With Connector Or Terminals Patents (Class 343/870)
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Patent number: 11563263Abstract: Provided is a glass antenna having an improved circularly polarized wave reception bandwidth in a frequency range from 1 to 2 GHz. The glass antenna has a core-side feeding part, a ground-side feeding part arranged adjacent to the core-side feeding part, a first element extending from the ground-side feeding part, and a parasitic element including a first wire, a second wire arranged parallel or substantially parallel to the first wire and a third wire connecting the first and second wires. The parasitic element is disposed to surround the core-side and ground-side feeding parts between an edge of a metal body part adjacent to the core-side and ground-side feeding parts and the third wire. A blank portion is provided between the parasitic element and the first element such that the parasitic element and the first element allow resonance with a radio wave in any arbitrary frequency band within the frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kazuhito Toonoe, Kanya Hirabayashi
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Patent number: 10020559Abstract: An antenna comprises: a first terminal; a second terminal; and a winding, having an inductance, comprising a plurality of turns and connected between the first and second terminals such that a change in magnetic flux linking the winding generates a corresponding voltage between said terminals. The winding comprises a conductive element connected to the first and second terminals and extending around said turns from the first terminal to the second terminal and having a thickness not exceeding X ?m along a length of the conductive element from the first to the second terminal and a width not exceeding X ?m along said length, where X is less than or equal to 10, whereby said conductive element is substantially non-visible to a naked human eye.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Pragmatic Printing LimitedInventor: Joao de Oliveira
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Publication number: 20150042529Abstract: Provided is an antenna coil component including a bobbin around which a winding is wound, a base provided at least at one end side of the bobbin, and one or more metal terminals each fixed to the base, at least one metal terminal among these metal terminals including a fixing part for fixing the metal terminal to the base, a mounting part provided at a position away from the fixing part, and a neck part for connecting the fixing part and the mounting part to each other. The neck part has a length in a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction from the fixing part to the mounting part and substantially parallel to surfaces of the mounting part, which is narrower than that of the mounting part. Provided as well are an antenna unit using the antenna coil component, and a method of manufacturing the antenna coil component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Kei TANAKA, Takanobu ROKUKA, Hitoshi MORIYA, Shigeru MAHARA, Noriaki IWASAKI, Yoshinori MIURA, Kei NAGABAYASHI, Yoshimasa ABE
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Publication number: 20150035709Abstract: An electronic device includes a sheet shaped antenna which is particularly useful for near field communication. The antenna includes a loop type antenna radiator formed on a carrier, the radiator having spiraling loops along an outer region of the carrier. A first feed terminal is provided at one end of the antenna radiator and disposed inside the loops. A second feed terminal is provided at an opposite end of the antenna radiator and disposed outside the loops. The carrier has a cut-out in proximity to the first feed terminal, which enables the first feed terminal to be bent in the same direction as the second feed terminal without bending an outer segment of the antenna radiator adjacent to the cut-out. In this manner, the feed terminals may be defined on a single layer, allowing for a simplified assembly process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventor: Young-Kon LIM
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Patent number: 8917219Abstract: An RFID transponder antenna has a carrier substrate and an auxiliary substrate. The carrier substrate is provided with a contact point for a first connection to an integrated circuit, and a first conductor path including at least two coil turns. A first end of the path forms a contact terminal for a second connection to the integrated circuit. The other end forms a connection point for an electrical connection to a second conductor path. The second path on the auxiliary substrate forms a bridge over the coil turns. The second conductor path has one end connected to the contact point, and another end connected to the connection point providing a permanent connection between the auxiliary substrate and/or the first conductor path, and the carrier substrate and/or second conductor path; the permanent connection being formed at least at one point lying between both ends of the auxiliary substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Smartrac Technology Dresden GmbHInventors: Robert Semar, Michael Schaefer, Marco Wagner, Henry Prescher
