Plural Antennas Patents (Class 343/893)
  • Patent number: 11929555
    Abstract: An antenna device is formed by arranging a plurality of radiation elements each radiating a circularly polarized wave in a matrix of three rows and ten columns. The plurality of radiation elements include radiation elements of four types having a positional relationship rotationally symmetric with each other. The plurality of radiation elements are included in a first element group in which radiation elements are arranged in a matrix of three rows and three columns in one end portion side and a second element group in which radiation elements are arranged in a matrix of three rows and three columns in the other end portion side. A first center element disposed at a center of the first element group is an element of a type obtained by rotating a second center element disposed at a center of the second element group by 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Yamada, Kengo Onaka
  • Patent number: 11924783
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus for controlling exposure to wireless communication includes processing circuitry configured to control transmission through a first antenna module based on a reflection coefficient of a second antenna module, the first antenna module configured for wireless communication in a first frequency band, the second antenna module configured for wireless communication in a second frequency band, the second frequency band being a lower frequency band than the first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunseok Yu, Daeyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11916319
    Abstract: Single band and multiband wireless antennas are an important element of wireless systems. Competing tradeoffs of overall footprint, performance aspects such as impedance matching and cost require not only consideration but become significant when multiple antenna elements are employed within a single antenna such as to obtain circular polarization transmit and/or receive. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide designers of a wide range of electrical devices and systems with compact single or multiple frequency band antennas which, in addition to providing the controlled radiation pattern and circular polarization purity (where required) are impedance matched without substantially increasing the footprint of the antenna and/or the complexity of the microwave/RF circuit interfaced to them, whilst supporting multiple signals to/from multiple antenna elements in antennas employing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Tallysman Wireless Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Emara, Julien Hautcoeur, Gyles Panther, Joseph Botros
  • Patent number: 11909119
    Abstract: An antenna device is formed by arranging radiation elements each radiating a circularly polarized wave in a matrix of three rows and four columns. The radiation elements include three sets of radiation elements of four types having a positional relationship rotationally symmetric with each other. The radiation elements are arranged such that adjacent elements are of different types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Yamada, Kengo Onaka
  • Patent number: 11871507
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, a circuit board and at least one antenna module. The casing has an accommodating space and an inner side wall surrounding the accommodating space. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space. Each of the antenna modules includes a first radiator and a second radiator. The first radiator is disposed on the circuit board and adjacent to the inner side wall, and includes a first section, a second section and a third section extending from the first section in opposite directions respectively. The first section includes a feeding end, and the third section includes a grounding end. The second radiator is disposed on the inner side wall. A coupling gap is formed between the first radiator and the second radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Yi Wu, Chao-Hsu Wu, Cheng-Jui Huang, Hao-Hsiang Yang, Shih-Keng Huang
  • Patent number: 11870145
    Abstract: An antenna module (10) includes a ground electrode (30) in which a slit (33) is formed in such a manner as to form an opening along a perimeter of the ground electrode, a first antenna (110) and a second antenna (110A) arranged in or on the ground electrode (30), and a coupling reducing electrode (200) connected to the ground electrode (30) within the slit (33). The slit (33) is formed on a path leading from the first antenna (110) to the second antenna (110A) along the perimeter of the ground electrode. The coupling reducing electrode (200) includes a first conductor (220) having a length corresponding to a first frequency and a second conductor (230) having a length corresponding to a second frequency, which is higher than the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuo Tanbo
  • Patent number: 11862856
    Abstract: An antenna-filter array module and method of manufacturing an antenna-filter array module are provided. One method of manufacturing includes bonding a low temperature co-fired ceramic, LTCC, tile having a plurality of antennas and corresponding filters to a first side of the module PCB via a first set of solder balls, a coefficient of thermal expansion, CTE, of the module PCB being within a predetermined amount of a CTE of the radio PCB. The method further includes cutting the LTCC tile into a plurality of reliability units after the bonding, each reliability unit having a size that is less than a predetermined largest reliable size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Chunyun Jian, Martin Da Silveira, Neil McGowan
  • Patent number: 11852736
