Spiral Or Helical Type Patents (Class 343/895)
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Patent number: 8390529Abstract: The present invention is directed to an integrated antenna and feed network assembly. The integrated antenna and feed network assembly includes a spiral antenna which is suitable for implementation with ELINT DF systems. The integrated antenna and feed network assembly further includes a feed network, which may include a stripline Balun feed. The feed network is electrically connected to the antenna. Further, the integrated antenna and the feed network assembly provides for integration of the antenna and the feed network into a single PCB assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Paulsen, Richard A. Freeman, James B. West
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Patent number: 8391927Abstract: An antenna structure includes first and second antennas. The first antenna has a first geometry corresponding to a first frequency. The second antenna has a second geometry corresponding to a second frequency. The second antenna is proximal to the first antenna and utilizes electrical-magnetic properties of the first antenna to transceive signals at the second frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Jesus Alfonso Castaneda, Franco De Flaviis, Ahmadreza (Reza) Rofougaran
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Patent number: 8378920Abstract: An electrically small antenna includes a first plurality of helical arms extending in one direction from a central portion of the antenna and a second plurality of helical arms extending from the central portion in a direction opposite from the direction of the first plurality of helical arms. A plurality of switches are coupled to control signal transmission and reception on the helical arms, each of the plurality of switches is coupled between a corresponding one of the first plurality of helical arms and the second plurality of helical arms.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Kurt L. Shlager, Liang C. Chu
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Patent number: 8378842Abstract: A downhole tool string component has a through-bore intermediate first and second tool joints adapted for connection to adjacent tool string components. A blind-hole is formed in an outer surface of the component. A processing unit is also disposed within an outer surface of the component. An electrical device that is disposed within the component is in communication with the processing unit through an electrically or optically conductive medium which has a self-aligning pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: David R. Hall, Jim Shumway, Brad Barger
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Patent number: 8373600Abstract: A single-band antenna, comprising: a substrate; a first radiation unit; a conductive material; an impedance matching circuit; a signal feed-in terminal; a second radiation unit; and a wire connecting unit. Therefore, the single-band antenna can be miniaturized to be installed with or inside a compact wireless transmission device with enhanced transceiving performance.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Arcadyan Technology CorporationInventor: Jin-Su Chang
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Publication number: 20130033409Abstract: A radiation antenna for wireless communication provides an advantage of being able to enhance gain and control directionality, while suppressing the height. The radiation antenna for wireless communication includes a line antenna element 10 and arm elements 20. The line antenna element 10 extends from a power feed section 15. The arm elements 20 are connected to a tip portion of the far side from the power feed section 15 to enhance the gain of the line antenna element 10 and control the directionality thereof. The electrical length from the power feed section 15 to the open end of the arm elements 20 by way of the line antenna element 10 is designed to resonate at a higher order mode of a target frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: HARADA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Dedimuni Rusiru Vinodaka Leelaratne
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Publication number: 20130035044Abstract: A tightly integrated combined transmit and receive dual quadrifilar antenna is provided. The antenna comprises four helical transmit elements and four helical receive elements disposed about a common axis. A receiver front end includes an arrangement of two 90 degree hybrids which serve to effectively reject signals cross coupled from the transmit elements back into the receive elements, while still allowing the receiver to receive signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: MAXTENNAInventors: Carlo DiNallo, Stani Licul, Jeremy Marks
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Publication number: 20130027276Abstract: An antenna device for supporting a plurality of bands in a portable terminal includes a supporting part having an antenna member comprises of a compressed coil, so that the interlayer interval is changed according to the length variation of the supporting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hee-Jun KWON, Yong-Sung JANG
