, preferably spaced a small distance in height above the topmost radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Telefunken Sendertechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Bruger
  • Patent number: 5274391
    Abstract: A broadband antenna array, formed of pairs of horizontally-spaced dipoles that are balun-fed, uses an air dielectric microstrip binary-feed network to optimize antenna bandwidth. Each dipole is fed by a three-wire balun which maintains the proper current distribution on the dipoles over the operating bandwidth. The binary-feed network feeds each dipole individually to further optimize the antenna's pattern bandwidth. The binary-feed network is formed using a conductive ground plane with spaced conductors to utilize an air dielectric, thereby minimizing antenna losses in the feed network. The feed network impedances are chosen to give a broadband impedance match to the dipoles, and the entire assembly of binary-feed network and dipoles is mounted in a reflector box, the dimensions of which are chosen to control the antenna beamwidth. Vertically stacked pairs are used to compress the vertical radiation pattern for greater antenna gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Radio Frequency Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin J. Connolly
  • Patent number: 5153602
    Abstract: An antenna of the type comprising a set of distributor circuits made by symmetrical strip line circuit technology, distributing microwave energy to M radiating elements. The symmetrical strip line distribution circuits are placed so that they have at least one portion of their ground planes in common, thus reducing the bulk and weight of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Vincent DuBois, Philippe Naudin, Valdo Trubert