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a first conductive patch and a second conductive patch, a wireless communication circuitry electrically coupled with the first conductive patch and the second conductive patch, and a processor electrically coupled with the wireless communication circuitry. The first conductive patch is fed from the wireless communication circuitry at a first point located at a first edge of the first conductive patch or a second point located at a second edge different from the first edge, and operates as an antenna radiator which receives a radio frequency (RF) signal of a specified frequency band, the second conductive patch is fed from the wireless communication circuity at a third point of the second conductive patch, and operates as an antenna radiator which transmits or receive an RF signal of a specified frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventors: Muyeol Lee, Seunghoon Kim, Jeongsik Kim, Changwoo Son, Jiwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11855350
    Abstract: A millimeter-wave (mmWave) assembly (1) comprising a first mmWave module (2), a second mmWave module (3), and a connector (4) configured to releasably interconnect the first mmWave module (2) and the second mmWave module (3). The connector (4) comprises a first connector element (5) associated with the first mmWave module (2). The first mmWave module (2) comprises a first substrate (7) and an mmWave radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) (8), and the second mmWave module (3) comprises a second substrate (9) and an mmWave antenna array (10). The connector (4) is configured to transmit at least one signal between the mmWave RFIC (8) and the mmWave antenna array (10) when the first mmWave module (2) and the second mmWave module (3) are interconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jari Kristian Van Wonterghem, Alexander Khripkov, Dong Liu, Janne Ilvonen, Jian Ou, Ruiyuan Tian, Changnian Xu, Wei Huang, Zlatoljub Milosavljevic
  • Patent number: 11843178
    Abstract: An antenna assembly of PCB layers and waveguide layers includes a driven PCB layer with an array of unit cells. Each cell includes a central first element (e.g., a receive patch) and four second elements (e.g., transmit patches) evenly spaced around the first element in a square configuration. Distances between adjacent aligned first elements are equal, and less than the first elements' operating frequency. Distances between adjacent aligned second elements are equal, and less than the second elements' operating frequency. First and second combiner layer conductively couple first elements and second elements, respectively, to one or more first or second combiner pads to facilitate interfacing the elements with waveguides. First and second waveguides formed into separate plates communicatively coupled to their corresponding combiner layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Charles McCarrick
  • Patent number: 11831074
    Abstract: The embodiments generally relate to an antenna device that includes a cover having a specific shape to suppress a sidelobe of an elevation angle gain pattern which is caused by a radio-frequency (RF) device regardless of an avoidance area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Seung Ho Kim, Byung Chul Park, Kun Sup Kwon, Jong Wan Heo, Sung Jae Lee, Ki Min Hwang
  • Patent number: 11831072
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a metal bezel including a bezel patch separated through a bezel slit, a printed circuit board including a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern, which are separated through a substrate slit and a communication module transmitting or receiving an antenna signal, using an antenna element including the bezel patch, the first conductive pattern, and the second conductive pattern. The first conductive pattern is connected to a part of the metal bezel. The bezel patch and the second conductive pattern is arranged to be aligned vertically. A bezel cavity is formed between the bezel patch and the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungchul Park, Wonjoon Choi
  • Patent number: 11824263
    Abstract: A system includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna includes an antenna section. The antenna section includes a first antenna segment, a second antenna segment adjacent to the first antenna segment, and a notch circuit disposed within a notch between the first antenna segment and the second antenna segment. The notch circuit prevents a first frequency of a signal from passing from the first antenna segment to the second antenna segment while allowing a second frequency from the signal to pass from the first antenna segment to the second antenna segment. The second antenna is disposed proximate to the first antenna. The first antenna occupies a second near field region of the second antenna and the second antenna occupies a first near field region of the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: IXI Technology Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hyman, Byron del Castillo, William Herbert Darden
  • Patent number: 11817658
    Abstract: Electrical equipment includes an internal antenna, an external connector, a first radio module, a second radio module, an RF link enabling the second radio module to be connected to the external connector, a detector device arranged, when a test signal is transmitted over the external connector via the RF link, to produce a detection signal representative of whether or not the external antenna is connected to the external connector; and control means arranged to control the second radio module so that it generates and transmits the test signal via the RF link, to acquire the detection signal, and depending on the detection signal, to connect or disconnect the first radio module to or from the external connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAGEMCOM ENERGY & TELECOM SAS
    Inventors: Rami Khouri, Alain Tisne
  • Patent number: 11811139
    Abstract: Gradient permittivity films are described. In particular, gradient permittivity films including a plurality of layers each having a thickness where at least one layer is perforated and has a different air volume fraction from another of the plurality of layers by at least 0.05. Such films may be useful in improving the signal to noise ratio for transmitting and receiving units operating between 20 GHz and 300 GHz behind a protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jaewon Kim, Stephen J. Etzkorn, Ronald D. Jesme, Dipankar Ghosh, Mohsen Salehi, Guanglei Du, John A. Wheatley
  • Patent number: 11811141