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Patent number: 8360324Abstract: A wireless IC device that is operable in a wide band and is suitable for RFID systems includes a radiating plate and an electromagnetically coupled module constituted by a wireless IC that processes transmitted/received signals and a feeding circuit board having a feeding circuit and coupled with the wireless IC. The radiating plate includes a linear electrode bent at a bent portion and apparently sectioned into two linear electrode portions having different lengths. The electromagnetically coupled module is arranged such that the feeding circuit board and the linear electrode portions are electromagnetically coupled. The wireless IC is operated by signals received by the radiating plate, and response signals from the wireless IC are radiated outward from the radiating plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeyuki Shioya, Noboru Kato, Yuya Dokai
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Patent number: 8354962Abstract: An antenna includes a first substrate, a first pattern, a second substrate, a second pattern, and an anisotropic conductive material. The first substrate has an insulating surface. The first pattern is formed over the insulating surface of the first substrate, and made of a conductive material. The second substrate is provided so as to face the surface over which the first pattern of the first substrate is formed and has an insulating surface. The second pattern is formed over the insulating surface facing the first substrate of the second substrate, and made of a conductive material. The anisotropic conductive material electrically connects the first pattern and the second pattern. The whole region of the first pattern overlaps with the second pattern with the anisotropic conductive material interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomoyuki Aoki
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Patent number: 8354971Abstract: An antenna device having a magnetic core to be surface-mounted on a circuit substrate includes a pair of coil portions spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval. The coil portions are connected by a connecting conductor. An end of the magnetic core includes a curved or bent portion curved toward the circuit substrate. This structure defines an RFID antenna device having an improved receiving sensitivity that can be surface-mounted without increasing the thickness of a casing of a mobile electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiromitsu Ito, Hiroyuki Kubo, Kuniaki Yosui
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Publication number: 20130009837Abstract: An interwoven spiral antenna includes a non-inverted spiral section, an inverted spiral section, and an excitation region. The non-inverted spiral section has a spiral shape and the inverted spiral section has an inverted spiral shape. The excitation region is coupled to at least one of the non-inverted spiral section and the inverted spiral section, wherein, when excited, the interwoven spiral antenna has a circular polarization.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: NICOLAOS G. ALEXOPOULOS, SEUNGHWAN YOON
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Publication number: 20130009840Abstract: A whip dual-band antenna is disclosed in the present invention, and includes a radiator which is connected with a radio via a feed point of the radio, wherein the radiator includes a linear first radiator for generating a first resonance, a helical second radiator is set on the top of the first radiator in an inverse series manner, and the second radiator is used for generating a second resonance whose frequency is higher than the resonance frequency of the first radiator. In the present invention, by adding additionally a second radiator with a higher resonance frequency on the top of a first radiator dexterously, the length of the model of the second resonance frequency is increased, and the effect of the change of the UltraHigh Frequency (UHF) band is decreased.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Hytera Communications Corp., Ltd.Inventors: Peng Liu, Gee Siong Kok
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Publication number: 20130010842Abstract: A programmable antenna assembly includes a plurality of interwoven spiral antenna units and a by-pass circuit. An interwoven spiral antenna unit of the interwoven spiral antenna units includes an inverted spiral section and a non-inverted spiral section. The by-pass circuit is operable to couple at least some of the interwoven spiral antenna units into a programmed multiple interwoven spiral antenna assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: NICOLAOS G. ALEXOPOULOS, SEUNGHWAN YOON
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Patent number: 8350762Abstract: A multi-band built-in antenna for a mobile communication terminal having a main board and a casing for protecting the main board, is disclosed. A transmission line is formed to be spaced apart from one outside surface of the main board by a predetermined interval and configured to include an external conductor, a dielectric, and a central conductor so as to transmit signals. A ground clip is configured to ground the transmission line by fastening the transmission line. A radiator is formed by bending the dielectric and central conductor of the transmission line, other than the external conductor of the transmission line, and is configured to operate in multiple bands. An open stub is connected to the ground clip, is bent a plurality of times, and is configured to be operated in a low frequency band, which is lower than the high frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Ace Antenna Corp.Inventor: Byong-Nam Kim
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Patent number: 8350764Abstract: A dual-antenna diversity antenna system that operates within a low frequency band range is disclosed. Two antennas are folded separately onto a single three dimensional dielectric substrate in a meander pattern configuration. Each antenna has an independent feed port and ground pin. The two antennas are configured within a compact mobile terminal to produce high isolation and low correlation at resonating frequencies within the 700 Megahertz frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Qinjiang Rao, Dong Wang
