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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7948443 | Structural feed aperture for space based phased array antennas A structural phased array antenna and method for manufacturing are disclosed. An integrated structural antenna aperture can be used to reduce net weight, cost, and volume where an array of antenna elements are incorporated into a structural member, e.g. in a spacecr... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7852279 | Polarization-independent angle of arrival determination system using a miniature conformal antenna A miniature conformal antenna is provided with a polarization-independent output by using quadrature elements at the mouth of a cavity and by processing the RHCP and LHCP outputs of the elements to arrive at a polarization-dependent solution; and then correcting the... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7595765 | Embedded surface wave antenna with improved frequency bandwidth and radiation performance Embedded surface wave antenna elements incorporating different dielectric materials or other features are provided. The different dielectric materials can arranged adjacent a feed, to absorb energy that can cause undesirable reflections in the antenna element. In ad... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7446725 | Antenna structure assembly An antenna structure including a ground plate, a hollow bolt, and a conductive conical dome is provided. The hollow bolt passes through the ground plate, and a signal wire is laid in the hollow bolt. An insulator is disposed between the signal wire and the hollow bo... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7439926 | Planar antenna fitted with a reflector A planar antenna fitted with a reflector of small shape and small depth. A reflector 21 of planar shape is provided at the rear face of a radiator 20 of planar shape made of a triangular loop element. The side sections 21b on both sides o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436369 | Cavity embedded meander line loaded antenna and method and apparatus for limiting VSWR A wideband meander line loaded antenna is configured to be flush mounted to a conductive surface serving as a ground plane by embedding the meander line components within a conductive cavity surrounded at its top edge by the ground plane. The antenna thus looks out ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7408523 | Antenna assembly An antenna assembly is disclosed which can minimize interference of antennas for communication services. The antenna assembly is suitable to minimize side-lobes and back-lobes interfering with each other in antennas used in a repeater for communication services. The... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7372414 | Apparatus for emission and/or reception of electromagnetic waves for aerodynes This invention relates to an apparatus for emission and/or reception of electromagnetic waves for aerodynes, characterised in that it comprises a blade antenna on the top of the fuselage of the aerodyne, a principal reflect-array arranged horizontally at the bottom ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369879 | System for reducing the electromagnetic interference between two or more antennas coupled to a wireless communication device A system for reducing electromagnetic interference between two or more co-located antennas is described herein. In one embodiment, the system includes a first antenna for transmitting a first signal within a first frequency band, and a second antenna for operating w... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358920 | Cavity embedded antenna A nested cavity embedded loop mode antenna is provided with an ultra wide band response by nesting individual embedded cavity meander line loaded antenna modules, with the meander lines coupled to a ground plane plate either capacitively or directly so as to provide... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348933 | Compact multi-polarized antenna for portable devices A compact multi-polarized antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, and a method for constructing same, is disclosed. The antenna comprises at least two radiative antenna elements each having a first end and a second end. The second end... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345648 | Antenna unit An antenna unit comprises a hollow cylindrical member obtained by forming a flexible insulating film member into a hollow cylinder and an antenna pattern composed of a plurality of conductors formed on a peripheral surface of said hollow cylindrical member. A phase ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7330158 | Module substrate with antenna and radio module using the same An object of the present invention is to further miniaturize a module substrate with an antenna while maintaining desirable characteristics. A module substrate with an antenna according to the invention has a substrate body and first and second radiation conductors ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327317 | Dual-polarized microstrip patch antenna The invention relates to a dual polarised microstrip patch antenna comprising at least one individual element, each individual element comprising at least one rectangular, preferably quadratic, patch arranged on the upper face of a printed circuit board, having a fe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321338 | On-board antenna An on-board antenna includes a radiation element provided on a dielectric substrate, a grounding conductor surrounding a periphery of an outer edge portion of the radiation element at a position spaced away outwardly from the outer edge portion, and a conductive mem... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7289079 | Radiating element for radar array A radiating element for a radar array has a conductive shell defining a cavity having an aperture; a dielectric material at least partially covering the aperture, and an excitation device coupled to the cavity for exciting the cavity in a radar band. A radar array h... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283096 | Microstrip patch antenna for high temperature environments A patch antenna for operation within a high temperature environment. The patent antenna typically includes an antenna radiating element, a housing and a microwave transmission medium, such as a high temperature microwave cable. The antenna radiating element typicall... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7256751 | Fractal antennas and fractal resonators An antenna includes at least one element whose physical shape is at least partially defined as a second or higher iteration deterministic fractal. The resultant fractal antenna does not rely upon an opening angle for performance, and may be fabricated as a dipole, a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7250917 | Directional wire antennas for radio frequency identification tag system Directional wire antennas for use in article or personal tracking and/or inventory monitoring or control systems wherein the antennas are specifically configured to provide a tunable vertical beam angle which is less than their horizontal beam angle. The antennas ar... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245259 | Multiple antenna diversity on mobile telephone handsets, PDAs and other electrically small radio platforms There is disclosed an antenna device including a dielectric substrate having a first, upper surface and a second, lower surface, a conductive groundplane on the second surface or located between the first and second surfaces. At least two conductive feedlines are fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7224318 | Antenna apparatus and method for mounting antenna A planar antenna has a radiating element and a ground plate. A body of a vehicle has an internal edge that is formed by making a hole in the body. The planar antenna is located in the hole so that an imaginary plane of the internal edge is located between the radiat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221950 | Auto sensing home base station for mobile telephone with remote answering capabilities The present invention discloses in one embodiment a mobile telephone capable of communicating with a home base station through radio signals. The mobile telephone registers with a home base station before beginning to communicate with the home base station. The home... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197800 | Method of making a high impedance surface A high impedance surface and a method of making same. The surface includes a molded structure having a repeating pattern of holes therein and a repeating pattern of sidewall surfaces, the holes penetrating the structure between first and second major surfaces thereo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194083 | System and method for interfacing plain old telephone system (POTS) devices with cellular networks A system and method for interfacing plain old telephone system (PATS) devices with a cellular network is presented. In a broad sense, the system includes an interface that bridges the POTS devices with the cellular network. The interface is configured to convert POT... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187328 | Antenna device In an antenna device having a substantially conical conductive member, having upper and lower sides made open, erected in a substantially vertical direction around a substantially circular microstrip patch provided on the upper side of a substantially circular subst... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7158086 | Monopole antenna A monopole antenna is formed of a ground plane, a flat conductor faced to the ground plane and separated from it by a clearance “H”, and a linear conductor that is connected to the flat conductor, extended on the ground plane side in an insulated state from the ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7151503 | Antenna unit An antenna unit has a coaxial cable firmly connected and fixed to an antenna substrate by an easy soldering process and provides freedom in pattern formation and mounting of parts on the antenna substrate. The antenna unit includes an antenna substrate on which an a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149514 | Cellular docking station A system for communicating with the user of a cellular telephone via the cellular mobile radio (CMR) system and the public switched telephone network (PSTN). A communications interface appends the telephone exchange number of an outgoing communication to include an ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7130609 | Wireless backup telephone device and associated support system A wireless telephone backup device for landline telephone equipment that may be located on the customer side of the landline service connection, typically in a restricted access location, such as an attic, basement, or utility closet. An interconnection circuit in t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123195 | Wide band antenna Disclosed is a wideband antenna with a lowered standing wave ratio. The wideband antenna interposes a substance whose conductivity is about 0.1 through 10.0 as an interposition between a reference conductor and a radiation conductor; and thereby, the antenna reduces... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109821 | Connections and feeds for broadband antennas The present invention relates to connecting and impedance matching a balanced electrical signal, such as that received by an antenna, with an unbalanced transmission circuit, such as that delivered to an amplifier. A planar circuit board is described that delivers s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102582 | Planar antenna and radio apparatus A planar antenna is formed of a circuit substrate and a slot line formed on the circuit substrate for guiding an electromagnetic wave in an axial direction thereof, the planar antenna emitting the electromagnetic wave at an end part of said slot line, wherein the en... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098853 | Conformal channel monopole array antenna According to an embodiment of the present invention, a conformal channel monopole array antenna includes a base plate having a continuous electrically conducting channel formed therein, and a substrate coupled to the base plate. The substrate has a plurality of radi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7084828 | Shaped ground plane for dynamically reconfigurable aperture coupled antenna Method for controlling an input impedance of an antenna (100). The method can include the steps of coupling RF energy from an input RF transmission line (106) to an antenna radiating element (102) through an aperture (112) defined in a gr... | 08/01/2006 |