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Patent number: 8866675Abstract: A spatial structure having a transponder comprising a planar antenna (6) and a chip (3) connected to the antenna (6), wherein the antenna (6) is at least partially embedded in a planar thermoplastic material (5) of the spatial structure, and a cavity is provided in the thermoplastic material (5) for partial holding the chip (3), wherein a planar module (1) is provided having a non-conducting substrate (2) that cannot be laminated with the thermoplastic material, the chip (3) being able to be connected to said module by way of an electrically conducting film, wherein the film forms contact areas (4a, 4b) for connecting the ends (7, 8) of the antennas (6) to the chip (3) on the module (1), and wherein the thermoplastic material (5) is laminated together with the module (1) and the antenna (6) between two cover layers (9, 10) in sandwich fashion, the contact areas (4a, 4b) of said module being aligned with the ends (7, 8) of the antenna (6).Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: SES RFID Solutions GmbHInventor: Martin Scattergood
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Patent number: 8866688Abstract: A planar oscillator is provided includes an oscillator portion formed by four oscillator arms, the four oscillator arms defining two orthogonal half-wave oscillators, each oscillator arm being of a square and these oscillator arms being arranged in a square configuration, each oscillator arm having a feeding terminal defined at a corner thereof facing another oscillator arm; a connective portion connected among these oscillator arms so that these arms are connected with each other; and a medium base plate for printing the oscillator portion and connective portion thereon. In addition, a plurality of through holes is defined in the medium base plate. The antenna made according to the invention is simple and compact in construction and good in performance. In addition, the antenna is easy to be manufactured and assembled. Moreover, the antenna of the invention benefits from wide bandwidth, high gain and cross polarization ratio, and excellent isolation.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Comba Telecom System (China) Ltd.Inventor: Liangtao Liu
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Patent number: 8847844Abstract: An antenna includes a flexible sheet, a first coil electrode being formed on a first main surface of the flexible sheet and a second coil electrode being formed on a second main surface of the flexible sheet. Another end portion of the first coil electrode and another end portion 32B of the second coil electrode oppose each other with the flexible sheet there between. One end portion of the first coil electrode opposes an electrode pad, which has a smaller area than the one end portion, with a mounting substrate there between. One end portion of the second coil electrode and a central electrode oppose each other with the flexible sheet there between, and the central electrode opposes an electrode pad, which has a smaller area than the central electrode, with the mounting substrate there between.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noboru Kato, Katsumi Taniguchi, Nobuo Ikemoto, Hiromi Murayama
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Publication number: 20140284386Abstract: Laser etching antenna structures (AS) for RFID antenna modules (AM). Combining laser etching and chemical etching. Limiting the thickness of the contact pads (CP) to less than the skin depth (18 m) of the conductive material (copper) used for the contact pads (CP). Multiple antenna structures (AS1, AS2) in an antenna module (AM). Incorporating LEDs into the antenna module (AM) or smartcard (SC).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: David Finn, Mustafa Lotya
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Patent number: 8823599Abstract: The Loop-Slot Antenna design provides a large range of tunable frequencies for transceiving while maintaining a small profile perfect for mounting on vehicles or other objects where a large antenna is impractical or infeasible. As compared with known vertical polarization antennas that have considerable height, for instance quarter-wave and half-wave vertical stubs of h=?/4 or h=?/2, the antenna of this invention has height of h=?/100.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Inventors: Artem Shtatnov, Aleksandr Gromov
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Patent number: 8798674Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body having a touch screen; an audio jack mounted to one side of the terminal body, and connected to an audio output device; and an antenna device detachably mounted to the audio jack, wherein the antenna device includes: an antenna body implemented in the form of a rod having a predetermined length; a connector formed atone end of the antenna body so as to be inserted into the audio jack, and including one or more feeding terminals; and a touch tip provided at an end of the connector, and configured to manipulate the touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyungjong Kim, Youngwoo Yang
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Publication number: 20140210682Abstract: An antenna device is provided. The antenna includes a feeding end, a grounding end, a loop metal portion and a protruded metal portion. The grounding end is electrically connected to a ground plane. The loop metal portion extends from the feeding end to the grounding end to form a loop antenna structure. The protruded metal portion is electrically connected to the loop metal portion, wherein the distance between the protruded metal portion and the grounding end is shorter than the distance between the protruded metal portion and the feeding end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yeh-Chun KAO, You-Fu CHENG, Yu-Chia CHANG
