Antenna Components Patents (Class 343/907)
  • Patent number: 12100901
    Abstract: An antenna comprises a coil element, a first metallic plate element, a second metallic plate element and terminals. The first metallic plate element and the second metallic plate element each have the shape of a triangle or an isosceles trapezoid. Further, the first metallic plate element and the second metallic plate element are mirror symmetric with respect to a symmetry plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The antenna provides a wider area of use at small size and can thus be used for different transmission technologies, such as NFC and UWB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohamed Ratni, Masayoshi Abe
  • Patent number: 12021303
    Abstract: This application discloses an antenna, including a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna includes a first radiating element and a reflector. The reflector is located between the second antenna and the first radiating element. The reflector includes a connection part and a tooth part. The tooth part includes a plurality of comb teeth that are disposed side by side and that extend from the connection part toward the first radiating element. A gap is disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of comb teeth. The tooth part further includes a profile facing the first radiating element. Each comb tooth includes an end part facing the first radiating element. The profile includes a concave part that is concave to the connection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinjin Shao, Dongwei Wu, Cao Shi
  • Patent number: 11837785
    Abstract: A holographic antenna comprises an optically transparent substrate; a hologram arranged on a first surface of the substrate, the hologram comprising two or more hologram stripes, each having a plurality of linearly arranged hologram pixels, each comprising a switching component; a ground plane arranged on a second surface, opposite the first surface, of the substrate; one or more surface wave launchers arranged on or in a surface of the substrate, the one or more surface wave launchers being configured to feed a feeding signal in a frequency range above 50 GHz into the hologram; and control lines connected to the switching components of the hologram pixels for controlling the hologram pixels individually or in groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Arndt Thomas Ott
  • Patent number: 11827158
    Abstract: The radome (10) for vehicles comprises a substrate (18) formed of a radio transmissive resin, the substrate (18) having a proximal face and a distal face and a decoration layer (20) applied to the proximal face, the decoration layer (20) comprising a metalloid or a metalloid alloy deposited on the surface of the proximal face, wherein said metalloid or metalloid alloy is combined with at least one oxide. It improves the metalloid decoration layer adhesion on the substrate and its corrosion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Zanini Auto Grup, S.A.
    Inventors: Augusto Mayer Pujadas, Josep Maria Armengol I Rocaspana, Jerson Jair Peralta Morales
  • Patent number: 11527822
    Abstract: An electromagnetic wave transmissive cover includes: a base made of a dielectric material and having transmissiveness to electromagnetic waves; and a reflection hindering layer laminated on at least one of two surfaces of the base in a travel direction of the electromagnetic waves, made of a dielectric material, having transmissiveness to the electromagnetic waves, and hindering reflection of the electromagnetic waves. A wavelength of each electromagnetic wave in the reflection hindering layer is referred to as ?2 and 2?/?2 is set as a phase constant ?2. An amount of deviation between a phase of a reflected wave reflected on the front interface of the reflection hindering layer in the travel direction and a phase of a reflected wave reflected on the rear interface is referred to as a phase deviation amount ?. Thickness L2 of the reflection hindering layer is set to ?/?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Doke, Eiji Kojima
  • Patent number: 10798595
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to more stably perform communication. There is provided a communication control device including a communication status grasping unit configured to grasp a communication status of wireless communication of image information between an image shooting device and a surgical site image information acquiring unit on the basis of an operating room image showing a situation of an operating room, the image shooting device capturing an image of a surgical site of a patient, the surgical site image information acquiring unit acquiring information on a surgical site image captured by the image shooting device for display control of the surgical site image; and a communication method deciding unit configured to decide a communication method between the image shooting device and the surgical site image information acquiring unit on the basis of the grasped communication status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Hirayama, Hiroshi Ichiki, Masahito Yamane
  • Patent number: 10468766
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a communication device includes a dielectric antenna having a longitudinal axis, a feed point and an aperture. A cable comprising a core is coupled to the feed point of the dielectric antenna. A transmitter, coupled to the cable, facilitates a transmission of first electromagnetic waves to the feed point of the dielectric antenna, the first electromagnetic waves guided by the core. The first electromagnetic waves propagate along the core without requiring an electrical return path, and the first electromagnetic waves generate free-space wireless signals from the aperture of the antenna in accordance with a hollow-boresight antenna beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci, Thomas M. Willis, III
  • Patent number: 10205231
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a communication device includes a dielectric antenna having a longitudinal axis, a feed point and an aperture. A cable comprising a core is coupled to the feed point of the dielectric antenna. A transmitter, coupled to the cable, facilitates a transmission of first electromagnetic waves to the feed point of the dielectric antenna, the first electromagnetic waves guided by the core. The first electromagnetic waves propagate along the core without requiring an electrical return path, and the first electromagnetic waves generate free-space wireless signals from the aperture of the antenna in accordance with a hollow-boresight antenna beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci, Thomas M. Willis, III
  • Patent number: 9843087
    Abstract: Sealing portions of an orthomode transducer or another antenna component is accomplished by forming first and second receptacles or channels in one half or portion of the transducer and inserting first and second type of compressible sealing components into the receptacles. Upon attaching additional portions of the transducer the compressible sealing components may be compressed, but the compression is limited to an amount within a compression range to maintain a seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Co Ltd.
