| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 343833000 | Antenna with parasitic director | 57 |
| 20100079349 | PARASITIC ANTENNA - A parasitic antenna including a first portion having a first length; a second portion having a second length, different to the first length; and wherein the second portion includes a folded part which orients a part of the second portion substantially towards the first portion. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110012805 | PLANAR RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA - A planar reconfigurable antenna including a substrate, a metal layer, a master antenna, an auxiliary antenna and a switch set is provided. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The metal layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate and the upper edge of the metal layer is in a convex arc shape. The master antenna is disposed on the substrate and partially overlaps the metal layer on a vertical plane of projection. The auxiliary antenna is disposed on the substrate and is placed opposite to the master antenna. The switch set is also disposed on the substrate and changes a connection relation of a plurality of directional devices in the auxiliary antenna to switch scanning directions of main beams generated from the planar reconfigurable antenna. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110012806 | Modified Loop Antenna - Disclosed is an antenna comprising a loop element ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110050529 | ANTENNA DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ELECTROMEGNETIC SIGNALS - An antenna device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals. The antenna device includes a ground plane and a radiator arranged at an radiator distance above the ground plane. In addition, the antenna device includes a plurality of parasitic elements arranged, on the ground plane, around the radiator in a radially symmetric manner, the parasitic elements being electrically connected to the ground plane. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110074646 | ANTENNA ARRAY - An antenna array according to one embodiment of the invention comprises a plurality of steering elements. Each steering element includes two radiating elements overlaid so as to have a common phase center and radiating electric fields orthogonal to each other. Each steering element also includes two phase altering portions separately and electronically coupling the two radiating elements to selectively transmit signals corresponding to linear, elliptical and circular polarization patterns. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110102287 | VARIABLE DIRECTIVITY ANTENNA APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH ANTENNA ELEMENTS AND AT LEAST ONE PARASITIC ELEMENT CONNECTED TO GROUND VIA CONTROLLED SWITCH - A variable directivity antenna apparatus is configured to include a parasitic element, a plurality of antenna elements each provided to be away from the parasitic element by an electrical length of a quarter-wavelength, and a | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110122040 | Multi-Antenna Apparatus and Mobile Device - This multi-antenna apparatus includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element, and an ungrounded passive antenna element arranged between the first antenna element and the second antenna element, wherein the passive antenna element has a first opposing portion opposed to the first antenna element, a second opposing portion opposed to the second antenna element and a coupling portion coupling the first opposing portion and the second opposing portion with each other. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110134008 | Circularly-Polarized Antenna - A circularly-polarized antenna is provided, and includes a conductive backplane with a plurality of panels, a vertical array of patch radiators disposed on one of the backplane panels, and a feed stripline disposed on the backplane panel. The backplane panels are vertical, planar, rectangular and form a right prism. The vertical array has a radiator spacing of one wavelength, each radiator has a face and four edges, and each edge has a length of approximately one half wavelength. The feed stripline includes an input coupled to a coaxial feed cable, and a pair of outputs, orthogonal in position and phase, coupled to each of the radiators. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110134009 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR MULTIBAND ANTENNA - An antenna includes a first LC parallel circuit provided between a feeding element and a feeding circuit, and a second LC parallel circuit provided between a parasitic element and a ground. Multiple resonance frequencies of the feeding element including the feeding radiation electrode and the parasitic element including the parasitic radiation electrode are frequencies intermediate between a low operating frequency and a high operating frequency in a case where the impedances of the first and second LC parallel circuits are set to 0. The inductors of the LC parallel circuits cause the fundamental wave resonance frequencies of the feeding element and the parasitic element to shift to a an operating frequency band on the lower frequency side of the two operating frequency bands, and the capacitors of the LC parallel circuits cause the fundamental wave resonance frequencies of the feeding element and the parasitic element to shift to an operating frequency band on the higher frequency side of the two operating frequency bands. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110181484 | Integrated antenna and chip package and method of manufacturing thereof - An integrated antenna and chip package and method of manufacturing thereof. The package includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, The second surface is configured to interface the chip package to a circuit board. A second substrate of the package is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate and is made of a dielectric material. One or more antennas are disposed on the second substrate and a communication device is coupled to the antenna, wherein the communication device is disposed on the second substrate in substantially the same plane as the antenna. A lid is coupled to the first substrate and is configured to encapsulate the antenna and the communication device. The lid has a lens that is configured to allow radiation from the antenna to be emitted therethrough and a shoulder configured to transfer heat produced from the communication device. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110205137 | Antenna with Polarization Diversity - A horizontally polarized antenna array allows for the efficient distribution of RF energy into a communications environment through selectable antenna elements and redirectors that create a particular radiation pattern such as a substantially omnidirectional radiation pattern. In conjunction with a vertically polarized array, a particular high-gain wireless environment may be created such that one environment does not interfere with other nearby wireless environments and avoids interference created by those other environments. Lower gain patterns may also be created by using particular configurations of a horizontal and/or vertical antenna array. In a preferred embodiment, the antenna systems disclosed herein are utilized in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless environment. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110241960 | STACKED ANTENNA - A stacked antenna includes a first dielectric substrate, a second dielectric substrate, at least one vertical conductive structure, at least one transmission line structure, a driven element, at least one reflector and a director. The second dielectric substrate is stacked on the first dielectric substrate. The conductive structure penetrates the first dielectric substrate or the second dielectric substrate. The transmission line structure is disposed between the first and second dielectric substrates. The driven element is disposed between the first and second dielectric substrates and is electrically connected to the conductive structure through the transmission line structure. The reflector is spaced from the driven element by the first dielectric substrate and is disposed under the first dielectric substrate. The director is spaced from the driven element by the second dielectric substrate. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110241961 | PATCH ANTENNA, ANTENNA UNIT AND ANTENNA APPARATUS - Provided is a patch antenna, an antenna unit and an antenna apparatus that can increase the directional gain of a patch antenna at a high angle of elevation and that can make the directional gain of a patch antenna at a given angle of elevation uniform at all azimuth angles. Patch antenna | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110285598 | MULTI-BEAM ANTENNA DEVICE - Provided is a multi-beam antenna device capable of achieving two independent multi-beam characteristics using a single antenna unit, and enhanced gain. The multi-beam antenna device comprises a first antenna section, a second antenna section, a first Rotman lens section and a second Rotman lens section, which are laminated together in this order to form a planar antenna module. A first multi-beam characteristic is achieved by the first antenna section and the first Rotman lens section, and a second multi-beam characteristic is achieved by the second antenna section and the second Rotman lens section, independently. A Rotman lens in each of the Rotman lens sections is designed such that: β with respect to α is set to satisfy the following relation: β<α, where β is a spatial beam-forming angle of an array antenna, and α is an elevation angle between a center line ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120019427 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna device includes a helical antenna that radiates a circularly polarized radio wave in a direction of an axis S, in which the helical antenna is formed with linear conducting bodies each helically winding around the predetermined axis and adjacent linear conducting bodies are spaced a distance P apart. The antenna device further includes a director that is on the axis S, along which a radio wave is radiated from the helical antenna, at a position a distance X away from the helical antenna, the distance X being substantially equal to the distance P. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120032864 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADIO APPARATUS OPERABLE IN MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BANDS - An antenna device usable in a radio apparatus including a printed board includes a ground conductor of the printed board, a first partial element, a second partial element and a parasitic element. The first partial element is shaped into an area having a first side facing a side of the ground conductor and a second side directed to cross the side of the ground conductor, and is provided with a feed portion around a first end of the first side being closer to the second side. The second partial element branches off from the first partial element around one of two ends of the second side being farther from the feed portion, and is directed almost against a direction from the feed portion to a second end of the first side being farther from the second side. The parasitic element has an end grounded around the second end. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120068904 | PATTERN SHAPING OF RF EMISSION PATTERNS - A metallic shaping plate located in the interior housing of a wireless device is disclosed. The metallic shaping plate may influence a radiation pattern being generated by a horizontal antenna array. The result may be an increase in the gain of the array. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120127053 | VARIABLE DIRECTIVITY ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING PARASITIC ELEMENTS HAVING CUT PORTION OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE - A feed element is configured to include a first antenna element having a first width, a dual-band forming inductor, and a second antenna element having a second width wider than the first width, where the first antenna element, the dual-band forming inductor, and a second antenna element are connected in series. The inductor is formed in a meander shape which has a trapezoidal envelope external shape to have a width formed to widen from the first width of a portion connected to the first antenna element toward a portion connected to the second antenna element. Cut portions each having a rectangular shape are further formed at corner portions of another ends of the parasitic elements, respectively. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120133568 | QUADRIFILAR HELIX ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH GROUND PLANE - A quadrifilar helix antenna system with a finite ground plane has a pair of bifilar helical elements extending upwardly from the finite ground plane. A symmetrical array of monopole elements surrounds the lower portion of the pair of bifilar helical elements in the near field so as to load the lower portion and thereby raise the phase center of the antenna to improve the circularly polarized far-field radiation at low elevation angles. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120154237 | COMPACT ANTENNA FOR MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING ISOLATED ANTENNA ELEMENTS - An antenna for MIMO communications includes a ground plane having a planar surface, a first feeding patch spaced apart from and parallel to the ground plane, and a first parasitic patch spaced apart from and parallel to the first feeding patch. The antenna further includes a second feeding patch spaced apart from and parallel to the ground plane and disposed adjacent the first feeding patch, and a second parasitic patch spaced apart from and parallel to the second feeding patch. The first parasitic patch may be capacitively coupled to the first feeding patch, and the second parasitic patch may be capacitively coupled to the second feeding patch. The ground plane may include an isolation notch therein arranged between the first and second feeding patches. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120200471 | OUTDOOR ANTENNA - The outdoor antenna includes multiple directors located respectively on a main rod and two assistant rods, and an inner-swing arm and an outer-swing arm fixed on the main rod and coupled with two ends of the assistant rods. When the inner-swing arm and the outer-swing arm are expanded, the assistant rods are fixed on two sides of the main rod; when the inner-swing arm and the outer-swing arm are folded, the assistant rods are positioned in parallel with the main rod. In use, the inner-swing arm and the outer-swing arm are expanded to allow the assistant rods to move toward the two sides of the main rod and maintain in a certain spatial distance to receive as many radio signals as possible. During transportation and storage, the assistant rods can lean against two sides of the main rod, so that occupied space is reduced to achieve usability. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120242555 | Antenna Module - An antenna module is provided. The antenna module includes a radiator, a feed pin, a ground element, a first parasitic arm, a second parasitic arm and an impedance matching unit. The radiator includes a first section and a second section, wherein an end of the first section is connected to the second section, and the first section is perpendicular to the second section. The feed pin is connected to another end of the first section. The first parasitic arm is parallel to the second section, wherein an end of first parasitic arm is connected to the ground element, and the first parasitic arm couples with the second section of the radiator. The impedance matching unit is connected to the second section and the ground element. The second parasitic arm is partially parallel to the first section, and the second parasitic arm couples with the first section of the radiator, and an end of the second parasitic arm is connected to the ground element. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120262358 | BEAM FORMING ANTENNA - A high frequency (HF) beam antenna includes a set of radiating vertical monopole elements and a set of horizontal dipole elements. The horizontal dipole elements are parasitically coupled to corresponding radiating vertical monopole elements and are configured to counterpoise radiation from the radiating vertical monopole elements and to effectively isolate the vertical monopole elements from the underlying ground. The HF beam antenna has a high performance gain and low angles of radiation when installed at a height of 0.1 to 0.2 wavelength above ground. The HF beam antenna eliminates the need for a tower in the HF service range. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120274532 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A disclosed antenna device includes a ground part, a first stub connected to the ground part, a first inverted-F antenna element including a first power feeder, a second stub connected to the ground part, and a second inverted-F antenna element including a second power feeder, wherein the ground part has a linear part between a first connecting part between the first stub part and the ground part and a second connecting part between the second stub part and the ground part. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120326938 | ANTENNA CONFIGURATION - Antenna apparatuses and methods used in wireless communication devices are disclosed. The antenna includes a first portion configured to be coupled to a communication device. The antenna also includes a second portion configured to be coupled to the first portion. The first portion and second portion are coupled by overlapping the first portion and second portion so as to produce an omnidirectional radiation pattern and a vertical radiation pattern. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130016024 | WIDEBAND ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND AT LEAST ONE PARASITIC ELEMENTAANM Shi; GuiningAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Shi; Guining San Diego CA USAANM Tran; Allen Minh-TrietAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Tran; Allen Minh-Triet San Diego CA USAANM Wyrwich; Elizabeth M.AACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Wyrwich; Elizabeth M. San Diego CA US - A wideband antenna system with multiple antennas and at least one parasitic element is disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a parasitic element. The first antenna has a shape of an open-ended loop with two ends that overlap and are separated by a gap. The second antenna may also have a shape of an open-ended loop with two ends that overlap and are separated by a gap. The parasitic element is located between the first and second antennas. The first and second antennas may be placed side by side on a board, located at either the top end or the bottom end of a wireless device, and/or formed on opposite sides (e.g., the front and back sides) of the board. The parasitic element may be formed on a plane that is perpendicular to the plane on which the first and second antennas are formed. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130135167 | ANTENNA MODULE - An antenna module includes a substrate, a main radiation structure, a strip-shaped radiation structure, a grounding structure, a shorting structure, a parasitic radiation structure and a metal radiation member. An acute angle is included between a first edge of the main radiation structure and a longitudinal edge of the substrate. The main radiation structure has a signal feeding portion and a connecting portion. The strip-shaped radiation structure is extended from a second edge of the main radiation structure. The shorting structure is U-shaped. A first end of the shorting structure is connected to the signal feeding portion and a second end of the shorting structure is connected to the grounding structure. The parasitic radiation structure is extended from the grounding structure and parallel to the first edge. A constant distance is between the parasitic radiation structure and the first edge. The metal radiation member is connected to the connecting portion. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130169503 | PARASITIC PATCH ANTENNA - A microstrip antenna includes at least one parasitic patch, located beside a central patch. The parasitic patch is electrically disconnected from the central patch, yet coupled to it, inductively or otherwise, to aid in transferring energy to/from the central patch. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130207865 | RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION PATTERN SHAPING - Pattern shaping elements shape a radiation pattern generated by one or more antennas. A MIMO antenna system generates an omnidirectional radiation pattern. One or more pattern shaping elements may include metal objects which act as directors or reflectors to shape the radiation pattern. The shaping may be controlled by selectively coupling the pattern shaping elements to a ground plane, thus making them appear transparent to the radiation pattern. The pattern shaping elements may be amorphous, have varying shape, and may be symmetrical or asymmetrical. Different configurations of selected pattern shaping elements may provide different shapes for a radiation pattern. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130207866 | PATTERN SHAPING OF RF EMISSION PATTERNS - A metallic shaping plate located in the interior housing of a wireless device is disclosed. The metallic shaping plate may influence a radiation pattern being generated by a horizontal antenna array. The result may be an increase in the gain of the array. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130222200 | HIGH-GAIN WIDEBAND ANTENNA APPARATUS - Disclosed is a high-gain wideband antenna apparatus. The high-gain wideband antenna apparatus, includes: a feeding antenna configured to radiate a signal; a cover configured to be disposed on a front surface of the feeding antenna based on a radiation direction of the signal and including a conductor pattern formed in a specific shape; and a ground surface configured to be disposed on the feeding antenna based on the radiation direction of the signal. By this configuration, the conductor patterns are approximately configured on both surfaces of a dielectric material to control a phase of a reflection coefficient in a specific frequency band, thereby increasing a gain and a bandwidth of an antenna and metal surfaces are additionally mounted on sides of a feeding antenna, thereby improving a front back ratio of the antenna. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130249761 | Smart Antenna for Wireless Communications - A smart antenna includes a plurality of parasitic antenna elements provided with varactors, a voltage supply arranged to be coupled to the varactors and operable to supply a DC voltage, and a control unit operable to tune DC voltages applied to the varactors, wherein each parasitic antenna element can be reconfigured either as a reflector or a director on the basis of the voltage applied thereto. The driven element is surrounded by first and second 10 annular arrays of parasitic elements at radii of substantially 25 and 50 mm respectively, each annular array including six antenna elements. The array is configurable for steering the beam. The arrangement is compact and efficient. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130257670 | REDIRECTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS USING SUBSTRATE STRUCTURES - A system for transmitting or receiving signals may include a dielectric substrate having a major face, a communication circuit, and an electromagnetic-energy directing assembly. The circuit may include a transducer configured to convert between RF electrical and RF electromagnetic signals and supported in a position spaced from the major face of the substrate operatively coupled to the transducer. The directing assembly may be supported by the substrate in spaced relationship from the transducer and configured to direct EM energy in a region including the transducer and along a line extending away from the transducer and transverse to a plane of the major face. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130285868 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY WITH ANTENNA ELEMENT AND FLOATING DIRECTOR ELEMENT ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a circuit board carried by the portable housing and having a ground plane thereon, wireless communications circuitry carried by the circuit board, and an antenna assembly carried by the housing. More particularly, the antenna assembly may include a flexible substrate, an electrically conductive antenna element on the flexible substrate and connected to the wireless communications circuitry and the ground plane, and a floating, electrically conductive director element on the flexible substrate for directing a beam pattern of the antenna element. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130307743 | DUAL POLARIZATION ANTENNA FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION BASE STATION, AND MULTIBAND ANTENNA SYSTEM USING SAME - The present invention relates to a dual polarization antenna comprising a reflection plate, and a radiating module including first to fourth radiating elements having respective first to fourth radiating arms having respective bent portions. The bent portions of the first to fourth radiation arms are sequentially adjacent to each other, and sequentially form | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140043197 | ULTRA-WIDE-BAND (UWB) ANTENNA ASSEMBLY WITH AT LEAST ONE DIRECTOR AND ELECTROMAGNETIC REFLECTIVE SUBASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An ultra-wideband antenna assembly comprising:
| 02-13-2014 |
| 20140085157 | WIRELESS TERMINAL - An embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless terminal, including a PCB and an antenna system, where the antenna system includes a positioning antenna for receiving a positioning carrier signal from a satellite, and a wave director is disposed in a radiation area of the positioning antenna, and is used to couple energy from the positioning antenna to the wave director and radiate the energy to space. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140139388 | ANTENNA DEVICE - A first radiating element and a second radiating element each have a first extending portion protruding from a region where a ground conductor is formed to a non-ground-conductor region, and a second extending portion extending parallel with a boundary of the ground-conductor region and the non-ground-conductor region. The first radiating element and the second radiating element are arranged such that an open end of the second extending portion of the first radiating element and an open end of a second extending portion of the second radiating element face each other. A parasitic element is formed on a side of the second radiating element distant from the region (where the ground conductor is formed. A parasitic element is formed along the first radiating element. With this configuration, an antenna device is realized which has gain in two frequency bands and has forward directivity. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140159979 | DUAL-POLARIZED DUAL-BAND BROAD BEAMWIDTH DIRECTIVE PATCH ANTENNA - An antenna architecture with a dual-band patch antenna structure having a broadened low-frequency beamwidth is disclosed. The dual band antenna structure comprises a high frequency patch antenna cavity stacked inline above a low frequency patch antenna cavity. An N-shaped metallic wall surrounds the low frequency patch antenna cavity and broadens the emission radiation beamwidth of the low frequency emission. As such, these dual band antenna structures can emit radiation with a beamwidth of approximately 90 degrees in the low frequency band of 700 MHz to 900 MHz as well as the high frequency band of 1.7 GHz to 2.2 GHz. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140159980 | RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION GUARD FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A radio frequency and electromagnetic emission shield employed on wireless personal and portable electronic devices, containing one or more layers of radio frequency (RF) or electromagnetic (EM) screening material, shielding the user from harmful RF or EM radiation, or a redirection antenna that receives all RF signals, and redirects those signals away from the user. The RF emission shield may be contained within a plurality of outer layers, providing a secure fit to a wireless electronic device and an outer layer providing an easy grip for the user. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140168027 | Broadband In-Line Antenna Systems And Related Methods - An antenna structure includes an in-line portion for radiating electromagnetic energy signals in low and high frequency ranges. The in-line portion may be constructed to provide improved control beam width stability of a high-frequency, antenna radiating element. The antenna structure includes one or more shaped structure configured to improve the beam width stability and cross-polarization of one or more high-frequency elements, and to shift resonance from the high-frequency elements to a range that is below the range of a low-frequency, antenna radiating element. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140198008 | 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. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140210681 | PATTERN SHAPING OF RF EMISSION PATTERNS - A metallic shaping plate located in the interior housing of a wireless device is disclosed. The metallic shaping plate may influence a radiation pattern being generated by a horizontal antenna array. The result may be an increase in the gain of the array. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140333501 | ULTRABROADBAND ANTENNA - An antenna, intended to transmit and receive radio waves within a given frequency band, comprises at least one radiating element, placed on a flat reflector, comprising a radiating device disposed within a plane parallel to the reflector's plane, at least one conductive line feeding the radiating element, at least one parasitic element disposed above the radiating element, which comprises a two-dimensional base belonging to a plane parallel to the radiating device's plan, associated with a third dimension that gives it a volumic shape. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150022412 | RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA STRUCTURE WITH PARASITIC ELEMENTS - The present invention refers to a reconfigurable antenna structure. The antenna structure comprises an active radiating structure comprising at least an active radiating element, a passive radiating structure comprising at least a passive radiating element, a ground plane structure comprising at least a ground plane element and at least a first circuitry element to selectively electrically connect/disconnect said passive radiating element with/from said ground plane element. The ground plane structure comprises regulating means of the current distribution along said ground plane structure, when said antenna structure emits/receives an electromagnetic radiation. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150022413 | MULTI-SECTOR DIRECTIVE ANTENNA - The present invention relates to an antenna able to cover two opposite angular sectors comprising:
| 01-22-2015 |
| 20150091773 | DUAL BAND DIRECTIVE/REFLECTIVE ANTENNA - A dual band antenna having a directive element and a reflective element is disclosed. A first and second antennas are arranged substantially parallel to each other and spaced between approximately 0.5-0.8 times the wavelength of the first antenna. The dual band antenna provides high gain at the zenith and at the horizon and enable v variation in the antenna beam shape as well as a reduction in cross polarization. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150109181 | ANTENNA SYSTEM FACILITATING REDUCTION OF INTERFERING SIGNALS - Described embodiments include an antenna system and method. The antenna system includes a surface scattering antenna that has an electromagnetic waveguide structure and a plurality of electromagnetic wave scattering elements. The plurality of electromagnetic wave scattering elements are distributed along the waveguide structure, have a respective activatable electromagnetic response to a guided propagating electromagnetic wave, and produce a controllable radiation pattern. A gain definition circuit defines a radiation pattern configured to acquire a possible interfering signal. The defined antenna radiation pattern has a field of view covering at least a portion of an undesired field of view of an associated antenna. An antenna controller establishes the defined radiation pattern in the surface scattering antenna by activating the respective electromagnetic response of selected electromagnetic wave scattering elements. A correction circuit reduces an influence of the received possible interfering signal in a contemporaneously received signal by the associated antenna. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150123865 | PATCH ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an improved antenna arrangement which is characterized by the following features: a patch electrode ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150311599 | ANTENNA WITH POLARIZATION DIVERSITY - A horizontally polarized antenna array allows for the efficient distribution of RF energy into a communications environment through selectable antenna elements and redirectors that create a particular radiation pattern such as a substantially omnidirectional radiation pattern. In conjunction with a vertically polarized array, a particular high-gain wireless environment may be created such that one environment does not interfere with other nearby wireless environments and avoids interference created by those other environments. Lower gain patterns may also be created by using particular configurations of a horizontal and/or vertical antenna array. In a preferred embodiment, the antenna systems disclosed herein are utilized in a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless environment. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150318616 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - There is provided an antenna apparatus including a first wire connecting a first metal part to a fourth metal part, a second wire connecting a second metal part to a feeder, and a third wire connecting a third metal part to a fourth metal part, wherein the first, second, and third wires are arranged in parallel to one edge of a semiconductor chip, and the second wire is disposed between the first wire and the third wire. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150340770 | Antenna Assembly and System - An antenna system includes a plurality of antenna assemblies. The antenna assemblies include a driven component and a director array to increase the gain of the antenna assembly. For each antenna assembly of the plurality of antenna assemblies, the driven component and director array are disposed in an antenna plane. Each antenna assembly is arranged in a different geometrical plane. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160064827 | Integrated Circuit with Electromagnetic Communication - A system for transmitting or receiving signals may include an integrated circuit (IC), a transducer operatively coupled to the IC for converting between electrical signals and electromagnetic signals; and insulating material that fixes the locations of the transducer and IC in spaced relationship relative to each other. The system may further include a lead frame providing external connections to conductors on the IC. An electromagnetic-energy directing assembly may be mounted relative to the transducer for directing electromagnetic energy in a region including the transducer and in a direction away from the IC. The directing assembly may include the lead frame, a printed circuit board ground plane, or external conductive elements spaced from the transducer. In a receiver, a signal-detector circuit may be responsive to a monitor signal representative of a received first radio-frequency electrical signal for generating a control signal that enables or disables an output from the receiver. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160099501 | ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR STEERING ANTENNA BEAM DIRECTION FOR WIFI APPLICATIONS - An antenna comprising an IMD element and one or more parasitic and active tuning elements is disclosed. The IMD element, when used in combination with the active tuning and parasitic elements, allows antenna operation at multiple resonant frequencies. In addition, the direction of antenna radiation pattern may be arbitrarily rotated in accordance with the parasitic and active tuning elements. Unique antenna architectures for beam steering in Wi-Fi band applications is further described. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160111796 | PHASE LAG CELL AND ANTENNA INCLUDING SAME - A phase lag cell and an antenna including the same are disclosed. A phase lag cell according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a plane reflector; a substrate spaced apart and positioned at a predetermined distance from the reflector; and a phase lag circuit formed at one side of the substrate such that L-shaped patterns are formed to be vertically and horizontally symmetrical around a cross-shaped slot, and a stub having a predetermined length is extended from the end of each L-shaped pattern. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160156091 | ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY | 06-02-2016 |
| 20180026371 | MINIATURE WIDEBAND ANTENNA WITH PARASITIC ELEMENT | 01-25-2018 |
