Antenna Embedded, Potted, Or Coated Patents (Class 343/873)
  • Patent number: 12235389
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for detecting an object and a method of forming a sensor port in sheet metal are disclosed. The sensor assembly includes at least one electromagnetic source for emitting electromagnetic waves. The sensor assembly also includes at least one electromagnetic receiver for receiving the electromagnetic waves after reflecting from the object and corresponding with a detection of the object in proximity to the sensor assembly. In addition, the sensor assembly includes a filter cover disposed adjacent to and covering the at least one electromagnetic source and the at least one electromagnetic receiver configured to allow the electromagnetic waves to pass therethrough while reflecting visible light, thereby concealing the at least one electromagnetic source and the at least one electromagnetic receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Traian Miu, Gabriele Wayne Sabatini
  • Patent number: 12227037
    Abstract: The invention concerns an RFID sensor device (1, 2, 3) for tires, designed to be embedded/integrated, at least partially, in/into, or applied to, a tire (4) and comprising a patch-type antenna that includes a multilayer structure comprising: a bottom ground plane (10, 20, 30); an intermediate dielectric substrate (11, 21, 31) arranged on the bottom ground plane (10, 20, 30); and one or more top conductive patches (12, 13, 22, 32) arranged on the intermediate dielectric substrate (11, 21, 31) and covering partially or completely said intermediate dielectric substrate (11, 21, 31), wherein said bottom ground plane (10, 20, 30) and said one or more top conductive patches (12, 13, 22, 32) are short-circuited or capacitively coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
    Inventors: Maria Cristina Caccami, Gaetano Marrocco, Cecilia Occhiuzzi, Sara Amendola, Nicola D'Uva
  • Patent number: 12216145
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to an anechoic chamber for testing a device under test over-the-air, a system, and a method. The anechoic chamber includes at least one reflecting surface being configured to variably manipulate in a defined manner at least one reflection process of at least one electromagnetic wave usable for testing the device under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Heinz Mellein
  • Patent number: 12216225
    Abstract: This document describes facia, including parts of vehicles, for supporting an ultra-wide radar field-of-view, for example, in automotive contexts. The facia is configured as a radome for supporting an ultra-wide field-of-view with an antenna despite the facia obstructing a field of view. The facia has one exterior surface or interior surface this is a mostly smooth or has a pattern of hemispherical indentations or domes that are configured to reduce reflections off that surface and increase light transmission through the facia. The other of the exterior or interior surface, has a pattern of hemispherical indentations or domes that are configured to reduce reflections off that surface and further increase light transmission through the facia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Syed An Nazmus Saqueb, Armin Talai, Kevin Paul McReynolds, Ricardo Cavazos, Mark William Hudson
  • Patent number: 12209636
    Abstract: A belt includes a laminate including a back surface layer disposed on a back surface side and a tension member layer including a tension member. The belt includes a sensor provided in the laminate and configured to detect a state of the belt, and a passive RFID also provided in the laminate, including an IC chip and an antenna, and configured to transmit state information on the belt detected by the sensor to an outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiko Hayashi, Yoshiki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 12164985
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for selectively adjustable data exchange are provided. In an aspect, an assembly including a protective container having a medical device disposed therein is provided. The protective container can be sealed to prevent contaminates from contacting the medical device. The assembly can further include a radiofrequency identification (RFID) tag disposed within the protective container. The RFID can include a data processor and memory storing first data and instructions configured to cause the data processor to perform operations. The operations can include receiving request data from a remote network in operable communication with the RFID. The request data can characterize a future data processing operation to be performed on a subset of the first data after the subset is transmitted from the RFID tag and a request for the subset of the first data to be transmitted from the RFID tag to the remote network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jacqueline C. Aronhalt, Kevin M. Fiebig, Matthew D. Cowperthwait, Shane R. Adams, Taylor W. Aronhalt
  • Patent number: 12155134
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a phased antenna array and a display cover layer. The phased antenna array may include a probe-fed dielectric resonator antenna that radiates through the cover layer. The antenna may include a dielectric resonating element that is excited by one or two feed probes. One or more floating parasitic elements and/or grounded parasitic elements may be patterned onto the dielectric resonating element. The parasitic elements may create boundary conditions on the dielectric resonating element that serve to isolate the antenna from cross polarization interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bilgehan Avser, Harish Rajagopalan, Jennifer M. Edwards, Simone Paulotto
  • Patent number: 12136774