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Publication number: 20140184461Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface, an antenna coil attached to the first surface of the substrate and including a number of pins, a flexible printed circuit board including a number of first contacts electrically connected to the pins, wherein the substrate is disposed in a same plane with the flexible printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 1, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: JungMin Kim, Jinwook Seo, Junghoon Chae
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Methods for manufacturing a radio frequency identification tag without aligning the chip and antenna
Patent number: 8635762Abstract: A method for attaching antennae to RFID tags is disclosed. Included is the use of RFID tags having asymmetrical interconnect system for one or more antennae, such that virtually any rotational orientation of the RFID tag will result in a successful antennae attachment. Two oversized and “L” shaped gold-bumped holes can be arranged on the same side of the ship in an opposing action, such that at least one axis of symmetry is formed. Accordingly, virtually all rotational orientations of the chip are then acceptable when attaching a pair of opposing pole antenna leads. Alternatively, a pair of poles can be located on opposing chips surfaces, such that antenna substrates can be attached to both the top and bottom of the chip to form a product “sandwich”, whereby the rotational orientation of the chip is irrelevant at an antenna attachment step.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2006Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: National Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nikhil V. Kelkar, Sadanand R. Patil, Cheol Hyun Han -
Publication number: 20140002325Abstract: An electrode member includes: a circuit substrate; and a first terminal and a second terminal being provided on at least one surface of the circuit substrate and being not electrically conductive with each other. The first terminal and the second terminal are brought into electrical conduction through a jumper. At least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is provided with a non-linear portion formed in a periphery thereof at a position overlapping with the jumper, the non-linear portion being in a non-linear shape in a plan view of the circuit substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATIONInventor: Taiga Matsushita
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Publication number: 20130201074Abstract: There is disclosed a loop antenna for mobile handsets and other devices. The antenna comprises a dielectric substrate (23) having first and second opposed surfaces and a conductive track (24) formed on the substrate (23). A feed point (26) and a grounding point (25) are provided adjacent to each other on the first surface of the substrate (23), with the conductive track (24) extending in generally opposite directions from the feed point (26) and grounding point (25) respectively and winding around the substrate (23) to the second surface and passing along a path generally opposite to the path taken on the first surface of the dielectric substrate (23). The conductive tracks (24) then connect to respective sides of a conductive arrangement (27) that extends into a central part of a loop formed by the conductive track (24) on the second surface of the dielectric substrate (23). The conductive arrangement (27) comprises both inductive and capacitive elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Marc Harper, Devis Iellici, Christoper Tomlin
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Patent number: 8471779Abstract: A remote control for a wireless control system includes a controller, at least one actuator for operating the controller, a radio-frequency (RF) transmitter coupled to the controller, an antenna coupled to the RF transmitter, and a housing for the controller, the RF transmitter, the antenna and a power source. The antenna comprises a conductive loop mounted in the housing and being disposed in a first plane. The remote control further comprises a surface on the housing disposed in a second plane substantially parallel to and overlying the first plane. The surface has a conductive material disposed thereon substantially coplanar with the second plane and substantially coextensive with said conductive loop on said first plane.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.Inventor: Donald R. Mosebrook
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Publication number: 20130135173Abstract: An approximately planar antenna assembly can be formed or used, such as comprising a printed circuit board assembly. In an example, the approximately planar antenna assembly can include a dielectric material and a conductive loop comprising an outer loop portion having a first conic section an inner loop portion having a second conic section located within a footprint of the first conic section. The planar antenna assembly can be configured to support wireless transfer of information in at least two ranges of operating frequencies, such as two or more respective ranges used for cellular communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Inventor: Robert Wayne Ridgeway
