With Ground Connection Spaced From Feed Line Connection Patents (Class 343/845)
  • Patent number: 11804655
    Abstract: A Wi-Fi antenna device is disclosed. The Wi-Fi antenna device comprises a ground plane, a plurality of first inverted-F antennas, a plurality of second inverted-F antennas and a plurality of third inverted-F antennas, thereby being capable of transceiving multi-band wireless signals. Particularly, there is an included angle between any two of the first inverted-F antennas. In the same way, any two of the second inverted-F antennas and any two of the third inverted-F antennas are both arranged to have said included angle therebetween. By such an arrangement, an omni radiation pattern can be measured on X-Y plane, X-Z plane and Y-Z plane in case of this novel Wi-Fi antenna device being applied in an environment. Therefore, the Wi-Fi antenna device according to the present invention has a significant potential for replacing the conventional multi-band antenna so as to be applied in a Wi-Fi router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LANNER ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jung-Tai Wu, Yun-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 11031695
    Abstract: A loop antenna includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a first antenna structure and a second antenna structure. The PCB includes a first surface and a second surface relative to the first surface, and the PCB includes a clear region and a ground region, wherein the clear region is adjacent to the ground region. The first antenna structure is disposed in the clear region at the first surface. The first antenna structure includes a feed structure and a first ground end. The feed structure is coupled to a power feed end which is disposed in the ground region. The first ground end is coupled to the ground region. The second antenna structure is disposed relative to the first antenna structure at the second surface. The second antenna structure includes a second ground end. The second ground end is coupled to the ground region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MERRY ELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsien-Chang Lin, Heng-Yi Liao, Shuo-Man Yuan, Tsu-Jung Wang
  • Publication number: 20150116179
    Abstract: A first radiating electrode of a split ring resonator type is formed on a side face of a substrate of a rectangular cuboid antenna device so as to be at a right angle to a ground electrode surface, a second radiating electrode is provided on a top surface of the substrate, the first radiating electrode and the second radiating electrode are capacitively coupled, and the resonance frequency of the first radiating electrode and second radiating electrode are configured to be approximately in symmetry with the central frequency of the used frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Mikata
  • Patent number: 9000996
    Abstract: A modular wideband antenna element for connection to a feed network. There is a ground plane, and first and second flared fins above the ground plane. The fins each define a connection location that is relatively close to the ground plane and tapering to a free end located farther from the ground plane. The connection location of the first fin is electrically coupled to the feed network and the connection location of the second fin is electrically coupled to the ground plane. There are one or more additional first traces electrically connecting the first fin to the ground plane and one or more additional second traces electrically connecting the second fin to the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven S. Holland, Marinos N. Vouvakis, Daniel H. Schaubert
  • Publication number: 20150091774
    Abstract: A mobile communication device including a ground plane, a radiation element and a resonant circuit is provided. The radiation element is electrically connected to the ground plane. The resonant circuit is electrically connected to the radiation element and receives a feeding signal. The resonant circuit and the radiation element resonate at a resonant frequency and excite the ground plane to generate a resonant mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Chang, Wan-Chu Wei
  • Patent number: 8996080
    Abstract: A radio-frequency (RF) device for a wireless communication device includes a grounding element, an antenna, a first DC blocking element for cutting off a direct-current (dc) signal route between a grounding terminal of the antenna and the grounding element, a capacitive sensing unit capable of using a radiating element of the antenna to sense an environment capacitance within a specific range, a second DC blocking element electrically connected between the radiating element and the feed-in element for blocking a dc signal path from the radiating element to the feed-in element, and a high-frequency blocking element electrically connected between the radiating element and the capacitive sensing unit for blocking a high-frequency signal path from the radiating element to the capacitive sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
    Inventors: Shang-Sian You, Kuan-Hsueh Tseng
  • Publication number: 20150029071
    Abstract: An antenna includes a grounding portion extending in a longitudinal direction, a radiating portion extending in the longitudinal direction and parallel with the grounding portion, a connecting portion connecting the grounding portion and the radiating portion in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable comprises an inner conductor and an outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor, wherein the inner conductor comprises a first feed point connecting the connecting portion and a second feed point connecting the radiating portion, one part of the connecting portion is shortened serving as a shortened section between the first and second feed points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: TZU-YAO HWANG, LUNG-SHENG TAI
  • Publication number: 20140347241