    Abstract: An electromagnetic, EM, device, includes: a three-dimensional, 3D, body having a dielectric material, the 3D body having a first dielectric portion, 1DP, and a second dielectric portion, 2DP, wherein the 1DP is at least partially but not completely embedded within the 2DP; wherein the 1DP and the 2DP each have a dielectric material other than air; wherein the 1DP and the 2DP each have a planar cross-section profile perpendicular to a particular linear axis of the 3D body that is constant along the particular linear axis; wherein at least a portion of the 3D body is a dielectric resonator, DR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jared K. Spink, William Blasius, Sergio Clavijo, Kristi Pance
  • Patent number: 12132266
    Abstract: Provided is a terahertz wideband antenna and a method for designing the same. According to various embodiments, the wideband antenna used for mobile communication in the terahertz wave communication band may include an antenna board including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of dipole antennas arranged on the antenna board, each of the plurality of dipole antennas may include a feeder disposed on the first surface and a radiator disposed on the second surface and physically spaced apart from the feeder, the feeder may be wire-bonded to a corresponding channel of a plurality of channels of a beam former, and the radiator may be coupled to the feeder to receive a signal from the feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Bong Hyuk Park, Sunwoo Kong, Hui Dong Lee, Seunghyun Jang, Seok Bong Hyun
  • Patent number: 12119539
    Abstract: An antenna module includes an antenna substrate including a feed element, and a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) mounted on a lower surface of the antenna substrate. The antenna substrate includes a mount portion on which the RFIC is mounted and an overhang portion that extends outward from the mount portion. The feed element is disposed in the mount portion and the overhang portion. The antenna module further includes a heat dissipator disposed on the lower surface of the overhang portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Gouchi, Kengo Onaka
  • Patent number: 12068550
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator antenna includes a first dielectric material block, a second dielectric material block stacked in a first direction on the first dielectric material block, a bonding layer disposed between the first dielectric material block and the second dielectric material block, and combined to the first dielectric material block and the second dielectric material block, a feeder disposed on the first dielectric material block, a feed pattern disposed between the first dielectric material block and the second dielectric material block and connected to the feeder, and an antenna patch disposed between the first dielectric material block and the second dielectric material block and spaced from the feed pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woncheol Lee, Wongi Kim, Jeongki Ryoo, Hyungjin Lee, Daeki Lim, Juhyoung Park, Sungyong An
  • Patent number: 12046839
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a dielectric substrate, a ground layer and a radiation layer located at two opposite sides of the dielectric substrate. The ground layer has two first gaps which are symmetrical about a central axis of the antenna structure in a first direction to introduce a radiation zero. The radiation layer has two second gaps which are symmetrical about the central axis, edges of the two second gaps are aligned with edges of the radiation layer in a second direction to introduce another radiation zero. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yali Wang, Feng Qu, Biqi Li
  • Patent number: 12044791
    Abstract: A wireless animal location system is provided that identifies a location of a pet roaming within an environment using a single base unit. The wireless animal location system tracks and manages animal behavior in the environment using information of pet location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Seltzer, Grant Given, Eric Myers
  • Patent number: 12015203
    Abstract: A transparent stealth structure includes: a first transparent film structure stacked on a front surface of a transparent base, the first transparent film structure causing energy loss of incident electromagnetic waves having a target frequency to change a phase of transmitted electromagnetic waves propagating toward the transparent base; and a second transparent film structure stacked on a back surface of a transparent base, the second transparent film structure reflecting the transmitted electromagnetic waves having passed through the transparent base while adjusting a phase of reflected waves propagating toward the first transparent film structure, wherein the first transparent film structure includes a first front transparent conductive pattern having a first sheet resistance and a second front transparent conductive pattern filling a region, and the second transparent film structure includes a first rear transparent conductive pattern having a third sheet resistance and a second rear transparent conductiv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: CENTER FOR ADVANCED META-MATERIALS
    Inventors: Yong June Kim, Hyun June Jung, Se Jeong Won, Hak Joo Lee
  • Patent number: 11978956
