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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149174 | Antenna system An antenna system includes plural antennas. Each antenna is different than every other antenna. Each antenna is characterized by a principal plane. A principal plane of a first antenna is oblique to a principal plane of a second antenna. The first antenna includes a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8115693 | Sensor for detecting high frequency signals A sensor that senses incident RF signals is provided. The sensor is capable of sensing signals in the Gigahertz (GHz) and Terahertz (THz) range. The sensor may utilize one or more cantilevers, an interferometer, or may be formed in a box-type configuration. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8077098 | Antenna test system A method and system are provided for testing antenna systems using position determination, orientation determination, test pattern analysis using a variety of factors and equipment including positions and orientation of antenna(s) under test at specific points and s... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7994991 | Radiation diagram measuring system for a transmitting antenna The measuring system includes a receiver including at least one fixed receiving antenna for picking up electromagnetic fields generated by a transmitting antenna belonging to an electronic device, and a positioning device on which a support element is placed. The po... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994990 | Simulator for internal antennas in telemetry devices Systems and methods are described for simulating an internal antenna within a telemetry device. The simulator device includes a housing having at least one opening, wherein the housing is configured to accommodate close proximity placement of the telemetry device. T... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7969367 | Antenna coupler An antenna coupler for testing a transmitter and/or receiver device for wireless communication, in particular, a mobile telephone, comprises a holding element for the transmitter and/or receiver device and several antenna elements, which are arranged in such a manne... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7924232 | Electromagnetic wave measuring method and electromagnetic wave measuring apparatus An electromagnetic wave measuring method is provided that is capable of performing high-precision measurement in a shorter time and in a greater variety of frequency bands than heretofore with a comparatively simple configuration. A plate-like antenna (13) of... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7884772 | Radar apparatus and alignment sensor A radar apparatus including: a radar antenna array; and, a sensor for detecting a relative distortion of at least one portion of the radar antenna relative to at least one other portion of the radar antenna array. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7876276 | Antenna near-field probe station scanner A miniaturized antenna system is characterized non-destructively through the use of a scanner that measures its near-field radiated power performance. When taking measurements, the scanner can be moved linearly along the x, y and z axis, as well as rotationally rela... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7847742 | Test fixture for assembled wireless devices A fixture for radio frequency (“RF”) testing of an assembled wireless device, the wireless device having a removable casing concealing one or more RF spring connectors, the fixture comprising: a retainer for receiving the wireless device with the removable casin... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847743 | Method for measuring inverse scattering wave, and apparatus for identifying inferior RFID transponder and reader using the same Provided is a method for measuring inverse scattering wave, which includes installing a scattering object which is a test object in a coupler, feeding an electrical signal to an input terminal of the coupler, terminating an output terminal and an isolation terminal ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7782262 | Device for controlling the specific absorption rate of mass-produced radiant objects The invention relates to a device for controlling the specific absorption rate of mass-produced radiant objects. The inventive device is characterized in that it comprises: at least one sensor for measuring a power radiated by an object which is located in the zone,... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7755550 | System and method for isolating an individual radiation pattern of a given radiator in the presence of other radiators Disclosed is a system and method for determining the far-field radiation pattern of an antenna within a composite radiator. The method involves performing a near-field scan at an angular sample spacing corresponding to a minimum sphere centered at the crossing of tw... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750859 | Generic pick-up horn for high power thermal vacuum testing of satellite payloads at multiple frequency bands and at multiple polarizations Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for high power thermal vacuum testing of satellite payloads using pick-up horns. Such pick-up horns can include at least one outer metal wall forming a metal body and at least one interior surface disposed in the metal b... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7733280 | Antenna system An antenna system includes plural antennas. Each antenna is different than every other antenna. Each antenna is characterized by a principal plane. A principal plane of a first antenna is oblique to a principal plane of a second antenna. The first antenna includes a... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7696937 | Antenna combiner with a try square An antenna coupler for testing mobile transmitters and/or receivers, especially mobile telephones, comprises a mounting surface for the mobile transmitter and/or receiver and an antenna element. A mounting bracket is disposed on the mounting surface. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7696936 | Method of and device for determining at least one characteristic parameter of a resonant structure A method of determining at least one characteristic parameter of a resonant structure (4) comprising the following steps: firstly placing the resonant structure (4) at a location, said location being located in the far field of a first antenna (2 | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692593 | Generic pick-up horn for high power thermal vacuum testing of satellite payloads at multiple frequency bands and at multiple polarizations Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for high power thermal vacuum testing of satellite payloads using pick-up horns. Such pick-up horns can include at least one outer metal wall forming a metal body and at least one interior surface disposed in the metal b... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7683842 | Distributed built-in test and performance monitoring system for electronic surveillance A distributed test system for implementing enhanced BIT (Built-In-Test) within an ESM (Electronic Surveillance Monitoring) or RF receiver system. The distributed test system includes a system processor, a programmable RF source element or other comparable test signa... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7667656 | Pre-alignment outside an antenna measurement range A method is disclosed for optically pre-aligning and referencing an antenna set-up outside an antenna measurement range. The pre-alignment is performed in an integration room close to the antenna measurement range in order to avoid unnecessary occupation of the meas... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663560 | Antenna pointing aid A satellite system 10 includes an outdoor unit that has an LNB 24. The antenna of the outdoor unit is aligned using a microwave energy-absorbing cap. The microwave-absorbing cap has microwave-absorbing material therein or thereon. A signal strength met... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7642973 | Electromagnetic wave analysis apparatus and design support apparatus A design support apparatus of the present invention includes the following: an antenna electromagnetic field distribution input portion that inputs data indicating an antenna electromagnetic field distribution in the vicinity of electronic equipment; a board near el... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7592959 | Radio frequency interference suppression enclosure A method and apparatus for RF suppression is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of mounting a first RF antenna into an RF suppression enclosure. The RF suppression enclosure has an opening in one side of the enclosure. The first RF antenna is aligned with a t... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7586450 | Device for transmitting and/or receiving high-frequency signals in an open or closed space system A device for transmitting and/or receiving high-frequency signals in an open or closed, spatial system, wherein the device is embodied as an array antenna, which transmits and receives high-frequency signals with a specified form of wavefront. The array antenna comp... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7583229 | Method for detection of faulty antenna array elements A method for early detection of faulty antenna arrays comprising the step of treating said detection as a special case of target recognition; wherein targets of interest are all previous examples of defective antenna arrays. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7541995 | Electromagnetic signal proximity detection systems and methods Various methods and systems directed to electromagnetic signal proximity detection are disclosed. For example, an EM detector may include an antenna array for sensing electromagnetic radiation produced by a source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation, one or... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7541994 | Refractive compact range A radio-frequency-device test range (the Refractive Compact Range) includes a physical space having a source zone for placing an antenna or array of antennas, and a test zone for placing a sensor or other device to be tested. A lens and an apodizer are placed in the... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7535425 | Method and system for generating three-dimensional antenna radiation patterns A method and system for generating three-dimensional antenna patterns from two-dimensional cross sections. The method involves an estimate (1006), on a given vertical plane, obtained by rotating a gain value (1010) from the front of the vertical patter... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7444264 | Method and an apparatus for measuring the performance of antennas, mobile phones and other wireless terminals An apparatus and a method are for measuring the radiation efficiency of antennas and the communication power of mobile and wireless terminals. The apparatus includes a chamber to enclose the antenna or terminal to be tested. The chamber includes walls of an inwardly... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440766 | Method for employing multipath propagation in wireless radio communications A method of employing multipath propagation in wireless radio communications uses an omnidirectional transmitting/receiving antenna at one end of a transmission link to send an interrogating signal across an environment subject to multipath disturbances to a phase-c... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7372398 | Electronic target position control at millimeter wave for hardware-in-the-loop applications An apparatus for use in controlling a simulated target position in a millimeter wave, hardware-in-the-loop system includes a pair of horns and a conditioning circuit. The conditioning circuit is capable of generating a pair of output millimeter wave signals, each to... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373105 | Method of determining communication link quality employing beacon signals A method of determining communication link quality includes the steps of: providing communications stations (e.g., UHF communications satellites, base stations of a terrestrial cellular network) with beacon transmitters that are used to transmit two types of signals... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366508 | Radio access point testing method and testing apparatus The normality verification and radio characteristics test of a radio communication system are executed. RF-SWs (radio-frequency coaxial switches) change-over the paths of signals which are transmitted to and received from an access terminal function portion included... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358908 | System and method for regulating antenna electrical length A system and method are provided for regulating the electrical length of an antenna. The method comprises: communicating transmission line signals at a predetermined frequency between a transceiver and an antenna; sensing transmission line signals; and, modifying th... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355417 | Techniques for obtaining electromagnetic data from a circuit board A system is configured to obtain electromagnetic data from a circuit board. A set of sensing locations resides in a plane which is substantially parallel to the circuit board. The system includes a probe, a robotic assembly coupled to the probe, and a controller cou... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353020 | Radio access point testing apparatus and method of testing radio access point A reception sensitivity is measured at a high precision. An access terminal function portion includes the transmitter part and receiver part of a communication terminal in a radio communication system. A path switch part effects switching so as to connect the input ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348925 | Antenna unit and feeding component An antenna unit includes a feeding component 40 and a metal plate 50 on which the feeding component 40 is mounted. The feeding component 40 has an attaching member 43 made of resin to support a feeding line against the metal plate.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346477 | Testing a station's response to a reduction in wireless signal strength Techniques for testing a station, such as a wireless-enabled device, are described. A first method relates to evaluating a station configured to communicate with at least one access point. Another device is controlled to communicate wirelessly with the station by tr... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336230 | Method for measuring electromagnetic radiation pattern and gain of radiator using term waveguide A method for measuring electromagnetic radiation pattern and gain of radiator using TEM waveguide is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) measuring powers of output port of a transverse electric and magnetic (TEM) waveguide by changing arrangements of the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324064 | Passive anti-jamming antenna system System and method for improving the interference resistance of an radio frequency (RF) antenna system through passive prescreening of the RF energy incident upon the antenna. The invention physically partitions the RF environment into two or more sectors with respec... | 01/29/2008 |