    Inventors: Yin-Shing Chong, Peter Casey, Yunchi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8981894
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved antenna device, characterized by the following additional features:—that each functional unit (21) can communicate bidirectionally with the remote control unit (RC) by means of the communication bus (23),—the configuration, the controller, and/or the querying of one or more functional units (21) of the at least one emitter device takes place over the entire communications bus (23),—the communication to the remote control unit (RC) is handled by each addressed functional unit (21), and—an internal communications bus (25) is provided for exchanging information and/or action states between the functional units (21) connected in the at least one emitter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventors: Burkhard Mann, Johann Schmid
  • Patent number: 8976061
    Abstract: A radar system (100) is described including a transmitting assembly (10), a receiving assembly (20), a control unit (30) and a signal processing unit (40). The transmitting assembly (10) receives an input signal (31) and transmits an incident radar signal (2). The transmitting assembly (10) includes a Rotman lens (12) having a lens cavity (74), a plurality of beam ports (60), a plurality of array ports (62) and a patch antenna assembly (14). The lens cavity (74) has a lens gap (h) between 10 microns to 120 microns, and preferably 40 microns to 60 microns. The patch antenna assembly (14) includes a plurality of antenna arrays (130) operable to receive a plurality of time-delayed, in-phase signals from the Rotman lens (12) and to transmit the incident radar signal (2) towards a target (4). The receiving assembly (20) receives a reflected radar signal (6) and produces an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Inventor: Sazzadur Chowdhury
  • Patent number: 8952865
    Abstract: An antenna having a transformer exchangeable in accordance with tilting angle adjustment rate is disclosed. The antenna includes a phase shifter, a tilting adjustment apparatus and a transformer configured to move linearly in response to a force provided from the tilting adjustment apparatus, and deliver a force corresponding to the moving to the phase shifter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: ACE Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Gun-Seok Oh, Byung-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8922455
    Abstract: A plurality of second conductors (200) are opposite to a first conductor (100), and are repeatedly, for example, periodically arranged. Third conductors (410) are provided at a position opposite to each of the plurality of second conductors (200). A variable dielectric constant layer is formed of a variable dielectric constant material of which the dielectric constant varies with a voltage, for example, a liquid crystal, and is provided at least one of between the plurality of second conductors (200) and the plurality of third conductors (410) and between the plurality of second conductors (200) and the first conductor (100). A fourth conductor (300) is connected to a first one of the second conductors (200) and a second one of the second conductors (200) located next thereto through a via (500). The fourth conductor (300) is opposite to the second conductor (200), and thus forms a transmission line using the second conductor (200) as a return path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyao, Noriaki Ando
  • Patent number: 8854257
    Abstract: A Luneburg lens is used in conjunction with a patch antenna array. The patch antenna array is conformed or adapted to cover a portion or backside of the Luneburg len's surface with the backplane of the conformed antenna array defining a field of regard (FOR) in which objects are detected and tracked. A processor is connected to a receiver/exciter module which connects to transmit/receive modules which are connected to the individual patch antennas through a network of MEMS switches. In a receive mode, selected subarrays of the conformed patch antenna array are scanned during selected time intervals with the sum and delta beams being formed coherently in amplitude and phase to realize amplitude monopulse sensing and angle tracking of an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hamner, Robert A. Spencer
  • Patent number: 8831537
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, and one or more embedded devices. A lower surface of the first substrate generally has disposed thereon a plurality of first lines comprising a thin-film conductive material. An upper surface of the second substrate generally has disposed thereon a plurality of second lines comprising the thin-film conductive material. The plurality of second lines is generally arranged orthogonally to the plurality of first lines. The lower surface of first substrate generally faces the upper surface of the second substrate and the substrates are generally separated by a predefined distance. The one or more embedded devices are generally coupled between one or more of the first lines and one or more of the second lines. The embedded devices are generally configured to temporarily electrically connect the respective lines to form a radiating structure during an RF operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventor: Roger A. Fratti
  • Publication number: 20140240197