    Abstract: Disclosed are an antenna apparatus and a feeding structure thereof. The feeding structure includes at least one feeding unit; at least one ground unit connected to the feeding unit; and a ground member connected to the ground unit, and the antenna apparatus includes the feeding structure. Thus, a plurality of signal transferring paths is formed in the antenna apparatus so that the operation efficiency of the antenna apparatus is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Wook KIM, Do Gyun KIM
  • Patent number: 8890766
    Abstract: Low-profile antenna systems are provided including a ground plane; an upper antenna element parallel to and spaced apart from the ground plane; at least one vertical plate configured to vertically connect the upper antenna element and the ground plane; first and second metallic wings each connected at one end to respective sides of the at least one vertical plate and spaced apart from both the ground plane and the upper antenna element; an electrically floating plate on a same plane as the upper antenna element and spaced apart from the upper antenna element to provide a gap therebetween; and a metallic feed plate parallel to and between the upper antenna element and the ground plane and extending beneath the gap between the electrically floating plate and the upper antenna element. Related wireless communications devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Minh-Chau Huynh
  • Publication number: 20140313097
    Abstract: A global positioning system (GPS) antenna includes a feeding portion, a grounding portion, and a resonating member. The resonating member is connected to the feeding portion and the grounding portion. The resonating member includes a radiation body and defines a first slit and a second slit. The first slit and the second slit increase a distance of a current path of the resonating member. The GPS antenna is directly formed on a printed circuit board (PCB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: CHIUN MAI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: CHANG-HSIN OU, HSI-CHIEH CHEN, CHO-KANG HSU
  • Publication number: 20140292595
    Abstract: An antenna device and an electronic device including the antenna device are provided. The antenna device includes a radiation patch in a shape of a flat plate, a first feed point configured in a side region of the radiation patch, and a second feed point configured in another side region of the radiation patch. The first feed point and the second feed point are a same distance from a virtual ground plane formed on the radiation patch, out-of-phase feeding is provided to the first feed point and the second feed point to form a broadside radiation pattern, and in-phase feeding is provided to the first feed point and the second feed point to form an endfire radiation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-Won KIM, Jae-Jin Lee, Shin-Hee Cho
  • Patent number: 8743011
    Abstract: An internal antenna providing impedance matching for a wide band is disclosed. The disclosed antenna may include: a substrate; an impedance matching/feeding unit comprising a feeding member, separated from the substrate at a designated distance, configured to receive RF signals, and of a designated length in a first direction, and a ground member, separated from the substrate at a designated distance, separated from the feeding member at a designated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and of a designated length in the first direction; and a radiator extending from the ground member; wherein the impedance matching/feeding unit performs impedance matching by way of coupling between the feeding member and the ground member, and the radiator receives coupling feeding from the feeding member. The disclosed antenna has the advantages of overcoming the narrow band problem of a planar inverted-F antenna, and of allowing more efficient utilization of space in an internal antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Ace Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Byong-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8743010
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a T-shaped element having a first end part, a second end part, and a third end part, the first end part being a feeding point, the T-shaped element being bifurcated at an intermediate point; and a stub having one end connected between the intermediate point and the second end point and another end connected to ground, the stub forming a ?-shaped configuration with the T-shaped element; wherein a length of a first line between the first end part and the second end part is longer than a length of a second line between the first end part and the third end part; and the length of the first line and the length of the second line correspond to a first resonance frequency and a second resonance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Shigemi Kurashima, Hideaki Yoda
  • Publication number: 20140139393
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main board, a ground plate, at least one antenna, and at least one cable. The ground plate is disposed on the main board and include at least one cable containing groove containing at least a part of the at least one cable. The at least one antenna is disposed on the ground plate and electrically connected to the ground plate. The at least one cable electrically connects the at least one antenna with the main board and is at least partially disposed in the at least one cable containing groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byung-Tae Yoon, Jong-Wook Zeong, Hak-Sul Kim, Seung-Hyeok Na, Byung-Woog Bae, Mi-Hyun Son, Tae-Young Lee, Chang-Rae Jeong
  • Patent number: 8692732
    Abstract: An example antenna includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion. The intermediate portion includes multiple folds. The second end portion includes a first conductor to couple with a communication interface of a communication module, and a second conductor to couple with a ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Purlieu Wireless Ltd. LLC
    Inventors: Philip Pak-Lin Kwan, Paul Beard
  • Patent number: 8648763