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide an antenna array with separately fed subarrays. The systems and methods provide optimized or improved physical embodiments of each sub-banded subarray in terms of radiating element type and physical implementation, radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) technology choice, RFIC packaging and interconnect implementation, and/or intra-subarray feed typology choice and implementation. The antenna array can include first elements within a first distance range from a point in a surface associated with the antenna array and configured for first signals in a first frequency range, and second elements within a second distance range from the point and configured for second signals in a second frequency range. The antenna system also can include an interconnect system comprising a first multichip module and a second multichip module region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: James B. West, Jeremiah D. Wolf, Michael L. Hageman
  • Patent number: 11812231
    Abstract: A method for determining microphone position is a method for determining positions of a plurality of microphones in a microphone array having the plurality of microphones arranged in a plurality of concentric circles. The method for determining microphone position includes a constraint condition acquiring step of acquiring constraint conditions including the maximum number of the plurality of microphones; and a selecting step of selecting, from among a plurality of combinations of (i) the number of microphones included in each of the plurality of concentric circles and (ii) the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles, a combination indicating directional characteristics with the smallest difference from a target value of the directional characteristics of the microphone array; where the plurality of combinations satisfy the constraint conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Audio-Technica Corporation
    Inventor: Shinken Kanemaru
  • Patent number: 11811129
    Abstract: A remotely controllable antenna mount for use with a wireless telecommunication antenna provides both mechanical azimuth and mechanical tilt adjustment using AISG compatible motor control units and AISG control and monitoring systems to remotely adjust the physical orientation of the antenna. The mount control units are serially interconnected with existing AISG antenna control units (ACU's) which adjust internal electronic tilt of the antenna. The present solution provides the ability to both physically aim the antenna to adjust coverage area and also adjust the signal phase to fine tune the quality of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Radiarc Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arthur P. Clifford, Stephen Holmes
  • Patent number: 11791554
    Abstract: Flexible radio assignment with beamsteering antennas is provided by controlling a plurality of Access Points (APs) including steerable antennas to each transmit a first plurality of discovery frames at a first beamwidth; controlling the plurality of APs to steer the steerable antennas at a second beamwidth, less than the first beamwidth, to a plurality of steering angles; controlling the plurality of APs to each transmit a second plurality of discovery frames at each steering angle of the plurality of steering angles; determining an overlap in radio coverage among the plurality of APs based on the first plurality and the second plurality of discovery frames; and identifying redundant radios based on the overlap in radio coverage; and reassigning the redundant radios from use for client transmissions to a secondary role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh B. Kulkarni, Vishal S. Desai, Pooya Monajemi, Young Il Choi
  • Patent number: 11784388
    Abstract: An electronic device is described. This electronic device includes: an interface circuit; and an antenna having a radiator and multiple pairs of reflectors arranged along different axes passing through the radiator in a horizontal plane. A given pair of reflectors includes reflectors on opposite sides of the radiator and along a given axis. During operation, the interface circuit provides control signals to switching elements that selectively electrically couple one or more of the reflectors in the pairs of reflectors to ground, where the one or more of the reflectors modify an antenna radiation pattern of the radiator. Then, the interface circuit communicates, via the antenna, a packet or a frame with a second electronic device, where the communication involves transmitting or receiving wireless signals corresponding to the packet or the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprise LLC
    Inventors: Khaled A. Obeidat, Douglas Blake Kough
  • Patent number: 11784411
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a printed dual band antenna that includes a primary radiation portion and a parasitic radiation portion. The primary radiation portion is configured to perform signal transmitting and receiving based on a first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency. The parasitic radiation portion is disposed on a neighboring side of the primary radiation portion, distanced from the primary radiation portion by a distance and electrically isolated from the primary radiation portion. The parasitic radiation portion couples to and resonates with the primary radiation portion to perform signal transmitting and receiving based on the second resonant frequency. The parasitic radiation portion is a grounded monopole parasitic antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Wei Ling, Chih-Pao Lin
  • Patent number: 11784401
    Abstract: Provided are examples of circularly polarized omni-directional antennas which contain an equal number of driven radiators and parasitic radiators spaced radially around a central axis which in which the driven elements are fed from a central feed system. This type of antenna allows for a compact size with higher axial ratio than other designs. In one aspect, an antenna comprises 2 or more elements shaped as a single curve in a cylindrical structure. In another aspect, the antenna may take on an angular form such as a square or a hexagon in which the elements may contain multiple angles. The antenna may be contained within a non-conductive enclosure and may contain a transmission line such as a coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: VIDEO AERIAL SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Charles A. Greve