    Abstract: Sealing portions of an orthomode transducer or another antenna component is accomplished by forming first and second receptacles or channels in one half or portion of the transducer and inserting first and second type of compressible sealing components into the receptacles. Upon attaching additional portions of the transducer the compressible sealing components may be compressed, but the compression is limited to an amount within a compression range to maintain a seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Yin-Shing Chong, Peter Casey, Yunchi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8811511
    Abstract: A transmitter supporting multiple-input, multiple-output communications is provided. The transmitter includes a signal processor, a plurality of feed elements, and an aperture. The signal processor is configured to simultaneously receive a plurality of digital data streams and to transform the received plurality of digital data streams into a plurality of analog signals. The number of the plurality of digital data streams is selected for transmission to a single receive antenna based on a determined transmission environment. The plurality of feed elements are configured to receive the plurality of analog signals, and in response, to radiate a plurality of radio waves toward the aperture. The aperture is configured to receive the radiated plurality of radio waves, and in response, to radiate a second plurality of radio waves toward the single receive antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Akbar M. Sayeed, Nader Behdad
  • Patent number: 8760359
    Abstract: A radome not having a sandwich structure but having a canape structure is formed with an object to obtain a radome of a canape structure having a satisfactory radio property, and moreover, an excellent mechanical strength by providing a matching layer to a skin layer on an interior side of a radome. The skin layer is formed of layered glass fiber cloths and resin impregnated therein. The layered glass fiber cloths can be replaced with glass fiber mats. For the matching layer, a foamed material, such as a urethane material having a low permittivity, or a core material having a resin impregnating property can be used. A radome of a canape structure can be obtained with the skin layer and the matching layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sato, Takashi Iwakura, Akihiko Nishizaki, Toshio Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8723722
    Abstract: Composite material, devices incorporating the composite material and methods of forming the composite material are provided. The composite material includes interstitial material that has at least one of a select relative permittivity property value and a select relative permeability property value. The composite material further includes inclusion material within the interstitial material. The inclusion material has at least one of a select relative permeability property value and a select relative permittivity property value. The select relative permeability and permittivity property values of the interstitial and the inclusion materials are selected so that the effective intrinsic impedance of the interstitial and the inclusion material match the intrinsic impedance of air. Devices made from the composite include metamaterial and/or metamaterial-inspired (e.g. near-field LC-type parasitic) substrates and/or lenses, front-end protection, stealth absorbers, filters and mixers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Fuller, John R. Lamberg, Michael J. Gawronski
  • Publication number: 20140125544
    Abstract: Multipath reception by an antenna is reduced by mounting the antenna on a semi-transparent ground plane that has a controlled distribution of layer impedance over a central region and a peripheral region. The central region includes a continuous conductive segment on which the ground element of the antenna is disposed. The distribution of the layer impedance over the peripheral region is configured by multiple conductive segments electromagnetically coupled by lumped circuit elements. A semi-transparent ground plane can be fabricated by depositing a metal film on a dielectric substrate and etching grooves into the metal film to form a desired pattern of conductive segments. Lumped circuit elements can be fabricated as discrete devices, surface mount devices, and integrated circuit devices. Various semi-transparent ground planes can be configured for linearly-polarized and circularly-polarized radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitry Tatarnikov, Kirill Klionovski
  • Patent number: 8708901
    Abstract: A health monitoring system includes a waveguide that receives a wave transmitted from an external power source and that guides the wave to reach within a width of a rectenna. The waveguide may include a negative refractive index medium and/or a surface plasmon medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventor: Doyeol Ahn
  • Patent number: 8711053
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna device, having a small and simple configuration, which reduces connection resistance in connections between a film antenna element and a power feeding unit. An antenna device comprises a nonconductive transparent film, which is an insulating substrate having a prescribed optical transmission factor, an antenna element that is formed, upon the transparent film, from transparent conductive material, which is a conductive material having a prescribed optical transmission factor, and a non-transparent conductive power feeding wire. The transparent film and the transparent conductive material are doubled over and pressed upon a portion of one side of the antenna element, which forms a square dipole antenna, such that the transparent conductive material is on the inside, and the power feeding wire is sandwiched therein. By being doubled over, the transparent conductive material has an overlap portion, the two sides whereof electrically connect to one other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Takano, Yutaka Saito, Masayuki Obata