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Publication number: 20130002501Abstract: An antenna and a communication device thereof are provided. The antenna includes at least one ground and at least one radiating portion. The ground is disposed on a dielectric substrate, and the radiating portion includes at least one signal source and at least one closed conductor loop. The closed conductor loop has a first coupling conductor portion and a second coupling conductor portion, and the closed conductor loop has a plurality of bending portions to form a three-dimensional structure, and a first coupling gap is formed between the first and the second coupling conductor portions. The closed conductor loop further has a feeding portion and a short-circuit portion to form a second coupling gap between them. The feeding portion is electrically connected or coupled to the at least one signal source, and the short-circuit portion is electrically connected or coupled to the ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wei-Yu Li, Wei-Ji Chen
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Publication number: 20120319911Abstract: A wide bandwidth antenna, wherein, at least an antenna module is provided on a substrate, said antenna module includes a plurality of antenna elements having spiral geometric patterns, that are connected one by one in series. Each antenna element is formed by an electrically conductive trace winding from outside said spiral geometric pattern to inside, then it winds back from inside to outside. A first antenna element in the antenna module is connected to a signal input terminal, and that is connected electrically to a signal transmission line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: UNICTRON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: CHIH-SHEN CHOU
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Publication number: 20120299798Abstract: A dielectrically loaded antenna for operation at first and second frequencies above 200 MHz with circularly polarized radiation includes an electrically insulative dielectric core of solid material having a relative dielectric constant greater than 5, and a three-dimensional antenna element structure linked to a pair of feed coupling nodes. The antenna element structure is divided into a distal section and a proximal section respectively having a first set of elongate conductors on or adjacent a distal part of the core side surface portion and a second set of elongate conductors on or adjacent a proximal part of the core side surface portion, and wherein the first set of conductors is resonant at the first operating frequency and the second set of conductors is resonant at the second operating frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: SARANTEL LIMITEDInventor: Oliver Paul Leisten
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Publication number: 20120293391Abstract: An antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly comprises an antenna that includes a radiating element formed on the first major surface of a substrate and connection mechanism for connecting the antenna to an unsevered midspan section of adhesive backed RF distribution cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Richard L. Simmons, Paul H. Benson, Curtis L. Shoemaker, Constand E. Yemelong
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Patent number: 8314750Abstract: A slotted bifilar or quadrifilar helix antenna has a plurality of helical antenna elements. The antenna elements have an outer planar surface. A slot element is secured to an interior of the outer planar surface. The slot element extends radially inwardly to a slot element edge. At least two radially opposite slot element edges define a tapered slot. At a shorted point on the antenna, at least one radially opposite pair of slot elements are electrically shorted together. A feed point is axially offset from the shorted point along the antenna axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the NavyInventor: Michael J. Josypenko
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Publication number: 20120287016Abstract: A method of manufacturing a dielectrically loaded antenna having an operating frequency in excess of 200 MHz, the antenna having an electrically insulative core, the method including steps of: forming a first patterned layer of conductive material having a plurality of inner conductive tracks on at least one surface of the core of the antenna; depositing a layer of insulative material over at least a portion of the first layer of conductive material; and forming a second patterned layer of conductive material having a plurality of outer conductive tracks, at least partially overlapping the inner conductive tracks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: SARANTEL LIMITEDInventors: Beata Zalinska, Oliver Paul Leisten
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Publication number: 20120280875Abstract: The present invention provides a high-performance and small sized helical antenna element and array thereof for use in an aircraft communication system or the like, where stringent spatial restrictions and gain requirements generally apply. The performance of the array is enhanced by increasing the lateral distances between the antenna elements over a portion of the elements where the windings thereof have high current amplitude. The sweeping envelope of the array is maintained small by recovering the initial distancing over a portion of the elements where the windings thereof have low current amplitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: EMS TECHNOLOGIES CANADA, LTD.Inventors: Colin Sutherland, Peter John Wood, Peter C. Strickland
