Patents Examined by Vibol Tan
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Patent number: 11996604Abstract: A mounting assembly for cellular communication components includes a support mast and a mast bracket with w-shaped geometry. The mast bracket includes a central body defining a groove to receive the support mast. The mast bracket also includes a first support tab extending from the central body opposite the groove in a first direction. The first support tab defines a first slot. A second support tab extends from the central body opposite the groove in the first direction with the second support tab substantially parallel to the first support tab and defining a second slot. A device bracket is coupled to the mast bracket and comprises an elongated body to receive cellular equipment. A third support tab extends from the elongated body opposite the mating surface and defines a fifth slot. A fastener extends through the first slot, the second slot, and the fifth slot.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: DISH Wireless L.L.C.Inventors: Jerome A. Lapalme, Greg Ivey, Chris Patton
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Patent number: 11996630Abstract: An antenna structure includes a ground element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, and a nonconductive support element. The first radiation element is coupled to a first grounding point on the ground element. The second radiation element has a feeding point. The second radiation element is adjacent to the first radiation element. The third radiation element is coupled to a second grounding point on the ground element. The third radiation element is adjacent to the second radiation element. The first radiation element, the second radiation element, and the third radiation element are disposed on the nonconductive support element. The second radiation element is at least partially surrounded by the first radiation element. The third radiation element is at least partially surrounded by the second radiation element.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yu-Chen Zhao, Chung-Ting Hung, Chin-Lung Tsai, Ying-Cong Deng, Kuan-Hsien Lee, Yi-Chih Lo, Kai-Hsiang Chang, Chun-I Cheng, Yan-Cheng Huang
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Patent number: 11996618Abstract: Disclosed is a shaped horn in conjunction with a dielectric tube for enhanced aperture directivity that can achieve a near optimum efficiency. The shaped horn provides additional mode control to provide an improved off-axis cross-polarization response. The horn shape can be individually optimized for isolated horns or for horns in a feed array. The feed array environment can produce results that lead to a different optimized shape than the isolated horn. Lower off axis cross-polarization can result in improved efficiency and susceptibility to interference.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Viasat, Inc.Inventors: Donald L. Runyon, Anders Jensen
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Patent number: 11990687Abstract: An electronic device may include an antenna disposed on a substrate. The antenna may include a ring of conductive traces, a fed arm, and an unfed arm. The fed arm and the unfed arm may extend from opposing segments of the ring. The ring may be coupled to ground by fences of conductive vias extending through the substrate. The first arm may have a first radiating edge. The second arm may have a second radiating edge. The first radiating edge may be separated from the second radiating edge by a gap. The first arm may indirectly feed the second arm via near-field electromagnetic coupling across the gap. The first and second arms may collectively radiate in an ultra-wideband (UWB) frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alden T Rush, Soroush Akbarzadeh, Hongfei Hu, Han Wang, Javier Gomez Tagle, Ming Chen, Carlo Di Nallo, Mattia Pascolini, Erdinc Irci, Ali Pourghorban Saghati
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Patent number: 11991799Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices described herein provide for operating a lighting fixture with a plurality of light sources at a target chromaticity with a target output spectral power distribution. The methods include multiplying a first spectral power distribution by a second spectral power distribution to determine a product spectral power distribution, multiplying the product spectral power distribution by an illuminant spectral power distribution to determine the target output spectral power distribution at the target chromaticity, and driving the plurality of light sources at intensities corresponding to the target output spectral power distribution.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.Inventors: William R. Florac, Evan Gnam, Wendy Luedtke, Gary Bewick, Michael Wood
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Patent number: 11978955Abstract: A unit cell can be used for a metasurface, metamaterial, or beamforming antenna. The unit cell includes a metal layer attached to a substrate. The metal layer defines an iris opening for the unit cell. One or more tunable capacitance devices are positioned within or across the iris opening. Each tunable capacitance device is to tune resonance frequency of the unit cell. Mass transfer technologies or self-assembly processes may be used to position the tunable capacitance devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan A. Stevenson, Mohsen Sazegar, Cagdas Varel, Seyed Mohamad Amin Momeni Hasan Abadi, Steven Howard Linn, Hussein Esfahlani, Witold Teller
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Patent number: 11978956Abstract: An antenna arrangement having a stacked layered structure. The antenna arrangement includes a radiation layer including one or more radiation elements, and a distribution layer facing the radiation layer. The distribution layer is arranged to distribute a radio frequency signal to the one or more radiation elements. The distribution layer includes at least one distribution layer feed. Any of the distribution layer and the radiation layer includes a first electromagnetic bandgap, EBG, structure arranged to form at least one first waveguide intermediate the distribution layer and the radiation layer. The first EBG structure is arranged to prevent electromagnetic radiation in a frequency band of operation from propagating from the first waveguide in directions other than through the distribution layer feed and the one or more radiation elements. The radiation layer and the distribution layer are attached to each other with one or more fastening members including respective deformable tails.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: GAPWAVES ABInventors: Magnus Elovsson, Mattias Ulenius
