| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 343718000 | Body-attached or connected | 82 |
| 20080224934 | Tight-Fitting Garment Including a Sensor for Measuring Length and/or Shape - A tight-fitting garment comprising a dipole resonator which is adapted to vary its length and/or shape in conformity with the length and/or shape variations of a person wearing the garment. The length and/or shape of the resonator determines the resonance frequency which can be detected by a reflection analyser. The dipole resonator comprises at least one elastic core around which a conductive wire is wound. The dipole resonator is further suitable to elastically deform along with the tight-fitting garment. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080231524 | EAR MOUNTED COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS - Disclosed is a wireless communication device including a housing and an earmount attached to the housing. A wireless transceiver is supported by the housing, the wireless transceiver being configured to communicate with a cellular base station. A power source supported by the housing can be coupled to the wireless transceiver, the power source having sufficient energy to power the wireless transceiver for communication with the cellular base station. The earmount is attached to the housing at a portion proximate to the power source. An antenna supported by the housing is coupled to the wireless transceiver, the antenna being configured to propagate wave energy primarily in a direction about the power source. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080303728 | Connector for an implantable medical device - A connector assembly for an implantable medical device with hardware components placed in established physical locations within the polymer of the connector, and a method of making the assembly. One embodiment includes a method that involves forming a first shot, coupling at least one hardware component to the first shot to form a subassembly, placing the subassembly between a set of opposing areas of a mold, moving at least one of the areas of the set of opposed areas of the mold to constrain the subassembly within the mold, and introducing a second shot over at least a portion of the subassembly to form the connector. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090002247 | Transmitting and/or Receiving Device Which Can be Applied to Garments and Garment Thus Obtained - The invention relates to a transmitting and/or receiving device which can be applied to garments and to the garment thus obtained. The aforementioned garments comprise at least one fabric or non-woven fabric having a maximum degree of elasticity. According to the invention, the transmitting and/or receiving device ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090009412 | Printed Planar RFID Element Wristbands and Like Personal Identification Devices - Each personal identification device includes a planar identification element with at least a core of flexible, porous and preferably microvoided polymer sheet material and a planar RFID assembly encoded with a unique electro/magnetic code permanently and integrally joined together with the core. The sheet material is sufficiently porous to collapse around the core so the sheet product remains planar yet flexible. A separate carrier can be provided or devices can be made in batches with scoring define one or more individual RFID devices removable from a remainder of a sheet product. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090033574 | HEADSET ANTENNA AND CONNECTOR FOR THE SAME - A headset antenna and a connector for the same are provided. The headset antenna includes an audio signal line, an antenna and a high impedance element in specified application frequency ranges. The audio signal line is adapted for transmitting an audio signal and the antenna is adapted for receiving an RF signal. The high impedance element is disposed on a transmission path of the audio signal and generates a high impedance at a specified frequency band of the RF signal, so that the audio signal line is equivalent to an open circuit and the antenna obtains a better receiving capability. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090040122 | Rings and Harmonizer - Rings of metal are made from combinations of multi-strands. Each ring starts as a strand with a length of either a sacred cubit (20.6 inches), lost cubit (23.49 inches) or a fraction thereof. A fraction could be a value greater or lower than the unit 1. A multi ring and coil device is named a harmonizer. Each device can be used as a simple antenna to propagate sound waves from speaker or other energy waves. In theory each device creates a free energy called ether, perhaps a by-product of a gravitational standing wave which may be evolving throughout all time and space. Applications for the antennas include the healing arts and pollution control. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090051609 | Multiband Antenna System for Body-Worn and Dismount Applications - Antenna assembly | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090091504 | LOW-PROFILE FEED-OFFSET WIDEBAND ANTENNA - An antenna includes a body having first and second lateral arms. The body also includes a central offset section connecting to the first and the second lateral arms, and first and second antenna ports connected to the central offset section. The antenna has a bandwidth greater than a maximum frequency shift of a resonance frequency of the antenna caused by a loading of the antenna by a human hand. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090153420 | Wideband Antenna System for Garments - A portable antenna system includes an antenna that is substantially defined by one or more portions that include electrically conductive self-similar extensions. The system also includes an article of clothing in which the antenna is attached to a surface of the article of clothing such that electrically conductive self-similar extensions extend across the surface of the article of clothing. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090160716 | Wearable antenna - A wearable article of clothing and the like is configured to be worn by a person underwater or underground; An antenna. with at least one loop, is coupled to the wearable item. The antenna provides transmission or receipt of electromagnetic signals and has a size and geometry that maximizes antenna transmission area while minimizing a restriction on movement by the person wearing the wearable article. The antenna carries an alternating current that provides conductive attenuation and has three different field components. Each field component has a different geometric loss when moving a distance r from the antenna. R is a propagating distance from the antenna. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090295657 | Radiating Element For A Signal Emitting Apparatus - A radiating element made from a conductive-nonwoven web is incorporated into a signal emitting apparatus. The signal emitting apparatus, for instance, may comprise an RFID tag. The conductive-nonwoven web contains, in one embodiment, conductive fibers combined with pulp fibers. The conductive fibers may comprise carbon fibers. The nonwoven web may be made using a conventional paper-making process. The resulting conductive web is not only well suited for use as an antenna, but is also relatively inexpensive to manufacture and can be easily incorporated into numerous products. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090315790 | PATIENT DEVICE HAVING AN ANTENNA ARRAY WITH POLARIZATION DIVERSITY - A patient device that possesses a receiver array having particularly great reception sensitivity. The patient device possesses an E-field antenna and an H-field antenna, in each instance, where the H-field antenna is structured as a frame antenna. According to the invention, a main axis that runs through the E-field antenna forms an angle of less than 30 degrees to a normal line of an area generated by the frame antenna. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100109958 | High Dielectric Substrate Antenna For Implantable Miniaturized Wireless Communications and Method for Forming the Same - An antenna structure for an implantable medical device (IMD) is provided including a lower dielectric biocompatible antenna portion positioned on a body side of the structure and a high dielectric portion including at least one dielectric substrate having a high dielectric constant positioned on a device side of the structure. The biocompatible antenna portion is derived from an antenna layer, a biocompatible surface layer, and at least one layer of biocompatible dielectric material (e.g., high temperature cofire ceramic (HTCC) material) that provides a matching gradient between the antenna and the surrounding environment. The high dielectric portion may include at least one layer of low temperature cofire ceramic (LTCC) material. The high dielectric portion may be bonded to the biocompatible antenna portion or cofired with the biocompatible antenna portion to form a single bilayer monolithic antenna structure having a lower dielectric HTCC biocompatible antenna portion and a high dielectric LTCC portion. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100134365 | HELMET ANTENNA ARRAY SYSTEM - A helmet substrate is covered with a highly absorptive layer and an antenna layer. The antenna layer includes a conformal log periodic dipole array wherein adjacent antenna elements connect through switches. By driving appropriate ones of the switches, the log periodic dipole array tunes to a desired frequency band. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100141541 | WIDEBAND ANTENNA - A wideband antenna includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element which are substantially in the same shape of a flat plate. A first side of the first radiating element is parallel to a second side of the second radiating element. Moreover, the first and second radiating elements are so arranged as to be shifted from each other with part of the first side facing part of the second side. If the first and second radiating elements thus arranged are moved in parallel so that the first and second sides face each other and are parallel to each other, the first and second sides substantially have line symmetry. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100164818 | Wireless Function Watch - A wireless function watch includes an antenna for receiving a radio wave from outside; a housing for accommodating the antenna; a conductive projecting portion projecting in a planar direction from an inner wall of the housing toward the inside of a watch case; and an opening penetrating the conductive projecting portion vertically so as to improve receiving characteristics of the antenna. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110050520 | Planar Antenna Array and Article of Manufacture Using Same - 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. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050521 | WIDEBAND ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR GARMENTS - A portable antenna system includes an antenna that is substantially defined by one or more portions that include electrically conductive self-similar extensions. The system also includes an article of clothing in which the antenna is attached to a surface of the article of clothing such that electrically conductive self-similar extensions extend across the surface of the article of clothing. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110063176 | DETACHABLE ANTENNA FOR REMOTE BAND - An apparatus for regulating the functioning of a patient's organ or duct. The apparatus includes an elongated member having first end and second ends. A fastener is disposed on the first end of the elongated member. The fastener is configured to engage the second end of the elongated member so that the elongated member forms a ring around the organ or duct. A tension element is slidably disposed within the elongated member. A drive element is associated with and engaging the tension element for causing the tension element to control the tension applied by the elongated member against a patient's body organ or duct. An antenna/controller pod is releasably coupled to the elongated member for control of the drive element. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110074644 | Body-Worn Antenna Fastening Device and Method - A fastening device ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110122034 | BUILT-IN ANTENNA FOR HEADSET - Disclosed is an internal antenna for a headset. The disclosed antenna comprises: a substrate, which is included inside a headset body; a feeding pattern formed on the substrate; a connecting part, which is made of a metallic material and electrically connected to the feeding pattern, and a portion of which protrudes into the housing of the headset body; a hooking part, which is joined with the connecting part; and a radiator, which is inserted into the hooking part. According to an embodiment of the present invention, audio signals may be sent and received with higher efficiency, without using a chip antenna, and the antenna may be less affected by such external factors as the hand effect and head effect. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110128198 | DUAL POLARIZED DIPOLE WEARABLE ANTENNA - A dual polarized dipole wearable antenna may be embedded within a shirt or/and outfit, placed at a range of up to few millimeters from the body of a user in which there is a transmitting swallowable imaging device. The antenna is constructed of three conducting layers: radiating layer, feed network layer and ground layer. The conducting layers may be separated by two dielectric substrate layers. Feed network layer may receive and transmit horizontally polarized signals. The feed network layer consists of a main stripe comprising a plurality of substantially straight sections parallel to each other with a plurality of stubs protruding from them. The longitudinal stripes may be connected to each other via substantially right angled bands, thus creating a continuous stripe. The radiating layer may substantially take the form of two continuous and parallel strips banded at right angles having a slot or a gap there between. When placed one on top of the other, the parallel strips of the radiating layer are disposed against the longitudinal strip of the feed network layer, and the stubs of the feed network layer are disposed across the slot of the radiating layer. The slot of the radiating layer may be excited by radiation from, and be in interaction with the stubs of the feed network layer to receive and transmit vertically polarized signals. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110273345 | WIDE BAND ANTENNA, WEAR, AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS - A first plate-like radiating element including a first side and a second side, the first side being a straight line portion and the second side being curved; and a second plate-like radiating element including a third side and a fourth side, the third side being a straight line portion and the fourth side being curved, are included. The first side of the first radiating element and the third side of the second radiating element are disposed to face each other in parallel and to be shifted in a parallel direction. The second side and the fourth side each preferably include a curve portion. The second side or the fourth side or the second and fourth sides is(are) preferably formed by a combination of one or a plurality of curve portions and one or a plurality of straight line portions. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120001812 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE ANTENNA - This disclosure is directed to a three-dimensional antenna that may be used for an implantable medical device (IMD). The antenna includes a first antenna portion that includes a plurality of segments arranged substantially parallel to one another in a first plane. The antenna further includes a second antenna portion that includes a plurality of segments arranged substantially parallel to one another in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane. The antenna further includes a third antenna portion that includes a plurality of segments arranged substantially parallel to one another in a third plane. The plurality of segments of the third portion are coupled between segments of the first and second portions. The third plane is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120056792 | WEARABLE DEVICE WITH ANTENNA - A wearable device includes a housing, a circuit board, a strap, and two antennas. The housing defines a receiving space. The receiving space includes two sidewalls each defining a through hole. The circuit board is received in the receiving space. The strap defines two slots respectively adjacent to the sidewalls. The antennas extend from the circuit board and are electrically connected to the circuit board. Each of the antennas is received in a corresponding slot. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120075151 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA DEVICE - Exemplary embodiments are directed to an antenna device. A device may include an antenna element including a first electrically conductive element oriented in a first direction and a second electrically conductive element oriented in a second, different direction, the first and second conductive elements being electrically connected at one respective end. The device may further include a matching circuit operably coupled to the antenna element. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120182192 | Planar Antenna Array and Article of Manufacture Using Same - 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. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120280869 | ANTENNA MOUNT - Pedestrian transportable antenna systems can include an antenna mount and an antenna for satellite based or other communication mounted on a top face of the antenna mount. A bottom face of the antenna mount may be attached to a bendable rigid rod that is sufficiently rigid to provide support for the mounted antenna such that a user can walk around with the antenna deployed while the bendable rigid rod of the antenna system is mounted to the user's back (e.g., mounting into a back portion of a vest or flak jacket). The bendable rigid rod is sufficiently rigid to support the antenna without allowing the rod to “flop” over under the load of the antenna. At the same time, the rod is sufficiently bendable so as to permit the system to be drawn closer into a user's body when the antenna is not deployed (e.g., while stepping into a vehicle). | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120293382 | BODY WEARABLE ANTENNA - A body wearable antenna adapted to be worn against the body, comprising: a first antenna part ( | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130002496 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH A MEDICAL IMPLANT - An apparatus for providing transdermal wireless communication includes medical implant circuitry; a transceiver coupled to the medical implant circuitry; a first metal surface having an end portion and a base portion; a second metal surface parallel to the first metal surface and connected to the first metal surface by a conductor, the second metal surface being separated from the first metal surface by a dielectric layer; a first radiating element tuned to a first frequency and disposed within the dielectric layer between the first metal surface and second metal surface; and a feed structure in electrical communication with the transceiver and the first radiating strip. The first radiating element has a first reactive portion at a first end thereof, a second reactive portion at a second end thereof, and a first radiating strip extending between the first reactive portion and the second reactive portion. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130038493 | WEARABLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR AN IN-VIVO DEVICE - A wearable antenna assembly includes a posterior antenna assembly and an anterior antenna assembly. The posterior antenna assembly may include a posterior base that includes a lateral portion having a lateral line, and one or two protrusions that continue from the lateral portion and extend away from it, and one or more antenna elements that are formed in the respective protrusion. The protrusions may be configured such that each antenna element lies on the buttocks and is situated adjacent to, or in front of, a greater sciatic notch of the pelvis. The anterior antenna assembly may include an anterior lateral base having a lateral line, and n antenna elements that are formed in the anterior lateral base along the lateral line. The anterior lateral base may be configured such that, when the belt is worn, the n antenna elements are situated adjacent to, or in front of, the abdomen. The orientations of the antenna elements may be optimized to maximize reception of signals originating from a swallowed in-vivo device. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130093633 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - A wearable antenna assembly incorporates a coplanar waveguide feed in one of the arms of a two-arm spiral antenna. The antenna has relatively high impedance compared with the feed line from a suitable radio but the coplanar waveguide feed is simply modified to provide a quarter-wave transformer adjacent to the feed connection to the antenna and at least one further impedance transformation step on a tangential extension of the feed at the outer edge of the spiral antenna. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130181873 | WATCH WITH IMPROVED GROUND PLANE - Watches comprising an antenna are described herein. In an implementation, a watch includes a housing enclosing an antenna, a printed circuit board, and a conductive cage. The antenna may be provided with a ground plane including a first portion and second portion. The first portion of the ground plane may be formed by the printed circuit board electrically coupled with the antenna and the second portion of the ground plane may be formed by the conductive cage supporting the printed circuit board and electrically coupled thereto. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130181874 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wearable communication system including an antenna pattern configured to transmit or receive a radio-frequency (RF) signal, a main board configured to control the wearable communication system, and a power supply unit configured to supply power to the main board, wherein the antenna pattern is spaced apart from the main board and the power supply unit. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130194141 | EYEGLASSES-TYPE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS - An eyeglasses-type wireless communications device includes: left and right eyepiece sections; pads; endpieces; temples; and an antenna element for carrying out wireless communications, and the antenna element is disposed in a region along an outer edge(s) of the right eyepiece section and/or the left eyepiece section, the region including corresponding one(s) of the endpieces but excluding connecting parts of the eyepiece sections which parts are connected to the respectively corresponding pads. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130278470 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus communicates through a living body. One end of a first signal line is connected to the communication unit. A terminal is connected to the other end of the first signal line. One end of a second signal line is connected to the terminal. The second signal line is connected to the first signal line through the terminal. A first signal electrode is connected to the other end of the second signal line. One end of a third signal line is connected to the terminal. The third signal line is connected to the first signal line through the terminal. One end of a magnetic field sensor is connected to the other end of the third signal line. The other end of the magnetic field sensor is connected to a reference potential electrode. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130328731 | HEALTH DATA COLLECTING SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Conventionally, people have to go to the place where a measurement instrument for health data is, to obtain health data and the like. Further, even when using a portable measurement instrument, people have to manage data by themselves, thus health data cannot be managed rapidly. According to the invention, a modulating circuit, a demodulating circuit, a logic circuit, a sensor circuit, and an antenna circuit are provided over an insulating substrate, thereby data sensed by the sensor circuit is transmitted wirelessly. According to the invention, health data on the living body (for example a human body) is sensed and can be rapidly detected. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130342407 | ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR A WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - An antenna system includes: an antenna; and a transceiver for wireless data communication interconnected with the antenna for electromagnetic field emission and electromagnetic field reception; wherein the antenna comprises: an electrically conductive material, and a slot in the electrically conductive material, the slot extending in a plane that is substantially parallel with a body of a user when the antenna system is worn in its operational position by the user, the slot being configured to cause emission of an electromagnetic field upon excitation. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140028508 | CONFORMABLE ANTENNA USING CONDUCTING POLYMERS - Antenna including a wire made of a conducting polymer. The wire is sewn into fabric material in a selected pattern. A preferred conducing polymer is polypyrrole. It is also preferred that the wire be encased in a non-conductive, low dielectric plastic. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140055309 | COMPACT ANTENNA SYSTEM - The various embodiments include multiple antenna system designs for use in smaller sized mobile computing devices where spatial isolation of antennas may not be feasible. The various embodiments include at least an embodiment first antenna having a first arm and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm are positioned proximate to one another in an intersecting perpendicular configuration. The at least first arm and second arm may be formed a plane that is laterally offset from a plane containing a printed circuit board operating as a ground plane. The at least first arm and second arm may also be positioned in a corner of the printed circuit board. Additional embodiments include a second monopole antenna formed in the same plane as the printed circuit board and having a feed contact positioned proximate to a feed and ground contact of the first antenna. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140118201 | STRETCHABLE ANTENNA AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is a stretchable antenna including an elastic body that is stretchable and a conductive material disposed on the elastic body. The stretchable antenna may maintain stable characteristics in spite of numerous deformations. The stretchable antenna may be used as an antenna for a wireless communication device formed on a human body or clothing. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140125532 | TATTOOED ANTENNAS - A tattooed antenna and antenna system are disclosed. The tattooed antenna includes one or more nanoparticles in a fluid. The one or more nanoparticles are configured to be injected as a tattoo into a body to thereby form an antenna configured to transmit data received from a source. The antenna system may include feed system that drives the tattooed antenna. The tattooed antenna may be a feed pickup antenna and/or a radiating antenna. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140139383 | PLANAR INVERTED-F ANTENNA - The planar inverted-F antenna includes a first substrate made of a dielectric material, a grounding electrode disposed on a first surface of the first substrate; an emitting electrode disposed to be opposite to the grounding electrode so as to sandwich the first substrate, wherein the emitting electrode has an S-shape, and has a short-circuiting point short-circuited to the grounding electrode at an edge portion thereof, and a feed point at which power is fed and which is located away from the short-circuiting point by a distance at which the characteristic impedance of the planar inverted-F antenna for electric waves with a certain design wavelength has a certain value; and a second substrate disposed to cover the entire emitting electrode together with the first substrate and made of a dielectric material. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140152514 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) ANTENNA - A small-sized ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna includes a radiating unit configured to have a contour of a first shape, a ground unit configured to have a contour of a shape substantially equal to the first shape, and disposed parallel to the radiating unit, at least one shorting pin connected orthogonal to the ground unit and the radiating unit to connect a first area of the ground unit and a first area of the radiating unit, and a feeding unit connected orthogonal to the ground unit and the radiating unit to connect a second area of the ground unit and a second area of the radiating unit. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140159969 | ANTENNA DESIGNS AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING ENERGY EMISSIONS FROM WEARABLE MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention relates to design of antennas for efficient communication over the radio-frequency airwaves in applications such as cellular phones and more particularly, wearable wireless devices, and to a system for reducing the overall electromagnetic energy radiated from a cellular phone designed to be worn on the body. The invention includes a series of antenna designs with a configuration of materials that can transmit wireless signals efficiently without excess power being emitted, enabling regulatory approval of a wearable wireless communications device, enhancing consumer safety, and increasing battery life. The design further enables a single antenna, with extraordinarily small physical dimensions, to be used across many of the most popular wireless communication spectra in the United State and worldwide. The accompanying system further reduces the electromagnetic emissions from a cellular or mobile communications device designed to be worn on the body, further enabling such devices to meet relevant regulatory approval standards in the United States and elsewhere. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140191912 | Antenna For A Wearable Device - This disclosure relates to antennas for wearable devices. in an aspect, the antenna includes an active portion that includes conductive traces that send and receive radiofrequency communication signals. The antenna also includes a ground plane. The antenna includes a spacer that provides separation between the active portion and the ground plane portion. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140240182 | ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE - An antenna apparatus for a wireless device includes a continuous metallic component electrically connected to a circuit card assembly through an interconnection, an antenna matching circuit electrically connected to the continuous metallic component, a first electrical connection between the continuous metallic component and the interconnection, and at least one additional electrical connection between the interconnection and the circuit card assembly, the antenna matching circuit and the interconnection causing the continuous metallic component to resonate at an at least one desired frequency. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140253397 | CONFORMAL, WEARABLE, THIN MICROWAVE ANTENNA FOR SUB-SKIN AND SKIN SURFACE MONITORING - A wearable antenna is operably positioned on a wearer's skin and is operably connected the wearer's tissue. A first antenna matched to the wearer's tissue is operably positioned on the wearer's skin. A second antenna matched to the air is operably positioned on the wearer's skin. Transmission lines connect the first antenna and the second antenna. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140266933 | ANATOMICALLY COMPLIANT ANTENNA FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A flexible antenna is associated with an active implantable medical device to facilitate communication between the implantable medical device and an external component in the outside world via, for example, long range or far field telemetry. The flexibility of the antenna allows it to conform to the shape of the location at which it is situated, such as on the cranial bone of a patient for an antenna associated with a cranially implanted medical device. The conformability of the antenna helps to maintain the antenna in the desired shape and to maintain it in the desired location relative to implantable medical device and the patient and improves patient comfort. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140320357 | WEARABLE DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A wearable device for wireless communication includes a device body, a wearable belt, a ground element, a feeding element, and a radiation element. The device body substantially has a central hollow structure. The ground element and the feeding element are both disposed in the device body. The feeding element is coupled to a signal source. The radiation element is disposed on a surface of the wearable belt or in the wearable belt, and is disposed adjacent to the feeding element. A coupled-fed antenna structure is formed by the feeding element and the radiation element. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140354494 | Wrist Worn Device with Inverted F Antenna - The present invention discloses a wrist worn communication device, possibly integrated with a wrist watch, comprising a radio coupled to a low profile antenna. The antenna, obtaining low and medium angle elevation radiation enabling efficient satellite communications, is configured on the perimeter of the device, giving room for a display on top of this compact device. Preferably, the display is configured to indicate the time, but also possibly other parameters such as position, speed, altitude, temperature, air pressure, heart pace, messages, alarms and so on. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said device is a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) configured to broadcast distress signals detectable by satellites. According to another embodiment of the present invention, said radio is a GPS receiver. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140368391 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An antenna device includes a communication module and a loop-shaped conductor. The communication module has a substrate on which an approximately rectangular ground conductor is formed. A non-ground region is provided along one side of the ground conductor. A transmission line and a radiation element are formed in the non-ground region. Further, a capacitance element is connected to the radiation element, and the transmission line is connected to a feeding point of the radiation element. The loop-shaped conductor includes in part a gap that is positioned near the radiation element. With this, an antenna device to be provided in an electronic apparatus having wide directivity in a state of being attached to a garment, a person's body, or the like, and the stated electronic apparatus are configured. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150042523 | BODY-WORN ANTENNA - A flexible wire radiating element for a body-worn antenna has a length that meets a specified absorption rate (SAR) for a given transmit power, nominal frequency, and separation distance, and allows a higher transmit power than that achievable with a half wavelength element but is within substantially one decibel of efficiency. Using a plot of SAR over length, a minimum length necessary to meet the SAR limit is then mapped to a length corresponding to a peak in a horizontal efficiency plot. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150042524 | Antenna - An antenna comprises first and second conducting elements and first, second and third conducting lines. Each conducting element has a conductive surface. The first conducting line provides a short circuit between the conductive surfaces. The second conducting line has a first end electrically connected to one conductive surface and a second, free end. The third conducting line has a first end electrically connected to the other conductive surface and a second, free end. The second and third conducting lines are aligned along an axis X-X and each of the second ends of the second and third conducting lines serves as one of the terminals of a two terminal port F for feeding an RF signal of wavelength λ to the antenna. The first and second conducting elements are arranged with the conductive surfaces a face-to-face relationship, spaced apart by a distance d and the first, second and third conducting lines are arranged such that, when an RF signal is fed to the antenna, currents caused to flow in one conductive surface generate a magnetic field that at least partially cancels out the magnetic field generated by currents caused to flow in the other conductive surface and currents are caused to flow in the first, second and third conducting lines. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150048981 | HUMAN BODY WEARABLE ANTENNA HAVING DUAL BANDWIDTH - Disclosed is a human body wearable dual band antenna. The disclosed human body wearable antenna comprises: a substrate; a zeroth-order resonance antenna formed on the bottom of the substrate, for receiving a signal from a wireless device which is implanted in a human body; and a micro strip antenna formed on the top of the substrate, for transmitting the signal to a wireless device which is external to the human body. The dual band human body wearable antenna according to the present invention can relay communications between the wireless device which is implanted in the human body and the wireless device which is external to the human body. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150054696 | Antenna Apparatus and Communication System - An antenna includes a first body having an array of resonators; a spacer adjacent to the first body, and a second body adjacent to the spacer such that the spacer is between the first and second bodies. The first body can be configured as an artificial metasurface ground plane and the second body can be configured as a monopole. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150070226 | WRIST-WORN COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device, including a device casing, an external connection element, and a first metal element, is provided. A ground element and an antenna element are disposed in the device casing. The ground element has a first edge, a second edge, and a first connection point. The first edge and the second edge are opposite to each other. The first connection point is disposed near or at the second edge. The antenna element is disposed near the first edge. The external connection element is formed by a non-conductive material and is outside the device casing. The external connection element has a belt-like structure and is combined with the device casing to substantially form a loop structure. The first metal element is supported by the external connection element and is coupled to the first connection point of the ground element. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150091765 | ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL INTERFACE WITH ANTENNA ELEVATED ABOVE SKIN SURFACE - A wearable device band may contain a plurality of flexible sections and rigid sections. A radio frequency circuit and a central processing unit may be located on respective rigid sections. An antenna may be located at a flexible section and may be a given distance away from the portion of the band that touches a user's skin when the wearable device is worn by a user. The flexible section may contain a grounding flap and also may be configured to stretch over a roller. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150109174 | WEARABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wearable communication device including a carrier, a ground plane and a coaxial cable is provided. The carrier includes an insulation portion. The ground plane is fixed on the carrier. The coaxial cable is fixed on the carrier and generates a resonant mode. Besides, the coaxial cable includes an outer conductor and an inner conductor. The outer conductor is electrically connected to the ground plane. The inner conductor includes a feeding point and a first conduction section exposed outside the outer conductor. The first conduction section is opposite to the insulation portion, and a length of the first conduction section is related to a center frequency of the resonant mode. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150295304 | DEVICE WITH RADIO AND BODY-COUPLED-COMMUNICATION CONNECTIVITY - A device is equipped with one or more communication modules supporting communication on the basis of radio signals and communication on the basis of body-coupled communication signals. Further, the device is equipped with an antenna for transmission of the radio signals. The antenna is further operable to transfer the body-coupled communication signals between the device and a body of a user of the device. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150325905 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR A TIME-PIECE - An antenna assembly for a mobile device comprising a printed circuit board and an antenna structure located at a distance from the printed circuit board. The antenna structure is electrically connected to the printed circuit board via at least one elastomeric connector comprising a plurality of conductive filaments and an insulating structure extending between the antenna structure and the printed circuit board. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150333391 | AN IMPROVED PORTABLE ANTENNA - A portable antenna with a housing in which the antenna is held when not in use, and a mechanism to cause the antenna to pop-up from, and sit on top of, the housing when it is to be used. The mechanism can function to collapse the antenna into the housing when not in use. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150340758 | STICK-ON MULTI-FREQUENCY WI-FI (Backpack and Helmet) ANTENNA - This invention discloses a design and implementation of a high performance broadband antenna for backpack and helmet application allowing data, video, and voice transmission between parties. The subject antenna consists of a pair of triangle shape elements which are configured to stick on a backpack surface or place over a helmet with a coaxial cable connecting the radiating structure to the communication equipment on the body. A metal shielding surface is employed and the shielding surface performs as a ground Wane and also acts as a protectant from radiation hazards to the head or body areas. The antenna is made with materials that are accommodating and can easily conform to the shape of a helmet or sticking directly onto the backpack surface. This innovative design can function under multiple frequencies on UHF and S bands; its placement on a helmet receives less interference from its surroundings. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150357704 | MODULAR ANTENNA FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - Subject matter such as a method or apparatus can include an implantable antenna assembly, comprising a dielectric shell including first and second substantially parallel outer face portions, and a third outer face portion extending between the first and second portions, a spiral conductor extending along the first, second, and third portions on a surface of the dielectric shell. The dielectric shell and spiral conductor can be configured to be mechanically attached to a dielectric compartment, such as configured to be coupled to a housing of an implantable medical device. In an example, the implantable antenna assembly is configured to be electrically coupled to an implantable telemetry circuit configured to wirelessly transfer information electromagnetically using the implantable telemetry antenna, such as included as a portion of an implantable medical device. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150364822 | Adaptive Antenna Tuning Based On Measured Antenna Impedance - A system includes an antenna, an impedance measurement circuit, an impedance tuning circuit, and a controller. The impedance measurement circuit can include a test current source that conveys a test current through the antenna, and a voltage sensor that measure a voltage across the antenna while the test current is conveyed through the antenna. The impedance tuning circuit can be coupled to the antenna leads and can include one or more reactive elements that can be selectively coupled to the antenna, or otherwise adjusted, to effect adjustment of the impedance connected to the antenna. The controller can: (i) use the impedance measurement circuit to obtain a measurement indicative of an impedance of the antenna; (ii) determine an adjustment to the impedance tuning circuit based on the obtained measurement; and (iii) cause the impedance tuning circuit to make the determined adjustment. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150372373 | PORTABLE ANTENNA - A portable antenna is disclosed that can be collapsed into, and erected from, a housing. There is also a pull cord mechanism arranged, when pulled, to cause the antenna to revert between the erect or collapsed configurations. The pull cord extends from the antenna to a position in easy reach of the soldier's hand so that the antenna can be erected/collapsed remotely. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150380821 | Transmitter with Improved Sensitivity and Shielding - A magnetic field transmitter, especially a transmitter used in conjunction with wireless communications earplugs. In one embodiment, a plate of magnetic material is used behind a coil of electrical conductor to improve the efficiency of the transmitter and to provide electrical and magnetic shielding. The specific dimensions and characteristics of the preferred embodiment of the transmitter described herein provide for efficient wireless communications. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160006111 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WEARABLE DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device for radio communications in a wearable device comprises a ground plate having an arc shape, a first antenna plate extending essentially parallel to the ground plate and connected thereto at a first end portion of the ground plate, the first antenna plate having a first feed terminal, and a second antenna plate extending essentially parallel to a the ground plate and connected thereto at a second end portion of the ground plate opposite to the first end portion of the ground plate, the second antenna plate having a second feed terminal. A gap is provided between the first antenna plate and the second antenna plate. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160020506 | ANTENNA FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments are disclosed for an antenna system comprising an over-resonant antenna conductor and a radio receiver electrically coupled to the over-resonant antenna conductor. The antenna system further comprises a capacitor electrically coupled to the over-resonant antenna conductor and sized to match the antenna conductor to a selected frequency. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160020513 | ANTENNA ELEMENT AND ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna element ( | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160028153 | Stretchable Wireless Device - A wearable patch capable of wireless communications includes an adhesive layer, and a shearable circuit layer comprising a support substrate comprising one or more openings on the adhesive layer, wherein the one or more openings in the support substrate are so positioned to allow the shearable circuit layer to be sheared and elongated, and breathable. A conductive circuit is embedded in the support substrate. One or more semiconductor chips are in connection with the conductive circuit. An elastic layer is positioned on the shearable circuit layer. The one or more semiconductor chips and the conductive circuit can wirelessly communicate with an external device. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160049721 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a display; and an antenna including a first element without power feeding that is a structural component made of metal and is disposed on the display or above a display surface of the display in a display direction, a second element which is disposed below the first element and is connected to a power supply, and a GND plate that is disposed below the second element, wherein the first element and the second element are electromagnetically coupled. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160111775 | DUAL FUNCTION HELIX ANTENNA - Various examples are provided for a helix antenna with dual functionality, in one embodiment, among others, a helix antenna includes a flexible substrate and a copper trace disposed on a side of the flexible substrate at a tilting angle (Θ). Turns of the helix antenna are formed from the copper trace by wrapping the flexible substrate. In another embodiment, a system includes a helix antenna, a radio frequency (RF) communication circuit coupled to a first end of the helix antenna, and a low frequency (LF) power transmission circuit coupled to the first end of the helix antenna. The RF communication circuit can process RF signals received by the helix antenna and the LF power transmission circuit can regulate LF voltage induced in the helix antenna. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160118709 | HINGE THAT SERVES AS A RADIATOR - A hinge of a device is provided that serves as a radiator. The hinge includes first and second conductive pin elements. The opposite ends of the first and second conductive pin elements are configured to mechanically engage the device. The hinge also includes an insulator between portions of the first and second conductive pin elements. The end of at least the first conductive pin element is also configured to be in electrical communication with radio frequency circuitry of the device such that the first conductive pin element functions as the radiator. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160141746 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a body including a communication module, and at least one first conductive contact configured to transmit electrical signals to and receive electrical signals from the communication module; and at least one strap removably connected to the body, the at least one strap including an antenna therein, and at least one second conductive contact configured to transmit electrical signals to and receive electrical signals from the antenna, the one strap being configured to removably connect to the body, such that at least a portion of the at least one first conductive contact is electrically connected to the at least one second conductive contact. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160149293 | System and apparatus for clothing with embedded passive repeaters for wireless communication - A passive repeater garment includes a clothing item and a plurality of flexible antenna apparatuses, each including an electromagnetically reflective layer; an insulation layer, which can be dielectric; an arrangement of conductors, including a first antenna, a second antenna, a coupling element, a reflector; an antenna layer; and a protective cover layer. The conductors can be made from conductive threads. The first and second antennas can include a dipole antenna, a rhombic antenna, a planar antenna, or a Yagi-Uda antenna, and an undulating portion. Also disclosed is a system of passive repeater garments, including a plurality of personal assemblies of passive repeater garments, each assembly configured for a human user, and including a plurality of passive repeater garments. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160156097 | ANTENNA DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160164170 | ANTENNA AND IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An antenna for an implantable medical device with a broadened bandwidth including at least two strut-like first conducting members, wherein each adjacent pair of first conducting members is connected by a second conducting member, wherein the second conducting member has the basic form of an at least partial round and/or polygonal plate, or of at least a part of a sphere and/or polyhedron, or a cross (or X), or a star, wherein the second conducting member further includes at least one through going opening, wherein the basic form fully encircles the opening. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160189860 | CASCADED COILS FOR MULTI-SURFACE COVERAGE IN NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - Described herein are techniques related to near field coupling and wireless power transfers. A device may include a cascaded coil antenna to include a first coil antenna that is connected in series with a second coil antenna. The first and second coil antennas are independent antennas prior to cascading and are located in different surfaces of the device to establish near field coupling through front side, top side, bottom side, or corner side of the portable device. Furthermore, a flux guide may be placed in the cascaded coil antenna to facilitate magnetic flux at the first coil antenna and the second coil antenna to induce current of the same phase during receive mode. During transmit mode, the flux guide facilitates the magnetic flux at the first coil antenna and the second coil antenna to generate magnetic fields of the same direction. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160197397 | COLLAPSIBLE PORTABLE ANTENNA | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160380342 | WEARABLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - Smaller footprint electronic devices may be contained in a wearable housing, for example in a housing forming a portion of a watch that is worn on a user's wrist. Incorporating antennas into such small footprint devices often precludes the use of anything other than short range communications with another device. Incorporating an antenna into a watch band or bracelet provides a possible avenue to improving the long range communication capabilities and consequent utility of such smaller footprint electrical devices. | 12-29-2016 |