    Abstract: A ground radiation antenna is disclosed. Herein, the ground radiation antenna provides a ground radiator inducing resonance by using the inductance of a ground. Since the ground radiator efficiently uses the inductance of the ground, the ground radiator may operate as a radiator of the ground radiation antenna by using a simple structure of combining a capacitive element with the ground. As described above, by providing an antenna radiator having a remarkably simple structure, the fabrication cost for the antenna may be decreased, and the size of the antenna may also be largely reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Radina Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyeng-cheul Choi, Yang Liu, Oul Cho, Hyun min Jang
  • Publication number: 20140009358
    Abstract: A built-in antenna device for an electronic device for communication is provided. The antenna device includes a substrate, an antenna radiator, and a transmission line. The substrate includes a grounding region and a non-grounding region. The antenna radiator is disposed in the non-grounding region of the substrate and fed from a feeding portion provided to the substrate. The transmission line branches from the antenna radiator and is disposed in vicinity of the grounding region to have a predetermined length and a predetermined width. The antenna device controls reactance by coupling the transmission line with the grounding region to allow the antenna radiator to operate in at least one desired band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Sik Yang, Ju-Hyung Lee, Hyeong-Dong Kim, Sin-Hyung Jeon, Joong-Ho Jeong
  • Patent number: 8604998
    Abstract: A ground radiation antenna is disclosed. Herein, the ground radiation antenna provides a radiator-forming circuit, which is formed to have a simple structure using a capacitive element, as well as a feeding circuit suitable for the provided radiator-forming circuit. Thus, the structure of the antenna becomes simpler and the size of the antenna becomes smaller. Accordingly, the fabrication process of the antenna is simplified, thereby largely reducing the fabrication cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Radina Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyeng-cheul Choi, Jaeseok Lee, Oul Cho, Hyungjin Lee, Bumki Park
  • Patent number: 8588924
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for wirelessly transferring information electromagnetically at a first specified operating frequency range and at a second specified operating frequency range using an implantable antenna. In certain examples, the implantable antenna can include a first non-coiled segment and a first coiled segment, and the first specified operating frequency range and the second specified operating frequency range can be provided at least in part by a physical arrangement of the first coiled segment with respect to the first non-coiled segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip G. Dion
  • Patent number: 8581799
    Abstract: A ground radiation antenna is disclosed. Herein, the ground radiation antenna provides a radiator-forming circuit, which is formed to have a simple structure using a capacitive element, as well as a feeding circuit suitable for the provided radiator-forming circuit. Thus, the structure of the antenna becomes simpler and the size of the antenna becomes smaller. Accordingly, the fabrication process of the antenna is simplified, thereby largely reducing the fabrication cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Radina Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyeng-cheul Choi, Jaeseok Lee, Oul Cho, Xinxin Lu, Jin-hyuk Jang
  • Publication number: 20130249764
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna for sending/receiving wireless communication signals in a plurality of frequency bands. The multi-band antenna has a feed element for sending/receiving signals associated with the wireless communication signals. A stepped-impedance structure is connected to the feed element. The stepped-impedance structure has a plurality of concatenated stepped-impedance elements with each stepped-impedance element having a predetermined impedance and a predetermined electrical length associated with a resonance mode for sending/receiving wireless communication signals in a respective frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry
    Inventors: Rony E. Amaya, Yazi Cao
  • Patent number: 8519904
    Abstract: A keyboard structure with antenna function includes a keyboard unit and an antenna unit. The keyboard unit includes a keyboard signal circuit board, at least one keyboard frame disposed on the keyboard signal circuit board, and a plurality of pressing elements passing through the keyboard frame and movably disposed on the keyboard signal circuit board. The antenna unit includes at least one metal circuit disposed on the keyboard frame. Thus, the length of a signal transmission line between the metal circuit and a wireless antenna module can be substantially reduced. Therefore, not only the insertion loss of the instant disclosure can be reduced to obtain better quality of wireless communication, but also the manufacturing cost and time of the instant disclosure also can be reduced effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jun-Ting Hsu, Yih-Ming Yang, Ming-Fu Yen, Hsi-Wang Lee
  • Patent number: 8482464
    Abstract: A mobile communication device includes a ground plane, a dielectric substrate, and an antenna. The antenna is disposed on one surface of the dielectric substrate and includes a radiating portion, a feeding portion, and a shorting portion. The radiating portion includes a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion. The first radiating portion has at least one bending. One end of the first radiating portion is left open. The second radiating portion is a shunt metal strip. Both ends of the second radiating portion are electrically connected to the first radiating portion such that the second radiating portion forms a closed loop with a segment of the first radiating portion. The feeding portion couples the electromagnetic energy to the radiating portion through a coupling gap, and one end of the feeding portion is the antenna's feeding point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Acer Inc.