  • Patent number: 11749879
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising a housing, a display, an antenna structure and at least one wireless communication circuit. The at least one wireless communication circuit is configured so as to transmit and/or receive a signal having a frequency between 3 GHz and 100 GHz, and may be configured so as to transmit and/or receive, in a first operation, a first signal having a first frequency by using not all but at least one conductive plate among a plurality of first conductive plates and a plurality of second conductive plates, and transmit and/or receive, in a second operation, a second signal having a second frequency differing from the first frequency by using not all but at least one conductive plate among the plurality of second conductive plates and the plurality of first conductive plates. In addition, various embodiments are possible as identified in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dongil Son
  • Patent number: 11742913
    Abstract: Aspects of the techniques and apparatuses described herein provide an intra slot antenna diversity scheme that a user equipment (UE) may use to transmit uplink communications while mitigating antenna imbalance. In an intra slot antenna diversity scheme, a UE transmits an uplink communication by transmitting a first portion of the uplink transmission in a first part of a slot using a first subset of antennas and a second portion of the uplink communication in a second part of the slot using a second subset of antennas. A decision to apply an intra slot antenna diversity scheme may be made by a network node such as a base station. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel Paz, Michael Levitsky, Assaf Touboul, Jacob Pick
  • Patent number: 11742571
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) antenna assembly is mounted on a shielded panel to facilitate the transmission of RF signals therethrough. The RF antenna assembly includes an RF antenna formed from wire which is bent to define first and second antenna elements. The RF antenna is inserted through the panel with the first and second antenna elements disposed on opposite sides thereof. A dome-shaped cap constructed of a compressible elastomeric material is mounted over the first antenna element and lies flush against the outer surface of the panel. A disc-shaped dielectric base receives the distal end of the second antenna element and lies flush against the inner surface of the panel. The RF antenna exerts a spring-like force that resiliently draws the cap and base together. In use, each antenna element transmits RF signals within a designated frequency range to wireless electronic devices located on the same side of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: RF VENUE, INC.
    Inventors: Robert J. Crowley, Caleb W. Morrison, Charles Fendrock
  • Patent number: 11728552
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase shifter, an antenna including the phase shifter, and a control method of the phase shifter. The phase shifter includes a first base substrate; a plurality of microstrip lines arranged on the first base substrate and configured to transmit an electromagnetic wave signal and apply a common voltage; a dielectric layer arranged on a side of the plurality of microstrip lines away from the first base substrate; and a plurality of separate voltage control layers correspondingly arranged with the plurality of microstrip lines respectively on a side of the dielectric layer away from the first base substrate. The separate voltage control layers are configured to apply a control voltage. A dielectric constant of the dielectric layer varies with the control voltage applied to the voltage control layers and the common voltage applied to the microstrip lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. , LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tuo Sun
  • Patent number: 11728574
    Abstract: A base configured to be joined with other bases to form a substrate for an antenna array comprises a body, a plurality of male interconnecting features, and a plurality of female interconnecting features. The body includes a front surface and a rear surface and a plurality of edges positioned therebetween. The front surface or the rear surface is configured to retain an antenna. The male interconnecting features of a first base connect with the female interconnecting features of a second base when the first base is joined with the second base to form the substrate or a portion of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Furman, Kyle Byers, Daniel Salzman
  • Patent number: 11705625
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an antenna device that includes a first molded substrate having first and second surfaces opposite to each other, a second molded substrate having third and fourth surfaces opposite to each other, a first electrode formed on the first surface of the first molded substrate, a feed electrode formed on the second surface of the first molded substrate so as to overlap the first electrode in a plan view, and a first ground electrode formed on the third surface of the second molded substrate. The first and second molded substrates overlap each other such that the second surface of the first molded substrate and the fourth surface of the second molded substrate face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masao Tezuka
  • Patent number: 11692315