  • Publication number: 20140022139
    Abstract: An antenna system having reduced back radiation is disclosed. The antenna system includes an antenna and ground plane. The antenna includes electro-textiles and is configured to operate in at least the frequency range between 1.1-1.6 GHz. The ground plane includes electro-textiles and is configured to operate as a frequency selective surface with electronic band gap characteristics to suppress edge and curved surface diffraction effects. In this system, the antenna and ground plane are configured to be located on a curved surface and to radiate with a directional radiation pattern having attenuated back lobes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Basrur Rama Rao, Eddie Nelson Rosario
  • Publication number: 20140015722
    Abstract: Embodiments provide connecting various circuits to which capacitive elements are connected to obtain an optimal capacitive reactance value needed in a resonance. Embodiments provide a capacitance value of an optimal capacitive reactance needed in a resonance by connecting a plurality of capacitive elements to a conductive line connecting an emitter and a ground in series or connecting one or more capacitive elements in parallel/series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Dong Uk LIM
  • Patent number: 8599081
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to solar energy collection and use in communications systems and to enhancements thereof. In an aspect, dual function antennas are disclosed that can simultaneously function as an antenna and as a solar energy collection system. In further aspects, disclosed embodiments can focus incident solar radiation to increase output voltage of conventional solar cells. Measured and simulated results demonstrate various aspects of the subject disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Kwok Wa Leung, Eng Hock Lim
  • Patent number: 8587474
    Abstract: A radar system includes at least one transmit array comprising a plurality of metamaterial elements. The radar system further includes at least one near-field stimulator for inputting electromagnetic signal to the transmit array so that a sub-wavelength target is illuminated with an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Fuller, John R. Lamberg, John J. Geddes, Michael J. Gawronski
  • Patent number: 8570237
    Abstract: A multi-band electronically scanned array antenna including a first sub-assembly having electronic circuits for a first frequency band; a second sub-assembly mechanically coupled to the first sub-assembly and having electronic circuits for a second frequency band; and an aperture adjacent to the first sub-assembly, the aperture being shared by the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly. The array antenna may further include a band switching circuit, or a combining circuit for coupling the first sub-assembly or the second sub-assembly to the aperture. The array antenna may also include a third sub-assembly including electronic circuits for a third frequency band. In this way, the aperture is shared by the first sub-assembly, the second sub-assembly, and the third sub-assembly to provide a smaller and lighter array antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Matthew D. Brown, George F. Barson, William P. Hull, Jr., Steven P. Mcfarlane, James S. Wilson, Karl L. Worthen, Joshua Lamb, Thomas H. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8471757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dielectric lens useable in both the radio wave band and the light wave band, and a device using this dielectric lens. The device comprises a dielectric lens formed of a transparent dielectric member small in dielectric loss and having an omnidirectional feature with regard to an electromagnetic wave, a transparent dielectric shell that is hollow inside and having the radius that is equal to the focal distance of the dielectric lens, and a holding mechanism for positioning and holding the dielectric shell and the dielectric lens so as to locate the dielectric shell at a position along the focal distance with the dielectric lens included at the inner center of this dielectric shell. The device is provided, at the focal point of the dielectric lens, with a reflector for reflecting an electromagnetic wave or a generator for generating an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Electronic Navigation Research Institute, An Independent Administrative Institution, Lenstar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naruto Yonemoto, Motoharu Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20130154901
    Abstract: The present invention provides an artificial microstructure including a first metal wire, a second metal wire parallel to the first metal wire, at least one first metal wire branch and at least one second metal wire branch. The at least one first metal wire branch and the at least one second metal wire branch are distributed in an interlacement arrangement. One end of the at least one first metal wire branch is connected to the first metal wire; the other end is a free end facing towards the second metal wire. One end of the at least one second metal wire branch is connected to the second metal wire, and the other end of the at least one second metal wire is a free end facing towards the first metal wire. The present invention also discloses a metamaterial with the artificial microstructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: KUANG-CHI INSTITUTE OF ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Lin Luan, Chaofeng Kou, Fanglong He