    Inventors: Kin-Lu Wong, Shu-Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8462062
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Solstice Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Westrick, Daniel L. Sands
  • Patent number: 8432284
    Abstract: Methods and systems of attaching a radio transceiver to an antenna. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising an antenna and an integrated circuit configured to operate as a radio transceiver. The antenna comprises a ground plane having a first edge surface, and an active element having a second edge surface. The ground plane and the active element are retained together such that the first and second edge surfaces are substantially coplanar and form an antenna edge. The integrated circuit is configured to operate as a radio transceiver, and the integrated circuit is mechanically coupled to the edge of the antenna and electrically coupled to the active element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Round Rock Research, LLC
    Inventor: John R. Tuttle
  • Patent number: 8427337
    Abstract: A planar dipole antenna is described. The antenna may include a ground element, a feed point, a matching element, and first and second radiating elements disposed on a substrate, and a feed point. The ground element may have a substantially rectangular shape and the feed point may be arranged adjacent to the ground element. The matching element may be connected to the feed point and may include a central bar connected to a first and second arm. The first and second arms may be substantially symmetrically disposed on the substrate in respect to the central bar. The first and second radiating elements may have substantially trapezoidal shapes and may be extend from the first and second arms of the matching element, respectively. The first and second radiating elements may be substantially symmetrically disposed on the substrate in respect to the central bar of the matching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Aclara RF Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Wilbur, James R. Pollock, Justin M. Hennigan
  • Patent number: 8369961
    Abstract: A system for enabling telemetry in implantable medical devices is provided. An implantable medical device has radio-frequency telemetry capabilities. The device includes a housing and electronic circuitry contained within the housing. The device also includes an array of antennas connected to the electronic circuitry. According to various embodiments, the array and circuitry are adapted to facilitate far-field transmission and reception of modulated radio-frequency energy at one or more specified carrier frequencies. Individual antenna elements in the array are connected simultaneously or in a mutually exclusive manner to electronic circuitry, according to various embodiments. Individual antenna element geometries are sized to optimize individual antennas each for a different range of operating frequencies, according to various embodiments. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Christman, Jason J. Edwardson, Bart A. Carey
  • Patent number: 8354964
    Abstract: A low-height PIFA-fed antenna system having high gain, wide bandwidth and wide beamwidth for applications on wireless communications devices. The antenna is suitable for internal installation within a handset, such as a cellphone. The antenna includes a ground plane conductor, such as the ground plane of a wireless device, and a resonator element having a top portion with a split free end defining an open space. The antenna is well adapted for high volume manufacturing processes using conventional fabrication techniques such as metal stamping or selectively plated plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Greg F. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8352044
    Abstract: A system for enabling telemetry in implantable medical devices is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an implantable medical device having radio-frequency telemetry capabilities. The device includes a housing and electronic circuitry contained within the housing. The device also includes an antenna connected to the electronic circuitry, the antenna having a helical portion and a whip portion, the whip portion separate from a feed conductor and adapted to enhance a radiation pattern of the antenna. According to various embodiments, the antenna and circuitry are adapted to facilitate transmission and reception of modulated radio-frequency energy at a specified carrier frequency. At least a portion of the antenna is embedded in a dielectric compartment, according to various embodiments. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Christman, Jason J. Edwardson, Bart A. Carey
  • Patent number: 8339328
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna is provided. The antenna includes a radiating element resonant for at least two resonant frequencies, and at least two matching elements that are electrically connectable to the radiating element to substantially match an input impedance of the antenna to a reference impedance for each one of the at least two resonant frequencies. A method for transmitting and receiving on one or more frequency bands is also provided that includes selecting at least one resonant frequency, selectively electrically connecting a matching element corresponding to the at least one selected resonant frequency to a radiating element resonant at the one or more frequency bands, and receiving or transmitting a wireless signal at the at least one selected resonant frequency with the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventors: Vijay Kris Narasimhan, Colan Graeme Ryan
