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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8077110 | 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 s... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072389 | Integrated multi-band antenna module An integrated multi-band antenna module includes a first antenna body having a first body and a second body, and a second antenna body having a third body and a fourth body. The first to the fourth body have relative radiating portions, feed lines, and ground lines.... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8022887 | Planar antenna An antenna is disclosed. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises a driver comprising a folded dipole and an integral balun coupled to the folded dipole. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7999754 | 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 ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986281 | Multi-band antenna A multi-band antenna includes a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion extending perpendicularly from the first radiating portion, a third radiating portion extending perpendicularly from the second radiating portion and located at a same side with resp... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7868844 | Ultra-wide bandwidth antenna An ultra-wide bandwidth antenna includes a dielectric substrate, first and second conductive elements, and a third conductive element. The dielectric substrate has opposite first and second surfaces. The first conductive element is formed on the second surface of th... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7821470 | Antenna arrangement An antenna for a wireless communication may include a ground plane provided on a carrying structure, 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 p... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7782270 | Planar inverted-F antenna with extended grounding plane Disclosed is a planar inverted-F antenna with an extended grounding plane. The planar inverted-F antenna has a grounding metal plate having a selected side edge on which the extended grounding plane is formed and has a predetermined height. At least one antenna sign... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7782269 | 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 a light ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7746288 | Antenna for WWAN and integrated antenna for WWAN, GPS and WLAN The present invention relates to an antenna for WWAN and an integrated antenna for WWAN, WLAN, and GPS. The integrated antenna comprises a ground metal plate, a coupled WWAN antenna, a WLAN antenna, an auxiliary grounding element, and at least one supporting element... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7737908 | Antenna apparatus A disclosed antenna apparatus includes: a punched out antenna element made of a sheet metal; a punched out ground element made of a sheet metal, the ground element facing the antenna element; and a surface mount type coaxial connector mounted across the antenna elem... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7728783 | Antenna structure An antenna structure includes a connection portion. A feed portion connecting to the connection portion defines a feed point thereon. An inductance portion extends from the connection portion, and a free end of the inductance portion connects to a ground end. A capa... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7705798 | Fractal counterpoise, groundplane, loads and resonators An antenna system includes a fractalized element that may be a ground counterpoise, a top-hat located load assembly, or a microstrip patch antenna having at least one element whose physical shape is at least partially defined as a first or higher iteration determini... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7688276 | 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, ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7667662 | Antenna An antenna is provided. The antenna has a ground element, a radiator and a conductive element. The radiator has a body, wherein the body has a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge, and the first edge is parallel to the third edge, a length of th... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663568 | Antenna apparatus An antenna apparatus is disclosed that includes a synthetic resin case having an antenna element accommodating portion and a ground element accommodating portion, an antenna element made of punched sheet metal that is accommodated within the antenna element accommod... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7629940 | Multi-band antenna A multi-band antenna includes a radiating element comprising a first metal patch, a second metal patch extending along a direction different from the first metal patch, a grounding element parallel to the radiating element with a certain distance, a resonant cavity ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7595767 | Antenna An antenna having a construction enabling simple adjustment of impedance at the antenna connection terminal has a grounded plate; a plate-shape radiating conductor, positioned parallel to the grounded plate; a feed line conductor, one end of which is connected to a ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7589692 | Planar inverted F antenna tapered type PIFA with corrugation A planar inverted F antenna having a radiation patch having an asymmetric shape of linearly-tapered rectangle with a plurality of corrugated hollows is disclosed. The planar inverted F antenna having a radiation patch, includes: a first radiation patch for radiating... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7535431 | Antenna systems with ground plane extensions and method for use thereof An antenna system comprising a ground plane structure on a substrate, an antenna space on the substrate adjacent to the ground plane structure, the antenna space including an ungrounded antenna therein with an associated first resonant length, an extension of the gr... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7528791 | Antenna structure having a feed element formed on an opposite surface of a substrate from a ground portion and a radiating element An antenna includes a substrate, a ground element, a radiating element and a feed element. The ground element is disposed on the substrate and has an opening. The radiating element is disposed on the substrate and electrically connects to the ground element. The rad... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525503 | Digital television receiving antenna for plug-and-play device The present invention provides a digital television receiving antenna for a plug-and-play device. The digital television receiving antenna includes a first conducting portion; and a second conducting portion, coupled to the first conducting portion and having a reso... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7522119 | Multiband antenna with removed coupling A multiband antenna with removed coupling includes a radiator formed as a meander line bent zigzag several times and having a gap filling part in at least one area between neighboring meander lines. The gap filling part interconnects the neighboring meander lines. T... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7518567 | Planar antenna In a planar antenna, a plate member is adapted to be electrically grounded. A radiating electrode is opposing the plate member with a gap and extending parallel to the plate member. A feeding pin is disposed at a center part of the radiating electrode, and adapted t... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515114 | Unbalanced antenna An unbalanced antenna having a radiation conductor and a ground conductor provided with a predetermined gap therebetween is provided. At least a predetermined part of the ground conductor, the predetermined part being opposed to the radiation conductor, is left so t... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7495629 | Surface mountable inverted-F antenna and associated methods A microstrip slot dipole antenna of the inverted F type, includes a coplanar feed, and is suitable for easy peel-and-stick adhesive mounting. The antenna includes a ground plane, a dielectric layer, a horizontal element and a pair of spaced apart vertical elements d... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495630 | Feed point adjustable planar antenna The feed point adjustable planar antenna includes a ground component, a main radiation plane, a branch line extended from the main radiation plane, and a ground pin electrically connecting the radiation component with the ground component. If it needs to fine tune t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7443349 | Radio communication device A radio communication device including: a case; a circuit board mounted inside the case; an antenna apparatus that is arranged inside the case and is fed electricity from the circuit board; and one or a plurality of antenna improving elements that are each arranged ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443350 | Embedded multi-mode antenna architectures for wireless devices Low-profile, compact embedded multi-mode antenna designs are provided for use with computing devices, such as laptop computers, which enable ease of integration within computing devices with limited space, while providing suitable antenna characteristics (e.g., impe... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443343 | Fixture for mobile radio equipment in a vehicle The invention relates to a vehicle mobile radio holder for mounting a mobile radio terminal in a vehicle, with the vehicle mobile radio holder having a housing with a first housing part which is shaped to hold a mobile radio terminal. The vehicle mobile radio holder... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443348 | Omni-directional antenna An omni-directional antenna includes an electrically conductive ground plane, an electrically conductive parasitic disc spaced upwardly apart from the ground plane and parallel thereto, and an electrically conductive vertical antenna element extending up through the... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439921 | Chip antenna apparatus for receiving global positioning system signals A chip antenna apparatus for receiving global positioning system signals, includes a L-shaped ground area and an omni-directional chip antenna. The L-shaped ground area is disposed on a circuit board. The omni-directional chip antenna is disposed in a gap of the L-s... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439929 | Tuning antennas with finite ground plane A method of changing a resonant frequency of an antenna includes coupling the antenna to a ground plane of a circuit board, where the ground plane includes conductive material. The method further includes removing a section of conductive material from a first locati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439915 | 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.... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439922 | Antenna for a portable device A GPS antenna has two electrically connected L-sections disposed on opposite sides of a circuit board. The L-sections lie on two separate planes parallel to the circuit board surface. One L-section is connected to a feeding point located at one edge area of the circ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439916 | Antenna for mobile communication terminals An antenna comprising: a first substantially planar ground plate; a first substantially planar resonator positioned in a plane substantially parallel to the first ground plate; a second substantially planar ground plate positioned in a plane substantially parallel t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436360 | Ultra-wide band monopole antenna A wide band antenna. The antenna comprises a radiating element in a corner region of a substrate, spaced apart from a ground plane occupying a substantial portion of a remaining area of the substrate. Series and shunt impedance matching elements are connected to the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432865 | Antenna and portable device using the same An antenna with an adjustable grounding element and a related portable device is disclosed. The grounding element of the antenna according to the present invention includes a first section, a second section and a third section, wherein the first section is separatel... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432863 | Patch antenna for local area communications A patch antenna includes a radiator part which includes at least one first radiator attached to an area of one surface of a dielectric, and at least one second radiator disposed within the dielectric and electrically connected to the first radiator; and a ground par... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432860 | Multi-band antenna for GSM, UMTS, and WiFi applications The multi-band antenna described herein includes multiple antenna elements that collectively resonate in multiple different frequency bands. One exemplary antenna includes first and second vertically spaced antenna elements that connect to a ground plane. A feed ant... | 10/07/2008 |