  • Publication number: 20130093644
    Abstract: An antenna holding device for holding test antennas includes a base, a holding pole, a sleeve unit, and a support pole. The holding pole is perpendicularly mounted on the base. The sleeve unit includes a movable sleeve, and the movable sleeve slidably and rotatably mounted on the holding pole. The support pole is mounted on the sleeve unit for mounting the test antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONN FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiao-Lian HE
  • Publication number: 20130088401
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna core, an antenna comprising an antenna core, and to methods for producing an antenna core and an antenna. The antenna core used in each case consists of a continuous soft-magnetic strip having a plurality of layers which are stacked one on top of the other and each of which is formed by a section of the strip. The layers are connected to one another by curved sections of the strip at end regions of the antenna core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Vacuumschmelze GmbH & CO KG
    Inventors: Johannes Binkofski, Markus Brunner, Klemens Trabold, Ralf Koch
  • Publication number: 20130069848
    Abstract: A plurality of second conductors (200) are opposite to a first conductor (100), and are repeatedly, for example, periodically arranged. Third conductors (410) are provided at a position opposite to each of the plurality of second conductors (200). A variable dielectric constant layer is formed of a variable dielectric constant material of which the dielectric constant varies with a voltage, for example, a liquid crystal, and is provided at least one of between the plurality of second conductors (200) and the plurality of third conductors (410) and between the plurality of second conductors (200) and the first conductor (100). A fourth conductor (300) is connected to a first one of the second conductors (200) and a second one of the second conductors (200) located next thereto through a via (500). The fourth conductor (300) is opposite to the second conductor (200), and thus forms a transmission line using the second conductor (200) as a return path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyao, Noriaki Ando
  • Publication number: 20130050031
    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with antenna structures and antenna isolation element structures. An antenna array may be located within an electronic device. The antenna array may have multiple antennas and interposed antenna isolation element structures for isolating the antennas from each other. An antenna isolation element structure may have a dielectric carrier with a longitudinal axis. A sheet of conductive material may extend around the longitudinal axis to form a conductive loop structure. The loop structure in the antenna isolation element may have a gap that spans the sheet of conductive material parallel to the longitudinal axis. Electronic components may bridge the gap. Control circuitry may adjust the electronic components to tune the antenna isolation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jiang Zhu, Jerzy Guterman, Mattia Pascolini, Jayesh Nath, Robert W. Schlub
  • Patent number: 8374660
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing the electromagnetic interference between two or more co-located antennas is described herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus is positioned proximate to a second antenna for intercepting electromagnetic energy radiated from a first antenna during transmission of a signal. To reduce interference at the second antenna, the apparatus includes a plurality of resonant circuit elements, each being configured to resonate at or near a carrier frequency of the transmitted signal for redirecting at least a portion of the electromagnetic energy away from the second antenna. A method for reducing the electromagnetic interference between two or more antennas coupled to a wireless communication device is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Motion Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd W. Steigerwald, Jerry Mayfield
  • Patent number: 8289226
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to building controllers, and more particularly, to antennas for providing wireless communication capabilities in such building controllers. Methods and systems for automated surface mounting of such antennas are also contemplated and disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene J. Takach, John S. Fultz
  • Publication number: 20120256811
    Abstract: A tunable impedance surface, the tunable surface including a plurality of elements disposed in a two dimensional array; and an arrangement of variable negative reactance circuits for controllably varying negative reactance between at least selected ones of adjacent elements in the aforementioned two dimensional array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: HRL LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph S. Colburn, Carson R. White, Daniel J. Gregoire
  • Publication number: 20120235848