  • Publication number: 20120287009
    Abstract: A solid antenna disposed on a substrate includes a first grounding portion disposed on the substrate, a feeding portion perpendicular to the substrate, a radiating portion, and a coupling portion disposed on the substrate and separated from the radiating portion. The radiating portion includes a first radiating part, a second radiating part, a connection part, a third radiating part perpendicularly connected to the feeding portion, and a fourth radiating part connected in series. The second radiating part, the connection part, and the third radiating part are disposed on a plane parallel with the substrate. Both the first radiating part and the fourth radiating part extend from the plane to the substrate. The coupling portion is disposed on the substrate and is separated from the radiating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HSIN-LUNG TU, HUANG-CHAN LIN
  • Publication number: 20120280883
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to an antenna arrangement comprising a ground element, and a first branch comprising a first inductor loading (L1) and a second inductor loading (L2). The antenna arrangement further comprises a second branch connected to the ground element via a feeding point, a third branch comprising a third inductor loading (L3) and a first grounding pin connected to the first branch. A first conductor loading (C1) is arranged between the first branch and the second branch. A second conductor loading (C2) is arranged between the second branch and the third branch. And the second branch is connected to the first branch via the first conductor loading (C1) and the second branch is connected to the third branch via the second conductor loading (C2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventor: Zhinong Ying
  • Patent number: 8284107
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methodology subject matters relating to an antenna configured for mounting under the glass in a utility meter. The antenna is configured as a patch antenna where a radiating element is mounted on one side of a plastic substrate while a conductive ground plane element is mounted on the other side of the substrate. The ground plane element faces the meter electronics and thereby provides protection to the electronics from the electromagnetic field of the antenna. Both the radiating element and ground plane element may be provided by hot stamping conductive material directly on to the front and rear surfaces of the substrate. The antenna may be feed by a microstrip feedline mounted on the printed circuit board supporting other meter components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Itron, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Borisov, Joseph Pontin
  • Patent number: 8228236
    Abstract: An RFID device according to one embodiment includes an inverted F antenna having an active portion, a ground plane spaced from the active portion, and a feed coupled to and coplanar with the active portion; and an RFID controller coupled to the feed. An inverted F antenna according to another embodiment includes a substrate for an RFID device; an active portion coupled to the substrate; a ground plane spaced from the active portion; and a feed coupled to and coplanar with the active portion. An inverted F antenna according to yet another embodiment includes an active portion coupled to the substrate; a ground plane spaced from the active portion; a feed coupled to and coplanar with the active portion; and an extension portion being selectively coupleable to the active portion for altering a wavelength of the inverted F antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Intelleflex Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Birnbaum, Sireesha Ramisetti, Edmond Sardariani
  • Patent number: 8223075
    Abstract: A multiband antenna includes a base board, a feed member, a first grounding connector, a second grounding connector, a first radio member, a second radio member, a third radio member and a fourth radio member. The feed member, the first grounding connector and the second grounding connector are all electronically connected to the base board. The first radio member is electronically connected to the feed member and the first grounding connector. The second radio member is electronically connected to the first radio member. The third radio member is electronically connected to the first radio member. The fourth radio member is electronically connected to the second grounding connector. In use, the multiband antenna sends/receives wireless signals in different working frequencies by the radio members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Jun-Liang Pan
  • Patent number: 8179324
    Abstract: An antenna assembly for a mobile wireless communication device has a support with a first surface and a second surface between which a third surface and a fourth surface extend. A conductive ground plane is formed on the second surface. An antenna includes an electrically conductive patch located on the first surface, and first and second electrically conductive legs and an electrically conductive stripe all abutting the patch. In one version the first and second legs and the strip are all on the third surface. In another version the first and second legs are on the third surface and the strip is on the fourth surface that is orthogonal to the third surface. A first signal port is adapted to apply a first signal to the first leg and a second signal port is adapted to apply a second signal to the third leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Qinjiang Rao, Dong Wang