    Abstract: A modular pavement slab comprises a body, a strain sensor array, and a sensor processor. The body includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and four side surfaces. The modular pavement slab is configured to be coupled to at least one other modular pavement slab via connectors along at least one of the side surfaces. The strain sensor array is retained within the body and is configured to detect a plurality of strains on the body resulting from vehicular traffic across the top surface of the body. The sensor processor is in communication with the strain sensor array. The sensor processor is configured to communicate input signals to the strain sensor array, receive output signals from the strain sensor array, and determine a plurality of time-varying strain values, each strain value indicating a strain experienced over time by a successive one of a plurality of regions of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Integrated Roadways, LLC
    Inventor: Tim Sylvester
  • Patent number: 11670852
    Abstract: A scanning antenna is provided in the present disclosure. The scanning antenna includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are arranged oppositely; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a feed signal access terminal and a plurality of phase shift units, where the plurality of phase shift units is connected with each other, each phase shift unit is connected to the feed signal access terminal, and electrical lengths between at least two phase shift units and the feed signal access terminal are different. The present disclosure not only realizes one-dimensional wave beam scanning, but also has desirable scanning effect. The bias voltage is not needed to be independently applied to each phase shift unit, which can greatly simplify the bias voltage line configuration and be beneficial for reducing production cost and wiring difficulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dengming Lei, Kerui Xi, Zhenyu Jia, Ping Su, Huihui Jiang, Yi Wang, Wei Li, Huan Li, Feng Qin
  • Patent number: 11670851
    Abstract: Phased arrays to be used for Tx and Rx communications in different frequency bands are disclosed. The phased arrays presented herein are non-uniformly thinned half-duplex phased arrays with dual-band antenna elements. Such phased arrays are “half-duplex” in that they are configured for communication in one direction at a time, i.e., either for Tx or for Rx, while utilizing a common array. Such phased arrays are “with dual-band antenna elements” in that, in addition to using antenna elements configured for Tx or for Rx only, they implement some antenna elements that are configured for both Tx and Rx. Such phased arrays are “thinned” in that they are formed according to a method of optimizing array geometry known as “thinning.” Such phased arrays are thinned “non-uniformly” in that different antenna elements used for Tx may have different numbers of nearest and/or second-nearest neighbor antenna elements used for Rx, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: John A. Kilpatrick, Islam A. Eshrah
  • Patent number: 11658412
    Abstract: An antenna includes a first element, a second element, and a reactance-adjustable component. The first element receives an excitation current through an electrical connection to an antenna feeder, and the second element generates an induced current through electromagnetic induction of the first element. The reactance-adjustable component is disposed at an end of the first element close to a reference plane, and/or the reactance-adjustable component is disposed at an end of the second element close to a reference plane. The reference plane uses a connection point between the first element and the antenna feeder as an origin point and is perpendicular to an axial direction of the first element. The reactance-adjustable component has an adjustable reactance value and is configured to adjust a phase difference between an excitation current and an induced current, where the phase difference has an association relationship with a target angle of radiation of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Luo, Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 11658395
    Abstract: An antenna package according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an antenna device including a dielectric layer and an antenna unit disposed on the dielectric layer, and a circuit board. The antenna unit includes a radiator and a transmission line extending from the radiator. The circuit board includes a core layer and a signal wiring disposed on the core layer and electrically connected to the antenna unit. The circuit board has a bonding region adhered to the antenna device, a signal transmission region including the signal wiring and a connect region including a connector connected to a terminal end portion of the signal wiring. A length of the transmission line of the antenna unit is greater than or equal to a length of the signal transmission region of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na Yeon Kim, Seung Hyun Shin
  • Patent number: 11646502
    Abstract: A multi-band base station antenna includes a linear array having a plurality of radiating elements arranged in a vertical direction. The radiating elements comprise first and second sets of radiating elements that each include one or more radiating elements. The first set of radiating elements operates in both first and second frequency bands, while the second set of radiating elements operates in the first frequency band but not in the second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Rui An, Hangsheng Wen
  • Patent number: 11616526
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a surface-mountable device can include an electrical element and a plurality of terminals connected to the electrical element. The surface-mountable device can further include a body configured to support the electrical element and the plurality of terminals. The body can have a rectangular cuboid shape with a length, a width, and a height that is greater than the width. The body can include a base plane configured to allow surface mounting of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Martin Kay
  • Patent number: 11616288