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement having a stacked layered structure. The antenna arrangement includes a radiation layer including one or more radiation elements, and a distribution layer facing the radiation layer. The distribution layer is arranged to distribute a radio frequency signal to the one or more radiation elements. The distribution layer includes at least one distribution layer feed. Any of the distribution layer and the radiation layer includes a first electromagnetic bandgap, EBG, structure arranged to form at least one first waveguide intermediate the distribution layer and the radiation layer. The first EBG structure is arranged to prevent electromagnetic radiation in a frequency band of operation from propagating from the first waveguide in directions other than through the distribution layer feed and the one or more radiation elements. The radiation layer and the distribution layer are attached to each other with one or more fastening members including respective deformable tails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GAPWAVES AB
    Inventors: Magnus Elovsson, Mattias Ulenius
  • Patent number: 11962101
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a phased antenna array that radiates at a frequency greater than 10 GHz. The array may include a dielectric resonator antenna having a dielectric column with non-planar sidewalls that include planar portions and corrugated portions with grooves and ridges, that include sidewall steps, and/or that include angled sidewall portions. The dielectric resonator antenna may include a first dielectric column and a second dielectric column stacked on the first dielectric column. The second column may be narrower and may have a higher dielectric constant than the first column or may have the same width but a lower dielectric constant than the first column. This may serve to broaden the bandwidth of the dielectric resonator antenna relative to scenarios where the dielectric resonator antenna includes only a single dielectric resonating element having only planar sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Panagiotis Theofanopoulos, Subramanian Ramalingam, Harish Rajagopalan, Bilgehan Avser, David Garrido Lopez, Forhad Hasnat, Mikal Askarian Amiri, Rodney A Gomez Angulo
  • Patent number: 11945377
    Abstract: A vehicle exterior part includes a decorative body, a heater sheet, a connector pin. The decorative body includes a base material, and a transparent resin layer. The heater sheet includes a heat generating body, and an extending portion. A part of the heater wire in the extending portion is joined to the connector pin inside an outer periphery of the base material by a joining portion made of a conductive material. The outer periphery is formed with a window configured to join the heater wire to the connector pin by the joining portion in a state where a joining position is exposed to an outside of the outer periphery. The window is provided with a waterstop portion configured to restrict water from entering the joining position. The waterstop portion is formed by filling the window with a potting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kozo Hirotani, Hiroyuki Nakano, Yasushi Niimi
  • Patent number: 11923611
    Abstract: A dual-frequency and dual-polarization antenna for simultaneously transmitting and receiving dual-frequency 5G signals comprises: a first substrate; a first polarization antenna comprising a first radiation portion disposed on a first surface of the first substrate and a second radiation portion disposed on a second surface of the first substrate; a second polarization antenna comprising a third radiation portion disposed on the first surface of the first substrate and a fourth radiation portion disposed on the second surface of the first substrate; a second substrate located in a side of the second surface of the first substrate, a surface of the second substrate close to the first substrate is a copper-clad surface; and layout directions of the first polarization antenna and the second polarization antenna are orthogonal to each other in the first substrate. An electronic device comprising the dual-frequency and dual-polarization antenna is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin-Nan Hu
  • Patent number: 11894608
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a phased antenna array. An antenna in the array may include a rectangular patch element with diagonal axes. The antenna may have first and second antenna feeds coupled to the patch element along the diagonal axes. The antenna may be rotated at a forty-five degree angle relative to other antennas in the array. The antenna may have one or two layers of parasitic elements overlapping the patch element. For example, the antenna may have a layer of coplanar parasitic patches separated by a gap. The antenna may also have an additional parasitic patch that is located farther from the patch element than the layer of coplanar parasitic patches. The additional parasitic patch may overlap the patch element and the gap in the coplanar parasitic patches. The antenna may exhibit a relatively small footprint and minimal mutual coupling with other antennas in the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jiangfeng Wu, Lijun Zhang, Mattia Pascolini, Siwen Yong, Yi Jiang
  • Patent number: 11855337
    Abstract: A capacitively loaded loop antenna for an implantable medical device is disclosed comprising a feed extending from a conductive surface of an implantable housing, a radiating element having a cross section larger than the feed, and a return coupling the radiating element to a conductive surface of the implantable housing. The radiating element can have a height above the top surface of the implantable housing, creating a capacitance between the radiating element and the conductive surface of the implantable housing configured to counteract the inductance of the capacitively loaded loop antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Landherr, Niharika Varanasi, John E. Hansen, Keith R. Maile, Benjamin J. Haasl, Jason Lahr
  • Patent number: 11837794