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Publication number: 20130002502Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-system multi-band RFID antenna, which comprises an on-chip antenna and at least one external antenna, wherein the on-chip antenna is arranged on RFID chip; the external antennas are arranged outside the RFID chip; and the RFID chip is provided with connection pads on the outer surface, wherein both the on-chip antenna and the external antennas are connected with the RFID chip through the connection pads. According to the multi-system multi-band RFID antenna of the present invention, the RFID chip can provide appropriate antennas for applications in different systems with different frequency bands, and can satisfactorily meet the need for RFID multi-system integration applications in the future.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: SHANGHAI IC R&D CENTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Wang, Yuhang Zhao
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Publication number: 20120319913Abstract: According to one embodiment, an antenna device includes a feeding portion, first and second wire-like metal portions, third and fourth plate-like metal portions and a fifth metal portion. One ends of the first and second wire-like metal portions are connected to the feeding portion. The third and fourth plate-like metal portions are respectively connected to the other ends of the first and second metal portions and disposed separately from each other with a predetermined distance therebetween. The fifth metal portion is configured to connect the third metal portion to the fourth metal portion. A total electrical length of the first to fifth metal portions is 3/2 wavelength at operating frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Yukako Tsutsumi, Takayoshi Ito, Shuichi Obayashi
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Publication number: 20120162043Abstract: A multiband antenna includes a feed unit, a first transceiving unit, a second transceiving unit, and a resonance unit. The first transceiving unit and the second transceiving unit cooperatively form a loop. When feed signals are input to the feed unit, the feed signals are respectively transmitted through the first transceiving unit and the second transceiving unit to enable the first transceiving unit and the second transceiving unit to respectively receive and send wireless signals of different frequencies, and the resonance unit is driven to resonate and cooperate with the first transceiving unit and the second transceiving unit to respectively form additional antenna members, such that the multiband antenna is capable of receiving and sending wireless signals in more than two frequency bands.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: YI-CHIEH LEE
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Publication number: 20120146857Abstract: An antenna module, and a touch module and an electronic device using the same are presented. The antenna module includes a transparent substrate and an antenna circuit disposed on the transparent substrate. The antenna circuit includes a pair of electrodes and a coil assembly connected to the electrodes. The electronic device includes a mother board, a display panel, and an antenna module. The transparent substrate and the mother board are overlapped on opposite surfaces of the display panel, such that a circuit design space of the electronic device using the antenna module is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: SMART APPROACH CO., LTDInventor: Cheng-Ke Wang
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Patent number: 8138924Abstract: A strain-resistant electrical connection and a method of making the same is provided. An antenna (36, 38) or other conductive lead is connected to a circuit (32) in a manner that makes the connection more resistant to mechanical stresses such as movement or rotation of the antenna (36, 38) or conductive lead relative to the circuit (32). The antenna (36, 38) or conductive lead is at least partially coiled to provide additional ability to withstand mechanical stresses. The antenna (36, 38) or conductive lead may be encase along with is connected circuit in an elastomeric material.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Michelin Recherche Et TechniqueInventors: Jay C. Sinnett, Cameron E. Smith, John David Adamson
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Publication number: 20120043386Abstract: A method for manufacturing an antenna sheet, includes: a pressing step in which an overlapped portion of an antenna coil and/or a connection pattern formed from a metal material and provided on one surface of a substrate formed from a thermoplastic resin, and a conductive member formed from a metal material and provided on the other surface of the substrate is pressed using a pressing unit at least from the surface of one side of the substrate; and a welding steps in which the overlapped portion of the antenna coil and/or the connection pattern and the conductive member is welded.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventor: Hiroyoshi Gotou