    Abstract: An electronic device including an antenna module is provided. The electronic device includes a 5th generation (5G) antenna module that includes an antenna array, at least one conductive region operating as a ground with respect to the antenna array, and a first communication circuit feeding a power to the antenna array to communicate through a millimeter wave signal, and a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes a second communication circuit and a ground region. The second communication circuit feeds the power to an electrical path at least including the at least one conductive region and transmits or receives a signal in a frequency band different from a frequency band of the millimeter wave signal based on the electrical path supplied with the power and the ground region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehyung Kim, Jinkyu Bang, Hanbin Lee, Sangmin Han, Jaebong Chun
  • Patent number: 11605877
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a glass carrier, a package body, a first circuit layer and a first antenna layer. The glass carrier has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The package body is disposed on the first surface of the glass carrier. The package body has an interconnection structure penetrating the package body. The first circuit layer is disposed on the package body. The first circuit layer has a redistribution layer (RDL) electrically connected to the interconnection structure of the package body. The first antenna layer is disposed on the second surface of the glass carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chi Hsieh, Chen-Chao Wang, Teck-Chong Lee, Chien-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 11588251
    Abstract: An antenna feed for a stackable antenna system includes a polarization converter that continuously surrounds an omnidirectional antenna. Electromagnetic radiation emitted by the omnidirectional antenna and having an initial polarization passes through the first polarization converter, which converts the initial polarization into a non-vertical linear polarization. A feedline located outside of the first polarization converter forms a helix that wraps around the first polarization converter such that it runs perpendicularly to the non-vertical linear polarization. When the width of the feedline is sufficiently small, electrons in metal of the feedline will not be excited by the radiation, and the radiation will transmit through the feedline with minimal impact on the omnidirectional antenna's gain profile. The feedline may be used to feed a second antenna located vertically above the omnidirectional antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: FIRST RF Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Robert Markey
  • Patent number: 11581631
    Abstract: A base station antenna includes an internal radome and a multi-column antenna array antenna. The internal radome can be configured with a plurality of columns, each having an outwardly projecting peak segment and each neighboring column of the internal radome can be separated by a valley. Each outwardly projecting peak segment(s) is oriented to project toward a front of the base station antenna and is positioned medially aligned over a respective column of the multi-column antenna array to thereby reduce mutual coupling of respective elements and/or columns of elements and/or provide a common near field environment for each element and/or each column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Haifeng Li, XiaoHua Hou, Peter J. Bisiules
  • Patent number: 11573255
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (MTH) for estimating the coverage area of a directive antenna of a local positioning system while setting up said system, said antenna being located in the vicinity of an area of interest, the method (MTH) comprising the following steps: —Distributing (DIS_TR) a plurality of transponders over the area of interest—Performing (MSD_SS) measurements of signal strength between the antenna and said transponders—Estimating (EST_CV) the coverage area by using said measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: SWISS TIMING LTD, FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG
    Inventor: Thomas Kautz
  • Patent number: 11569783
    Abstract: A symbol power tracking amplification system including: a modem to generate data and symbol tracking signals; a symbol tracking modulator including a control circuit, first and second voltage supply circuits and a switch circuit, the control circuit generates first and second voltage level control signals in response to the symbol tracking signal, the first voltage supply circuit generates a first output voltage in response to the first voltage level control signal, the second voltage supply circuit generates a second output voltage in response to the second voltage level control signal and the switch circuit outputs the first or second output voltages as a supply voltage in response to a switch control signal; an RF block to generate an RF signal based on the data signal from the modem; and a power amplifier to adjust a power level of the RF signal based on the supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Nomiyama, Ji-seon Paek, Dong-su Kim
  • Patent number: 11569892
    Abstract: An electronic device and methods for performing low-latency, low-power beam management are disclosed herein. An electronic device for performing low-latency, low-power beam management comprises a plurality of antenna modules and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a number of active antenna modules to include in a set of active antenna modules, and select the set of active antenna modules, from among the plurality of antenna modules, based on a spherical coverage of the set of active antenna modules and based on information on blockage states of the plurality of antenna modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anum Ali, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Vutha Va
  • Patent number: 11557842
    Abstract: In an antenna module on one printed circuit board, a first area where a plurality of antenna elements are positioned on a first surface, and a second area where a plurality of front end integrated circuits are independently positioned on a second surface, the opposite surface of the first surface, are provided, and a wire is provided in the second area to electrically couple some ports of a plurality of ports provided in a first front end integrated circuit to some ports of a plurality of ports provided in a second front end integrated circuit. The some ports provided in the first front end integrated circuit include a first port configured to output a first intermediate frequency signal, and a second port configured to input a second intermediate frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Namjun Cho, Hyosung Lee, Hyoseok Na