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a double trombone shifter device, signals relating to one or more crossed-dipole radiating elements of an antenna system, performing, by the double trombone shifter device, polarization rotation of the signals to derive output signals having polarizations that are rotated in a manner that results in a virtual physical rotation of the one or more crossed-dipole radiating elements, and providing, by the double trombone shifter device, the output signals to enable avoidance of interference. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ISCO International, LLC
    Inventors: Amr Abdelmonem, Anthony Teillet
  • Patent number: 11824268
    Abstract: An electromagnetic, EM, apparatus includes: a unit cell having at least two dielectric resonator antennas, DRAs; wherein each one of the at least two DRAs is distinctly different from another one of the at least two DRAs; wherein each one of the at least two DRAs is not electromagnetically coupled with another one of the at least two DRAs; wherein the unit cell is configured to operate over a defined overall frequency range; wherein a first DRA of the at least two DRAs is configured to operate over a first frequency range within the overall frequency range; wherein a second DRA of the at least two DRAs is configured to operate over a second frequency range within the overall frequency range that is different from the first frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Shailesh Pandey, Gianni Taraschi, Sara G. Canzano, Daniel Pennock
  • Patent number: 11809236
    Abstract: Exemplary arrangements relate to a housing part (100) for an electronic terminal such as a cell phone. The housing part is comprised of carbon fiber reinforced plastic and includes at least one conductive device such as a threaded metallic insert (110) configured for galvanic connection to the electronics that are housed within a housing of the terminal. In an exemplary arrangement the housing part includes a groove (120). The groove is filled with a conductive mass (130) which provides a galvanic connection to the exposed carbon fibers within the groove. The carbon fibers may thereby be in galvanic connection with the ground of the electronics within the housing part, which helps to suppress electronic noise which may be produced by the electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CARBON MOBILE GmbH
    Inventor: Firas Khalifeh
  • Patent number: 11777205
    Abstract: A periodic metal array structure can be disposed between two antenna modules and include rows of metal unit assemblies that each includes metal units connected to each other in a longitudinal direction. Each metal unit has a first longitudinal strip, two first transverse strips, two second transverse strips, and two second longitudinal strips having shorter longitudinal lengths than that of the first longitudinal strip, and being respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the first longitudinal strip and respectively spaced apart therefrom by intervals at which the second transverse strips are located. The top and bottom ends of the first longitudinal strip are respectively connected with the first transverse strips. At least one first transverse strip can be connected to a first transverse strip of an adjacent metal unit. Each second transverse strip can be connected to the first longitudinal strip and a corresponding second longitudinal strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Alpha Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Chih Jen Cheng, Guan-Ting Chen, Shu Min Fang
  • Patent number: 11777203
    Abstract: An asymmetrically constructed radome for an aircraft and an aircraft having an antenna and a corresponding radome are described. The radome has a first layer with a first dielectric constant and a first layer thickness, and a second layer with a second dielectric constant and a second layer thickness. The first layer thickness and the second layer thickness are different from each other. The first layer includes a thermosetting material and the second layer includes a thermoplastic material. Such an asymmetrical radome structure improves the mechanical stability and electromagnetic transparency of the radome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Karch, Johannes Wolfrum
  • Patent number: 11757189
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The apparatus further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit includes lumped reactive components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala, Thomas E. Voor
  • Patent number: 11742891
    Abstract: RF-absorber assemblies for assisting PIM hunting at cellular base station antennas. An RF-absorber panel section includes a non-absorbing spacer layer adjacent to an antenna under evaluation. An RF-absorbing layer is positioned adjacent to the non-absorbing spacer layer. A low-PIM RF-shield layer is positioned adjacent to the RF-absorbing layer, so that the RF-absorbing layer is positioned between the RF-shield layer and the non-absorbing spacer layer. RF-absorber panel assembly kits include RF-absorber panel sections that removably attach to each other and to an assembly cover, which removably attaches over a panel antenna. A cylindrical assembly for a multi-directional antennas includes tapered RF-absorber sections within a cylindrical RF-absorber. An iris allows directional PIM hunting with the cylindrical RF-absorber. A PIM hunting procedure utilizes a full-perimeter RF panel assembly for directional PIM hunting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ConcealFab, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Bell, Jacob Lovelady, Evangelos Economou, Steve Rogers
  • Patent number: 11706908
