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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7190319 | Wave antenna wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna may be in the form of a polygonal, elliptical curve and/or coil shape. The wireless communication device is coupled to the w... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7098855 | Emergency deployable GPS antenna The electronic device is for at least one of transmitting and receiving signals, has a housing 500 and at least a GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna 510 that is operatively connected to the housing 500. A control system 708 automatic... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7017439 | Adjusting device An adjustment device includes a lifting mechanism having a lifting arm articulated to a component of a stationary supporting structure for moving the component between two end positions. A rotary drive mechanism has an output member which is linked to the lifting ar... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012575 | Deceleration module integrated with rolling device for automatically extending/retracting antenna and automatic antenna extending system using the same A deceleration module for extending or retracting a whip antenna. In the deceleration module, a motor unit is installed on the bottom of a body housing, a deceleration unit reduces a rotating force provided coaxially from the motor unit at least twice. A roller unit... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6958733 | Micro antenna driving apparatus for use in mobile phone A micro antenna driving apparatus is installed in a housing of the mobile phone so as to extend or retract the antenna, and comprises a driving motor, and a decelerator. The driving motor includes a motor body provided with a magnet, and a shaft inserted in the moto... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6952188 | Satellite signal receiving antenna apparatus To assemble two kinds of antenna elements symmetrical with each other by only changing the direction of folding to bend an antenna portion and considerably reduce fabrication cost. A satellite signal receiving antenna apparatus of the invention is characterized in a... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6256000 | Motor driven antenna apparatus A motor-driven antenna device in which an antenna element (10) has a short protruding length so that the outer dimension of the entire device is reduced, and in which damping of an AM-band signal by a signal path is restrained with a small stray capacitan... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6107969 | Telescoping antenna mechanism A wireless device has a main housing and an antenna housing rotatably mounted on the main housing for rotation between a first, stored position alongside the main housing and at least one operative position. The antenna housing has a tubular extension pro... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6051901 | Motor unit fitted with buffer mechanism A motor unit fitted with a buffer mechanism which absorbs the turning force of a motor when an output shaft of the motor stops due to an external load while the motor is operative and which can provide stable performance without causing biting between a w... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6046706 | Antenna mast and method of using same An antenna mast and method of using it relate to a retractable mast having a retractable mast having a plurality of tubular telescoping sections to enable the mast to move between a fully retracted storage position and a fully extended use position. Each ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043796 | Clutch for motor driven antenna A clutch for a motor driven antenna according to the present invention includes a driving member rotated by a driving motor, a driven member for transmitting a rotating force of the driving member to an antenna element, and a clutch element for frictional... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6002378 | Telescopic rod antenna apparatus A telescopic rod antenna apparatus of the present invention includes a mechanism for extending/retracting a telescopic antenna element by operating a smallest-diameter one of rods of the antenna element, and a means for setting the rods in the second stat... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5995066 | One piece mast power antenna having electrical contact with sliding and docking contact portions An antenna apparatus includes electrical contacts which each have a sliding mast contact portion and a docking contact portion. The apparatus includes a linearly extendable and retractable one-piece mast antenna. The sliding mast contact portions of the e... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5973645 | Snap-on antenna and protective connector mounting for a hand-held electronic device A snap-on antenna and connector mounting assembly for a hand-held electronic device, such as a hand-held computer. The hand-held electronic device has a housing with a sidewall and a jack-receiving aperture therein, an antenna jack extending through the j... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5959593 | Device for telescoping a power antenna A power antenna for automatically stopping an electric motor when a telescoping trouble occurs with the antenna to thereby cause a load of more than a predetermined magnitude to be applied to the electric motor and preventing the electric motor from being... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5936589 | Dielectric rod antenna A dielectric rod antenna has a dielectric rod and a waveguide which receives one end of the dielectric rod to excite the dielectric rod. The dielectric rod is divided along its length into at least two sections including a hollow tubular dielectric sleeve... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5929826 | Motor driven antenna apparatus for use in automobiles A motor driven antenna apparatus for use in automobiles according to the present invention, includes a telescopic antenna mounted on the automobiles, a drive control mechanism for extending and retracting the telescopic antenna by a motor driven motor, a ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5900846 | Flexible telescoping antenna and method of constructing the same A flexible telescoping antenna is constructed of plastic tubular sections telescoping between an end section and a compact antenna. Conducting inserts are provided within the tubular sections and enable electrical contact at any extraction interval of the... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5889496 | Consolidated system of antennas A system of antennas for conserving space and concealing the separate identity of the individual antennas. The antennas may be a radio antenna and a telecommunications antenna. The antennas may have a common base to eliminate separate wires and holes in t... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5859622 | Mechanically controlled velocity extender system for antennas An antenna extender system includes a means for applying a bias force on the antenna to urge it toward an extended position, and a means for controlling the velocity of the antenna when it is moved from a retracted to the extended position by a constant b... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5835070 | Retractable antenna A retractable antenna for a communications device includes a housing; an elongated, flexible antenna mast having an inner end and an outer free end; a take-up spool rotatably mounted in the housing, the inner end of the mast secured to the take-up spool; ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5831579 | Latch mechanism for mobile communication devices A latch mechanism for a cellular phone includes a rotatable detent portion attached to the helix of the antenna. A fixed detent member permanently attached to the phone includes a passageway to allow the antenna and rotatable detent to pass therethrough. ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5793331 | User replaceable flexible retractable antenna A user replaceable flexible retractable antenna for use with a cordless phone comprises a conductive base pipe assembly having a screw terminal to be threadably received on a bracket assembly of the cordless phone, and a flexible antenna assembly having a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5642123 | Apparatus for electrically driving a retractable antenna An apparatus for electrically driving a retractable antenna comprises a motor, a worm gear attached to the driving shaft of the motor, a pair of worm wheels engaged with the worm gear, a pair of rollers for rotating in accordance with the rotation of the ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5578910 | Skew motor driving circuit This invention relates to a skew motor driving circuit of satellite video receiver for eliminating a remaining voltage of ripple form generated at skew motor in a satellite video receiver such as SVR and the like. The invention is an apparatus for receivi... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5576719 | Automatic telescopic antenna mechanism An automatic telephonic antenna mechanism for a radiotelephone handset having a body and a mouthpiece hinged thereto comprises a tubular antenna channel fastened to the body, an antenna plunger slidably installed within a first end of the channel, and a f... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5570103 | Driving apparatus for motor-driven telescopic antenna A driving apparatus for a motor-driven telescopic antenna including a rotary force transmitting mechanism installed between a drive side component rotated by a motor and a driven side component that extends and retracts an antenna element when rotated. Th... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5525844 | Automatically retractable radio antennas for automotive vehicles Automotive vehicles equipped with automatic or standard transmissions and having automatically extending and retracting radio antennas are equipped with an arrangement for automatically retracting the antennas upon shifting from drive to neutral. Many car... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5521442 | Automatic power antenna retraction In a vehicle with a radio, a transmission, a brake, a throttle, a vehicle speed and a power antenna, a method of controlling the power antenna comprising the steps of: (a) determining whether the radio is in an on state; (b) determining if the transmissio... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5448251 | Automatic telescopic antenna mechanism A radiotelephone handset having a tubular telescoping antenna and a slide-open mouthpiece is provided with a mechanical coupling between the mouthpiece and the antenna for automatically extending the antenna when the mouthpiece is opened.... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5414436 | Electric extensible car antenna An electric extensible car antenna including an antenna element support cylinder detachably mounted to a cylindrical support member of an antenna attachment base from the outside of a car body; a single small-diameter rod antenna element inserted in an an... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5370334 | Apparatus for driving rod antenna element for expansion/contraction An apparatus for driving a rod antenna element for expansion or contraction according to the invention is characterized in that its rotary drum for winding or unwinding a base portion of a rope for expanding or contracting the antenna element is provided ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5239304 | Three-wave antenna for vehicles A three-wave vehicle antenna in which an insulating pipe is connected to the tip of a conducting pipe, and an MT wave antenna element and a coaxial MT wave matching device are housed in the insulating pipe. One end of the coaxial MT wave feeder cable is c... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5235344 | Drive control apparatus for an electrically-driven type extensible/retractable antenna A drive control apparatus for an electrically-driven type extensible/retractable antenna comprises a control circuit connected to a power supply, a motor controllable by the control circuit to be rotated in a normal or a reverse direction, a multi-threade... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5220341 | Telescoping antenna apparatus with leakage prevention between its upper and lower sections An telescoping antenna includes a lower antenna portion and an upper antenna portion to be telescoped into the lower antenna portion. The lower antenna portion includes a cylindrical conductor having an inner cavity for accommodating the upper antenna por... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5218375 | Rapidly extendible and retractable antenna mast An extendible and retractable mast is shown which features a tubular body having telescopic sections carried therein. A travelling carriage is driven by means of a winch over associated sheaves to sequentially engage the trailing ends of the telescopic se... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5214440 | Motorized antenna device A motor is controlled so that it is not driven to further extend an antenna, even when a worm wheel receives a load from a drive cord and rotates to retract the antenna when the antenna is extended to its maximum length. The rotatable worm wheel for exten... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5212725 | Telephone being signal responsive for extending and retracting an antenna A telephone apparatus for a vehicle comprising a main antenna and a sub-antenna. The sub-antenna is operated to receive incoming electric waves including an incoming call signal. When the sub-antenna receives the incoming call signal or when an outgoing c... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5189435 | Retractable motorized multiband antenna A retractable motorized multi-band antenna is adapted to receive signals in the AM/FM bands and to receive and transmit signals in a significantly higher frequency band such as that used for cellular telephone. In order to transfer the coaxial input signa... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5187492 | Structure for mounting telescopic antenna for automobile The first structural aspect for mounting a telescopic antenna for an automobile includes a nut surrounding the top end portion of a spacer pipe and engaging with a threaded portion cut on the outside of the top end portion of a base pipe; a flange and a c... | 02/16/1993 |