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Patent number: 8305281Abstract: The present invention provides a core-shell magnetic material having an excellent characteristic in a high frequency band, particularly, in a GHz band.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomohiro Suetsuna, Kouichi Harada, Maki Yonetsu, Seiichi Suenaga
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Patent number: 8305290Abstract: A planar antenna array and articles of manufacture using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, close-packed antenna elements, disposed on a substrate, number N where N=3x and x is a positive integer. Each of the close-packed antenna elements includes a substantially continuous photonic transducer arranged as an outwardly expanding generally logarithmic spiral having six turns. Each of the outwardly expanding generally logarithmic spirals may be a golden spiral. As an article of manufacture, the planar antenna array may be incorporated into a chip, such as a cell phone, or an article of clothing, for example.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: SVR Inventions, Inc.Inventors: Kathryn Reavis, Ralph Suddath, Don Vance
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Patent number: 8305291Abstract: A tire-state detection device including a sensor, an antenna having a predetermined frequency, a detection circuit, a case, and a planar conductor. The sensor detects a predetermined physical state of a tire. The detection circuit transmits information regarding a result of a detection made by the sensor from the antenna as radio waves. The case houses the sensor, the antenna and the detection circuit, and allows radio waves to pass. The case fits on a rim in the tire when the tire-state detection device is to be used. The planar conductor is electrically insulated from the antenna at a position set a predetermined distance away from the antenna so as to form an interface between the antenna and the rim when the case is fitted to the rim, and the planar conductor is set to a potential that is equivalent to a reference potential of the detection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Nakatani
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Patent number: 8294629Abstract: A highly sensitive magnetic antenna and an antenna device achieve strong coupling with magnetic flux substantially perpendicular to main surfaces of a magnetic core, an enlarged antenna opening, and increased efficiency of magnetic flux radiation. The magnetic antenna includes a flexible substrate and a magnetic core preferably having a substantially rectangular plate shape. The flexible substrate has a spiral coil conductor located thereon, and the coil conductor has a conductor opening located at the center of the winding center thereof. The flexible substrate is bent in the vicinity of the two sides of the coil conductor spaced apart from the center of the conductor opening and along the two sides of the magnetic core, so as to wrap around the upper surface, left and right surfaces, and portions of the lower surface of the magnetic core.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuniaki Yosui, Hiroyuki Kubo, Hiromitsu Ito
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Publication number: 20120262357Abstract: In antenna device, a coil conductor of an antenna coil module and a conductor layer at least partially overlap. A current flows in the conductor layer and blocks a magnetic field generated by a current flowing in the coil conductor. A current, which flows around the periphery of an opening of the conductor layer, flows along the periphery of a slit and around the periphery of the conductor layer due to a cut-edge effect. Since magnetic flux does not pass through the conductor layer, magnetic flux attempts to bypass the conductor layer along a path in which the conductor opening of the conductor layer is on the inside and the outer edge of the conductor layer is on the outside. Accordingly, the magnetic flux generates relatively large loops linking the inside and the outside of a coil conductor of an antenna on a reader/writer side.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Noboru KATO, Katsumi TANIGUCHI, Jun SASAKI, Naoki GOCHI
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Patent number: 8289225Abstract: The antenna includes a power-feeding radiation electrode and a non-power-feeding radiation electrode are provided adjacent to each other with a gap therebetween on the flexible substrate, which also is bendable. The power-feeding radiation electrode is used to perform antenna operation in a basic mode in which resonant operation is performed at a basic frequency and antenna operation in a high-order mode in which resonant operation is performed at a frequency higher than the basic frequency. The power-feeding radiation electrode includes a loop path configured such that the power-feeding radiation electrode first extends in a direction away from a power-feeding end and an open end is bent toward the power-feeding end. The non-power-feeding radiation electrode has one end serving as a ground-side end and the other end serving as an open end.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mie Shimizu, Kazuhiko Kubota
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Patent number: 8289222Abstract: The present invention provides a core-shell magnetic material having an excellent characteristic in a high frequency band, particularly, in a GHz band.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomohiro Suetsuna, Kouichi Harada, Maki Yonetsu, Seiichi Suenaga, Naoto Ito, Akihiro Tsujimura