    Abstract: A switchable wire includes filaments, each of which includes a heat-activated material layer that may be indirectly heated to change its state between different states having different electrical conductivity. In an example embodiment the indirect heating may be electrically resistance heating by passing electrical current through an electrically-resistive core of the filament. The heat passing through an electrically-insulative coating around the core, and into a heat-activated material layer around the electrically-insulative coating. The heat-activated material may be a chalcogenide material that is shiftable between a crystalline electrically-conducting state and an amorphous electrically-insulating state. The state of the material may be controlled by controlling the heating profile through controlling heating in the core. Many such filaments may be twisted together to form a switchable wire. Such wires may be used in any of a variety of devices where switchable electrical conductivity is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Catherine Trent
  • Patent number: 11700676
    Abstract: A dielectric constant estimation device which can estimate a dielectric constant of an object with high accuracy in a non-contact state even when a shape of the object is indefinite, and a microwave heating device equipped with the dielectric constant estimation device. The dielectric constant estimation device includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna which can switch a polarized wave of an electromagnetic wave between a TE wave and a TM wave. Based on a reflected wave of the TE wave and a reflected wave of the TM wave from the object, the dielectric constant estimation device calculates a TM/TE reflection ratio, and compares the calculated TM/TE reflection ratio and dielectric constant data of theoretical values stored in a memory part in advance in the form of database with each other so that a dielectric constant of the object is estimated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Fumitaka Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11700035
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an antenna module having a substrate. A phased antenna array of dielectric resonator antennas and a radio-frequency integrated circuit for the array may be mounted to one or more surfaces of the substrate. The dielectric resonator antennas may include dielectric columns excited by feed probes. The feed probes may be printed onto sidewalls of the dielectric columns or may be pressed against the sidewalls by biasing structures. A plastic substrate may be molded over each dielectric column and each of the feed probes in the array. The feed probes may cover multiple polarizations. The array may include elements for covering multiple frequency bands. The dielectric columns may be aligned a longitudinal axis and may be rotated at a non-zero and non-perpendicular angle with respect to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Harish Rajagopalan, Bilgehan Avser, David Garrido Lopez, Forhad Hasnat, Mattia Pascolini, Mikal Askarian Amiri, Rodney A. Gomez Angulo, Thomas W. Yang, Jiechen Wu, Eric N. Nyland, Simone Paulotto, Jennifer M. Edwards, Matthew D. Hill, Ihtesham H. Chowdhury, David A. Hurrell, Siwen Yong, Jiangfeng Wu, Daniel C. Wagman, Soroush Akbarzadeh, Robert Scritzky, Subramanian Ramalingam
  • Patent number: 11652280
    Abstract: A cellular antenna structure for integration in a vehicle includes a ground plane to follow a slope of a spoiler chassis. The spoiler chassis is a portion of the vehicle covered by a spoiler. The cellular antenna structure also includes a cellular antenna orthogonal to the ground plane and electrically connected to the ground plane and a structural support affixed to the ground plane to maintain a fixed position of the cellular antenna orthogonal to the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Hyok Jae Song, Hanseung Lee, Nahel Eshaq, Gregg R. Kittinger
  • Patent number: 11618964
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a vehicle member including pretreating the surface of an electrically conductive plastic molded product and forming a metal plating layer on the molded product, wherein the metal plating layer includes a copper plating layer, a nickel plating layer and a chromium plating layer, which are sequentially formed, and a vehicle member manufactured by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Kyung Kim, Dong Eun Cha, Jin Young Yoon, Hai Chang Lee, Sun Young Park
  • Patent number: 11594802
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an antenna system for an airplane. The antenna system including an antenna system enclosure and a desiccant enclosure within the antenna system enclosure and having desiccant material positioned between an outside air pipe and an inside air pipe, the inside air pipe extending from the desiccant enclosure to open to an interior air volume of at least one component of the antenna system within the antenna system enclosure, the outside air pipe extending from the desiccant enclosure to ambient air outside the antenna system enclosure, and the desiccant material is configured to absorb moisture in the ambient air flowing from the outside air pipe to the inside air pipe through the desiccant enclosure while air pressure is being equalized from outside to inside the antenna system enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Thales Avionics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter T. G. Durrant, Philippe Favard, Mehdi Gherib, Achille Combrisson
  • Patent number: 11557841
    Abstract: Described are a dielectric conductor arrangement, a method for producing the conductor arrangement, a level radar and a use of the conductor arrangement. The conductor arrangement has a dielectric conductor core made of a solid. Furthermore, the conductor arrangement has a coating 30 which, at least in sections, surrounds the entire circumference of the conductor core without a gap and which consists of a thin conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: VEGA GRIESHABER KG
    Inventors: Klaus Kienzle, Steffen Waelde
  • Patent number: 11486918