  • Patent number: 8174459
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a coplanar antenna unit and a coplanar antenna. By utilizing the unique properties of meta-material to design 1-D balanced CRLH leaky-wave antenna. The antenna can be realized with the coplanar antenna unit consisting of MIM capacitor and grounded inductor. In this invention, all proposed elements are implemented by planar print circuit broad, so the full-space switched beam scanning antenna has shorter length of leaky-wave antenna and good radiation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Fu-Chiarng Chen, Cheng-Lung Kao
  • Publication number: 20120086621
    Abstract: An antenna device of a portable terminal is provided. The device includes a main board, a bar antenna, and a connector. The main board includes a feeding portion for feeding electricity and a grounding portion for grounding. The bar antenna is movable while being electrically connected to the feeding portion so as to protrude to an outside of the portable terminal or to be inserted into the inside of the portable terminal. The connector electrically connects the grounding portion of the main board to the bar antenna only when the bar antenna is completely inserted into the portable terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Jung-Hwan YEOM
  • Patent number: 8154460
    Abstract: When first and second housings are in an open state, first and second switches are electrically opened, and thus, a first antenna element and a ground conductor operate as a first dipole antenna, and a second antenna element and the ground conductor operate as a second dipole antenna with isolation from the first dipole antenna by the slit. When the first and second housings are in the closed state, the first and second switches are electrically closed, and thus, the first antenna element operates as a first inverted F antenna on the ground conductor, and the second antenna element operates as a second inverted F antenna on the ground conductor with isolation from the first inverted F antenna by the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sakata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Satoru Amari
  • Patent number: 8120535
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna includes a grounding element located on a first plane, a connecting element extending from the grounding element to form a slot between the connecting element and the grounding element, a conductive portion extending from the connecting element, a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion, and a third radiating portion. The first radiating portion is narrower than the conductive portion and extends from an end of the conductive portion along a first direction. The second radiating portion is connected to the first radiating portion and extends along a second direction opposite to the first direction. The third radiating portion is narrower than the first radiating portion and extends from an end of the connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chen-Ta Hung, Yun-Lung Ke, Hsien-Sheng Tseng
  • Patent number: 8121539
    Abstract: A multi-part, distributed antenna arrangement including: an antenna element as a first part; and a semiconductor chip as a second part, separated from the first part, wherein the semiconductor chip comprises integrated radio frequency circuitry and a coupling element for wirelessly coupling the integrated radio frequency circuitry with the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Aimo Arkko, Juha Hallivuori
  • Patent number: 8111195
    Abstract: A multi-frequency antenna (100) comprises a radiating patch (20) having a first radiating body operating in lower frequency band and a second radiating body operating in higher frequency band; a grounding patch (10) spaced apart from the radiating patch; a connecting element (30) electrically connecting the first radiating body, the second radiating body, and the grounding patch; a feeding line (5) comprising an inner conductor and an outer conductor. The first radiating body comprises a first radiating element and a second radiating element extending from the first radiating element. The second radiating body comprises the first radiating element and a third radiating element extending from the first radiating element. The radiating patch also comprises a fourth radiating element extending from an end of the connecting element and a coupling element extending from the grounding patch. The inner conductor electrically connects to a joint of the fourth radiating element and the connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Ta Hung, Yun-Lung Ke, Shu-Yean Wang
  • Publication number: 20120001820
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus and a planar antenna thereof are provided. The wireless communication apparatus comprises a connecting port, a printed circuit board, and a planar antenna. The printed circuit board is connected to the connecting port, and the planar antenna is formed on the printed circuit board. The planar antenna comprises a radiation portion, a shorting portion, and a feeding portion. The feeding portion is connected to the radiation portion and the shorting portion, and the radiation portion and the shorting portion are in a bent shape so that the radiation portion, the shorting portion and the feeding portion are distributed in a rectangular region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Arcadyan Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Sy-Been WANG, Kuo-Chang LO, Shih-Chieh CHENG