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Patent number: 8284105Abstract: A multi-band microstrip meander-line antenna includes a substrate, two meander-shaped conductors, and two feed lines. The first meander-shaped conductor is disposed on the substrate in a first reciprocating bend manner for providing a resonant frequency band corresponding to a first operating frequency. The second meander-shaped conductor is disposed on the substrate in a second reciprocating bend manner for providing a resonant frequency band corresponding to a second operating frequency. The first feed line includes the first end electrically connected to a first feed point of the antenna and the second end electrically connected to the end of the first meander-shaped conductor. The second feed line includes the first end electrically connected to the second feed point of the antenna and the second end electrically connected to the end of the second meander-shaped conductor.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.Inventors: Shau-Gang Mao, Wei-Kung Deng
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Patent number: 8284106Abstract: An antenna that is small in size, has such input characteristics as to secure consistency in each band, and is capable of maintaining omnidirectionality. An antenna includes a grounded conductor, a shorting pin that is formed with a conductor, and a radiation conductor that has one end connected to the grounded conductor via the shorting pin, has the other end left open, and receives power supplied from a feeding point located at the one end. The radiation conductor is folded at a portion between the one end and the other end, and forms a lower arm closer to the grounded conductor and a folded upper arm, with at least part of the lower arm and the upper arm having a meandered portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.Inventor: Ning Guan
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Patent number: 8284111Abstract: An antenna apparatus has a first antenna branch and a second antenna branch. Both the first and the second antenna branch are in the form of a conductor loop which is not closed, and the first antenna branch is arranged at a distance from the second antenna branch in a direction which is substantially at right angles to the surface bounded by the respective conductor loop, such that the first loop direction, which is defined from the foot point to the free end of the first antenna branch, is arranged in the opposite direction to the second loop direction, which is defined from the foot point to the free end of the second antenna branch.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Guy-Aymar Chakam, Andreas Schäfer, Martin Weinberger
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Patent number: 8284001Abstract: A differential filtering device with coupled resonators, including: a pair of coupled resonators disposed on one and the same face of a dielectric substrate, each resonator including two conducting strips positioned in a symmetric manner with respect to a plane perpendicular to the face on which the resonator is disposed, these two conducting strips being joined respectively to two conductors of a bi-strip port for connection to a line for transmitting a differential signal, wherein each conducting strip of each resonator is folded back on itself so as to form a capacitive coupling between its two ends, and wherein the two resonators of the pair are coupled by the disposition opposite one another of their respective conducting strips disposed on the same side with respect to the symmetry plane, over respective portions of length of these folded-back conducting strips.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Commissariat Ă l'Energie AtomiqueInventor: Raffi Bourtoutian
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Patent number: 8279134Abstract: A dielectrically loaded backfire helical antenna has a cylindrical ceramic core and a feed structure which passes axially through the core to a distal end face of the core where it is connected to helical conductors located on the outside of the core. Opening out on the proximal end face of the core is a cavity which is coaxial with the feed structure. A conductive balun layer encircling a portion of the core extends over the proximal end face of the core and the wall of the cavity to connect the helical elements to the feeder structure when it emerges into the cavity. The presence of the cavity and accommodating some of the length of the balun in the cavity allows a reduction in the size and weight of a dielectrically loaded backfire antenna.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Sarantel LimitedInventors: David Michael Wither, Oliver Paul Leisten
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Patent number: 8279135Abstract: A dielectrically loaded backfire helical antenna has a cylindrical ceramic core and a feed structure which passes axially through the core to a distal end face of the core where it is connected to helical conductors located on the outside of the core. Opening out on the proximal end face of the core is a cavity which is coaxial with the feed structure. A conductive balun layer encircling a portion of the core extends over the proximal end face of the core and the wall of the cavity to connect the helical elements to the feeder structure when it emerges into the cavity. The presence of the cavity and accommodating some of the length of the balun in the cavity allows a reduction in the size and weight of a dielectrically loaded backfire antenna.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Sarantel LimitedInventors: David Michael Wither, Oliver Paul Leisten
