H01Q21/00

PARASITIC ANTENNA COUPLING IN A PHYSICALLY CONFIGURABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
20220416404 · 2022-12-29 ·

A physically configurable communication device includes a conductive chassis. The physically configurable communication device includes a first device portion including one or more electrically driven antennas at least partially formed in the conductive chassis of the physically configurable communication device and an electrical feed in the first device portion connected to the one or more electrically driven antennas. The electrical feed is configured to supply a communication signal to the one or more electrically driven antennas. A second device portion is movably attached to the first device portion. The second device portion includes one or more capacitively coupled antennas at least partially formed in the conductive chassis of the physically configurable communication device, wherein each of the electrically driven antennas in the first device portion capacitively drives at least a corresponding one of the capacitively coupled antennas in the second device portion.

ANTENNA MODULE AND WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER DEVICE
20220416435 · 2022-12-29 ·

An antenna module and a wireless transceiver device are provided. The wireless transceiver device includes an antenna module. The antenna module includes a circuit board and at least one antenna array. The at least one antenna array defines a midline. The at least one antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements and a signal feeding line. Each antenna element includes a feeding branch and a radiating portion. The radiating portion is coupling to the feeding branch, and the radiating portion is exposed on the upper surface of the circuit board. The signal feeding line is arranged in the circuit board and is perpendicular to the midline, and the signal feeding line is coupling to the feeding branch. The radiating portion defines an extension line along its extension direction. There is an included angle between the extension line and the midline.

Feeding Circuit Layout for 4 x 4 linear AoX arrays

A printed circuit board having an AoX antenna array and a feeding circuit is disclosed. The AoX antenna array has patch antenna disposed on a top layer of the printed circuit board, while the feeding circuit is disposed on the bottom layer. The signal traces that connect the ports of the antenna unit cells to the antenna selection switches are routed so that all are roughly equal in length with a minimal length of parallel sections between signal traces. Thus, the signal traces in the feeding circuit are created so as to minimize phase difference between signal traces and to minimize coupling. Coplanar waveguides, which utilize blind vias are used to further reduce coupling.

Metamaterial Antenna Array With Isolated Antennas

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.

Efficient dual-polarization multi-input and multi-output system
11539387 · 2022-12-27 · ·

Systems and methods for extracting polarized sub-signals from a dual-polarized signal includes isolating the polarized sub-signals using one or more filters. When a single filter is used to derive a first sub-signal, analog interference cancellation may be used to derive the second sub-signal. When two filters are used, the first and second sub-signals may each be derived using a corresponding filter.

Efficient dual-polarization multi-input and multi-output system
11539387 · 2022-12-27 · ·

Systems and methods for extracting polarized sub-signals from a dual-polarized signal includes isolating the polarized sub-signals using one or more filters. When a single filter is used to derive a first sub-signal, analog interference cancellation may be used to derive the second sub-signal. When two filters are used, the first and second sub-signals may each be derived using a corresponding filter.

Wideband millimeter-wave microstrip antenna having impedance stabilizing elements and antenna array employing same
11539139 · 2022-12-27 · ·

Wideband millimeter-wave microstrip antenna having impedance stabilizing elements, and antenna array including same. An antenna array comprises at least one antenna assembly. The at least one antenna assembly has a plurality of antennas coupled in series and includes a solitary millimeter-wave wideband patch antenna as a terminal antenna in the series. The millimeter-wave wideband patch antenna comprises a main patch and two rectangular impedance stabilizing elements. The two rectangular impedance stabilizing elements are symmetrically disposed at a coupling distance from the main patch and extend parallel to the main patch. One of the two rectangular impedance stabilizing elements is disposed on one side of the main patch and the other of the two rectangular impedance stabilizing elements is disposed on an opposing side of the main patch. A width of each of the two rectangular impedance stabilizing elements is less than half of a width of the main patch.

RADIATING ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED ANTENNA AND MANUFACTURING METHOD

A radiating element of an antenna includes at least one wire-like nanostructure, each wire-like nanostructure extending in the same direction, called common direction, between a first end and a second end, and an inductor connected to each first end of a nanostructure, the inductor being formed from a first conductive material, the inductor extending in a plane normal to the common direction, the first conductive material having an electrical conductivity that varies under the effect of a variation of an electric field applied within the first conductive material.

PUSH-PULL MULTI COAX CONNECTOR USED FOR 5G COMMUNICATION REPEATER
20220407239 · 2022-12-22 · ·

A multi-core connector used for 5G communication repeater, in which as a 5-core connector, with respect to prior art, an overall diameter is reduced from 32-35 mm to about 24.10 mm; the maximum external diameter is reduced from about 39.73 mm to about 27.70 mm, increasing an adaptive frequency from DC-20 GHz to DC-40 GHz to meet a demand of mmWave; an outer conductor of a female connector and that of a male connector abut against each other, so a gap possibly existed in the prior art is cancelled in a contacting interface, so as to enhance a shielding effect; in order to improve a push-on accuracy and avoid a traditional blind mate, right orientation indicating marks are set on a cylindrical surface of the male connector and that of the female connector, respectively; at least two bayonets are arranged circumferentially on an outer insert guiding surface of a male connector shell, and grooves matched with the bayonets are arranged circumferentially on an inner receptacle guiding surface of a female connector shell; a cylinder surface of a coupling nut is provided with spiral grooves, thus after the bayonets enter the spiral grooves, once the coupling nut is rotated up to an angle, the plug and socket can be clicked.

LENS COMMUNICATION WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNA ARRAYS

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communications device may transmit a first signal. The first signal may be transmitted from a first antenna array of the communications device through a lens of the communications device in a direction. An energy of a portion of the first signal may be below a threshold based on a position of a second antenna array of the communications device. The portion of the first signal may correspond to a portion of a reflection of the first signal that overlaps with the position of the second antenna array. The communications device may concurrently receive, at the second antenna array, a second signal originating from another direction, where the second signal may be focused in the direction of the second antenna array based on the lens.