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Patent number: 11978962Abstract: An antenna array that utilizes ground guard rings and metamaterial structures is disclosed. In certain embodiments, the antenna array is constructed from a plurality of antenna unit cells, wherein each antenna unit cell is identical. The antenna unit cell comprises a top surface, that contains a patch antenna and a ground guard ring. A reactive impedance surface (RIS) layer is disposed beneath the top surface and contains the metamaterial structures. The metamaterial structures are configured to present an inductance to the patch antennas, thereby allowing the patch antennas to be smaller than would otherwise be possible. In some embodiments, the metamaterial structures comprise hollow square frames. An antenna array constructed using this antenna unit cell has less coupling than conventional antenna arrays, which results in better performance. Furthermore, this new antenna array also requires less space than conventional antenna arrays.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.Inventors: Attila Zólomy, Ádám Süle, Joel Kauppo, Terry Lee Dickey, Jeffrey Tindle
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Patent number: 11973500Abstract: A field programmable gate array (FPGA) utilizing resistive switching memory technology is described. The FPGA can comprise a switching block interconnect having a set of signal input lines and a set of signal output lines. Respective intersections of the signal input lines and signal output lines can have two resistive switching memory cells, a current differential latch, and a switching transistor (also referred to as a pass gate transistor) arranged in a circuit. Resistance states of the resistive switching memory cells can be programmed to control an output voltage state of the current differential latch. The output voltage state is latched into the current differential latch which can drive a gate of the switching transistor to activate or deactivate the switching transistor, which in turn activates or deactivates an intersection of the FPGA.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: CROSSBAR, INC>Inventors: Sang Nguyen, Cung Vu, Hagop Nazarian
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Patent number: 11973270Abstract: Various examples are provided for flat lens antennas and their operation. In one example, among others, an antenna includes electrically thin (W<<?high), highly conducting, TEM mode antenna arms fed at a first end by a balun. The TEM mode antenna arms can be embedded in a spatially varied anisotropic dielectric material. A separation between the TEM mode antenna arms can increase from the first end to a second end where the TEM mode antenna arms transition to resistive card (Rcard) terminations when the TEM mode antenna arms are separated by a distance Hr, where a ratio of Hr to a height (H) of the antenna is in a range from about 0.2 to about 0.8.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: COMPASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLCInventors: John W. Schultz, Brian L Petrie, Crystal L Bethards, James G. Maloney
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Patent number: 11962298Abstract: A system and method for a logic device is disclosed. A first substrate, and a second substrate is provided, which are spaced apart from each other and manifests Spin orbit torque effect. A nanomagnet is disposed over the first substrate and the second substrate. A first charge current is passed through the first substrate and a second charge current is passed through the second substrate. A direction of flow of the first charge current and the second charge current defines an input value of either a first value or a second value. A spin in the nanomagnet is selectively oriented based on the direction of flow of the first charge current and the second charge current. The spin in the nanomagnet is selectively read to determine an output value as the first value or the second value. The logic device is configured as a XOR logic.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Ceremorphic, Inc.Inventors: Sanghamitra Debroy, Akshaykumar Salimath, Venkat Mattela
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Patent number: 11955737Abstract: An antenna module includes: a radiating element and a filter device including a plurality of resonators. The plurality of resonators include a first resonator and a second resonator, the second resonator being disposed at a final stage. The first resonator and the second resonator are each electrically coupled to the radiating element. A degree of a coupling of the resonator and the radiating element is weaker than a degree of a coupling of the resonator and the radiating element.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAITAMA UNIVERSITY, MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masataka Ohira, Kaoru Sudo, Yoshinori Taguchi
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Patent number: 11956935Abstract: The embodiments are directed to protecting objects having sensitive electronics from high power radio frequency (HPRF) interference signals. An object with the sensitive electronics has a thin film applied to the object's outer surface. The thin film conforms to the object's outer surface contours. The thin film has a substrate foundation, an array in intimate adjacent contact with the substrate foundation. The array has a plurality of radio frequency (RF) witness films overlain on the substrate foundation. Each RF witness film in the plurality of RF witness films is equally-spaced from adjacent RF witness films.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Zachary A. Sechrist, Christopher G. Yelton