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Patent number: 8279136Abstract: An antenna module includes a frequency modulation radiator and a T-coil radiator electronically connecting to the frequency modulation radiator. The T-coil radiator and the frequency modulation radiator are made of conductive nano material. The present further discloses a wireless communication device using the antenna module.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventors: Zhan Li, Ye Xiong, Hao-Sheng Zhang, Wei-Dong Hao, Guang Peng
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Publication number: 20120245016Abstract: The present invention relates to composite materials with a high dielectric constant and high dielectric strength and to methods of producing the composite materials. The composite materials have high dielectric constants at a range of high frequencies and possess robust mechanical properties and strengths, such that they may be machined to a variety of configurations. The composite materials also have high dielectric strengths for operation in high power and high energy density systems. In one embodiment, the composite material is composed of a trimodal distribution of ceramic particles, including barium titanate, barium strontium titanate (BST), or combinations thereof and a polymer binder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURIInventors: Randy D. Curry, Kevin O'Connor
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Patent number: 8274435Abstract: A portable terminal includes a small-sized built-in antenna apparatus having an excellent electric performance. The built-in antenna apparatus includes a ground plate and an antenna unit. The ground plate includes a feed point. The antenna unit is disposed adjacent to an end of the ground plate. The antenna unit includes a reverse L-shaped antenna element. One end of the L-shaped antenna element is connected to the feed point and an opposite end of the L-shaped antenna has a helical shape. A magnetic piece is loaded at a portion where current distribution of the L-shaped antenna element is high, and a dielectric piece is loaded at a portion where current distribution of the L-shaped antenna element is low.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Akihiro Maruyama
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Publication number: 20120229363Abstract: Directional wide band antenna that may be utilized to enhance cell phone coverage within a building, and/or for signals intelligence collection (SIGINT). Includes a spiral antenna with feed-point configured to transfer energy to/from the antenna. Includes an energy absorbent backing and an energy absorbent siding coupled with the spiral antenna. Includes a cavity behind the log-spiral slot antenna and in front of the energy absorbent backing. Includes a cable connector coupled to a tapered microstrip line coupled to the feed-point wherein the tapered microstrip line is configured to transform the input impedance to the antenna impedance. Housed in a container configured to hold the above listed components. Energy absorbent siding, cavity and energy absorbent backing greatly reduces back lobes. Another embodiment has log-spiral shaped slots at an outer portion of the log-spiral slot antenna overlap with the energy absorbent siding and wherein the feed-point overlaps the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventor: Spencer WEBB
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Patent number: 8264418Abstract: A planar antenna with an isotropic radiation pattern is provided. The planar antenna includes a substrate, a dipole antenna, a microstrip line set, and a channel selection module. The dipole antenna is disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and the microstrip line set and the channel selection module are disposed on a second surface of the substrate. A first microstrip line and a second microstrip line of the microstrip line set are spirally extended along two opposite rotation trails on a vertical projection plane to form a high-frequency path with the dipole antenna. The planar antenna controls the on/off state of the channel selection module so that a low-frequency path is formed when the dipole antenna is connected to a first line and a second line. A plurality of channels having different operating frequencies is respectively generated within the high-frequency path and the low-frequency path.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Huan-Chu Huang
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Patent number: 8259030Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna of the helix type, comprising a plurality of radiating strands wound in a helix in an axisymmetric form (15), characterized in that each radiating strand is made up of at least one reference pattern (MR1, MR2, MR3) defined by an analytic function defined in a reference frame, the axis of the abscissae of which is the director axis of the radiating strands and is a periodic function of (I) or (II) and Ak correspond respectively to the frequency and to the amplitude of the sinusoid of index k.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Centre National d'Etudes SpatialesInventors: Lamyaa Hanane, Sami Hebib, Hervé Aubert, Nelson Fonseca
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Patent number: 8258458Abstract: An electromagnetic wave receiving antenna includes a spiral element configured to selectively attenuate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths, and to concentrate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths other than the attenuated wavelengths.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alexandre M. Bratkovski, R. Stanley Williams, Shih-Yuan Wang