    Abstract: A fixture and a measurement system are provided. The fixture is adapted for electrically connecting a measurement device with a device under test, DUT, in particular a wireless DUT, and for mechanically holding the DUT. The fixture comprises a clamp for clamping the DUT; a male plug for engaging a mating socket of the DUT; and an electrical cable connected to the plug on one end and connectable with the measurement device at its other end. The fixture is arranged to mechanically hold the DUT such that the DUT can be rotated relative to the measurement device. The fixture reduces a shielding effect in respect of antenna modules of the DUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Corbett Rowell, Benoit Derat, Markus Herbrig, Henry Gropp
  • Patent number: 11411326
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator antenna and a dielectric resonator antenna array. The dielectric resonator antenna includes a ground plane, a dielectric resonator element operably coupled with the ground plane, and a feed network operably coupled with the dielectric resonator element for exciting the dielectric resonator antenna. The dielectric resonator element includes a first portion with a first shape and a second portion with a second shape different from the first shape. The dielectric resonator antenna, when excited, is arranged to provide wide half-power beam-widths in both E-plane and H-plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Kwok Wa Leung, Zhen-Xing Xia
  • Patent number: 11322823
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate having thereon at least an antenna layer and a ground reflector layer under the antenna layer, a radio frequency (RF) die disposed on or in the substrate, an encapsulation layer disposed on the antenna layer of the substrate, and a frequency-selective surface (FSS) structure disposed on the encapsulation layer. The FSS structure is a two-dimensional periodic array of metal patterns of same shape and size. The FSS structure has highly reflective characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Chia Chiu, Yen-Ju Lu, Wen-Chou Wu, Nan-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 10985444
    Abstract: An antenna module includes: a feeding branch, a first branch, a second branch, a third branch and a grounding branch; the feeding branch is connected to a feeding point, and the grounding branch is connected to a grounding point; the first branch and the third branch are concave branches; the second branch is a bent branch; the feeding branch, the first branch, the second branch, the third branch and the grounding branch are connected in sequence to form an annular structure with a slot, the slot is located between the feeding branch and the grounding branch, and the slot is internally insulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yali Wang
  • Patent number: 10957970
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an implantable medical device which utilizes a patch antenna for communicating with an external device. The implantable medical device includes a housing, a header, and a patch antenna formed using an RF plate and a ground plate, which may be or include a metal surface of the housing. Also, a material of the header forms a dielectric of the patch antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry Li, Lequan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10580741
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods related to a conductive paint layer configured to provide radio-frequency (RF) shielding for a packaged semiconductor module. Such a module can include a packaging substrate, one or more RF components mounted on the packaging substrate, a ground plane disposed within the packaging substrate, and a plurality of RF-shielding wirebonds disposed on the packaging substrate and electrically connected to the ground plane. The module can further include an overmold structure formed over the packaging substrate and dimensioned to substantially encapsulate the RF component(s) and the RF-shielding wirebonds. The overmold structure can define an upper surface that exposes upper portions of the RF-shielding wirebonds. The module can further include a conductive paint layer having silver flakes disposed on the upper surface of the overmold structure so that the conductive paint layer, the RF-shielding wirebonds, and the ground plane form an RF-shield for the RF component(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Sean Read, Hoang Mong Nguyen, Anthony James LoBianco, Howard E. Chen, Dinhphuoc Vu Hoang
  • Patent number: 10573955
    Abstract: A display module configured to improve transmission and reception performance of an electronic device includes: a first panel; a second panel disposed to be opposite to the first panel; and an antenna layer disposed between the first panel and the second panel, and comprising a resin layer formed by an imprinting method, wherein the resin layer includes: an engraved pattern formed in one surface; and an ink layer formed with a conductive material filled in the engraved pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Baik, Yong Uk Lee, Eung Yeoul Yoon, Dong Hyun Sohn, Nak Hyun Kim, Byung Ha Park, Joon-Young Choi, Won Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 10468748
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of inputting signals and power without the use of an FPC is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A receiver antenna is provided on a surface side of the first substrate. The second substrate is provided with a transmitter antenna and an integrated circuit. The second substrate is attached on a back side of the first substrate. The receiver antenna and the transmitter antenna overlap with each other with the first substrate provided therebetween. Thus, the distance between the antennas can be kept constant, so that signals and power can be received highly efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama