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Publication number: 20110279340Abstract: An antenna for a wireless IC device having improved energy transfer efficiency with a wireless IC, and a wireless IC device equipped with the antenna are constructed such that the antenna includes a coil pattern and spiral coupling patterns provided at the ends of the coil pattern and disposed so as to face each other. A coupling module including a wireless IC chip and a feeder circuit substrate including a feeder circuit arranged to be coupled to the wireless IC chip is mounted on the coupling pattern so as to define a wireless IC device. The coil pattern is an open type coil pattern. The coupling patterns are arranged close to each other to define a single LC resonator. Thus, energy is concentrated in the coupling patterns, thereby improving the energy transfer efficiency between the antenna and the wireless IC chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noboru KATO, Jun SASAKI, Teppei MIURA, Naoki GOUCHI
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Publication number: 20110267254Abstract: An RFID transponder antenna has a carrier substrate and an auxiliary substrate. The carrier substrate is provided with a contact point for a first connection to an integrated circuit, and a first conductor path including at least two coil turns. A first end of the path forms a contact terminal for a second connection to the integrated circuit. The other end forms a connection point for an electrical connection to a second conductor path. The second path on the auxiliary substrate forms a bridge over the coil turns. The second conductor path has one end connected to the contact point, and another end connected to the connection point providing a permanent connection between the auxiliary substrate and/or the first conductor path, and the carrier substrate and/or second conductor path; the permanent connection being formed at least at one point lying between both ends of the auxiliary substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: KSW MICROTEC AGInventors: Robert Semar, Michael Schaefer, Marco Wagner, Henry Prescher
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Publication number: 20110050535Abstract: An antenna has a base substrate 3, a coil 30 formed from a conductor 4 wound around the base substrate 3, and a plurality of terminals 5 connected to the conductor 4. Uncovered base substrate portions 31 where the conductor is absent are formed on the base substrate 3 except the start and end of turns of the coil 30. The terminals 5 are provided on respective sides of the coil 30 parallel to a coil axis and on the uncovered base substrate portions 31.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shuichiro YAMAGUCHI, Kouichi NAKAMURA, Munenori FUJIMURA
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Publication number: 20110050536Abstract: The Loop-Slot Antenna design provides a large range of tunable frequencies for transceiving while maintaining a small profile perfect for mounting on vehicles or other objects where a large antenna is impractical or infeasible. As compared with known vertical polarization antennas that have considerable height, for instance quarter-wave and half-wave vertical stubs of h=?/4 or h=?/2, the antenna of this invention has height of h=?/100.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Artem Shtatnov, Aleksander Gromov
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Patent number: 7830146Abstract: An NMR signal acquisition device that can increase the magnetic field homogeneity in a high frequency magnetic field by one of the following. (a) Current paths each having a different inductance are provided to adjust the diversion ratio of the current, (b) A current path branch point is provided in an intermediate part of the winding of a solenoidal coil so that there are more current paths in the intermediate part of the winding than in the current paths connected to the feeding points at both ends, (c) The radiuses of current paths are adjusted, (d) Winding pitches in the axis direction are adjusted, (e) Current path widths are adjusted, and (f) The solenoidal coil has both positive direction current paths and negative direction current paths.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Wakuda
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Publication number: 20100231468Abstract: A GPS loop antenna attached to the front windshield of a vehicle to receive a circularly polarized wave which is improved in reception performance, that is, a loop antenna comprised of a loop-shaped antenna conductor receiving a circularly polarized wave, feed terminals connected to the two ends of the antenna conductor, and a parasitic element positioned near the antenna conductor and made of a conductor independent of the antenna conductor, all arranged on a sheet-like transparent film, wherein a looping line conductor is arranged around the loop antenna on the film. It is sufficient if the total length of the line conductor is about three times the antenna conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Kazushige Ogino, Yoshio Umezawa
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Patent number: 7786950Abstract: A loop antenna is disclosed which can prevent the occurrence of variance in the loop length of the installed loop antenna element, and a method for manufacturing the loop antenna. The loop antenna comprises electrical wires constituting the antenna element and a housing that holds the electrical wires. Furthermore, the housing is formed with first guide grooves that guide the first end portions of the electrical wires and that have wall surfaces against which the tip ends on the side of the first end portions of the electrical wires abut, and second guide grooves that guide the second end portions of the electrical wires and that have wall surfaces against which the tip ends on the side of the second end portions of the electrical wires abut. Moreover, crimp parts with which the end portions of the electrical wires are connected by crimping are provided inside the respective guide grooves.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP K.K.Inventor: Chie Ohashi
