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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7868838 | Ultra wideband antenna A wideband antenna includes a ground element comprising an upper first side, a first metal sheet a short arm connecting to the first side of the grounding element and a long arm separated from the first side, a second metal sheet electrically connecting to the first... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7773040 | Dual-band F-slot patch antenna A dual-band antenna includes a planar conductive layer comprising a conductive region and a central non-conductive region. The conductive region and the non-conductive region together define a pair of interconnected F-slot structures, and a loop strip structure coup... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7755554 | Antenna An antenna (100) disposed on a first substrate (10) and a second substrate (20) includes a feeding portion (110) and a radiating portion (120). The feeding portion (110) is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7642977 | Extendable built-in antenna unit of mobile device An extendable built-in antenna unit for a mobile device is disclosed that includes a whip antenna, a helical antenna, an antenna receiving part and an intenna pattern. The helical antenna may be extractably and retractably mounted in the antenna receiving part. The ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7358848 | Wireless remote sensor An integrated circuit implements a wireless remote sensor. The wireless remote sensor includes an antenna coupled to an energy distribution unit to allow passive collection of electrical charge. A signal processing unit couples to the energy distribution unit and mo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354311 | Housing-shaped shielding plate for the shielding of an electrical component A housing-shaped shielding plate for shielding of an electrical component, in particular a radio-frequency, optoelectronic transceiver, is described. The housing-shaped shielding plate has a shielding plate body with a first region which lies inside a metallic struc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352332 | Multiple disparate wireless units sharing of antennas Multiple disparate wireless units sharing of antennas are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes, but is not limited to, a first wireless communication unit of a first wireless communication standard, where the first standard includes selecting o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342550 | Rugged, metal-enclosed antenna The antenna includes a metallic enclosure having a height dimension. At least one slotted opening is formed along the metallic enclosure. Each slotted opening has a slotted opening length and a slotted opening width. The slotted opening length is at least twice as l... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7324055 | Antenna having wide transmitting angle An antenna device includes a seat, a longitudinal antenna member having a lower portion disposed on the seat, and a cylindrical antenna member having a lower portion disposed on the seat and having a chamber formed by an outer peripheral wall, and the longitudinal a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7307588 | Ultra wide bandwidth planar antenna A planar antenna, which is operable within the ultra wide bandwidth, includes a dielectric substrate, an elliptical radiating element, a feeding element, and a grounding element. The dielectric substrate has opposite first and second surfaces. The elliptical radiati... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7292192 | Antenna system and portable terminal having the antenna system An antenna system mounted in a portable terminal has a main antenna for transmitting and receiving a radio wave signal, wherein the main antenna is contained in a body of the portable terminal in a first mode of the portable terminal and is pulled out from a body of... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283097 | Multi-band antenna with patch and slot structures A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structu... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280799 | Mobile phone repeater A wireless communication device repeater includes two antennas coupled to a bi-directional gain stage. A gain control system is coupled to the gain stage and adjusts the gain of the gain stage based on oscillation events. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276990 | Single-pole multi-throw switch having low parasitic reactance, and an antenna incorporating the same A switch arrangement comprises a plurality of MEMS switches arranged on a substrate about, and close to, a central point, each MEMS switch being disposed on a common imaginary circle centered on the central point. Additionally, and each MEMS switch is preferably spa... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7253699 | RF MEMS switch with integrated impedance matching structure An impedance matching structure for a RF MEMS switch having at least one closeable RF contact in an RF line, the impedance matching structure comprising a protuberance in the RF line immediately adjacent the RF contact that forms one element of a capacitor, the othe... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245269 | Adaptive beam forming antenna system using a tunable impedance surface A method of and apparatus for beam steering. A feed horn is arranged so that the feed horn illuminates a tunable impedance surface comprising a plurality of individually tunable resonator cells, each resonator element having a reactance tunable by a tuning element a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242917 | Apparatus and method for antenna attachment An apparatus and method of for attaching an antenna to a mobile communication device. The apparatus can include radio frequency generation circuitry, a radio frequency feed point coupled to the radio frequency generation circuitry, a direct current voltage source co... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242357 | Antenna for vehicle An antenna for vehicle, i.e. a wire antenna being arranged on the surface of the window glass of an automobile or the like, comprising a first element having a length extending from a first feeding point equal to any one of ¼, ¾ or 5/4 of the wavelength of a trans... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239283 | Antenna There is disclosed an antenna having a tapered radiating element possessing a slow-wave structure along a tapered radiating edge thereof. The radiating element is combined with a ground plane conductor to form a monopole antenna. The slow-wave structure supports an ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236750 | Techniques for correcting for phase and amplitude offsets in a MIMO radio device Techniques to correct for phase and amplitude mismatches in a radio device in order to maintain channel symmetry when communicating with another device using MIMO radio communication techniques. Correction for the amplitude and phase mismatches among the plurality o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231237 | Wireless communication device with strategically positioned antenna A wireless communication device (200) is provided, the wireless communication device (200) can include at least one antenna (240), the antenna (240) positioned beneath the face plate (252) and base plate (255) of a user inte... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209080 | Multiple-port patch antenna A system and method for combining and radiating electromagnetic energy. The invention includes a novel antenna comprising a first dielectric substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, a patch of conducting material disposed on the first surface, a ground p... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191507 | Method of producing a wireless communication device A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communicati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176838 | Multi-band antenna A multi-band antenna (10) includes one or more a loop portions (12) substantially defining operation in frequency ranges covering between approximately 800 MegaHertz and approximately 1.0 GigaHertz and between approximately 1.8 GigaHertz and approximat... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167132 | Small antenna and a multiband antenna A small antenna comprising: an antenna pattern consisting of: two linear conductor elements; a shorting element that electrically connects the two linear conductor elements and a dielectric in a predetermined shape that contains the antenna pattern therein; where th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164387 | Compact tunable antenna The present disclosure relates to a method and an antenna for transmitting/receiving a RF signal at a plurality of different frequencies. Transmitting/receiving a RF signal at a plurality of different frequencies is achieved by providing a F antenna comprising a plu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7154451 | Large aperture rectenna based on planar lens structures A rectenna structure comprising a flexible, dielectric sheet of material; a plurality of metallic lenslets disposed on the sheet of material; and a plurality of diodes disposed on the sheet of material, each diode in said plurality of diodes being arranged at a focu... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145518 | Multiple-frequency common antenna A multiple-frequency common antenna has a first substrate sheet and a second substrate sheet respectively structured by an HIP consisting of a metal plate, small metal plates disposed in two dimensions and linear metal bars connecting these elements. The antenna res... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132991 | Miniature planar notch antenna using microstrip feed line A miniature antenna for various wireless communication applications in the ISM band around 2.45 GHz is provided. The miniature antenna mainly contains a bended planar notch antenna with a metallic stub as a capacitive load. A microstrip feed line is also appropriate... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127218 | Scanning antenna diversity system for FM radio for vehicles A scanning antenna diversity system for mobile FM radio having an antenna system with controllable logic switch, wherein a different high-frequency reception signal is passed to a receiver. An IF signal turns on a diversity processor, which switches the logic switch... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123203 | Circularly polarized wire antenna Each of the strands being powered by a single conducting wire wherein each of these strands describes an initial segment which is radial relative to a geometric axis perpendicular to the main plane, each of the strands is extended along a circle arc center on this g... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116267 | Method for generating calibration signals for calibrating spatially remote signal branches of antenna systems The invention concerns a method for generating calibration signals for calibrating spatially remote signal branches of antenna systems. In accordance with the invention, a base signal is generated by mean of a timer and is fed to a distributor unit for distribution ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113149 | Apparatus and method for clamping cables in an antenna An antenna including a metallic reflector; a radiating element disposed on the reflector; a metallic power divider disposed on the reflector; a coaxial cable interconnecting the power divider to the radiating element; and a clamp for clamping the coaxial cable to th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7091917 | Complex antenna apparatus A complex antenna apparatus including a base, a circular polarization antenna and a capacitance (inductance) cylinder loading monopole antenna. The base has a central through hole. The circular polarization antenna is disposed on the base and has a hollow feeding po... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088302 | Device for receiving and/or emitting electromagnetic waves with radiation diversity A device, applicable to the field of wireless transmission, receives and/or transmits electromagnetic waves with radiation diversity. This device comprises, on a common substrate (3), at least one antenna of the slot type (1) formed by a closed curve, ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081853 | Mobile communication terminal A mobile communication terminal comprises a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element is arranged over the surface of the circuit substrate contained in the terminal cabinet, the surface being located remotest from the ear of the ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7071888 | Steerable leaky wave antenna capable of both forward and backward radiation Leaky wave antenna beam steering that is capable of steering in a backward direction, as well as further down toward the horizon in the forward direction than was previously possible, and also directly toward zenith. The disclosed antenna and method involve applying... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068234 | Meta-element antenna and array An antenna having at least one main element and a plurality of parasitic elements. At least some of the elements have coupling elements or devices associated with them, the coupling elements or devices being tunable to thereby control the degree of coupling between ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7042860 | Wireless communication system, weight control apparatus, and weight vector generation method Signals received by a plurality of antenna elements are supplied to a beam forming circuit via a distributor. The beam forming circuit weights and combines the signals to output a reception signal corresponding to a beam having a predetermined directionality pattern... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038636 | Helical antenna A helical antenna has a helix supported by a helix support. The helix support includes at least one piece of flexible sheet having its two surfaces covered with a layer antistatic material. The flexible sheet is curlable into a revolution surface configuration to fo... | 05/02/2006 |