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Patent number: 11942672Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cavity high-Q triple-mode dielectric resonance structure and a filter with the resonance structure. The resonance structure includes a cavity and a cover plate, wherein an arrangement inside the cavity includes a cube-like dielectric resonance block and a dielectric support frame; the cube-like dielectric resonance block and the dielectric support frame form a triple-mode dielectric resonance rod; between the triple-mode dielectric resonance rod and an inner wall of the cavity is air; one or any end of the cube-like dielectric resonance block is connected with the dielectric support frame respectively; the dielectric support frame is connected with the inner wall of the cavity; and the cube-like dielectric resonance block forms a triple-mode resonance in three directions of axes X, Y and Z of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HONGKONG FINGU DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Qingnan Meng
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Patent number: 11930583Abstract: A system for heat conditioning an area of Earth includes an Earth-orbiting satellite. The satellite includes a power supply, a precursor gas supply, and one or more double helicon plasma beam generators coupled to the power supply and the gas supply and configured to generate a high-density plasma and further configured with a magnetic nozzle to maintain a shape of the beam; therefore, the top surface area of the beam is maximized. The generated high-density plasma provides enhanced electromagnetic waves absorption, reflection, and deflection of incoming solar light and electromagnetic radiation, thereby, reducing the heat striking the area of the Earth.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventor: Ali Kaddoura
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Patent number: 11927614Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, disclosed is an antenna chamber which includes a mounting part to receive an external electronic device including an antenna module including a plurality of radiators to radiate a millimeter wave signal, a lens spaced apart from the mounting part to refract the millimeter wave signal radiated from the antenna module, an antenna spaced apart from the lens in a direction opposite to a direction of the mounting part to receive the millimeter wave signal refracted from the lens, and a lens driving unit to move the lens based at least on a first direction, which is set, such that the millimeter wave signal set to be radiated in the first direction from an external electronic device is refracted toward the antenna. Moreover, various embodiments found through the disclosure are possible.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Youngmin Lee, Jooseung Kim, Yongjun An
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Patent number: 11929560Abstract: A dual-band antenna device allowed to perform communication at a first frequency in a predetermined frequency band and at a second frequency in a frequency band higher than the predetermined frequency band includes: a ground conductor; a folded antenna conductor including a first linear part and a second linear part that are caused to face each other at a distance by folding; an LC resonant circuit that is included in the folded antenna conductor, that lets the first frequency pass, and that lets the second frequency attenuate; and a feeding point between the ground conductor and the folded antenna conductor. A narrow gap part is provided between the first linear part and the second linear part of the folded antenna conductor, the narrow gap part measuring a distance shorter than a distance measured in a different portion between the first linear part and the second linear part.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryo Komura
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Patent number: 11916304Abstract: A system and a method for performing correction of systematic error for electronically steered antennas using on-chip programming. A plurality of channels includes a first channel. Each channel is coupled to a respective antenna element and includes a trim control circuit and a phase control circuit. The first channel is coupled to a first respective antenna element. An array calibration memory stores a plurality of phase offsets including a first phase offset. Each phase offset includes an array level calibration phase offset corresponding to a respective channel. The first phase offset corresponds to the first channel. At least one of the trim control circuit and the phase control circuit of the first channel are configured to modify phase of a first signal provided to and/or received from the first respective antenna element. The phase of the first signal is modified based at least in part on the first phase offset.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ANOKIWA VE, INC.Inventors: Lew Cohen, Jonathan Comeau, Vipul Jain
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Patent number: 11916282Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a feeding antenna inside an electronic device and one or more antenna elements, such as a floating metal antenna, disposed on a rear cover of the electronic device. The floating metal antenna and a feeding antenna inside the electronic device may form a coupling antenna structure. The feeding antenna may be an antenna fastened on an antenna support (which may be referred to as a support antenna). The feeding antenna may alternatively be a slot antenna formed by slitting on a metal middle frame of the electronic device. The antenna apparatus may be implemented in limited design space, thereby effectively saving antenna design space inside the electronic device. The antenna apparatus may generate excitation of a plurality of resonance modes, so that antenna bandwidth and radiation characteristics can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Pengfei Wu, Chien-Ming Lee, Dong Yu, Chih Yu Tsai, Chih-Hua Chang, Arun Sowpati
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Patent number: 11909119Abstract: An antenna device is formed by arranging radiation elements each radiating a circularly polarized wave in a matrix of three rows and four columns. The radiation elements include three sets of radiation elements of four types having a positional relationship rotationally symmetric with each other. The radiation elements are arranged such that adjacent elements are of different types.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiki Yamada, Kengo Onaka