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Patent number: 7787922Abstract: To provide a cell phone equipped with a broadcast receiver that delivers a high receiving sensitivity and antenna performance in various usage states. A loop element 12 as an antenna for receiving television broadcast is arranged in a range (c) of an upper end portion of an upper housing 1. An end part of an upper circuit board 6 is matched with a portion shown by (a) so that a conductor other than the antenna element does not exist in the range (c). A monopole element 19 for cell phone communication is arranged at a lower end portion of a lower housing 2.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yukari Yamazaki, Masashi Koshi, Haruhiko Kakitsu, Atsuhiko Hashigaya, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Yutaka Saito, Kenya Nagano
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Patent number: 7782257Abstract: A multi-band internal antenna includes a top patch defining a first loop that defines a space therein and a first opening; a stub provided within the space defined by the first loop; a bottom patch provided below the top patch and having a first section and a second section connected to a feeder part and a shorting part, respectively, the bottom patch defining a second loop and second and third openings, the second and third openings being provided on opposing sides of the second loop so that the first and second sections of the bottom patch are separated from each other; and a first connecting part and a second connecting part connecting a first portion and a second portion of the top patch, respectively, to the first section and the second section of the bottom patch to transmit a signal from the bottom patch to the top patch.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2005Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Byung-Chan Kim, Jae-Ick Choi, Byung-Je Lee, Byung-Woon Jung, Han-Phil Rhyu, Byung-Gil Yu
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Patent number: 7768467Abstract: An easy-to-fabricate and relatively strong circularly polarized loop antenna of a simple construction is built. A circularly polarized loop antenna 1 has a loop section 11, which is made up of a loop-shaped conductor whose length is equal to 1 wavelength (?) of the transmitted and received signals, and a coupling section 12, made up of a conductor, is connected thereto at a prescribed point. The coupling section 12 is shaped such that it is connected to the loop section 11 at a connection point 201 at one end and extends along the loop section 11 throughout a length equal to ?/4. A reflective plate 2 is placed in a predetermined position in the vertical direction from the circumferential plane of the loop section 11, in parallel to the circumferential plane. In addition, the other end of the loop section 11 is connected to external circuitry carrying out the processing of signals transmitted and received via a first feed conductor 13 and a second feed conductor 14 and operates as a feed point, 200.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2005Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Furuno Electric Company LimitedInventor: Tatsuhiko Iwasaki
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Patent number: 7671819Abstract: An antenna assembly includes an antenna. The antenna assembly includes at least one interrupted loop or rod of electrically conducting material and a printed circuit board (PCB). At least a part of the PCB together with the at least one interrupted loop or rod of electrically conducting material forms the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Casper van der Bilt
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Publication number: 20090267848Abstract: An electronic circuit, for which a coil 22 is disposed being overlapped with a region of a memory array 11, carries out communications by inductive coupling between stacked and mounted chips by means of the coil 22. Because each side of the coil 22 is disposed so as not to be parallel to a word line and a bit line 15, crosstalk between ‘the coil 22’ and ‘the word line 14 and bit line 15’ can minimized. This allows efficiently arranging a coil to carry out communications by inductive coupling between chips to be stacked and mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: KEIO UNIVERSITYInventor: Tadahiro Kuroda
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Publication number: 20090173795Abstract: Card type information device includes wiring board having a wiring pattern with an electronic component mounted on a first face of wiring board and an antenna connecting electrode, antenna board having antenna pattern with antenna terminal electrodes formed on a first face of antenna board, magnetic material placed between wiring board and antenna board confronting each other, flexible wiring board for coupling the antenna connecting electrode to antenna terminal electrode, and housing for accommodating wiring board, antenna board, magnetic material, and flexible wiring board. Wiring board and antenna board are made from one and the same insulating motherboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Shozo Ochi, Osamu Uchida, Shigeaki Sakatani, Daisuke Sakurai, Masato Mori, Hiroshi Sakurai, Hidenobu Nishikawa