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Patent number: 8253646Abstract: An antenna including first and second printed wiring boards and a plurality of linking conductors. The first and second printed wiring boards each has a respective plurality of rectilinear printed wiring patterns arranged in parallel at a specified interval, and respective through holes formed on both ends of each of the respective rectilinear printed wiring patterns. The plurality of linking conductors are configured so that both ends of the conductors are linked to the through holes that are formed in the first and second printed wiring boards so that the first printed wiring board and the second printed wiring board are disposed opposite each other, and so that the plurality of rectilinear printed wiring patterns formed on the first printed wiring board and the plurality of rectilinear printed wiring patterns formed on the second printed wiring board are conductively connected to each other in a helix.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Nakatani
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Patent number: 8248323Abstract: An antenna and methods for manufacturing the antenna is provided. The antenna (100) includes an electrically non-conductive substrate (102). The antenna further includes an electrically conductive strip (104). The electrically conductive strip (104) is wound around the electrically non-conductive substrate (102) so as to form an overlap (120) between adjacent turns of the electrically conductive strip (104), without creating a galvanic connection at the overlap.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Ovadia Grossman, Moshe Ben Ayun, Maksim Berezin, Sooliam Ooi, Mark Rozental
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Patent number: 8248312Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna that is small in size and has band frequencies corresponding to multibands, and a wireless communication apparatus including the antenna. The antenna according to the present invention has two radiation elements 12a and 12b connected to a ground plate 11 via a shorting pin. The two radiation elements 12a and 12b each have a lower arm and an upper arm that are formed through bending. The lower arm is connected to the shorting pin and is located closer to the ground plate 11 than the upper arm is. At least one of the lower arm and the upper arm has a meandered structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Chiba UniversityInventors: Ning Guan, Koichi Ito
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Patent number: 8244177Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a wireless interface is provided for supplying all signals and power exclusively wirelessly from a transmitting section to a receiving section. The transmitting section includes a transmitter arranged to modulate a carrier with signals, such as data, control and timing signals. The transmitter is connected to a transmit antenna which comprises a parallel resonant circuit in series with a series resonant circuit. The parallel and series resonant circuits include inductors which are inductively coupled to an inductor of a receive antenna in the receiving section.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Emmanuel Zyambo, Lloyd Lukama, Christopher James Brown, Michael James Brownlow, Kazuhiko Miyata
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Patent number: 8242913Abstract: This disclosure discloses an RFID tag communication apparatus comprising: a housing including a bottom surface; an antenna provided at a distance h from the bottom surface; and a radio frequency circuit including a carrier wave transmitting device that generates a carrier wave of a frequency fc; wherein the correlation as fo<fc<fm is satisfied under the conditions of a resonance frequency fm of the antenna when the bottom surface is fixed in contact with a metal surface, a resonance frequency fo of the antenna when the bottom surface is fixed in contact with a non-metal surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Michihiro Takeda, Mitsuru Nakamura, Tomoyasu Fukui
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Patent number: 8237622Abstract: A base sheet 12 has a structure that stably couples a particular chip measuring 1 mm or less on paper with an antenna line by only disposing the chip and antenna line in such a manner that the chip and antenna line are close to each other, without electrically bringing the chip and antenna line into contact with each other. The base sheet 12 includes a chip 11 having a spiral coil 13 with at least one turn disposed on a surface of the chip, or inside the chip and near the surface thereof and an antenna line 14 having a conductor part 14A orbiting around the coil 13A of the chip 11 or directly over or directly below the coil 13A so that the conductor part is magnetically coupled with the coil 13A.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Philtech Inc.Inventors: Yuji Furumura, Naomi Mura, Shinji Nishihara, Katsuhiro Fujino, Katsuhiko Mishima, Susumu Kamihashi
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Patent number: 8237621Abstract: A spiral antenna includes an antenna element which is formed in a spiral pattern on a dielectric substrate, a cavity which is formed with a space provided between the antenna element, and a magnetic material which is arranged between the antenna element and the cavity. The cross-section of the spiral antenna is formed in a manner which the sum of a distance between the antenna element and the magnetic material and a thickness of the magnetic material increases from the center portion towards the outer circumference of the spiral.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasuharu Masuda, Masahiro Tanabe