    Abstract: A metamaterial for a radio frequency communications apparatus is disclosed. The metamaterial can comprise a flex circuit and an array of circuit elements mounted on the flex circuit. Each of the circuit elements can comprise a conductive trace and at least one hybrid component electrically coupled to the conductive trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: WILLIAM M. BRUNO, Dwight L. Ritums, David A. Brent
  • Publication number: 20120229366
    Abstract: A low profile antenna array for UWB radar antenna applications is disclosed. It may be used as a mid-range receiving antenna array (RXM) or as a mid-range transmitting antenna array (TXM). In some embodiments, the RXM or the TXM may include a plurality of radiation patch elements formed on a top layer of a printed circuit board (PCB), a distribution feeding network in the mid-layer of the PCB having a patch array, and a serial feeding arrangement from a ?/4 coupling slot to each feeding patch. This antenna may have a desirable large frequency bandwidth with relatively flat antenna gain over a frequency range from 22 GHz to 26.5 GHz. In addition, sidelobe levels for the elevation patterns may be below ?20 dB. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
    Inventor: Xueru Ding
  • Publication number: 20120188145
    Abstract: A radome not having a sandwich structure but having a canape structure is formed with an object to obtain a radome of a canape structure having a satisfactory radio property, and moreover, an excellent mechanical strength by providing a matching layer to a skin layer on an interior side of a radome. The skin layer is formed of layered glass fiber cloths and resin impregnated therein. The layered glass fiber cloths can be replaced with glass fiber mats. For the matching layer, a foamed material, such as a urethane material having a low permittivity, or a core material having a resin impregnating property can be used. A radome of a canape structure can be obtained with the skin layer and the matching layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sato, Takashi Iwakura, Akihiko Nishizaki, Toshio Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8217852
    Abstract: An array antenna is provided that operates at high-band and low-band, comprising a first array of high-band radiators and a second array of low-band radiators, each respective low-band radiator disposed so as to be interleaved between the high-band radiators so as to share an aperture with the high-band radiators. Each low-band radiator comprises a coaxial section, a dielectric section, a waveguide, and a planar section. The dielectric section is formed of a continuous piece of dielectric material and includes a hollow opening formed perpendicular to the coaxial section, and a plurality of step transitions, wherein at least one of the step transitions is disposed within and partially fills the waveguide operably coupled to the planar section. The planar section is oriented to the portion of high-band radiators such that the output of the respective low-band radiator is disposed between and within the spacing between adjacent high-band-radiators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Yueh-Chi Chang, Kenneth S. Komisarek, Gregory M. Fagerlund, Landon L. Rowland, Kaichiang Chang, Benjamin L. Caplan
  • Publication number: 20120127060
    Abstract: A dove tail device for adjusting tilting angle of an antenna by rotating an arm member using a motion member which moves linearly is disclosed. The dove tail device in an antenna includes a guide and a motion member configured to move on the guide. Here, the motion member is combined with a rotation arm of a phase shifter, the rotation arm rotates according as the motion member moves on the guide, and an arm member of the phase shifter rotates in response to rotation of the rotation arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gun-Seok Oh, Byung-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20120119976
    Abstract: An antenna having a transformer exchangeable in accordance with tilting angle adjustment rate is disclosed. The antenna includes a phase shifter, a tilting adjustment apparatus and a transformer configured to move linearly in response to a force provided from the tilting adjustment apparatus, and deliver a force corresponding to the moving to the phase shifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gun-Seok Oh, Byung-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20120105296
    Abstract: A Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes antenna devices that operate in respective resonant frequency bands. The apparatus also includes a main board comprising a device region and a ground region. The antenna devices are disposed on the device region. The ground plate is disposed on the ground region for grounding the antenna devices. The apparatus also includes at least one isolation device having a negatively charged line that protrudes from the ground plate and extends between the antenna devices on the device region, and a positively charged line that extends around the negatively charged line and connects the antenna devices to each other. The isolation device induces an electromagnetic wave that is generated by the antenna devices between the negative and positively charged lines to isolate the antenna devices from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Young CHUNG, Dong-Jin KIM, Tae Sik YANG, Joong Ho JEONG, Ju Hyung LEE
  • Patent number: 8169356