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Patent number: 7551053Abstract: A coil apparatus that can increase mechanical strength of terminal portions and assure sufficient impact resistant properties and vibration resistant properties even in an application in a severe use environment such as an in-vehicle coil apparatus. Terminals are formed of one metal sheet, and include an attachment portion, an intermediate portion, and a bottom portion. One end of the attachment portion is fixed at each terminal attachment portion of a core. One end of the intermediate portion is continuous with the other end of the attachment portion at a first bent portion. The bottom portion has a first end continuous with the other end of the intermediate portion at a second bent portion, facing the attachment portion, and a second free end. The intermediate portion has a hole in a plane thereof. In each hole, both inner edges that are opposed to each other in at least one direction have an arc shape.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Mitsuhiro Yamashita, Takashi Nagasaka, Hideki Miura, Yasuhiro Matsukawa, Kazuo Sato, Akira Sato, Hironori Sato, Takayuki Ito, Yasuhiko Kitajima
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Patent number: 7542008Abstract: An RFID tag in one embodiment. The RFID tag includes at least one integrated circuit and an antenna pattern coupled to the integrated circuit, wherein the antenna pattern has an inductor pattern which limits the effect of misplacement of the integrated circuit relative to the inductor pattern. Other embodiments and methods of making these apparatuses are described.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Alien Technology CorporationInventor: Mark A. Hadley
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Publication number: 20090135077Abstract: Provided is a multi-band internal antenna of a symmetry structure having stub, in which a size of the internal antenna can be reduced by stacking loop antennas, a broadband characteristic can be obtained in a high frequency band by connecting the stub to a top patch of the antenna, and a reduced SAR and an omni-directional radiation pattern can be obtained by configuring an antenna patch in a symmetry structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2005Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Byung-Chan Kim, Jae-Ick Choi, Byung-Je Lee, Byung-Woon Jung, Han-Phil Rhyu, Byung-Gil Yu
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Publication number: 20080211728Abstract: An electronic entity includes an electronic circuit (21) having at least one first terminal (22) and a second terminal (24) to which an antenna is connected. The antenna includes a conducting element (26) electrically connected to the first terminal (22) of the electronic circuit (21) and includes a resonator (28) insulated from the conducting element (26) at the antenna, electrically connected to the second terminal (24) of the electronic circuit (21) and coupled to the conducting element (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventor: Yves Eray
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Patent number: 7411559Abstract: A headset has a first and an optional second earpiece 12, 16 respectively coupled to a plug 30 via first and an optional second conductors 14, 20, 18, 22. An antenna loop section 36 has a first loop section 31 at least partially bound to a portion of the first conductor 20, and a second loop section 33 bound to at least a portion of the second conductor 22. Where bound, the first conductor and first loop section may be coaxial or side-by-side. The loop sections include inductors 42,44, and the conductors include ferrite rings 38,40 near the earpieces. A connector 24 mechanically holds the first and second conductors in proximity to one another, and also includes a conductive bridge 34 to electrically couple the first and second loop segments, which may be via a contact connection or a capacitive connection. Audio and RF signals are separated by frequency in a device 50 to which the headset is coupled.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2004Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Marko Leinonen, Marko Autti
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Patent number: 7408525Abstract: An antenna operable to transmit or receive radio frequency signals at a specified frequency, the antenna comprising a first printed circuit board comprising a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance, the capacitance and the inductance forming a circuit being resonant at the specified frequency; and a second printed circuit board comprising a second loop of conductive material having two ends adapted to be electrically coupled to an electronic circuit, the second loop being substantially only magnetically coupled to the first loop and electrically insulated from the first loop; the antenna for use with a device for controlling the power delivered to an electrical load, further wherein the first loop of the conductive material comprises a break and the capacitance includes a capacitor bridging the break; wherein the first loop comprises a first metal layer on a first side of the first printed circuit board and a second metal layer on a second, opposite side of the first printedType: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Lutron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Spencer L. Webb, Stephen S. Thompson, Gregory S. Altonen, Stuart DeJonge, Edward M. Felegy, Jr., Siddharth P. Sinha
