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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179328 | Direction finding antenna Systems and methods provide a HESA (“High Efficiency Sensitivity Accuracy”) direction-finding (“DF”) antenna system that operates over a range from 2 MHz to 18 GHz. The system may include components such as a dipole array, a monopole array, and an edge-radia... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174454 | Dual-band antenna Dual-band antenna including a shorted loop slot antenna and a spiral antenna. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8098206 | Antenna arrangement for hearing device applications A device having an electric antenna and a magnetic antenna is described, the antennas being spatially arranged in immediate mutual proximity. The electric antenna has at least one current-carrying electric conductor which acts as a resonator for the electric antenna... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094081 | Dual band radio frequency (RF) and optical communications antenna and terminal design methodology and implementation A dual-band antenna is provided that combines two normally disparate communications modes into a single compact aperture minimizing overall mass and volume, while maintaining high performance efficiency and reciprocity of each individual mode. The antenna is compati... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094082 | Polarization diversity multi-antenna system The invention relates to a polarization diversity multi-antenna system comprising a first slot type antenna (20) and at least one second patch type antenna (30), said first and second antennas sharing the same ground plane (10), the slot of the ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8059046 | Antenna configurations for compact device wireless communication A diversity antenna for use with a portable host device such as a laptop computer, for example as part of a PCMCIA card pluggable into the laptop computer to enable wireless computer by the laptop computer, includes a main antenna and a diversity antenna. Various co... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8009112 | Feed assembly for dual-band transmit-receive antenna A Ka/Ku-band transmitter-receiver comprises a tri-band feed of a Ka-band transceiver, in conjunction with an array of phase combined patch receiving, antennas that operate at the Ku-band frequencies. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7965248 | Dual-feed and dual-band antenna A dual-feed and dual-band antenna includes a substrate, a grounding unit disposed on the substrate and having two opposite sides, a first radiating unit disposed on the substrate near the first side of the grounding unit, and a second radiating unit disposed on the ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7940225 | Antenna with shaped dielectric loading An apparatus, method of propagating a signal and method of manufacture for an antenna structure comprising a section which is positioned or formed in relation to a portion of the antenna structure, such that a portion of the electromagnetic (EM) field that is emitte... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936309 | Antenna for satellite reception There is disclosed an antenna for reception of circularly polarized satellite radio signals. The antenna comprises at least one two-dimensional or three-dimensional antenna conductor structure connected with an antenna output connector. The multi-dimensional antenna... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7804455 | Antenna apparatus for linearly polarized diversity antenna in RFID reader and method of controlling the antenna apparatus Provided are an antenna apparatus for linearly polarized diversity antennas in a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, and a method of controlling the antenna apparatus. The antenna apparatus includes: a plurality of linearly polarized diversity antennas dis... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7777682 | Plane circular polarization antenna and electronic apparatus According to an embodiment, a plane circular polarization antenna comprises a flat insulating substrate and a conductor provided on the flat insulating substrate. The conductor comprises an inverted F antenna including a feeding point, a ground portion, the ground p... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7750861 | Hybrid antenna including spiral antenna and periodic array, and associated methods The hybrid antenna includes a spiral antenna, e.g. a log spiral antenna, and a patch array layer adjacent to the spiral antenna and including a passive periodic patch array of conductive patch elements. A conductive ground plane may be adjacent to the patch array la... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7719476 | Complex antenna with protection member A complex antenna adapted for used in a electronic device, comprises a rod antenna, a helical antenna, a dipole antenna comprising a radiating element and a grounding element, and a feeding line. The feeding line comprises an inner conductor electrically connecting ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7598917 | Antenna module An antenna module including a ground plate, a first radiating body and a second radiating body is provided. The first radiating body is disposed above the ground plate for receiving or transmitting a first signal emitted from at least an artificial satellite. The se... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7498994 | Dual band antenna aperature for millimeter wave synthetic vision systems A dual band antenna system for synthetic vision systems including a slotted waveguide antenna having rows of slots on a front surface, a microstrip patch array antenna overlying the front surface of the slotted waveguide antenna; and at least one transceiver communi... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7460077 | Polarization control system and method for an antenna array In one embodiment, a polarization control system for an antenna array comprises a number of first and second antenna elements and a beam forming network. The first antenna elements have a direction of polarization that is different from a direction of polarization o... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7433725 | Dual purpose multi-brand monopole antenna A monopole antenna apparatus with dual purposes of being a multi-band mobile phone and a global positioning system. The antenna is formed on a substrate, and the substrate comprises a flat surface, a cambered surface, a first radiating metal line, including one high... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430397 | Radio repeater and radio relay transmission method A radio repeater including at least first and second relay systems, each including a reception antenna configured to receive a radio signal, a loop interference suppressor, connected to the reception antenna, configured to suppress a loop interference signal in the ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423578 | Split aperture array for increased short range target coverage A phased array radar system comprising a plurality of radiating elements configured in a common array aperture for detecting and tracking targets; and a transmit and receive arrangement responsive to a first control signal for configuring the plurality of radiating ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415248 | Multiband radio antenna with a flat parasitic element A multiband radio antenna device (1) for a radio communication terminal, comprising a flat ground substrate (2), and in a plane parallel to said ground substrate a flat parasitic element (7) and a flat antenna element (3). Said antenna el... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411560 | Low profile antennas and devices An apparatus includes a monopole extending substantially along an axis that may be vertical. However, the monopole may have a loop portion that deviates from the axis. Further, the apparatus includes multiple conductive elements, each having a substantially linear f... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405707 | Composite antenna A composite antenna includes a first antenna structure and a second antenna structure integrally combined with the first antenna structure to operate under different frequency bands respectively that are used in different radio transmission systems such that the fir... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7388550 | PxM antenna with improved radiation characteristics over a broad frequency range A low-loss, high-efficiency, broadband antenna including both electric and magnetic dipole radiators is provided herein. The broadband antenna may be referred to as a “P×M antenna” and may generally include a ground plane; a magnetic radiator formed within the ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385561 | Multiple monopole antenna The present invention seeks to provide a multiple monopole antenna including a looped conductor having at least two conductive arms extending therefrom and a common feed point located on the looped conductor. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385563 | Multiple antenna array with high isolation A high-isolation multiple in, multiple out (MIMO) antenna array includes, in one configuration, a ground plane, and a plurality of antenna transmitting/receiving elements arranged near the periphery of the ground plane, wherein each of the antenna transmitting/recei... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375686 | Planar inverted F antenna and method of making the same A multi-band antenna (1) used in wireless communications includes a radiating portion (2), a grounding portion (4), and a connecting portion (3). The radiating portion (2) includes a first radiating element (21) operating at... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372412 | Transceiver-integrated antenna The transceiver-integrated antenna includes an antenna element, a ground plate for grounding the antenna element, and a transceiver configured to transmit and receive radio signals through the antenna element. The transceiver is housed in a recess formed in the grou... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372409 | Slit loaded tapered slot patch antenna Patch antenna (100) for a wireless communications device has a reduced size. The patch antenna is operable on a fundamental frequency f0 and a first harmonic f1 of the fundamental frequency, with substantially co-located peak gain direct... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369091 | Mobile wireless communications device having dual antenna system for cellular and WiFi A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing. Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry is mounted on the circuit board. A first antenna is supported by the circuit board within the housing and operatively connected to the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369885 | Radio device and cellular phone having a notch with a bent-back portion Disclosed is a radio device comprising a notch antenna, wherein the notch antenna is comprised of a circuit substrate including a ground portion and a notch portion opened at one end thereof, and a radio circuit portion provided on the circuit substrate for supplyin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369089 | Antenna with multiple-band patch and slot structures A multiple-band antenna having a plurality of operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a plurality of structures configured for operation in respective ones of the plurality of operating frequency bands, and a plurality of structures configured fo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369092 | Mobile Wireless Communications device with multiple RF transceivers using a common antenna at a same time and related methods A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a common antenna carried by the housing and having a plurality of spaced apart signal feed points thereon. The device may further include a plurality of wireless radio frequency (RF) transceivers carr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369095 | Source-antennas for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic waves The present invention relates to a source-antenna for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic waves comprising an array of n radiating elements (113, 114) operating in a first frequency band, means (20) with longitudinal rad... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365687 | Antenna with disk radiator used in automatic meter reading (AMR) device An antenna for use in an automatic meter reading (AMR) module comprises a pin and a radiator. The radiator may be a disk radiator for example, that comprises an opening which may receive the pin. Desirably, the pin is affixed to the radiator at one end, and is dispo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366244 | Method and system for antenna interference cancellation A wireless communication system can comprise two or more antennas that interfere with one another via free space coupling, surface wave crosstalk, dielectric leakage, or other interference effect. The interference effect can produce an interference signal on one of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358912 | Coverage antenna apparatus with selectable horizontal and vertical polarization elements An antenna apparatus comprises selectable antenna elements including a plurality of dipoles and/or a plurality of slot antennas (“slot”). Each dipole and/or each slot provides gain with respect to isotropic. The dipoles may generate vertically polarized radiatio... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355559 | Small planar antenna with enhanced bandwidth and small strip radiator A planar small antenna and a small strip radiator are provided which have increased bandwidth. The small strip radiator has a main strip pattern and a plurality of convoluted strip patterns terminating the main strip pattern at each end. The plurality of convoluted ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352337 | Portable SDARS-receiving device with integrated audio wire and antenna An antenna having a plurality of elongated conductors is disclosed. The elongated conductors have a substantially straight portion and a substantially helical portion. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339542 | Ultra-broadband antenna system combining an asymmetrical dipole and a biconical dipole to form a monopole An ultra-broadband antenna system is disclosed. The antenna system is a single tubular antenna structure comprising an asymmetrical dipole fed with a biconical dipole. The biconical dipole covers the high frequency spectrum, while the asymmetrical dipole covers inte... | 03/04/2008 |
