| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 343803000 | Folded | 34 |
| 20080291107 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE USING BOND WIRE | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090009419 | ANTENNA WITH NEAR-FIELD RADIATION CONTROL - An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point and a near-field radiation control structure adapted to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the antenna. Near-field radiation control structures include a parasitic element positioned adjacent the first conductor section and configured to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the first conductor section, and a s in the second conductor section configured to diffuse near-field radiation generated by the second conductor section into a plurality of directions. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090033580 | RFID Antenna - An antenna particularly suitable for use in radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders. First and second half portions each include nominally straight conductive sections primarily defining a radiating characteristic and nominally spiral conductive sections creating a positive reactive characteristic of the antenna. The straight conductive sections have feed points for connecting the antenna into the RFID transponder, and further connect with the respective spiral conductive sections. The first and said second half portions characterize the antenna as being a dipole type, and adding an optional loop section connecting the straight conductive sections can further characterize it as being of a folded dipole type. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090051614 | FOLDED DIPOLE ANTENNA - A folded dipole antenna that transmits and receives radio frequency waves (RF) waves has two radiating strips that form a dipole. A metallic radiating element is located between the two radiating strips, facilitating an increase in the gain of the antenna. The folded dipole antenna may be used in a wireless communication device. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090096701 | TAG-USE ANTENNA AND TAG USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a tag-use antenna allowing a miniaturization while maintaining a constant minimal change of a communication distance. The tag-use antenna has a feed part of a folded dipole antenna of a size of 53 mm long and 7 mm wide being connected to, and equipped with, an LSI chip of Rc=500 ohms and Cc=1.4 pF and is covered with plastic resin | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090278758 | Dipole Antenna Capable of Supporting Multi-band Communications - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a dipole antenna capable of supporting multi-band communications, includes a first portion of the antenna in a folded structure, a second portion of the antenna that includes a first coupling pad and a second coupling pad physically separated by a distance, and a current path along the first portion of the antenna and the second portion of the antenna, wherein a first portion of the current path that includes the first coupling pad and the second coupling pad is configured to introduce a slow wave effect if electric current flows through the first portion of the current path. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100085268 | ANTENNA - An antenna having a number of operating frequencies includes a feed element, a ground element, and a number of conductive antenna tracks. The conductive antenna tracks extend outward from the feed element and return back to the ground element. When the conductive antenna tracks are located in a same plane, areas defined by the conductive antenna tracks are not overlapped with one another. When parts of the conductive antenna tracks are located in different planes, multiple frequency bands are formed respectively by multiple resonant frequencies corresponding to the conductive antenna tracks. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100097285 | FOLDING DIPOLE ANTENNA - A folding dipole antenna having remarkably multi-band characteristics as compared with prior art. Element width at the short portions ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100171676 | ANTENNA ELEMENT - It is made possible to realize both miniaturization and a wider band in an antenna element. An antenna element includes a first conductor wire part | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100302117 | BALANCED MICROSTRIP FOLDED DIPOLE ANTENNAS AND MATCHING NETWORKS - Balanced microstrip folded dipole antennas and matching networks are disclosed. In some examples, an antenna system includes a printed circuit board having first and second dielectric layers, and respective portions of the first and second dielectric layers bound a ground plane. The system further includes a balanced folded dipole, wherein a first portion of the folded dipole is located on the first dielectric layer, and a second portion is located on the second dielectric layer. First and second transmission lines are coupled to respective folded dipole portions. A matching network includes first and second portions that are coupled to respective transmission lines and have equal impedances. Each matching network portion includes a tapered first microstrip, having a narrow end coupled to a respective transmission line, a second microstrip coupled to the first microstrip, and a third microstrip coupled orthogonally to the second microstrip via a mitered bend. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110063181 | PASSIVE REPEATER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Some embodiments provide a relatively small antenna apparatus that acts as a passive repeater. The antenna apparatus can be designed to facilitate radio frequency (RF) signal gain for a collection or range of frequencies. In some embodiments, the antenna apparatus is placed near a device with a wireless receiver and/or transmitter, where the antenna apparatus causes increased RF signal intensity at the device by coupling RF signals from a proximate area of higher RF signal intensity into the area around the device. Accordingly, in some instances, an embodiment of the antenna apparatus can be used to increase the RF signal intensity in a null spot or dead spot by coupling RF signal energy from an area proximate to the null spot that has higher RF signal intensity. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110080331 | WIRELESS IC DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING MODULE - A wireless IC device includes a wireless IC chip, a feeder circuit substrate which is coupled to the wireless IC chip and includes a feeder circuit including an inductance element, and a radiation plate. The inductance element includes a plurality of stacked layers having coil conductors electrically connected, and a coil conductor electrically connected in a middle portion of the inductance element is arranged at an end position in the coil axis direction and faces a coupling portion of the radiation plate. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110122038 | Deformed folded dipole antenna, method of controlling impedance of the same, and antenna device including the same - In a U-shaped deformed folded dipole antenna, a first parallel section having a feeding point includes first and second L-shape sections, and a second parallel section without a feeding point includes first and second opposing side portions and a connecting side portion coupling ends of the first and second opposing side portions. Portions of the first and second L-shape sections arranged in parallel with the first and second opposing side portions have a width W | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110221647 | Multi-Element Folded-Dipole Antenna - A multi-element directional antenna having three-wire elements in the form of square open loops. The three wires of each of the loops are arranged close together and aligned along the direction of radiation of the antenna. Each of the loops is open—that is, the wires are split, leaving a gap between the ends of the elements. In a two-element embodiment, an active driven element and a parasitic element are aligned and spaced apart along an axis of the direction of radiation of the antenna. One of the wires of the driven element is split in half, such that the driven element forms a three-wire folded dipole. Additional active or parasitic elements can be added. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110248900 | FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE DIPOLE ANTENNAS - A dipole antenna forms a distributed network filter | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110291906 | ANTENNA MODULE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An antenna module for a portable electronic device includes a loop portion, a dipole portion, a feeding end portion and a grounding end portion. The dipole portion is positioned in the loop portion and connected to the loop portion. The feeding end portion and the grounding end portion are connected to the loop portion. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120086620 | BALANCED MICROSTRIP FOLDED DIPOLE ANTENNAS AND MATCHING NETWORKS - Balanced microstrip folded dipole antennas and matching networks are disclosed. In some examples, an antenna system includes a folded dipole having first and second portions, a first transmission line located on a first side of a printed circuit board, a second transmission line located on a second side of the printed circuit board opposite the first transmission line, the first and second transmission lines being coupled to respective folded dipole portions, and a balanced microstrip matching network comprising first and second portions, the first and second matching network portions coupled to respective ones of the first and second transmission lines. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120182197 | WIRELESS RECEIVER - A wireless receiver including a dipole antenna and a circuit board, wherein high directivity characteristics can be acquired for wireless signals is provided. The wireless receiver includes a balanced feed antenna and a circuit board arranged in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the aforementioned balanced feed antenna. A conductive pattern formed on the aforementioned circuit board is composed of two or more partial patterns arranged with a gap interposed therebetween. The gap is formed at a position in between both ends of the aforementioned balanced feed antenna. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120268338 | CONDUCTING POLYMER ANTENNA - An apparatus for receiving and transmitting electromagnetic signals. In one aspect, the apparatus is an antenna. The antenna comprises a dielectric substrate and a non-metallic conducting layer substantially overlying the substrate. In one aspect, the non-metallic conducting layer is an intrinsic conducting polymer (“ICP”). In one exemplary method of manufacturing the antenna, the desired outline of the antenna may be first printed out on a substantially flexible substrate. In one example, a substrate made from polyethylene terephthalate may be used. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120268339 | ANTENNA WITH NEAR-FIELD RADIATION CONTROL - An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radiation control structure adapted to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the antenna. Near-field radiation control structures include a parasitic element positioned adjacent the first conductor section and configured to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the first conductor section, and a diffuser in the second conductor section configured to diffuse near-field radiation generated by the second conductor section into a plurality of directions. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130002503 | COMPACT ANTENNA SYSTEM HAVING FOLDED DIPOLE AND/OR MONOPOLE - An antenna and multi-antenna system are provided. Each antenna of the system is a mirror image and comprises first and second conductive elements each having a first end and a second end portion, the second end portions being capacitively coupled to each other. Each antenna can be operated as a lower-frequency folded dipole having a series capacitive gap which facilitates electrical lengthening of the antenna, or as a higher-frequency monopole antenna having a parasitic element which facilitates improved bandwidth. The antennas' feedpoints may be placed at opposite corners of a ground plane, and separated by a distance which is less than one quarter of an operating wavelength of the dipole but greater than one quarter of an operating wavelength of the monopole. Locating the feedpoints at the ground plane corners facilitates orthogonal polarization of the two antennas at least in dipole mode. The antennas thus provided exhibit good isolation. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130082892 | ANTENNA WITH NEAR-FIELD RADIATION CONTROL - An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radiation control structure adapted to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the antenna. Near-field radiation control structures include a parasitic element positioned adjacent the first conductor section and configured to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the first conductor section, and a diffuser in the second conductor section configured to diffuse near-field radiation generated by the second conductor section into a plurality of directions. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130120208 | Auxiliary Antenna Device, Antenna Set, and Handheld Radio Communication Device - In an exemplary embodiment, there is an auxiliary antenna device for a handheld radio communication device including ground plane means extending in a main direction and a main antenna device having an antenna element operatively coupled to the ground plane means and configured for reception of signals at a selected frequency and polarized essentially in the main direction. The auxiliary antenna device includes a balanced or self-balanced antenna element arrangement, an amplifier, and an output port. The balanced or self-balanced antenna element arrangement is configured for reception of signals at the selected frequency and polarized in a direction essentially orthogonal to the main direction. The amplifier is operatively connected to the balanced or self-balanced antenna element arrangement and configured for amplification of signals received by the balanced or self-balanced antenna element arrangement. The output port is operatively connected to the amplifier and configured to output signals amplified by the amplifier. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130194149 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A compact wireless communication includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element, which define and function as a dipole antenna, a feeder circuit including a wireless IC chip coupled with the first and second radiating elements, and a feeder substrate that is provided with the wireless IC chip. The first radiating element is provided to the feeder substrate. The second radiating element is provided to a substrate other than the feeder substrate. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130293434 | PASSIVE REPEATER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Some embodiments provide a relatively small antenna apparatus that acts as a passive repeater. The antenna apparatus can be designed to facilitate radio frequency (RF) signal gain for a collection or range of frequencies. In some embodiments, the antenna apparatus is placed near a device with a wireless receiver and/or transmitter, where the antenna apparatus causes increased RF signal intensity at the device by coupling RF signals from a proximate area of higher RF signal intensity into the area around the device. Accordingly, in some instances, an embodiment of the antenna apparatus can be used to increase the RF signal intensity in a null spot or dead spot by coupling RF signal energy from an area proximate to the null spot that has higher RF signal intensity. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140022136 | Low Frequency Differential Mobile Antenna - An antenna which is advantageous for low frequency communications and suitable for use in a portable electronic device comprises an antenna resonator element and a grounding line. The resonator element is configured to resonate at a frequency f, and comprises a first port and a second port that are configured to be differentially fed. The grounding line couples a virtual node of the resonator element to ground, where the virtual node defines a negligible current when the resonator element is resonant at the frequency f. In the specific examples the antenna could be a folded monopole, a folded dipole, a loop, or other type of differential antennas. Radiation efficiency is quantified for a long folded monopole implementation which shows a marked improvement over an identical antenna without such a grounding line, particularly when used with a radio receiver. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140152522 | Apparatus with Antenna and Method for Wireless Communication - An apparatus including a first port configured to couple to a first location on an antenna; a second port configured to couple to a second location on the antenna; a switch configured to switch between a first electrical configuration in which the first port is coupled to radio circuitry, and a second electrical configuration in which the second port is coupled to the radio circuitry; first reactive circuitry configured to impedance match the antenna with the radio circuitry at a first operational resonant frequency band; and second reactive circuitry, different to the first reactive circuitry, and configured to impedance match the antenna with the radio circuitry at a second operational resonant frequency band, different to the first operational resonant frequency band. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20150295319 | MODULE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MODULE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A module for wireless communication includes: a module body which (i) is plate-shaped, has (ii) a structure having a plurality of layers, and (iii) has a circuit region; and a folded dipole which is situated circumferentially around the circuit region and has a first dipole half situated in a first level of the module body, and a second dipole half situated in a second level of the module body. The first dipole half and the second dipole half are separated by a layer of the module body, and are connected to one another in electrically conductive fashion through a first via and a second via extending through the layer. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160190701 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes a plurality of antenna elements. The plurality of antenna elements may be spaced apart from one another, and a direction of current flowing in each of the antenna elements may be set to be oriented outwardly from substantially the center of the plurality of antenna elements in a length direction of each of the antenna elements or inwardly toward the center in the length direction of each of the plurality of antenna elements. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20180026375 | Folding Dipole Antenna, Wireless Communication Module and Method of Constructing The Same | 01-25-2018 |
| 343804000 | Multiple conductor type | 4 |
| 20090231228 | Antenna With Near-Field Radiation Control - An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radiation control structure adapted to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the antenna. Near-field radiation control structures include a parasitic element positioned adjacent the first conductor section and configured to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the first conductor section, and a diffuser in the second conductor section configured to diffuse near-field radiation generated by the second conductor section into a plurality of directions. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100066628 | Folded dipole antenna device and mobile radio terminal - Disclosed is a folded dipole antenna device which is of an unbalanced feed type and includes an antenna element of approximately plate-like loop structure, connected to an antenna feed point and an antenna ground provided on a base plate. In the folded dipole antenna device, the antenna element of loop structure includes a pair of first element sections which extend approximately parallel to the base plate, a second element section formed by merging element sections that are folded back from both ends of the first element sections and extend approximately parallel to the first element sections, and a third element section which extends from a folded top part of the second element section toward the first element sections and an end part thereof is close to the first element sections. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20120119967 | ANTENNA WITH NEAR-FIELD RADIATION CONTROL - An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radiation control structure adapted to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the antenna. Near-field radiation control structures include a parasitic element positioned adjacent the first conductor section and configured to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the first conductor section, and a diffuser in the second conductor section configured to diffuse near-field radiation generated by the second conductor section into a plurality of directions. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20140320367 | SMALL PRINTED MEANDER ANTENNA PERFORMANCES IN 315MHz FREQUENCY BAND INCLUDING RF CABLE EFFECT - The present disclosure pertains to a compact antenna assembly adapted to be used with a remote key entry system for an associated vehicle that is configured to receive radio waves within the 200 MHz to 450 MHz frequency band or more particularly within about the 315 MHz band. The antenna assembly includes a meander line antenna trace of a desired geometry having a plurality of bends and strips that is configured to reduce the effect of electromagnetic interference. A dielectric substrate is configured to receive the antenna trace along a surface thereon wherein the dielectric substrate and antenna trace is installed within an associated housing that is generally compact and configured to be installed within the associated vehicle. The geometry of the meander line antenna trace is configured in either a symmetrical dipole antenna or an asymmetrical antenna. An RF cable can be attached to the antenna. | 10-30-2014 |