  • Patent number: 11553294
    Abstract: A method for determining microphone position is a method for determining positions of a plurality of microphones in a microphone array having the plurality of microphones arranged in a plurality of concentric circles. The method for determining microphone position includes a constraint condition acquiring step of acquiring constraint conditions including the maximum number of the plurality of microphones; and a selecting step of selecting, from among a plurality of combinations of (i) the number of microphones included in each of the plurality of concentric circles and (ii) the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles, a combination indicating directional characteristics with the smallest difference from a target value of the directional characteristics of the microphone array, where the plurality of combinations satisfy the constraint conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDIO-TECHNICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinken Kanemaru
  • Patent number: 11552409
    Abstract: A Yagi-Uda monopolar antenna configured to be mounted on the conductive surface of a vehicle, especially an aircraft. The antenna comprises: a radiating element, taking the form of a conductive plate, for example one having the shape of a disc, which plate is equipped with a return conductor; a reflecting element; and at least one directing element taking the form of a monopole that is folded on itself. The various elements are mounted on a substantially planar surface such as the skin of the fuselage of an aircraft. The antenna simultaneously has a wide operating band, a good compactness and a good directivity. It may especially serve as joint antenna for a plurality of air-ground communication systems of an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus SAS
    Inventor: Leslie Smith
  • Patent number: 11539125
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, devices and systems related to the implementation of a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) radio-frequency antenna featuring, a printed radiating element coupled to an absorbing element embedded in the PCB. The embedded element is configured within the PCB layers to prevent out-of-phase reflections to the bore-sight direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Zoll Medical Israel Ltd.
    Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Assaf Bernstein
  • Patent number: 11533792
    Abstract: A microwave cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber delimited by a cooking chamber wall, and a microwave apparatus configured to introduce microwaves into the cooking chamber. The microwave apparatus includes a patch antenna having a planar base body and a planar emission body, which are electrically insulated from one another. The emission body is configured to cover the base body at a distance and capable of being fed with microwave energy, with the base body corresponding to a region of the cooking chamber wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Kuchler, Kerstin Rigorth, Sebastian Sterz
  • Patent number: 11532893
    Abstract: An antenna array includes one or more antenna tiles which are arranged on an antenna plane. Each of the one or more antenna tiles includes one or more antenna units that are arranged together to form the respective antenna tile having a hexagonal shape and each antenna unit comprises an antenna circuit chip. In some embodiments, each antenna unit has a pentagonal shape and the antenna tile has a hexagonal shape formed by tessellating the one or more antenna units with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: COBHAM ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Michael Jason Simon, Michael Scott Pors, Bryan Kathol
  • Patent number: 11502404
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting, by a monitoring system associated with a communication system, signals received at an array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements of an antenna, causing, via a motorized drive assembly, the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements to sequentially rotate to a plurality of positions, obtaining, by a control system from the monitoring system and for each of the plurality of positions, data relating to signals from the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements, based on the data, determining, by the control system, an optimal position of the plurality of positions for the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements at which an impact of passive intermodulation (PIM) on the communications system is minimized, and controlling, by the control system, the motorized drive assembly to cause the array of orthogonally-polarized radiating elements to occupy the optimal position. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ISCO International, LLC
    Inventors: Amr Abdelmonem, Anthony Teillet, Richard Loy Smith, Jr., David E. Urbasic, Richard David Peacock, Andre F. A. Fournier, Guenadi Miliavski
  • Patent number: 11502740
    Abstract: A method for performing a listen-before-talk procedure in a first transceiver device (N1) for wireless electromagnetic communication in a frequency band (150) is disclosed. A first transceiver device (N1) configured to perform the method is also disclosed. The method comprises receiving at the first transceiver device (N1) a stream of data (11) from a second transceiver device (N2), and determining whether the second transceiver device (N2) is capable of receiving in only a single or in two polarization directions. If the second transceiver device (N2) is capable of receiving in two polarization directions, then the method comprises determining and using an energy threshold that is larger than a regulated energy threshold for listen-before-talk within the frequency band (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Olof Zander, Rickard Ljung, Erik Bengtsson, Fredrik Rusek