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Patent number: 7324061Abstract: An RFID tag in one embodiment. The RFID tag includes at least one integrated circuit and an antenna pattern coupled to the integrated circuit, wherein the antenna pattern has an inductor pattern which limits the effect of misplacement of the integrated circuit relative to the inductor pattern. Other embodiments and methods of making these apparatuses are described.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2004Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Alien Technology CorporationInventor: Mark A. Hadley
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Patent number: 7317425Abstract: An antenna device comprising a hollow dielectric plastic holder (17) with a pair of opposite ends. A first helical electrode plate (18) is attached to one of the pair of opposite ends and has a first terminal device (25). A second flat electrode plate (19) is attached to the other of the pair of opposite ends and has a second terminal device (28).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Tanaka, Yuji Doi, Takanobu Kanezashi, Koji Namiki, Junrou Yano
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Patent number: 7289081Abstract: In an antenna coil device 100, a coil portion 12 having a lead wire 2 wound around a magnetic core 1 is mounted on a case 3 made of plastic resin, and on one side of the case 3, terminal boards 4 and 5 that electrically connect one end and the other end of the lead wire 2 of the coil portion 12 to an external device are placed in a protruding manner. A latch recess 4D is formed in an inserting end portion 4C of the terminal board 4 to form a tip portion into split shape sites 4E and 4F. A tapered portion 7 is formed on the outside of the split shape sites 4E and 4F, and an end portion of the tapered portion 7 joins an engagement portion 8 that is formed in a protruding manner in the lateral direction of the inserting end portion 4C.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2006Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Sumida CorporationInventors: Tomoko Mito, Masaki Saito
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Patent number: 7259726Abstract: In order to provide a compact loop antenna, for use in an inductive read/write apparatus, capable of extending a communication range even if the antenna area or power supply thereto is constrained, a compact loop antenna, for use in an inductive read/write apparatus, comprises two layers of loop antennas, each thereof comprising a printed circuit board 2 for featuring a loop pattern 1, a loop pattern 1 formed by an etching process on the printed circuit board 2, and a start terminal 3 and a end terminal 4 for supplying power for signal transmission and outputting a received signal and each thereof maintaining a predetermined distance from each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Fujitsu Frontech LimitedInventors: Toshiaki Ibi, Shigeru Hashimoto, Yoshiyasu Sugimura
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Patent number: 7230580Abstract: An apparatus and method for attaching antennae to RFID tags is disclosed. Included is the use of RFID tags having a symmetrical interconnect system for attaching one or more antennae, such that virtually any rotational orientation of the RFID tag will result in a successful antennae attachment. Two oversized and “L” shaped gold-bumped poles can be arranged on the same side of a chip in an opposing fashion, such that at least one axis of symmetry is formed. Accordingly, virtually all rotational orientations of the chip are then acceptable when attaching a pair of opposing pole antenna leads. Alternatively, a pair of poles can be located on opposing chip surfaces, such that antenna substrates can attach to both the top and bottom of the chip to form a product “sandwich,” whereby the rotational orientation of the chip is irrelevant at an antenna attachment step.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: National Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nikhil V. Kelkar, Sadanand R. Patil, Cheol Hyun Han
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Patent number: 7113143Abstract: In a loop antenna of this invention, a plurality of segments are arranged in a loop while overlapping each other at end portions, a dielectric medium is inserted between the overlap portions of the segments to capacitively couple the segments, and a feed circuit is connected to at least one of the segments.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2004Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Takashi Minemura
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Patent number: 6927742Abstract: This invention utilizes the design rule with minimum path to design the antenna layout so as to reduce the across-line effect, and it also makes changes in antenna address to design the optimum antenna layout. Furthermore, the single connector is also substituted for a plurality of connectors in the present invention to disperse the connected position of each antenna.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: Aiptek International Inc.Inventor: Chih-An Chen