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| 20080238803 | EXTREMELY MINIATURIZED FM FREQUENCY BAND ANTENNA - An extremely miniaturized FM frequency band antenna built in a mobile device includes a substrate and an antenna unit. The substrate is provided with a plate having a grounding metallic surface and a first clearance surface. A second clearance surface provided on the same side of the grounding metallic surface has a metallic micro strip line. One end of the metallic micro strip line extends to a bottom end of the second clearance surface and has a first contact. The other end of the micro strip line extends onto the first clearance surface and has a second contact. Further, a third contact is provided on the first clearance surface at a position corresponding to that of the second contact. Finally, the antenna unit is electrically connected on the second and third contacts to form a FM antenna for receiving FM signals. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080316137 | ANTENNA ARRAY - An antenna array includes five grounding plates, a signal transmission part, two radiation conductors, and a signal feed cable. The first and fifth grounding plates located at the same plane are substantially perpendicular with the second and fourth grounding plates respectively. The second and fourth grounding plates respectively connected to the first and fifth grounding plates extend with the same direction and have two holes or grooves. The third grounding plate connected between the second and fourth grounding plates is substantially perpendicular with the second and fourth grounding plates. The signal transmission part passing through the two holes or grooves is substantially perpendicular with the second and fourth grounding plates. The signal transmission part is connected between the two radiation conductors. The signal feed cable includes a central conductor connected to the signal transmission part and an outer conductor connected to the third grounding plate. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090027294 | OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA FOR MOBILE SATELLITE BROADCASTING APPLICATIONS - An antenna for mobile satellite communication is disclosed. The antenna may include an electrically conducting ground plane and at least a first and a second radiating element. Each one of the radiating elements may be electrically coupled to a feed line, whereby each one of said at least first and second radiating elements may be electrically connected to the ground plane at one end and being open-circuit at an opposite end, whereby the at least first and second radiating elements may intersect at a feeding point of the feed line and extend radially with respect to the elongation of the feed line. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090096704 | Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface Ground Plane Antenna Assembly - Described is an apparatus and method for reducing noise in an information bearing signal is provided. A feeding element receives dual-polarized wideband electromagnetic signals. The feeding element is coupled to a Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane allows for a line-of-sight signal and a surface wave to cancel. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane can be a metal plate with a plurality of corrugations. The corrugations can be concentric rings, each corrugation having a predetermined height and a predetermined spacing from adjacent corrugations. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090167625 | MULTILEVEL ANTENNAE - An apparatus including a wireless communications device has an internal antenna system located within the wireless communications device. The internal antenna system includes a passive antenna set comprising at least one antenna element having at least one multilevel structure, a feeding point to the at least one antenna element and a ground plane. The feeding point and a point on the ground plane define an input/output port for said passive antenna set. The passive antenna set provides a similar impedance level and radiation pattern at two or more frequency bands such that the passive antenna set is capable of both transmitting and receiving wireless signals on selected channels. The selected channels are selectable from a plurality of channels throughout an entire frequency range within each of said two or more frequency bands. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090189825 | ULTRA WIDE BAND ANTENNA WITH A SPLINE CURVE RADIATING ELEMENT - The present application relates to microstrip-fed printed planar antennas and in particular to the geometry of same. More particularly an antenna is provided with a radiating or ground plane element having a generally continuous curved shape and being symmetrical about the longitudinal axis and non-symmetrical about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090213026 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT PROVIDED WITH A WAVE TRAP - The present invention related to an antenna arrangement comprising at least a first antenna element and a ground plane means, wherein the antenna arrangement is provided at a first end of the ground plane means. The invention is characterised in that a wave trap is provided at a second end of the ground plane means, and the second end is located opposite to the first end. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090231230 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA WITH IMPROVED CONNECTING PORTION - A multi-band antenna includes a grounding element, a connecting element, a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion. The grounding element is located on a first plane. The connecting element extends upwardly from the grounding element to be defined as an L shape and comprises a longer first side and a shorter second side. The first radiating portion includes a first side and a second side. The second radiating portion is connected to the first radiating portion on a first point. The first radiating portion together with the second radiating portion forms a Z shape. The second side of the connecting element is connected to one of the two radiating portions on a second point. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090237319 | COMPOSITE ANTENNA AND PORTABLE TERMINAL USING SAME - Provided is a composite antenna adapted for reduction in size while ensuring sufficient electrical isolation between antenna elements. The composite antenna comprises ground plane, first feeding point connected to ground plane, first conductor connected to first feeding point and disposed linearly symmetrically with respect to axis, second conductor connected to first conductor and disposed linearly symmetrically with respect to axis, second feeding point disposed in a position along axis, third conductor connecting second feeding point and second conductor, and fourth conductor connecting second feeding point and second conductor and disposed in a linearly symmetrical manner to third conductor with respect to axis. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090273535 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes: a substrate; an RF ground conductor which is branched to extend in at least two directions and at least a part of which is formed on a surface of the substrate, the RF ground conductor functioning as an antenna ground plane; and an antenna portion, one end of which is connected to the RF ground conductor. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090289868 | GROUND PLANE - A ground plane for an antenna comprises first and second planar conductors ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100001918 | PASSIVE REPEATER ANTENNA - The present invention discloses a repeater antenna comprising a plurality of radiation elements arranged in a first electrically conducting layer or plane. The repeater antenna also comprises a ground plane spaced apart from the radiation elements by a layer of dielectric material, and the radiation elements are each given such an extension (L | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100001919 | Antenna device having wave collector - An antenna device includes a radiator disposed on an earth plate with one or more spacers, and a hood disposed on the earth plate with one or more pads which include a height greater than that of the spacers for allowing the hood to be supported at a distance greater than the radiator, and the radiator is disposed between the hood and the earth plate and spaced from the hood and the earth plate. The hood includes one or more boards each having a pattern for collecting waves or signals, and a spacing panel disposed between the boards. The patterns of the boards are preferably arranged in different direction for suitably collecting the waves or signals and for increasing the gain of the antenna device. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100013730 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - An antenna arrangement may include: a ground plane, a feed element, and a radiating element coupled to the feed element, the radiating element being substantially parallel to and vertically displaced from the ground plane by the feed element and a shortening element. The antenna may also include a conductive portion coupled to the ground plane using a switching element, the conductive portion being configured to alter the size of the ground plane. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100053017 | ANTENNA ELEMENT AND ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An antenna element is disclosed that includes a first antenna portion having a hemispherical shape; and a second antenna portion having a conical shape, and a feeding portion disposed at an apex of the conical shape and configured to be fed with an electrical power from an external power source, wherein the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion are engaged with each other to form the antenna element having a teardrop shape. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100060543 | ANTENNA HAVING OBLIQUE RADIATING ELEMENTS - The invention relates to an antenna comprising a plurality of metallic elements ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100090921 | BUILT-IN ANTENNA DEVICE FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL - A built-in antenna device for improving the radiation efficiency in a portable wireless terminal having an external metallic part is provided. The built-in antenna device includes a main board, an antenna radiator, and a conductor. The main board has a feed pad for supplying an electrical signal and a ground pad connected to ground. The antenna radiator is connected electrically to the feed pad and the ground pad of the main board to radiate a signal. The conductor connects the metallic part and the ground pad of the main board. The metallic part and the ground pad of the main board are at the same ground potential. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100103070 | ULTRA WIDE BAND ANTENNA OR ANTENNA MEMBER - The invention relates to an omni-directional ultra-wide band antenna including at least two metallic members ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100123640 | Apparatus, method and computer program for wireless communication - An apparatus comprising: a ground plane configured to receive an antenna, operable in a first resonant frequency band, at a first end of the ground plane; and a member configured to electromagnetically couple with the antenna, provide the ground plane with an electrical dimension, in combination with the antenna, having a resonant mode at the first resonant frequency band, and to reduce current distribution at a second end of the ground plane, different to the first end. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100134376 | WIDEBAND RF 3D TRANSITIONS - Apparatus and methods according to examples of the present invention include providing an electrical interconnection between an RF circuit and an antenna, the electrical interconnection including a transition via through an antenna substrate. The electrical connection can be configured so as to provide low losses. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100141548 | MULTILEVEL AND SPACE-FILLING GROUND-PLANES FOR MINIATURE AND MULTIBAND ANTENNAS - An antenna system includes one or more conductive elements acting as radiating elements, and a multilevel or space-filling ground-plane, wherein said ground-plane has a particular geometry which affects the operating characteristics of the antenna. The return loss, bandwidth, gain, radiation efficiency, and frequency performance can be controlled through multilevel and space-filling ground-plane design. Also, said ground-plane can be reduced compared to those of antennas with solid ground-planes. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100149064 | Multiband antenna for handheld terminal - A multiband antenna includes a first conducting layer and a second conducting layer. The first conducting layer acts as a radiating element being placed over the second conducting layer while the second conducting layer acts as a ground plane. The first conducting layer includes a feeding point, the feeding point being a starting point for a first shorter arm and a second longer arm, the first and second arms forming a multilevel structure for the multiband antenna. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100149065 | Multiband Antenna - A multiband antenna comprises a ground plane, a substrate, and a radiating metal element, wherein a side of the substrate is substantially adjacent to a side of the ground plane; the radiating metal element is on a surface of the substrate. The radiating metal element comprises a radiating portion having a slit, a shorting portion having a first end electrically connected to the radiating portion and a second end electrically connected to the ground plane, and a feeding portion; the feeding portion comprises an antenna feeding point for electrically connecting to a signal source, wherein a first spacing is formed between the feeding portion and the radiating portion, and a second spacing is formed between the feeding portion and the shorting portion. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100156745 | ANTENNA DEVICE, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INCLUDING ANTENNA DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a substrate, a pair of antenna elements formed on a face of the substrate and which is arranged so as to be axisymmetrical with respect to a symmetrical axis, and a ground section formed on the face of the substrate on which the pair of antenna elements is formed and which is arranged proximal to the pair of antenna elements, wherein the ground section is arranged so as to be axisymmetrical with respect to the symmetrical axis, and the ground section includes a first pair of slit sections notched from an end section and extending in one direction of the symmetrical axis. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100220029 | Fractal Counterpoise, Groundplanes, Loads, and Resonators - Antenna and related structures and circuits are described having a ground plane or ground counterpoise system that has at least one element whose shape, at least is part, is substantially a deterministic fractal of iteration order N≧1. Using fractal geometry, the antenna ground counterpoise has a self-similar structure resulting from the repetition of a design or motif (or “generator”) that is replicated using rotation, and/or translation, and/or scaling. The fractal element will have x-axis, y-axis coordinates for a next iteration N+1 defined by x | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100245201 | FREQUENCY TUNABLE ANTENNA - There is provided an antenna for tuning a resonant frequency. The antenna includes a first and a second arms connected to the antenna feeding portion at a common end thereof. The second arm has each of the plurality of branches including a switch for selecting a length of an electrical loop formed by the second arm and an end of a ground plane, each of the switches is connected to the ground plane. A first resonant frequency performed by the first arm is higher than a second resonant frequency by the second arm when each of the switches is open, and the first resonant frequency is lower than a third resonant frequency by the second arm when one of the switches is selected to connect the second arm and the ground plane so that the length of the electrical loop is maximum. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100265152 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA APPARATUS - A multi-band antenna apparatus using a multiple frequency band is provided. The apparatus includes a substrate body formed in a flat plate structure having a preset thickness and in which at least one dielectric plate is stacked, a power supply line, disposed at the substrate body and connected to an external power source, for forming an electromagnetic field when power is supplied from the external power source, a radiation line, separated from the power supply line using the dielectric plate as the boundary in the substrate body, for forming an overlapping area overlapped with the power supply line along one axis through at least a portion, and for resonating in a frequency band determined according to the overlapping area when the electromagnetic field is formed, and a ground plate disposed in at least one an upper ground area and a lower ground area of the substrate body, for grounding the radiation line by contacting with the radiation line. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100277391 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes a circuit board with a ground surface and a printed antenna. The printed antenna includes a signal feed-in portion, a first radiating unit connected to the signal feed-in portion and a second radiating unit connected to the first radiating unit. The first radiating unit includes a first printed thickness, and the second radiating unit includes a second printed thickness. At least part of the second printed thickness is larger than the first printed thickness. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100295747 | ANTENNA WITH DIVIDED GROUND PLANE - A transceiver, including a multi-layer printed circuit board including a layer that serves as a first ground plane, and an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio signals, a second ground plane, and at least one ground contact for connecting the first ground plane and the second ground plane, wherein the first ground plane is too short for the antenna to resonate at a desired frequency, but the first and second ground planes, when connected, provide a combined ground plane sufficient for the antenna to resonate at the desired frequency. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100302122 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE WITH A GROUND PLANE SHAPED AS A LOOP - This invention refers to an antenna structure for a wireless device comprising a ground plane and an antenna element, wherein the ground plane has the shape of an open loop. The invention further refers to an antenna structure for a wireless device, such as alight switch or a wristsensor or wristwatch, comprising an open loop ground plane having a first end portion and a second end portion, the open loop ground plane defining an opening between the first end portion and the second end portion; and an antenna component positioned within the opening defined between the first end portion and the second end portion and overlapping at least one of the first end portion or the second end portion. Further the invention refers to a corresponding wireless device and to a method for integrating such an antenna structure in a wireless device. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100328182 | Multiband Antenna - The present invention discloses a multiband antenna. The antenna comprises a ground plane, a dielectric substrate and a radiating metal portion. The dielectric substrate is located at one side edge of the ground plane. The radiating metal portion is disposed on one surface of the dielectric substrate and comprises a first metal portion and a second metal portion. The first metal portion is substantially of an L-shape. One end of the first metal portion is adjacent to the side edge of the ground plane and is the antenna's feeding point connected to a signal source, and the other end of the first metal portion is an open end. The second metal portion comprises a U-shape portion. The second metal portion comprises a first open end and a second open end, which are respectively located on two opposite sides of the open end of the first metal portion. The first open end has a first coupling gap between the first open end and the open end of the first metal portion; and the second open end has a second coupling gap between the second open end and the open end of the first metal portion. The second metal portion is further short-circuited to the ground plane by a shorting metal line. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328183 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A GROUND PATCH PROVIDING SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) REDUCTION AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a dielectric substrate carried by the portable housing having a front side facing toward a user and a back side opposite the front side, and a ground plane carried by the dielectric substrate. The device may further include at least one circuit carried by the dielectric substrate, and an antenna carried by the dielectric substrate adjacent an end thereof and electrically connected to the at least one circuit. A ground patch may be adjacent the front side of the dielectric substrate that is electrically connected to the ground plane and spaced apart from and at least partially overlapping the antenna. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110001678 | Antenna Array - An antenna array comprises a substrate, radiation conductors, a first transmission network, a second transmission network, support members and a grounding plane. The radiation conductors are symmetrically arranged on the substrate. The first transmission network has a first feeder point and feed arms connected to the radiation conductors, wherein each feed arm of the first transmission network and the radiation conductor connected to the feed arm include an angle of 80-100 degrees. The second transmission network has a second feeder point and feed arms connected to the radiation conductors, wherein each feed arm of the second transmission network and the radiation conductor connected to the feed arm include an angle of 80-100 degrees. The radiation conductors, the first transmission network and the second transmission network are all disposed on an identical surface of the substrate. The support members are used to support the substrate and assembled to the grounding plane. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110012808 | Broadband Convex Ground Planes for Multipath Rejection - A ground plane for reducing multipath reception comprises a convex conducting surface and an array of conducting elements disposed on at least a portion of the convex conducting surface. Embodiments of the convex conducting surface include a portion of a sphere and a sphere. Each conducting element comprises an elongated body structure having a transverse dimension and a length, wherein the transverse dimension is substantially less than the length. The cross-section of the elongated body structure can have various user-specified shapes. Each conducting element can further comprise a tip structure. The azimuth spacings, lengths, and surface densities of the conducting elements can be functions of meridian angle. An antenna can be mounted directly on the conducting convex surface or on a conducting or dielectric support structure mounted on the conducting convex surface. System components, such as a navigation receiver, can be mounted inside the conducting convex surface. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110018783 | Shorted Monopole Antenna - The present invention discloses a shorted monopole antenna comprising a dielectric substrate, a ground plane, a radiating portion, a feeding portion, a shorting portion, and a capacitive element. The ground plane is disposed on a portion of the dielectric substrate. The radiating portion comprises a first metal portion and a second metal portion and is located on the dielectric substrate, without overlapping with the ground plane. The first metal portion comprises a coupling section formed by bending the front portion of the first metal portion into two adjacent sections with a coupling gap. The length of the first metal portion is larger than one-eighth of the wavelength of the central frequency of the antenna's lower band. A first end of the second metal portion is electrically connected to the first metal portion. A second end of the second metal portion is open-ended. The feeding portion is disposed on the dielectric substrate, without overlapping with the ground plane. A first end of the feeding portion is electrically connected to the first metal portion. A second end of the feeding portion is the antenna's feeding point. The shorting portion is disposed on the dielectric substrate, without overlapping with the ground plane. A first end of the shorting portion is electrically connected to the first metal portion. A second end of the shorting portion is connected to the ground plane. The capacitive element is disposed on the dielectric substrate and overlaps with the ground plane. A first end of the capacitive element is electrically connected to the antenna's feeding point. A second end of the capacitive element is electrically connected to a source. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110025577 | MICROSTRIP ANTENNA ELEMENTS AND ARRAYS COMPRISING A SHAPED NANOTUBE FABRIC LAYER AND INTEGRATED TWO TERMINAL NANOTUBE SELECT DEVICES - A nanotube based microstrip antenna element is provided along with arrays of same. The nanotube based microstrip antenna element comprises a dielectric substrate layer sandwiched between a ground plane layer and a conductive nanotube layer, the conductive nanotube layer shaped to form a radiating structure. In more advanced embodiments, the nanotube based microstrip antenna element further includes an integrated two terminal nanotube switch device such as to provide a selectability function to such microstrip antenna elements and reconfigurable arrays of same. Anisotropic nanotube fabric layers are also used to provide substantially transparent microstrip antenna structures which can be deposited over display screens and the like. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110037675 | COPLANAR ANTENNA UNIT AND COPLANAR ANTENNA - The present invention is related to a coplanar antenna unit and a coplanar antenna. By utilizing the unique properties of meta-material to design 1-D balanced CRLH leaky-wave antenna. The antenna can be realized with the coplanar antenna unit consisting of MIM capacitor and grounded inductor. In this invention, all proposed elements are implemented by planar print circuit broad, so the full-space switched beam scanning antenna has shorter length of leaky-wave antenna and good radiation performance. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110043426 | Wireless communication module - Disclosed herein is a wireless communication module, wherein a module substrate provided with components of a communication circuit part for the wireless communication module and having a ground pattern and a power feeding pattern is provided thereon with a shield can type antenna, the shield can type antenna comprises a ground area, a plurality of curved parts formed by downwardly curving both up/down and left/right side surfaces of the ground area, and an antenna part provided at the outer side of the curved part formed at both left/right side surfaces of the ground area. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110050533 | GROUND STRUCTURE OF ANTENNA OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An antenna ground structure of a mobile terminal is disclosed. The antenna ground structure of a mobile terminal is arranged to provide the ground pattern on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) adjacent to the antenna and to electrically connect the ground pattern to the ground unit of the antenna, so that the area of the ground of the antenna may be expanded to improve Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and communication performance. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110057855 | SURFACE-INDEPENDENT BODY MOUNT CONFORMAL ANTENNA - A surface-independent antenna that operates consistently and independently of a material of its mounting surface. The antenna includes a ground plane having an outer perimeter, an antenna element having a floating portion and a non-floating portion. The non-floating portion is affixed in a generally parallel orientation above an end of the ground plane, and the floating portion extends beyond the outer perimeter of the ground plane. The antenna also includes a housing including a top portion and a bottom portion, the housing sized to generally encapsulate the ground plane and the antenna element. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110063183 | ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHOD - A conical radiator coupled to an antenna patch disposed along a first end of the radiator, said patch disposed on an insulator. A ground plane is connected to the insulator and a radome is disposed opposite a second end of the radiator. The radome has a first region presenting a convex surface towards the radiator, and the radome has a second region presenting a concave surface towards the radiator. The first end of the conical radiator is the apex of the cone. A ground plane is included and a portion of the ground plane is a planar surface and another portion extends away from the planar portion towards the radome. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110068995 | SLOTTED GROUND-PLANE USED AS A SLOT ANTENNA OR USED FOR A PIFA ANTENNA - A wireless device includes a ground plane with at least two portions. On each of the at least two portions at least one connecting means is provided. The two connecting means are connected with an electric component for connecting the at least two portions of the ground plane. The ground plane is partially covered with an insulating material and the connecting means are given by a part of the ground plane which is not covered by any insulating material. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110074648 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a ground section including a planar section, a feeding section, a first feeding element arranged along the planar section of the ground section, and a second feeding element including a loop-like body portion arranged parallel to the first feeding element at a predetermined distance from the first feeding element, the loop-like body portion including one end portion bent to be electrically connected to the ground section, and the other end portion bent to be electrically connected to the feeding section. Both of the one end portion and the other end portion of the second feeding element are provided in a vicinity of an outer periphery of the ground section. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110109521 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT INTEGRATING AN ANTENNA - An electronic device includes a semiconductor component having a support substrate in the form of a wafer. On one side of this substrate integrated circuits including an RF circuit and an antenna connected to this RF circuit are formed. A metal layer is situated on the other side of the substrate, facing the antenna. At least on metal via is provided in a through-hole in the substrate, this via being connected at one end to the metal layer and at the other end to the RF circuit, at the same reference potential node as the antenna. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110140981 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device, wherein the polarization is improved by an identical antenna or substrate, and a higher gain and a smaller size are provided even when the installation conditions are changed. The antenna includes a base provided with a power feed point electrically connected to a power feed unit in a wireless circuit, an antenna element set up on the base and electrically connected to the power feed point, and a ground pattern provided on the base. The antenna element includes a rise part which rises from the base and an element part extending from the top edge of the rise in any direction in the plane parallel to the base. The ground pattern is divided into at least two ground regions by a boundary, and a ground connection part which electrically and locally connects the ground regions. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110156980 | COUPLER APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coupler apparatus includes a coupling element and a ground plane. The coupling element is formed of a conductive material. The coupling element is subjected to power feeding to a reference point. The ground plane is formed of a conductive material. The ground plane faces the coupling element. The ground plane has a notch at a position facing at least a part of a portion of the coupling element except the reference point or near the position. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110181485 | H-J ANTENNA - A dual-band antenna includes a first antenna element having a generally “J” shaped element, and a second antenna element having a generally “h” shaped element. The first antenna element and the second antenna element share a common feed point and each antenna element is oriented substantially perpendicular to the other. The first antenna element and the second antenna element, in one implementation, are adapted to efficiently operate the dual-band antenna at approximately 1575 MHz and approximately 850 MHz, respectively. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110187622 | ANTENNA DEVICE - Provided is an antenna device with which the degradation of characteristics arising from the fact that the antenna has been miniaturized and made thinner is reduced and in which it is possible to increase the gain and to widen the coverage area by improving the characteristics of the internal antenna. The device is equipped with a circuit board, a wireless circuit component which is mounted on the substrate, an internal antenna which, is connected to the wireless circuit component which is mounted on the substrate, a circuit-side ground pattern which is connected to the wireless circuit component which is mounted on the substrate, and a dedicated antenna ground paten which is connected to the internal antenna which is mounted on the circuit board. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110193762 | GROUND RADIATION ANTENNA - A ground radiation antenna is disclosed. Herein, the ground radiation antenna provides a radiator-forming circuit, which is formed to have a simple structure using a capacitive element, as well as a feeding circuit suitable for the provided radiator-forming circuit. Thus, the structure of the antenna becomes simpler and the size of the antenna becomes smaller. Accordingly, the fabrication process of the antenna is simplified, thereby largely reducing the fabrication cost. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110199277 | ANTENNA AND PORTABLE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an antenna mounted on a portable apparatus having a hinge structure includes: a radiating element formed in a disk shape and configured to radiate a radio wave; a power feeding element exciting the radiating element; and a ground plate including a bottom surface arranged in parallel to the radiating element and the power feeding element and a side surface configured to allow a power feeding path feeding electric power to the power feeding element to pass in an area different from an area opposed to the hinge structure. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110227805 | BROADBAND ANTENNA APPLIED TO MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BAND - A broadband antenna includes a substrate, a ground plane, a radiating path, a shorting path, a first connection path, a second connection path and a coupling path. The ground plane has a shorting point, a first grounding point and a second grounding point. The radiating path has a feeding point and a first connecting point. Two ends of the shorting path are respectively electrically connected with the shorting point and the feeding point, and the shorting path has a second connecting point. Two ends of the first connection path are respectively connected with the first connecting point and the second connecting point. Two ends of the second connection path are respectively connected with the first grounding point and the feeding point. One end of the coupling path is connected to the second grounding point and another end of the coupling path is separated from the shorting path. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110227806 | Mobile Communication Device and Antenna Structure - A mobile communication device and an antenna structure are provided. The mobile communication device includes an antenna structure having a dielectric substrate and an antenna. The dielectric substrate comprises a ground portion, a first non-ground portion, and a second non-ground portion. The ground portion further includes a main ground and a protruded ground. The protruded ground is electrically connected to the main ground and extends between the first non-ground portion and the second non-ground portion, such that the first non-ground portion and the second non-ground portion are separated by the protruded ground. One edge of the protruded ground aligns with one edge of the dielectric substrate. The antenna is a planar structure located on the dielectric substrate. The antenna includes a feeding portion and a radiating portion. The feeding portion is located in the first non-ground portion. The radiating portion extends over the protruded ground, and has a first end located in the first non-ground portion and electrically connected to the main ground, and a second end of the radiating portion is located in the second non-ground portion and electrically connected to the main ground. There is a coupling gap between the radiating portion and the feeding portion in the first non-ground portion, and the radiating portion is excited by the capacitive coupling effect from the feeding portion. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110241966 | ANTENNA HOUSING FOR SUPRESSING BACKWARD RADIATION - An antenna housing includes a primary reflector attached to a PCB having a radiation device pattern formed on the PCB; and a secondary reflector positioned behind the primary reflector so as to maintain a predetermined distance from the primary reflector. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110285600 | Antenna Device - An antenna device includes an insulating substrate, a ground plane, a radiating element, a horizontal polarized portion and a vertical polarized portion. The insulating substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, one end of the first surface defines a first isolating area and a second isolating area, one end of the second surface adjacent to the first and second isolating areas defines an insulating area, a horizontal feed circuit and a vertical feed circuit are disposed at the insulating area. The ground plane includes a first ground plane and a second ground plane. The radiating element is positioned opposite to and spaced from the first ground plane. The horizontal and vertical polarized portions are positioned on the radiating element and corresponding to the first and second isolating areas respectively so as to couple with the horizontal and vertical feed circuits, respectively. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285601 | Antenna Device - An antenna device includes an insulating substrate, a ground plane, a radiating element, a horizontal feed probe and a vertical feed probe. The insulating substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. One end of the first surface defines an insulating area. One end of the second surface adjacent to the insulating area defines a first isolating area, a second isolating area, a horizontal feed circuit and a vertical feed circuit. The ground plane includes a first ground plane and a second ground plane. The radiating element is located onto the insulating area. The horizontal and vertical feed probes are inserted in the insulating substrate and the radiating element with one end thereof projecting beyond the radiating element and the other end thereof respectively penetrating through the first and second isolating areas so as to couple with the horizontal and vertical feed circuits, respectively. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285602 | CRLH-TL META MATERIAL ANTENNA - There is provided an antenna having a spiral-shaped loading formed on the ground plane, in which a resonant frequency is lowered as the reactance component of a CRLH-TL structure is adjusted. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110291910 | ASSEMBLY OF CHIP ANTENNA AND CIRCUIT BOARD - An assembly of a chip antenna and a circuit board includes a chip antenna and a circuit board. The circuit board includes a ground layer. The ground layer includes a hollow region formed adjacent to a periphery of the ground layer. The hollow region of the ground layer can be used for configuring an input impedance of the circuit board. The chip antenna is disposed in the hollow region of the ground layer, electrically connecting to the ground layer. The chip antenna includes input impedance. The input impedance of the chip antenna is adjustable to achieve a conjugate impedance match between the chip antenna and the circuit board such that the circuit board and the chip antenna can simultaneously radiate electromagnetic energy. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110298684 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A RECONFIGURABLE GROUNDPLANE - Systems and methods for providing a reconfigurable groundplane are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an antenna assembly having a reconfigurable groundplane, the assembly including a radio frequency (RF) feed, a plurality of radiating elements, a plurality of interconnects, each coupling one of the plurality of radiating elements to the RF feed, a first groundplane positioned between the RF feed and the plurality of radiating elements, a second groundplane positioned between the RF feed and the plurality of radiating elements, the second groundplane including at least one cavity for enclosing a liquid metal. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110309992 | NOTCHED ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR COMPACT MOBILE DEVICE - An antenna assembly features a single ground plane with notches spaced apart from each other along edges of the ground plane. The notches are located at a non-coupling distance from an antenna that is positioned at an edge opposite from the notched edges of the ground plane. The notches are configured to extend the electrical length of the ground plane and dimensioned to have a maximum length that eliminates radiation along the individual notches. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120013520 | Ultra-Wide Band Monopole Antenna - A broad-band monopole antenna for high voltage environments is provided. The monopole antenna includes a ground plane, a plurality of flat radiator elements and an electrical conductor. The ground plane has a flat upper surface, a lower surface, a smoothly-radiused outer edge and a hole centrally disposed through the upper and lower surfaces. Each flat radiator element has a thickness, a straight inner edge and a semicircular outer edge. The plurality of flat radiator elements are interconnected along each inner edge and symmetrically arranged about a vertical axis centered on the ground plane hole. The electrical connector extends through the ground plane hole and is coupled to the radiator elements. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120026058 | MULTILEVEL AND SPACE-FILLING GROUND-PLANES FOR MINIATURE AND MULTIBAND ANTENNAS - An antenna system includes one or more conductive elements acting as radiating elements, and a multilevel or space-filling ground-plane, wherein said ground-plane has a particular geometry which affects the operating characteristics of the antenna. The return loss, bandwidth, gain, radiation efficiency, and frequency performance can be controlled through multilevel and space-filling ground-plane design. Also, said ground-plane can be reduced compared to those of antennas with solid ground-planes. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026059 | ANTENNA DEVICE - A circularly polarized antenna device can reduce degradation of radiation characteristics. The antenna device includes a rectangular ground plate having long sides and short sides and an antenna element disposed in the vicinity of a corner of the ground plate. The antenna element is disposed such that a longitudinal direction thereof is along an edge of the ground plate. When the long side of the ground plate has an electrical length given by L and the short side of the ground plate has an electrical length given by W, the ratio (L/W) is in the range of 1.73 to 2.75. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120038536 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE WITH A GROUND PLANE SHAPED AS A LOOP - This invention refers to an antenna structure for a wireless device comprising a ground plane and an antenna element, wherein the ground plane has the shape of an open loop. The invention further refers to an antenna structure for a wireless device, such as alight switch or a wristsensor or wristwatch, comprising an open loop ground plane having a first end portion and a second end portion, the open loop ground plane defining an opening between the first end portion and the second end portion; and an antenna component positioned within the opening defined between the first end portion and the second end portion and overlapping at least one of the first end portion or the second end portion. Further the invention refers to a corresponding wireless device and to a method for integrating such an antenna structure in a wireless device. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120092226 | SLOTTED GROUND-PLANE USED AS A SLOT ANTENNA OR USED FOR A PIFA ANTENNA - A wireless device includes a ground plane with at least two portions. On each of the at least two portions at least one connecting means is provided. The two connecting means are connected with an electric component for connecting the at least two portions of the ground plane. The ground plane is partially covered with an insulating material and the connecting means are given by a part of the ground plane which is not covered by any insulating material. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120105297 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTENNA THEREOF - An antenna for transmitting a wireless signal is provided. The antenna includes a radiator and a ground structure. The ground structure surrounds the radiator. The ground structure includes a low-band spiral portion, a band separation portion and a high-band spiral portion. The low-band spiral portion and the high-band spiral portion are respectively connected to two ends of the band separation portion. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120139809 | ANTENNA, ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN WHICH THE ANTENNA IS MOUNTED - An antenna used in wireless communication, provided with an antenna element and a GND portion on a dielectric board and mounted in an electronic device, includes a open conductor having a high-frequency connection to the GND portion at an end of the dielectric board in the opposing corner direction from a power supply point of the antenna element. The length of the GND portion in the vertical direction relative to the propagation direction of a high-frequency signal is less than ¼ the wavelength of the operating frequency of the antenna element. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120146875 | Modified Ground Plane (MGP) Approach to Improving Antenna Self-Matching and Bandwidth - An antenna design technique which allows antennas to be self-matched while supporting multi-band and broadband operations. The technique includes adding a raised and curved ground plane section electrically coupled to the ground plane. The curved ground plane section allows for a smooth transition of the surface current hence a boarder bandwidth is achieved. A slit positioned between the ground plane and the ground plane section can also be used to further improve the antenna bandwidth. The technique does not increase the antenna thickness neither its volume, thus allowing application in slim handheld device applications such as flip phones. Using this technique, a narrow band antenna is made broadband to cover several frequency bands of interest. The technique is applied to a quad-band antenna to broaden its bandwidth to become a sept-band antenna. The technique is used to also improve the antenna match at all the seven bands it supports. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120146876 | SURFACE MOUNT DEVICE ANTENNA MODULE - A surface mount device antenna module includes an antenna unit, a connecting unit and a circuit board. The connecting unit is used to connect the antenna unit and the circuit board. The antenna unit has a signal feeder electrically connected with the circuit board which is under the antenna unit. The antenna module is able to be attached onto the main board of an electronic device by surface mount technology. The area of the main board covered by the antenna module can be decreased. And the dimensions of the main board and the electronic device can be consequently decreased. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120154241 | Flat Semi-Transparent Ground Plane for Reducing Multipath - Multipath reception by an antenna is reduced by mounting the antenna on a semi-transparent ground plane that has a controlled distribution of layer impedance over a central region and a peripheral region. The central region includes a continuous conductive segment on which the ground element of the antenna is disposed. The distribution of the layer impedance over the peripheral region is configured by multiple conductive segments electromagnetically coupled by lumped circuit elements. A semi-transparent ground plane can be fabricated by depositing a metal film on a dielectric substrate and etching grooves into the metal film to form a desired pattern of conductive segments. Lumped circuit elements can be fabricated as discrete devices, surface mount devices, and integrated circuit devices. Various semi-transparent ground planes can be configured for linearly-polarized and circularly-polarized radiation. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120154242 | TIRE-STATE DETECTION DEVICE - A tire-state detection device including a sensor, an antenna having a predetermined frequency, a detection circuit, a case, and a planar conductor. The sensor detects a predetermined physical state of a tire. The detection circuit transmits information regarding a result of a detection made by the sensor from the antenna as radio waves. The case houses the sensor, the antenna and the detection circuit, and allows radio waves to pass. The case fits on a rim in the tire when the tire-state detection device is to be used. The planar conductor is electrically insulated from the antenna at a position set a predetermined distance away from the antenna so as to form an interface between the antenna and the rim when the case is fitted to the rim, and the planar conductor is set to a potential that is equivalent to a reference potential of the detection circuit. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120169563 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA - A multi-band antenna mounted on a circuit board includes a ground plate perpendicularly connected to one side edge of the circuit board, a radiating plate perpendicularly connected to the other side edge of the circuit board, and a planar antenna element includes a high frequency radiating portion, a lower frequency radiating portion, a base plate, a capacitance portion and an inductance portion. The high frequency radiating portion and the lower frequency radiating portion are located at two ends of the circuit board, respectively, and both connected to the radiating plate. The base plate is connected to the radiating plate and located between the high and lower frequency radiating portions. The capacitance portion is parallel with the ground plate to form a capacitive coupling therebetween. The inductance portion is soldered to the ground plate. A simulation inductance is formed by the inductance portion. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120169564 | Antenna With Improved Holed System Ground Plane - An antenna with an improved holed system ground plane comprises a substrate, a radiation conductor member, a grounding member and a system ground plane. The radiation conductor member is arranged on the surface of the substrate. The grounding member is arranged on one edge of the substrate. The radiation conductor member is connected with the grounding member. The system ground plane is connected with one side of the grounding member. The system ground plane has at least one arbitrary-shaped hole. A radiation-enhancing filler is disposed in the arbitrary-shaped hole. The present invention solves the conventional problems that the system ground plane is drilled or cut to accommodate components and IC chips, keep away from wiring routes and avoid protrusions on the appearance, via disposing radiation-enhancing fillers in the arbitrary-shaped holes. Thereby is kept integrality of the system ground plane and promoted omnidirectionality of signal transmission. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120176293 | ANTENNA, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING ANTENNA - The present invention enables to restrain the enlargement of the wireless communication apparatus and prevent the manufacturing processes from increasing and to increase the frequency bands which can be used by the wireless communication. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120218164 | Compact Size Antenna Operating in LTE Frequency Bands - A compact size antenna operating in LTE frequency bands includes a radiation element, a ground plane, a connecting piece, and a ground extension element. The radiation element at least includes a first radiation branch extending toward a first direction, wherein a connection end of the radiation element has a signal feeding point. The connecting piece is coupled to the ground plane. The ground extension element includes: a metal arm, coupled to the ground plane through the connecting piece; a first ground branch, coupled to the metal arm, and extending toward the first direction; a second ground branch coupled to the metal arm, and extending toward a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a third ground branch, coupled to the metal arm, coupled to the second ground branch, and extending toward the first direction. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120229357 | ANTENNA DEVICE WITH CHOKE SLEEVE STRUCTURES - An unbalanced antenna includes a non-conductive substrate having one short edge, and two long edges connected respectively to two opposite ends of the short edge and parallel to each other, and an unbalanced antenna disposed proximate to the short edge of the non-conductive substrate and having a ground portion. A ground plane has side edges extending along the long edges of the non-conductive substrate, and is electrically coupled with the ground portion. The length of the ground plane is longer than a quarter of an equivalent wavelength corresponding to an operating frequency of the unbalanced antenna. A pair of choke sleeve structures are symmetrically disposed at opposite sides of the ground plane and spaced apart from the unbalanced antenna by a quarter of an equivalent wavelength corresponding to the operating frequency. Each choke sleeve structure has one end connected to the ground plane, and the other end extending in a direction away from the unbalanced antenna. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120229358 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BACKGROUND NOISE AND INCREASING RECEPTION SENSITIVITY - An antenna apparatus includes an electrically conductive section having peripheral edges, an antenna element coupled to the electrically conductive section, which transmits or receives electromagnetic signals, and an electromagnetic absorbing carbon material component. The carbon material component is generally disposed adjacent to the electrically conductive section, and includes a border region extending beyond the peripheral edges of the electrically conductive section. The carbon material component can be constructed of a carbon fiber fabric in which the carbon fibers are arranged to increase the effective signal to noise ratio of the antenna apparatus and enhance antenna performance without increasing the baseline power consumption level. The carbon fibers can be coated with silicone to insulate them externally while enhancing their lengthwise conductivity. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120235876 | ANTENNA ARRAY - An antenna assembly is disclosed which includes a layered structure having a planar array of antenna elements; and a feed arrangement perpendicular to the antenna elements; the layered structure further having layers over the planar array of antenna elements with holes provided therethrough to allow the feed arrangement to be connected to contacts for the antenna elements. The layered structure may include vias provided such that heat may be applied remotely to the contacts. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120242557 | ANTENNALESS WIRELESS DEVICE - The invention refer to an antennaless wireless handset or portable device that may include a user interface module, a processing module, a memory module, a communication module, and a power management module. The communication module may include a radiating system capable of transmitting and receiving electromagnetic wave signals in a first frequency region. The radiating system may include a radiating structure comprising or consisting of at least one ground plane layer including a connection point, at least one radiation booster including a connection point, and an internal port wherein the internal port is defined between the connection point of the at least one radiation booster and the connection point of the at least one ground layer. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120256804 | RECONFIGURABLE MOBILE PHONE BULIT-IN ANTENNA AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF - A reconfigurable mobile phone built-in antenna and its implementation method are disclosed. The antenna comprises an antenna main structure, an additional ground area, a ground area printed on one surface of a printed board, an electronic switch and an antenna feeding point and a grounding point printed on the other surface of the printed board, the antenna main structure comprises a wiring structure of the antenna, a feeding spring piece in contact with the antenna feeding point and a grounding spring piece in contact with the grounding point, and the additional ground area is positioned under the wiring structure; the electronic switch is used for disconnecting the additional ground area with the ground area on one surface of the printed board when the antenna works at low-frequency frequency band and connecting the additional ground area with the ground area on when the antenna works at high-frequency frequency band. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120274535 | RFID Microstip Interrogator Antenna System - The present invention overcomes the above-described and other problems by providing an improved edge-fed microstrip patch antenna, a dielectric substrate with integrated ground plane and enclosure that with a printable surface. An RFID microstrip patch antenna ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120287010 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes: a wiring group to couple wiring on a first board to wiring on a second board; antenna wiring including one end coupled to a feeding unit on the first board and the other end coupled to one end of a capacitor, the other end of the capacitor being coupled to a ground conductor of the second board; and ground conductor wiring for an antenna, disposed between the antenna wiring and the wiring group, including one end coupled to a ground conductor of the first board and the other end coupled to the ground conductor of the second board. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120293388 | CONNECTION FOR ANTENNAS OPERATING ABOVE A GROUND PLANE - An antenna system is provided. The antenna system includes a ground plane, an antenna, a feed cable, a cable connector, and an antenna connector. The ground plane has a first ground side and a second ground side. The antenna operates on the first ground side of the ground plane. The feed cable has a center conductor that is configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from the antenna. The cable connector couples the feed cable with the second ground side of the ground plane. The center conductor of the feed cable is electrically isolated from the ground plane and electrically coupled with the antenna connector. The antenna connector electrically couples the center conductor with the antenna. The antenna connector is connected to the center conductor and the feed cable is substantially parallel to the ground plane from the antenna connector to the cable connector. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120293389 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A GROUND PATCH PROVIDING SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) REDUCTION AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a dielectric substrate carried by the portable housing having a front side facing toward a user and a back side opposite the front side, and a ground plane carried by the dielectric substrate. The device may further include at least one circuit carried by the dielectric substrate, and an antenna carried by the dielectric substrate adjacent an end thereof and electrically connected to the at least one circuit. A ground patch may be adjacent the front side of the dielectric substrate that is electrically connected to the ground plane and spaced apart from and at least partially overlapping the antenna. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120299793 | COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING EFFICIENT ANTENNAE - An antenna features a ground plane having a continuous portion and one or more stubs extending therefrom. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120299794 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - A wireless communication module is arranged such that a radio frequency circuit board stands vertically on a first earth plate. The radio frequency circuit board includes first and second radio frequency transmission and reception circuits at both end portions, respectively. The radio frequency circuit board includes a second earth plate serving as a grounding electric potential of the radio frequency transmission and reception circuits. Feed lines from the radio frequency transmission and reception circuits are connected to the first earth plate, respectively. Ground lines of the feed from the radio frequency transmission and reception circuits, respectively, are connected to the second earth plate. Thus, vertical exciting currents flow at both end portions of the second earth plane, enabling transmission and reception of vertical polarization waves. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120319917 | CIRCULARLY POLARIZED CERAMIC PATCH ANTENNA HAVING EXTENDED GROUND FOR VEHICLE - A circularly polarized ceramic patch antenna having an extended ground for a vehicle is provided. The extended ground is formed under a patch antenna, has a predetermined thickness, is formed of a metal conductor having the same shape as the patch antenna, and is electrically connected to a ground plane formed on a board. The thickness of the extended ground is adjusted, so that it is possible to adjust radiation efficiency of the ceramic patch antenna that operates at a specific frequency band. Thus, the ceramic patch antenna has the effect of improving directionality of a radiation pattern formed in a direction parallel to the ground plane, and the effect of reducing a null point caused by a field effect to increase an antenna gain thereof. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130027271 | ANTENNA ARRAY PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR BUILDING LARGE ARRAYS - Array packages and methods for forming large-scale antenna arrays. One method includes aligning two or more array packages. The two or more array packages each include one or more bottom dielectric layers, an array of antennas arranged in a plane above the one or more bottom dielectric layers, a ground plane layer above the one or more bottom dielectric layers, and a conductive surface on at least a part of an outside surface of the array package and orthogonal to the plane of the array of antennas. The conductive surface is electrically connected to the ground plane layer. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130033410 | COMMUNICATION ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE THEREIN - A communication electronic device includes an antenna structure at least having a grounding element and an antenna element. One edge of the grounding element has a notch, and the antenna element is disposed in the notch of the grounding element. The antenna element includes a feeding portion and a shorting portion, wherein the feeding portion at least includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. There is a first coupling gap between the second segment of the feeding portion and a first shorting segment of the shorting portion which includes an open end of the shorting portion. There is a second coupling gap between the third segment of the feeding portion and a second shorting segment of a shorting portion which includes the shorting end of the shorting portion. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130033411 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY TO REDUCE SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE - An antenna assembly includes first and second antennas each generating a resonant mode to cover an operating bandwidth, and a transmission line. The first includes a first radiation unit with a feed-in portion coupled to a first feed portion in contact with a core wire of a coaxial cable and a first grounding portion. The second antenna includes a second radiation unit with a second feed-in portion coupled to a second feed portion in contact with a conductive shielding layer of the coaxial cable and a second grounding portion. The transmission line includes first and second connecting portions coupled respectively to the second feed portion of the second feed-in portion. When a signal within the operating bandwidth is transmitted through the coaxial cable, the energy of the signal is distributed among the first and second antennas. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130050045 | MULTIPLE-TURN LOOP ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT AND A PORTABLE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT - An exemplary embodiment includes a multiple-turn loop antenna arrangement comprising a multiple-turn loop element. The multiple-turn loop element is arranged in a first layer. A ground plane element is arranged in a second layer. The first and second layers are arranged in parallel. The multiple-turn loop element is arranged on top of the ground plane element. The ground plane element comprises slots interrupting eddy currents in the ground plane element, which would short signals in the multiple-turn loop element. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130076587 | COMMUNICATION ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE THEREOF - A communication electronic device includes a grounding element and an antenna element. There is a first notch, a second notch and a first protruded portion disposed at an edge of the grounding element, and the first notch and the second notch are not located at corners of the edge of the grounding element. The first protruded portion is located between the first notch and the second notch. The antenna element and the grounding element are disposed on different planes. The antenna element has a projection on the grounding element, and the projection covers a portion of the first protruded portion, a portion of the first notch and a portion of the second notch. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130088402 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES HAVING TRANSMISSION LINES SUSPENDED BETWEEN GROUND PLANES WITH INTERLOCKING SPACERS - Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of interlocking spacers that may be used for suspending transmission lines of a feed network between electrically-conducting ground planes of an antenna assembly. Also disclosed are exemplary embodiments of antenna assemblies including such interlocking spacers. An exemplary embodiment of an antenna assembly generally includes a feed network including one or more transmission lines, a first ground plane, and a second ground plane spaced apart from the first ground plane with a space therebetween. At least one pair of spacers is configured to be interlocked to one another when positioned on opposite sides of a substrate including the transmission lines of the feed network. The spacers are operable for suspending the transmission lines in the space between the ground planes. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130093642 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device to be inserted in a memory card slot of an electronic device, includes an insulating layer, an antenna element formed on one surface of the insulating layer, and a ground element formed on the other surface of the insulating layer, the antenna element and the ground element being formed such that at least a part of the antenna element and at least a part of the ground element protrude from the memory card slot of the electronic device when the antenna device is inserted in the memory card slot, respectively; and a ground pattern extending in parallel relationship with the antenna element to be electrically connected to at least the ground element. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130113673 | Reconfigurable Polarization Antenna - Embodiments include antenna systems capable of producing high quality circularly, elliptically, or linearly polarized radiation. Embodiments include single feed (single-ended or differential) or multiple feed antennas. Embodiments can be electronically configured to adjust the type of polarization of the antenna system. In an embodiment, the polarization of the antenna system is adjusted by adjusting at least the position of a grounding node relative to the position of a feed node. In another embodiment, the polarization of the antenna system is adjusted by configuring one or more input nodes of the antenna between feed nodes, grounding nodes, and open nodes. In another embodiment, the polarization of the antenna system is adjusted by adjusting the phase of a single differential feed of the system. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113674 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - An antenna device including a dielectric resonator antenna configured to generate resonances in a first frequency band; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the dielectric resonator antenna and configured to process radio signals; and a defected ground structure formed on the printed circuit board and configured to generate resonances in a second frequency band using a current flowing on the dielectric resonator antenna and the printed circuit board. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113675 | COUPLER APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coupler apparatus includes a coupling element, a ground plane, and at least one connecting element. The coupling element which is made of a tabular electrical conducting material and in which power feeding is performed to a reference point. The ground plane which is made of a tabular electrical conducting material and partially faces a part of the coupling element. The connecting element which is made of an electrical conducting material, disposed to the ground plane, contact to a metal member provided to a communication apparatus to face the ground plane, and electrically connects the ground plane to the metal member. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130120215 | DUAL-POLARIZED ANTENNA - A dual-polarized antenna includes a ground plane, an inverted-F conductor unit with an inverted-F plane, an inverted-L conductor unit with an inverted-L plane and a stretched ground conductor unit with a T-shaped plane. The inverted-F plane is vertically connected to the inverted-L plane, the T-shaped plane and the ground plane respectively, and the T-shaped plane is vertically connected with the ground plane. Therefore, the inverted-F plane, the inverted-L plane and the stretched ground conductor unit correspond to each side of the ground plane respectively to form a dual-polarized radiation field. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130135170 | PRINTED ANTENNA - A printed antenna is disclosed. The printed antenna includes a substrate and an electrically conductive layer formed on a top surface of the substrate. The electrically conductive layer comprises a first radiation part, a second radiation part, a first feed part, a second feed part, and a grounding part. The first radiation part is connected with the first feed part. The second radiation part is connected with the second feed part. The grounding part is connected with the first radiation part and the second radiation part. In the printed antenna of the present invention, the first feed part and the second feed part feed into two electromagnetic signals so as to implement a dual antenna function. Furthermore, the arrangement is reasonable, and the manufacturing cost is low. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130141301 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes a circuit board and at least one antenna circuit. The circuit board includes a ground area and an antenna area. The antenna area is substantially rectangular-shaped and arranged between the ground area and the periphery of the circuit board. The antenna circuit is formed within the antenna area and includes a feeding segment, a border segment and at least one ground segment. The feeding segment is connected to the border segment and the distance from the border segment to the periphery of the circuit board ranges from 0 to 3 millimeters; a substantially 90° bent-structure is formed within the border segment. One end portion of the ground segment is connected to the ground area. Thus an antenna structure which enables the antenna circuit to be formed within the remaining space on the periphery of the circuit board is provided. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130154892 | ANTENNA WITH DIVIDED GROUND PLANE - A removable jacket for a modular communicator, including a connector for connecting the jacket to a modular communicator that includes an antenna and a ground plane for the antenna, wherein the jacket may be conveniently attached to and detached from the communicator, an extended ground plane for the antenna, and at least one ground contact, for connecting the extended ground plane to the ground plane of the communicator, wherein the ground plane of the communicator is too short for the antenna to resonate at a desired frequency, but the ground plane of the communicator when connected with the extended ground plane, provides a combined ground plane sufficient for the antenna to resonate at the desired frequency. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130169504 | METHOD FOR AN ANTENNA GROUND PLANE EXTENSION - The various embodiments include methods and apparatus relating to manufacturing a PCB assembly. The layers in a stacked arrangement forming the PCB assembly include at least one RF ground layer that extends in a unitary manner beyond the plurality of stacked layers to form an antenna ground plane that spans the portion of the layer within the PCB assembly and the portion of the layer extending beyond the PCB assembly. The extended conductive layer forms a continuous ground plane element along a width of the PCB assembly. The antenna ground plane extension extending beyond the PCB assembly may be flexible, enabling it to be fit within or extend beyond the casing of a small device, such as a watch telephone. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169505 | DEPLOYABLE ANTENNA ARRAY AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING ANTENNA ARRAY - A deployable antenna array is provided having at least one boresight axis, and including a first plurality of first antenna array elements and a second plurality of second antenna array elements separate from the first plurality of first antenna array elements, the antenna array being configured for being selectively deployable at least from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration. A radar system including an antenna array, a telecommunication system including an antenna array, and a method for deploying an antenna array are also provided. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130194150 | ANTENNA OF A LAPTOP DEVICE AND METHODS - An antenna of a laptop device, which can be connected wirelessly to a communication network. The apparent size of the antenna's ground plane (GND), as ‘seen’ from the feed of the monopole radiator ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130207869 | SIDE-FACE RADIATION ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE - Disclosed herein are a side-face radiation antenna and a wireless communication module. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided the side-face radiation antenna including a via patch part formed at a side portion of a module substrate including laminated substrates to perform a side-face radiation, and formed by metal filled in a plurality of vias arranged at a predetermined interval in the side portion and connected, and a feed line part inserted between intermediate layers of the module substrate, and connected to the via at a center portion of the via patch part. In addition, there is provided the wireless communication module including the side-face radiation antenna. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130214986 | ANTENNA WITH FOLDED MONOPOLE AND LOOP MODES - Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antennas. An antenna may have an antenna ground that is configured to form a cavity for the antenna. The antenna ground may be formed on a support structure. The antenna ground may have an opening. The support structure may have a planar surface on which the opening is formed. A folded monopole antenna resonating element and an L-shaped conductive antenna element may be formed in the opening and may be capacitively coupled. The folded monopole antenna resonating element may have an end at which a positive antenna feed terminal is formed. A ground antenna feed terminal may be formed on the antenna ground. A segment of the antenna ground may extend between the ground antenna feed terminal and an end of the L-shaped conductive antenna element. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130241791 | Ridged Waveguide Flared Radiator Array Using Electromagnetic Bandgap Material - Presently disclosed is an antenna system having an array of ridged waveguide Vivaldi radiator (RWVR) antenna elements fed through a corporate network of suspended air striplines (SAS) with an electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) ground plane surrounding the ridged waveguide transition. The SAS transfers the electromagnetic energy to the radiating element via the ridged waveguide coupler. The Vivaldi radiator matches the output impedance of the ridged waveguide coupler/SAS to the intrinsic impedance of the surrounding medium. The EBG, which may be comprised of a photonic bandgap material or other metamaterial, allows for better frequency and bandwidth performance in a lower-profile array package, thereby reducing size and weight of the array for applications requiring small size and or low-inertia packaging. In alternate embodiments, radiating elements other than Vivaldi radiators may be used. This configuration also reduces the complexity of the manufacturing process, which in turn lowers cost. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130241792 | ANTENNA DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - An antenna device, includes: a ground plate to which first and second antennas, each including a radiating element and a ground terminal, are connected, with one of the first and second antennas being powered, the ground plate including: a first slit extending from a portion where the ground terminal of one antenna of the first and second antennas is connected to the ground plate, in a direction along to the ground terminal, and a second slit extending from the tip of the first slit in a direction along to the radiating element. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130271338 | Ground connecting system for plane and helical microwave antenna structures - Ground connecting system for microwave plane or helical antenna structures comprising a radiating body that is connected to a power supply source located at ground level. In a plane antenna structure the radiating body is a flat plate with a plurality of ground connecting iron strips applied within appropriate recesses at selected regions thereof, whilst in a helical antenna structure the radiating body comprises a plurality of dielectric cylinders arranged along the circumference and inwardly the radiating surface, each dielectric cylinder located at the top of a coaxial power supply cable and being helicoidally wound with a conducting wire with ground connecting iron strips at the upper and bottom ends thereof. This selective grounding system results in a magnetic field being applied in between grounded and non-grounded regions that provides improved antenna transmission performance and effective isolation of the radiating body from the power supply source. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130300625 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND MIMO (MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT) ANTENNA SYSTEM THEREIN - A communication device including a ground plane and an antenna system is provided. The antenna system includes at least two antennas, which are both located at a first edge of the ground plane and operate in at least a first band. The ground plane has at least one slit, and an open end of the slit is located at a second edge adjacent to the first edge. The open end of the slit has a distance of at least 0.2 wavelength of a frequency in the first band to the first edge. When the antenna system operates in the first band, the slit can attract excited surface currents on the ground plane, thereby causing weaker surface currents flowing along the first edge of the ground plane. The coupling between the at least two antennas in the antenna system is hence decreased. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130314293 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ANTENNA SYSTEM THEREIN - A communication device including a first conductive plane and an antenna system is provided. The antenna system includes at least a first antenna, a second antenna and a ground plane, and the antenna system is located at a first edge of the first conductive plane. Both the first antenna and the second antenna operate in at least a first band. The ground plane substantially has an inverted T-shape and includes a main ground plane and a protruded ground plane. The main ground plane is coupled to the first conductive plane. The protruded ground plane is located between the first antenna and the second antenna. The ground plane has at least a first slot. A portion of the first slot is located in the protruded ground plane, and two closed ends of the first slot are located in the main ground plane and extend away from each other. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130321234 | MIMO ANTENNA DEVICE, ANTENNA AND ANTENNA PACKAGE - A multi-input and multi-output antenna device is disclosed. The MIMO antenna device comprises two antennas symmetrically disposed on a substrate. Each antenna comprises a T-shaped feeding unit, a radiation unit and a ground unit. The T-shaped feeding unit and the radiation unit are disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The T-shaped feeding unit forms a strip portion and a top portion. The radiation unit has first and second ends. The radiation unit extends from the first end to the second end to form a rectangular region and a spacing. The first end extends parallel to the top portion. The ground unit is disposed along two sides of the strip portion and electrically coupled to the second end. The two strip portions of the two T-shaped feeding units are parallel to and aligned with each other. The two ground units are electrically connected to each other. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130335289 | ANTENNA DEVICE - The present invention is to provide an antenna device with the isolation among feedpoints being further improved. In order to achieve this goal, the present invention provides an antenna device provided with a substrate having a ground area, and a first conductor, a second conductor and a third conductor. In the antenna, one end of the second conductor is connected to the ground area via a first feedpoint and the other end of the second conductor is connected to the first conductor. A second feedpoint is included serially in the third conductor at any position. Further, at least part of the third conductor is disposed opposite to the first conductor, and both ends of the third conductor are connected to the ground area. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130342417 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ANTENNA ELEMENT THEREIN - A communication device including an antenna element, a ground element and a battery element is provided. The ground element has a short edge as a first edge and a long edge as a second edge. The antenna element is close to the first edge or at a dented section of the first edge. There is a notch in the ground element, and an open edge of the notch is at the second edge. The length of the notch is at least 0.3 times the maximum length of the ground element, and the width of the notch is at least 0.4 times the maximum width of the ground element. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130342418 | WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK ADAPTER - A wireless local area network adapter includes a housing, a printed circuit board, an antenna, at least one elastic sheet and a plug. The printed circuit board includes a first ground plane. The antenna is electronically connected to the first ground plane. The elastic sheet is positioned on the printed circuit board, and is electronically connected to the first ground plane. The plug includes a shell, at least one part of the shell made of metal, the at least one elastic sheet contacting the metal part of the shell for electronically connecting the shell. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130342419 | ANTENNA UNIT AND PLANAR WIRELESS DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a planar type antenna unit and a planar type wireless device capable of reducing a projecting area of the wireless device. To achieve the above object, the planar type wireless device of the present invention is provided with a grounded planar antenna | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140002321 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE WITH A GROUND PLANE SHAPED AS A LOOP | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002322 | SHIELD CABLE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SHIELD CABLE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140022141 | Antenna - An antenna is provided, and includes a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable includes a core wire, an inner insulating layer, a metal layer and an outer insulating layer. The core wire includes a signal feeding portion, a connecting portion and a radiating portion. The connecting portion is electrically connected to the signal feeding portion and the radiating portion. The inner insulating layer encloses the connecting portion. The metal layer partially encloses the inner insulating layer. Parts of the metal layer are separated from the inner insulating layer and include a grounding portion. The outer insulating layer partially encloses the metal layer, and the grounding portion is exposed. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140028520 | IRRIDIUM/INMARSAT AND GNSS ANTENNA SYSTEM - A compact packaged antenna system includes a patch antenna with a maximally sized radiating element that is spaced from an antenna ground plane by a gap with a depth selected to provide a desired volume. A second antenna, which is strategically placed above and substantially centered over a central, or low potential, region of the radiating element of the patch antenna may also be included in the packaged antenna system. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140043201 | ANTENNA SYSTEM, METHOD AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna system includes a ground plane including at least one slot, a first antenna element coupled to a first portion of the ground plane, a second antenna element coupled to a second portion of the ground plane which is spaced apart from the first portion and a tuner configured to change the influence of the slot to a current flow through the ground plane from the first portion to the second portion. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140043202 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ANTENNA SYSTEM THEREIN - A communication device including a first conductive plate and an antenna system is provided. The antenna system includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a ground plane, and an open slot. Both the first antenna and the second antenna operate in at least a first band and a second band. The ground plane substantially has an inverted-T shape, and includes a main ground plane and a protruded ground plane. The main ground plane is coupled to the first conductive plate. The protruded ground plane is substantially located between the first antenna and the second antenna. The open slot is formed on the ground plane, and an open end of the open slot is located at an edge of the protruded ground plane. The open slot increases the isolation between the first antenna and the second antenna in the first band and the second band. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140071013 | MULTIBAND MONOPOLE ANTENNA APPARATUS WITH GROUND PLANE APERTURE - A monopole antenna coupled to a metallic ground plane includes apertures used to steer a radio frequency (RF) beam of the monopole. The apertures may have a length, width, and distance from the monopole based on the wavelength of the RF signal used to drive the monopole antenna. The aperture may be coupled to one or more selective devices, such as PIN diodes, which may short portions of a metallic ground plane near the aperture. The shorted portions of the metallic ground plane provide for steering of the monopole radiation pattern. A circuit board metallic ground plane may include multiple apertures to direct different RF signal frequencies from a single monopole antenna. Multiple monopole antennas may be implemented over a metallic ground plane within a wireless device, each monopole antenna with corresponding apertures. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140071014 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA - A multi-band antenna includes a longitudinal grounding element, a longitudinal arm extending along a longitudinal direction thereof, and a first lateral arm extending from the longitudinal arm and separating from the grounding plate. The longitudinal arm connects with the grounding plate through a connecting arm at an end thereof The first lateral arm is disposed adjacent to the opposite end of the longitudinal arm to divide the longitudinal arm to two radiating portions. The first lateral arm defines a feeding point. This structure of the antenna benefits to radiating efficiency and isolation of adjacent antennas. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140091979 | NEAR-CLOSED POLYGONAL CHAIN MICROSTRIP ANTENNA - A microstrip antenna includes a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a ground plane disposed at the first surface of the dielectric layer, and a conductive layer disposed at the second surface of the substrate. The conductive layer includes a continuous conductive trace comprising a plurality of linear segments arranged in a near-closed polygonal chain. The near-closed polygonal chain can define a truncated square spiral shape. Alternatively, the near-closed polygonal chain can define one of a near-closed pentagonal shape, a near-closed hexagonal shape, a near-closed heptagonal shape, and a near-closed octagonal shape. The antenna can be operated to communicate electromagnetic signaling responsive to current signaling provided by the transceiver circuitry, either by driving electrical current signaling at the microstrip antenna to generate the electromagnetic signaling or by receiving the electromagnetic signaling at the microstrip antenna and converting it to electrical current signaling. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140104128 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE WITH RECONFIGURABLE PATTERNS - An antenna structure with reconfigurable patterns includes a grounded plane, at least one active antenna, and at least one current dragger. The active antenna is disposed adjacent to a side of the grounded plane, while the current dragger is disposed adjacent to another side of the grounded plane. The current dragger includes at least one switch. The at least one switch is configured to selectively conduct a current at the grounded plane to the current dragger or electrically insulate a current at the grounded plane from the current dragger. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140125544 | Flat Semi-Transparent Ground Plane for Reducing Multipath - Multipath reception by an antenna is reduced by mounting the antenna on a semi-transparent ground plane that has a controlled distribution of layer impedance over a central region and a peripheral region. The central region includes a continuous conductive segment on which the ground element of the antenna is disposed. The distribution of the layer impedance over the peripheral region is configured by multiple conductive segments electromagnetically coupled by lumped circuit elements. A semi-transparent ground plane can be fabricated by depositing a metal film on a dielectric substrate and etching grooves into the metal film to form a desired pattern of conductive segments. Lumped circuit elements can be fabricated as discrete devices, surface mount devices, and integrated circuit devices. Various semi-transparent ground planes can be configured for linearly-polarized and circularly-polarized radiation. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140132471 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ANTENNA MOUNTING METHOD - An antenna device ( | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140159985 | CURRENT BREAKER AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A current breaker comprises a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB), a ground plane, a metal component and a conductive via hole. The ground plane is disposed in a first metal layer of the multi-layer PCB and comprises a slot forming inductive impedance. The slot comprises an extended portion. The metal component is disposed in a second metal layer of the multi-layer PCB. Capacitive impedance is formed between the metal component and the ground plane. The projection of the metal component on the ground plane and the extended portion of the slot partially overlap. The conductive via hole penetrates the multi-layer PCB to connect metal component with the ground plane. The first and the second metal layers are any two metal layers of the multi-layer PCB. The inductive impedance formed by the slot and the capacitive impedance formed between the metal component and the ground plane create a parallel LC equivalent circuit. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140168028 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a substrate; a first ground element that is arranged on the substrate; an antenna element that is arranged on the substrate and extends from its first end positioned near a side edge of the first ground element to its second end positioned away from the side edge; and a non-feed element that is arranged on the substrate, connected to the first ground element, and insulated from the antenna element. The non-feed element extends from its first end portion positioned near the side edge of the first ground element to a bending portion in a direction away from the side edge and extends from the bending portion to its second end portion along the side edge. A portion between the bending portion and the second end portion of the non-feed element intersects with the antenna element. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140218258 | ACTIVE ANTENNA CEILING TILE - An active antenna may be installed within a ceiling of a building to improve the range of a wireless and/or cellular network. Further, a ground plane may be installed throughout the ceiling to reduce the occurrence of multipath interference of radio frequency (RF) signals. In addition, one or more passive antennas may also be installed in the ceiling to further extend the range of the wireless and/or cellular network within the building. Each of the antennas may be designed to facilitate (RF) signal gain for a collection or range of frequencies. In some instances, the installation of active and passive antennas may increase the range of a communications network, while the installation of a ground plane throughout the ceiling may reduce the occurrence on multipath interference resulting in improved wireless and/or cellular network performance including increased bandwidth and range. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140266958 | MIMO ANTENNA ASSEMBLY HAVING REDUCED PACKAGING SIZE - A multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) antenna system includes an electrically conductive, substantially planar, ground reference and a plurality of antenna assemblies electrically connected to respective antenna feeds at respective connection points. The antenna assemblies extend on a first side of the ground reference and are formed from a conductive material. Each antenna assembly is rotationally asymmetric around an axis perpendicular to the ground reference and passing through the connection point. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140266959 | PATCH ANTENNA - A patch antenna is disclosed as comprising a circular patch and a circular ground plane. The patch and the ground plane are spaced apart from each other by a substrate made of a dielectric material, with the antenna being shorted concentrically by a certain number of conductive vias. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140266960 | PATCH ANTENNA - A patch antenna is disclosed as including a rectangular patch and a rectangular ground plane parallel to and spaced apart from the patch by a sheet of dielectric material. The patch has a first longer side and a second longer side which are opposite to each other and a first shorter side and a second shorter side which are opposite to each other. A first row of vias is provided adjacent the first longer side of the patch, a second row of vias being provided adjacent the second longer side of the patch, a third row of vias being provided adjacent the first shorter side of the patch, and a fourth row of vias being provided adjacent the second shorter side of the patch. Each via extends through the patch, the sheet of dielectric material and the ground plane to short the antenna. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140292608 | ANTENNA APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING DECREASE IN GAIN DUE TO ADJACENT METAL COMPONENTS - An antenna apparatus is provided close to an external metal component. The antenna apparatus is provided with an antenna and a ground conductor plate. The ground conductor plate is provided on as to be close to the metal component to be electromagnetically coupled to the metal component, and so as to oppose the metal component. The ground conductor plate has at least one opening. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140313098 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An antenna assembly which can be adapted for the metal housing of any wireless device includes a feeding terminal, a first radiator connecting to the feeding terminal, a second radiator positioned parallel and adjacent to the first radiator, and a metal element connecting to the second radiator. The wireless signal fed to the first radiator can be coupled to the second radiator, and flows through the metal element to ground, thus utilizing the metal housing itself in the wireless transmission and reception process. An electronic device using the antenna assembly is also described. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140320370 | PLANAR INVERTED-F ANTENNA - A PIFA includes a substrate having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, a ground portion, a radiation body, a shortening portion, a shortening extension portion, and a ground extension portion. The first side is opposite to the third side, and the second side is opposite to the second side. The ground portion is adjacent to all of the first side, all of the fourth side, and a part of the third side. The radiation body is adjacent to the second side. The shortening portion is adjacent to a part of the second side and a part of the third side, and is electrically coupled to the radiation body and the ground portion. The radiation body is extended from the shortening portion toward the first side. The ground extension portion is extended from the ground portion toward the second side. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140320371 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes an input/output portion for a high frequency signal to be input or output, a distributing portion for distributing the high frequency signal input to the input/output portion into a plurality of high frequency signals, a phase shifting portion for imparting the plurality of high frequency signals with a predetermined amount of phase shift, and a feeding portion for feeding a plurality of antenna elements with the plurality of high frequency signals imparted with the predetermined amount of phase shift to cause the plurality of antenna elements to radiate the plurality of high frequency signals. The feeding portion is configured as a triplate line with a center conductor placed between one pair of parallel plate shaped outer conductors. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140327593 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH GROUND PLANE ANTENNA - A communication device including a ground element, a dielectric substrate, and an antenna element is provided. The dielectric substrate is disposed nearby the ground element and has a first surface and a second surface. The antenna element includes a first metal portion and a second metal portion. The first metal portion is disposed on the first surface and has a feeding point. The second metal portion is disposed on the second surface. The first metal portion is electrically connected to the second metal portion through a conductive via-hole, and the conductive via-hole is located at or nearby a first edge of the first metal portion. The first edge is away from the ground element. The projection of the second metal portion on the first surface is covered by the first metal portion. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140347242 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An antenna apparatus that is able to improve isolation between antennas that are arranged adjacent to each other and an electronic device having the same are provided. The antenna apparatus includes a plurality of antennas, and a printed circuit board connected to the plurality of antennas, wherein the printed circuit board comprises a plurality of feeding units respectively connected to the plurality of antennas and a plurality of ground units respectively connected to the plurality of antennas, and each of the ground units is separated from the other ground units by means of at least one slot. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140354504 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure comprising a substrate and an antenna is provided. The substrate comprises an upper surface and an under surface. The antenna comprises a first metal pattern and a second metal pattern. The first metal pattern is disposed on the upper surface. The first metal pattern comprises a feeding portion and a transmission line connected to the feeding portion. The second metal pattern is disposed on the under surface, and comprises a first parasitic grounding arm, a second parasitic grounding arm, a connecting arm, a grounding plane and a grounding strip. The connecting arm has a parasitic slot, and connects the first parasitic grounding arm and the second parasitic grounding arm. The grounding strip connects the connecting arm and the grounding plane. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140354505 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An electronic device with an antenna device is provided. The electronic device include a radiator configured to transmit/receive an electromagnetic wave, a ground portion connected to one end of the radiator, the ground portion configured to conduct current such that a current corresponding to an opposite polarity of a current, which flows in the radiator, flowing in the ground portion, an expanded ground extending from a part of the ground portion, and a ground path extending from the ground portion to a region adjacent to the expanded ground so as to cause current to flow from the ground portion through a current path corresponding to the length of the radiator. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140361947 | ANTENNA ELEMENT & ANTENNA DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH ELEMENTS - An antenna element ( | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150015451 | Ground Planes for Reducing Multipath Reception by Antennas - An antenna system for a global navigation satellite system reference base station is disclosed. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150035719 | COMPACT, MULTI-PORT, WI-FI DUAL BAND MIMO ANTENNA SYSTEM - In various embodiments, a compact, multi-port, multi-band, Wi-Fi antenna system is configured for high-isolation and improved performance. The antenna includes four monopole type antennas each having at least two resonances including 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz for use in Wi-Fi applications. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150048990 | FRACTAL GROUND PLANE ANTENNA AND METHOD OF USE - A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) electronic circuit is described that uses an antenna and a fractal ground plane conductor or a fractal counterpoise. Some embodiments of the electronic circuit include a first ground plane conductor portion on a first electronic substrate, and a second ground plane conductor portion on a second electronic substrate. The second ground plane conductor portion is shaped to include at least one fractal pattern. The fractal pattern of the second ground plane conductor portion makes the ground plane seem electrically larger than it is. The fractal ground plane conductor portion minimizes the reception of GNSS satellite signals below the antenna, and improves the reception of signals from low elevation GNSS satellites above the horizon. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150061959 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device has a feed line including a triplate line. Each triplate line has a central conductor and two ground plates sandwiching the central conductor via an air layer. At least a part of the triplate line is configured such that the two ground plates sandwich a center substrate including a wiring pattern as the central conductor provided on a dielectric substrate via the air layer. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150070239 | ANTENNA - The invention provides an antenna for a wireless device, e.g., a cellular phone for wireless mobile telecommunication. The antenna includes a conductive feed strip and a conductive ground component. The ground component is for connecting a ground voltage, and comprises a portion along a surface of the device. The feed strip has a feed port for relaying a feed signal, and does not physically contact the ground component, so as to feed the ground component by noncontact electrical coupling, instead of physical contact. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150070240 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit for a packaged device is proposed. The circuit comprises: a circuit having first and second electromagnetic radiating elements fabricated on a die; a package substrate comprising an upper surface and a lower surface; and a grounding layer provided on the lower surface of the package substrate, the grounding layer being adapted to connect to a grounding plane of a printed circuit board. The die is mounted on the upper surface of the package substrate. The grounding layer comprises a void, at least a portion of the void being positioned so as to at least partially electromagnetically isolate the first electromagnetic radiating element from the second electromagnetic radiating element. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150077305 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device mounted on a roof surface of a vehicle roof includes a ground plate disposed on the roof surface, an antenna ground, a first antenna element, and a second antenna element. The antenna ground is disposed on a plane perpendicular to the ground plate apart from a ground plate surface by a predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to the ground plate surface. The first antenna element, whose first base end portion is connected to a first predetermined position of the antenna ground, extends from the first base end portion to a first front end portion in a direction moving away from the antenna ground. The second antenna element, whose second base end portion is connected to a second predetermined position of the antenna ground, extends from the second base end portion to a second front end portion in a direction moving away from the antenna ground. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150097752 | Printed Circuit Board Antenna and Printed Circuit Board - A printed circuit board antenna and a printed circuit board are disclosed. The printed circuit board antenna includes a feeding part having at least one first branch; a coupling interdigital part having at least one second branch, where a gap is formed between the first branch and the second branch; a grounding part, where a gap is formed between the grounding part and the feeding part, a gap is formed between the grounding part and the coupling interdigital part, an opening is provided on the grounding part, and a feeding point of the feeding part extends out from the opening. The embodiments of the present invention resolve a problem of relatively low efficiency when high-frequency bandwidth of an antenna is relatively wide, implementing that efficiency meets a product requirement in an entire range of bandwidth. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150109183 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WITH LOW PASSIVE INTERMODULATION - This disclosure relates to electrical connectors that exhibit low passive intermodulation. A conductive shielding layer of a coaxial cable can be coupled to a ground plane. The ground plane can include an extruded hole that includes a side wall that is integrally formed with the body of the ground plane. The conductive shielding layer can be soldered to the inside surface of the side wall of the extruded hole in the ground plane. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150130679 | ANTENNA FOR VEHICLES - A antenna for vehicles may include: a main ground formed on a printed circuit board (PCB); a first LTE antenna ground connected to the main ground so as to ground a signal of a first LTE antenna; and a second LTE antenna ground connected to the main ground so as to ground a signal of a second LTE antenna. The first LTE antenna ground and the second LTE antenna ground may be left-right asymmetrically formed on the PCB. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150138036 | ANTENNA ISOLATION USING A TUNED GROUNDPLANE NOTCH - There is disclosed an antenna device relating to a single or dual band antenna system for use in mobile telecommunications devices, laptop and tablet computers, USB adapters and electrically small radio platforms comprising a pair of antennas attached to a conductive ground plane, the antennas being separated by free space in which at least one notch is formed in the conductive ground plane between the pair of antennas characterized in that the notch further includes an inductive component and a capacitive component providing good antenna isolation so as to enable MIMO operation or diversity operation. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150311591 | PRINTED ANTENNA HAVING NON-UNIFORM LAYERS - An antenna has a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conducting layers. At least one of the dielectric layers comprises one or more regions with differing dielectric properties. A plurality of such antennas may be arranged in an antenna array. The array includes a radiating component etched in the array top first layer, a reflector embedded in a second layer below the top layer, a feeding network located in a third layer below the reflector, and a ground plane bottom layer configured to shield the feeding network in the bottom layer. At least one of the layers of the array is a non-uniform dielectric layer of a material having a substantially different electrical property compared to the array dielectric and conducting layers. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150357706 | ANTENNA - [Problem to be Solved] | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150357714 | GROUND INDEPENDENT MULTI-BAND ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of ground independent multi-band antenna assemblies. In an exemplary embodiment, a ground independent multi-band antenna assembly is operable within at least a first frequency range and a second frequency range different than the first frequency range. The antenna assembly generally includes an annular ground element, a feed element, a patch element, and a high band element. The feed element includes a feeding point and a shorting point electrically connected to the annular ground element. The patch element is electrically shorted to the annular ground element by the feed element. The high band element is electrically connected to the feed element. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150364821 | EXTERNAL LTE MULTI-FREQUENCY BAND ANTENNA - An antenna is provided. The antenna includes a substrate having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, wherein a direction from the first end to the second end is an extending direction of the antenna; a radiating portion; a feed-in conductor; and a ground portion electrically connected to the radiating portion, coupled to the feed-in conductor, disposed on the substrate from the first end along the extending direction, and including a main ground conductor; and a high frequency band bandwidth adjusting conductor extended from the main ground conductor along the extending direction. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160006125 | CHIP-TYPE ANTENNA DEVICE AND CHIP STRUCTURE - A chip structure for mounting on a clearance area of a printed circuit board includes a packaged chip and a monopole coupling antenna. The packaged chip has an insulating body, an electronic component embedded in the insulating body, and a plurality of grounding pads electrically connected to the electronic component. The monopole coupling antenna has a grounding radiating metal and a monopole radiating metal. The packaged chip is electrically connected to the grounding radiating metal by the grounding pads. The monopole radiating metal is disposed on the insulating body and spaced apart from the electronic component and the grounding radiating metal. The monopole radiating metal is configured to couple the grounding radiating metal and the electronic component by using a feeding circuit to connect the packaged chip and the monopole radiating metal and using a grounding circuit to connect the grounding radiating metal and the printed circuit board. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160036129 | PLANAR INVERTED-F ANTENNA - A planar inverted-F antenna includes an antenna body including a grounding portion, a first and a second radiating arm extending in a lengthwise direction substantially, a coaxial cable and a metal foil attached the grounding portion. The first radiating arm and the second radiating arm extend in opposite directions from a joint point thereof, the joint point and the grounding portion connect with each other by a connecting portion. A first slot is defined between the first radiating arm and the grounding arm, a second slot is defined between the second radiating arm and the grounding portion. A coaxial cable includes a core soldered to the joint point and a shielding layer soldered to the grounding portion. The metal foil covers a most portion of the grounding portion, thereby exposes a first end of the grounding portion near to the first radiating arm to an exterior. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160036130 | Planar Dual Polarization Antenna and Complex Antenna - A planar dual polarization antenna for receiving and transmitting at least one radio signal includes a first patch plate, a metal grounding plate and a first dielectric layer disposed between the first patch plate and the metal grounding plate. The metal grounding plate includes a first pattern slot and a second pattern slot symmetric with respect to a centerline of the first patch plate. A first rectangle and a second rectangle enclosing an angle constitute a shape of the first pattern slot. The first rectangle and the second rectangle meet at a pivot vertex. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160043464 | Ground Plane Meandering in Z Direction for Spiral Antenna - An antenna has a spiral driven element that meanders in a z direction, perpendicular to the x-y plane of the spiral, and a ground plane that also meanders in the z direction, such that spacing between the ground plane and the driven element is an odd multiple of one-quarter wavelength, along at least a portion of the length of the driven element. The spacing promotes constructive interference from signals reflected by the ground plane, increasing the front-to-back ratio of the antenna and, thereby, providing gain. The ground plane of a wideband version of the spiral antenna meanders, such that the spacing varies between about an odd multiple of one-quarter wavelength of an upper frequency to about an odd multiple of one-quarter wavelength of a lower frequency of a frequency range, thereby providing gain over a range of frequencies. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160049722 | ON-CHIP HELIX ANTENNA - An antenna includes a plurality of upper electrodes in a first metal layer, a plurality of lower electrodes in a second metal layer, a plurality of side electrodes connecting the upper electrodes with the lower electrodes, and a ground structure. The upper electrodes, the lower electrodes and the side electrodes form one continuous electrode. The continuous electrode extends in a first direction away from a reference plane over a substrate. The upper electrodes extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The upper electrodes, the lower electrodes, and the side electrodes are embedded within a waveguide structure that includes a dielectric material. The substrate has a length extending in the first direction greater than a length the continuous electrode extends in the first direction. The waveguide structure includes a portion of the substrate in a region beyond the length of the continuous electrode in the first direction. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160049723 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNAS AND AIR CAVITY - Antenna package structures are provided to implement wireless communications packages. For example, an antenna package includes a package carrier and a package cover. The package carrier includes an antenna ground plane and an antenna feed line. The package cover includes a planar lid having a planar antenna element formed on a first surface of the planar lid. The package cover is bonded to a first surface of the package carrier with the first surface of the planar lid facing the first surface of the package carrier, and with the planar antenna element aligned to the antenna ground plane and the antenna feed line of the package carrier, wherein the first surface of the planar lid is disposed at a distance from the first surface of the package carrier to provide an air space between the planar antenna element and the package carrier. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160049732 | ANTENNA AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing an antenna is provided. The method includes steps of providing a substrate including a feed-in terminal and a ground terminal; and forming a ground conductor structure on the substrate extended from the feed-in terminal to the ground terminal and including a first conductor extended along a first direction, a second conductor extended from the first conductor along a second direction, a third conductor extended from the second conductor along a third direction, and a fourth conductor extended from the third conductor along a fourth direction, wherein a first obtuse angle is formed between the first direction and the second direction, a second obtuse angle is formed between the second direction and the third direction, and an acute angle is formed between the third direction and the fourth direction. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160049735 | EBG STRUCTURE - An EBG structure of the present invention includes a ground substrate, a first dielectric layer disposed on the ground substrate, a first conductor pattern disposed on the first dielectric layer, and has an outer end and an inner end, the outer end being electrically connected to the ground substrate, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first conductor pattern, and a second conductor pattern disposed on the second dielectric layer, and has a center part and an outer end, the center part being electrically connected to the inner end of the first conductor pattern. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160064809 | ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH REDUCED MULTIPATH RECEPTION - An antenna system with a sharp difference in directional pattern is intended for receiving GNSS signals. The antenna system includes at least two antenna elements located above a high-impedance capacitive ground plane, and a combining network. Antenna elements are spaced apart in vertical direction. The combining network provides subtraction of the signal reflected from the ground, the arrangement of antenna elements above the high-impedance capacitive ground plane making such subtraction efficient. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160072193 | Large Scale Phased Array Structure and Method of Fabrication - A phased array antenna device including: a conductive ground plane body structure including a series of through apertures; a structural spacing layer having known dielectric and structural properties, for holding an active layer in a predetermined stable spaced apart relationship to the ground plane body structure; a active surface layer spaced apart from the ground plane body structure and supported by said structural spacing layer, said active layer including a series of tile components, said tile components including a number of active conductive elements formed on a non conductive substrate, said active components being interconnected to corresponding driving electronics by conductive feeds formed through said apertures. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160079667 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A multiband antenna includes a radiating portion and a ground portion. The radiating portion includes a first radiating section, a second radiating section and a coupling section. The coupling section is coupled between the first radiating section and the second radiating section. The ground portion includes a first ground section, a second ground section and a third ground section. The second ground section and the third ground section both coupled to a first side of the first ground section. The coupling section and the second radiating section are accommodated in a surrounded area defined inside the first ground section, the second ground section and the third ground section, and the first radiating section extend outside the surrounded area. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160079672 | DUAL-POLARIZED RADIATING PATCH ANTENNA - A dual-polarized patch antenna, an dual-polarized patch antenna array, and a method for forming the same are provided. The dual-polarized patch antenna comprises a radome, a horizontal feed and a vertical feed, a first cross-shaped patch, and a ground plane including a cross aperture. The dual-polarized patch antenna may include a cross patch and a cross aperture to increase the isolation in a cross-polarization between a horizontal polarized signal and a vertical polarized signal in a first principle plane and to decrease a mismatch in co-polarizations between the horizontal polarized signal and the vertical polarized signal in a second principle plane. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160126616 | CIRCULAR POLARIZED ANTENNA STRUCTURE - A circular polarized antenna structure is provided, including: an antenna having a main body, a protruding portion, and a stopping portion formed between the main body and the protruding portion; a base; a radiation conductor disposed on an upper surface of the base and having at least a first through hole formed above the via hole; a ground conductor disposed on a lower surface of the base and has at least a second through hole formed below the via hole; solder partially covering an end of the stopping portion opposing the main body and the first through hole; and colloid partially formed on the solder, the radiation conductor, and the upper surface of the base. The antenna penetrates the base, and the stopping portion abuts against the lower surface of the base, such that the antenna can be prevented from dropping due to the impact of an external force. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160126617 | Planar Dual Polarization Antenna and Complex Antenna - A planar dual polarization antenna for receiving and transmitting radio signals includes an upper patch plate and a metal grounding plate with a width along a first direction and a length along a second direction. A shape of the upper patch plate has a first symmetry axis along the first direction and a second symmetry axis along the second direction. The first symmetry axis divides the upper patch plate into a first section and a third section. The second symmetry axis divides the upper patch plate into a second section and a fourth section. A first geometry center of the first section and the symmetry center are separated by a first distance, and a second geometry center of the second section and the symmetry center are separated by a second distance unequal to the first distance. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160197404 | DUAL-POLARIZED ANTENNA | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160197406 | DUAL-POLARIZED ANTENNA | 07-07-2016 |
| 20170237159 | GROUND PLANES FOR REDUCING MULTIPATH RECEPTION BY ANTENNAS | 08-17-2017 |