  • Patent number: 10461400
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device having a housing and including an antenna device, and a method of manufacturing the housing. When the antenna device requiring a plating process is applied to the housing, the housing has an antenna and provides exterior deposition and visual enhancement to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Gi-Uk Gang, Byeonghwan Youm, Kyung Bin Kim
  • Patent number: 10320059
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including an accommodation space therein, a conduction portion located to be exposed to the outside of the housing and to the inside of the housing, a cover member which covers the housing, and a flexible connection member which is located between the housing and the cover member, includes a free one end, and has one end fixed to the housing. The connection member includes a contact portion which is opposed to and in contact with the conduction portion, and the contact portion is in contact with the conduction portion as a side of the free end of the connection member is pressed toward the housing by the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kentaro Yano
  • Patent number: 10312597
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for tuning a metamaterial cell. A set of electromagnetic properties of a tunable element associated with the metamaterial cell may be tuned. A resonance of the metamaterial cell may be adjusted in response to the set of electromagnetic properties being tuned. A range of frequencies over which the metamaterial cell provides a negative index of refraction may be changed in response to the resonance of the metamaterial cell changing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Larry Leon Savage, John Dalton Williams, Corey McKinney Thacker, Jarrod Douglas Fortinberry, Preston Tyler Bushey
  • Patent number: 10300289
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an implantable dielectric compartment including a channel in an outer surface of the implantable dielectric compartment, the channel configured to constrain a portion of an implantable antenna in a specific configuration along the length of the portion of the implantable antenna. In certain examples, the implantable antenna can be configured to wirelessly transfer information electromagnetically at a specified operating frequency provided using the specific configuration of the portion of the implantable antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark G. Deehr, David A. Chizek, Mahesh Maddali, Dennis Eric Larson, Keith Raymond Maile
  • Patent number: 10238030
    Abstract: A medical device as described herein includes a communication module to process radio frequency signals associated with operation of the medical device, an antenna associated with the communication module, and a microstrip transmission component coupled between the communication module and the antenna. The transmission component includes a dielectric substrate, an electrically conductive signal trace formed overlying the upper major surface of the substrate, an electrically conductive ground plane formed overlying the lower major surface of the substrate, and a complementary split ring resonator arrangement integrally formed in the ground plane, and having a layout and dimensions tuned to cause the resonator arrangement to resonate at one or more harmonic frequencies of the nominal transmission frequency of the radio frequency signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventor: Fabio F. Urbani
  • Patent number: 10164340
    Abstract: An antenna capable of being joined to an antenna feed perpendicular to a ground plane includes a monopole extending perpendicularly from the ground plane. The antenna feed is joined to the monopole. An innermost shell is provided about the monopole. The innermost shell is made from a dielectric material having a dielectric tensor with high permittivity in the direction of the monopole axis. An intermediate shell provided outside the innermost shell. The intermediate shell also has dielectric tensor having high impedance in the direction parallel to the monopole axis. An outermost shell is provided having a perimeter approximately equal to the length of the monopole. The outermost shell also has a dielectric tensor with high impedance in the direction of the monopole axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: David A Tonn, Susan M Safford
  • Patent number: 10020352
    Abstract: A substrate structure may be used in a display device. The substrate structure may include a base substrate, a transistor, and a silicon oxynitride layer. The transistor may include a semiconductor member and a gate electrode and may overlap the base substrate. The silicon oxynitride layer may directly contact at least one of the base substrate, the semiconductor member, and the gate electrode and may include (and/or contain) a hydrogen atom set. A hydrogen concentration in the silicon oxynitride layer may be greater than or equal to 1.52 atomic percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Bin Chung, Bo-Geon Jeon, Eun-Jeong Cho, Hye-Hyang Park, Sung-Hoon Yang, Woo-Seok Jeon, Joo-Hee Jeon, Chaun-Gi Choi
  • Patent number: 9953937
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a structure including a first resin layer, an electronic component buried in the first resin layer, a reflector element for antenna disposed on the first resin layer, and an insulating layer disposed on the reflector element; a semiconductor device; a second resin layer in which the structure and the semiconductor device are buried; and a radiating element of the antenna, the radiating element being disposed on the insulating layer and electrically coupled the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Daijiro Ishibashi