  • Publication number: 20110316756
    Abstract: An example antenna includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion. The intermediate portion includes multiple folds. The second end portion includes a first conductor to couple with a communication interface of a communication module, and a second conductor to couple with a ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Pak-Lin Kwan, Paul Beard
  • Publication number: 20110279342
    Abstract: A wideband antenna including a ground element, and an antenna body provided on the ground element with a predetermined distance. The antenna body includes a feed element and a dielectric substrate, wherein an annular passive element is provided on the top surface of the dielectric substrate with a predetermined gap from the feed element. A plural short-circuit pins are equally spaced on the outer periphery of the passive element, whereby the passive element and the ground element 17 are connected by the short-circuit pins. A slit is formed on the passive element in the vicinity of the short-circuit pins. Since the slit is formed on the passive element, a resonance circuit having a resonance frequency dependant on the shape of the slit is formed on the passive element in the vicinity of the slit, whereby the radiation of the frequency component from the feed element is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON ANTENA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumio Takahashi, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hisamatsu Nakano, Shunichi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20110275333
    Abstract: A re-reconfigurable built-in antenna of a portable terminal is provided. The antenna includes an antenna radiator having a feeding pad electrically connected to a feeding portion of a main board of the terminal and at least one ground pad disposed in a position different from that of the feeding pad for selectively establishing an electrical connection to a ground portion of the terminal, and a switching element, commonly connected to the at least one ground pad of the antenna radiator, for selectively establishing an electrical connection to the ground portion by a switching operation. The antenna radiator changes a shape of the antenna radiator by using the selective electrical connection of the ground portion so as to have various operational frequency bands and radiation properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-U KIM, Austin KIM, Dong-Hwan KIM, Jae-Ho LEE, Jung-Ho PARK
  • Publication number: 20110241963
    Abstract: An internal antenna providing impedance matching for a wide band is disclosed. The disclosed antenna may include: a substrate; an impedance matching/feeding unit comprising a feeding member, separated from the substrate at a designated distance, configured to receive RF signals, and of a designated length in a first direction, and a ground member, separated from the substrate at a designated distance, separated from the feeding member at a designated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and of a designated length in the first direction; and a radiator extending from the ground member; wherein the impedance matching/feeding unit performs impedance matching by way of coupling between the feeding member and the ground member, and the radiator receives coupling feeding from the feeding member. The disclosed antenna has the advantages of overcoming the narrow band problem of a planar inverted-F antenna, and of allowing more efficient utilization of space in an internal antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Byong-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20110241962
    Abstract: A planar antenna and a handheld device are provided. The handheld device includes the planar antenna and a system ground plane. The planar antenna has a first feed point, a first ground point, a second feed point, and a second ground point. The first ground point and the second ground point are located between the first feed point and the second feed point. The system ground plane is electrically connected to the first feed point, the first ground point, the second feed point, and the second ground point. Thereby, the performance in radio signal transceiving is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Che Chen, Chia-I Lin, Chih-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110205138
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a T-shaped element having a first end part, a second end part, and a third end part, the first end part being a feeding point, the T-shaped element being bifurcated at an intermediate point; and a stub having one end connected between the intermediate point and the second end point and another end connected to ground, the stub forming a ?-shaped configuration with the T-shaped element; wherein a length of a first line between the first end part and the second end part is longer than a length of a second line between the first end part and the third end part; and the length of the first line and the length of the second line correspond to a first resonance frequency and a second resonance frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Yanagi, Shigemi Kurashima, Hideaki Yoda
  • Publication number: 20110169707
    Abstract: Antenna with a ground plane and an antenna plane, whereby the antenna plane is arranged on the ground plane by at least one bar, whereby a feed line is guided sideways between the ground plane and the antenna plane to a feed contact of the antenna plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Nederland BV
    Inventor: Wijnand van Gils