    Abstract: A motion sensing method and apparatus includes a housing enclosing a microwave motion sensor including an antenna, and a security system. The antenna may be a patch antenna which includes microwave radiating elements for transmitting and receiving a microwave signal for sensing motion. A reflector is attached to the housing and positioned above the antenna for downward shaping of the microwave signal. The microwave radiating elements together with the reflector provide a radiation pattern where a main beam is transmitted in a direction orthogonal to a surface of the antenna and a sided lobe is transmitted downward in amplitude below the microwave motion sensor. An alarm circuit indicates when the microwave sensor detects motion in armed mode, and a masking circuit indicates when the microwave sensor detects motion in a mask zone when the security system is unarmed. A second sensor may be positioned beneath the microwave motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaodong Wu, James N. Helland, Leslie K. Green
  • Publication number: 20120071214
    Abstract: A passively re-radiating cell phone sleeve assembly capable of conforming to and nesting with a cell phone provides a partial enclosure capable of fitting over at least a portion of the cell phone. A multi-layer radio frequency (RF) coupling probe is fully embedded within the enclosure in a position that is in close proximity to an internal antenna of the cell phone when the enclosure is nested with the cell phone. A coupling probe is inductively coupled to the internal antenna for sharing RF signals and is desensitized from de-tuning the internal antenna of the cell phone. An external antenna is mounted on the enclosure; and a transmission line embedded within the enclosure joins the coupling probe and the external antenna for RF signal transfer. RF transmission signals of the cell phone are radiated from both the internal and the external antennae simultaneously and without mutual interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel R. Ash, JR., Daniel R. Ash, SR.
  • Publication number: 20120007792
    Abstract: A microwave antenna feed arrangement provided with a unitary body with a feed bore between a launch end and a back end of the body. A plurality of coaxial annular grooves are located on the launch end of the body. An OMT bore in the body extends from a side of the body to the feed bore. The body may be further configured with an end cap to close the back end of the feed bore or a feed elbow for dual polarization operation. The body may be manufactured for example, by machining or metal injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: ANDREW LLC
    Inventors: Ronald J. Brandau, Haidong Chen, Li Zhang
  • Patent number: 8074638
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to concentrating solar radiation using an assembly of at least one clear and one reflective film that inflates into a shape reflecting parallel rays of light to a concentrated focus in the interior or immediate proximity of the assembly. Embodiments of the present invention can be assembled in a substantially flat stack with bonds or welds between the films, compatible with conventional high-throughput film manufacturing processes. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention may employ external circumferential rings or a “harness” assembly to support and point the balloon against wind forces and the like without severe stress localization. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention may also employ film attachments to facilitate feedthroughs, reduce stress concentrations, and modify the inflated shape. Embodiments in accordance with the present invention may also employ film modifiers, including laminated films, adhesives, printing, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: CoolEarth Solar
    Inventor: Eric Bryant Cummings
  • Publication number: 20110122046
    Abstract: Two harness engagement grooves are provided at each end in the longitudinal direction of a rod-shaped antenna component, on one side thereof, and midway in the longitudinal direction, on one side thereof, a uniting groove is provided, having a width, which is smaller than the outermost width of the two harness engagement grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: Tetsushi Yashima
  • Publication number: 20110102297
    Abstract: An artificial medium includes: a dielectric layer having a front surface and a back surface; a plurality of first grid lines respectively formed on the front surface and the back surface and extending in a first direction and a plurality of second grid lines extending in a second direction different from the first direction; and electrically conductive elements respectively formed on the front surface and the back surface of the dielectric layer and located in areas where the first grid lines intersect the second grid lines, wherein when an electromagnetic wave propagated in the direction of the thickness of the dielectric layer is incident, a current excited by the electromagnetic wave is increased in a prescribed operating frequency and a current loop is formed in a plane parallel to the direction of the thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Koji Ikawa, Masahide Koga, Fuminori Watanabe, Ryuta Sonoda, Kazuhiko Niwano
  • Patent number: 7928900
    Abstract: An antenna array includes at least one transmit array comprising a plurality of metamaterial elements. The antenna array further includes at least one near-field stimulator for inputting electromagnetic signal to the transmit array so that a sub-wavelength target is illuminated with an electromagnetic wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Fuller, John R. Lamberg, John J Geddes, Michael J Gawronski