Patent classifications
H01Q9/0471
Through-hole inverted sheet metal antenna
A single piece of sheet metal antenna as well as a method and system for providing the antenna are provided. The single piece of sheet metal antenna includes a reflector/shield portion formed of a lower surface that extends in a horizontal direction and includes a through-hole, an antenna portion formed of an upper surface that extends in the horizontal direction and a vertically extending side that is joined between the upper surface and the lower surface, and a feed point formed of a through-hole flap attached and extending from the upper surface down and through the through-hole of the lower surface.
Harnessing sharp shapes in antenna structure to enhance link coupling efficiency
Disclosed is an antenna for enhancing link coupling efficiency in a power transmission. The antenna may comprise a plurality of coil windings layered across each other. It may be noted that each coil winding may be deployed with a plurality of edges. It may be understood that an edge is separated with another edge at a predetermined distance on each coil winding. It may be noted that the edge and the another edge is a subset of the plurality of edges.
Millimeter wave patch antennas
An electronic device may include a millimeter wave antenna having a ground plane, resonating element, feed, and parasitic element. The resonating element may include first, second, and third layer of traces that are shorted together. The second traces may be interposed between the first and third traces and the third traces may be interposed between the second traces and the parasitic. The third traces may have a width that is less than the widths of the second and third traces. The third traces and the parasitic may define a constrained volume having an associated cavity resonance that lies outside of a frequency band of interest. If desired, the resonating element may include a single layer of conductive traces having a grid of openings that disrupt impedance in a transverse direction, thereby mitigating the trapping of energy within the frequency band of interest between the resonating element and the parasitic.
ANTENNA AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY OF SUCH ANTENNA
An antenna comprising: a longitudinal support member for supporting components of the antenna and a method of assembling such an antenna is disclosed. The components supported by the longitudinal member comprise: at least one signal feed probe configured to capacitively supply a signal to a corresponding at least one radiating patch; the at least one radiating patch mounted to at least partially wraparound the longitudinal support member; and signal supply circuitry for supplying a signal to the at least one signal feed. The signal supply circuitry is mounted on an outer surface of the inner longitudinal support member; and the longitudinal support member is formed of a conductive material and forms a ground plane for the antenna.
AN ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT RADIATION SENSING DEVICE WITH RADIO COMMUNICATION, AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATION AND OPERATIONAL USE OF THE DEVICE
An ultraviolet light radiation sensing device to be wearable by a human being is provided, the device including a front part and a rear part, an ultraviolet light radiation sensor with associated microprocessor on a printed circuit board, a battery, and a wireless communication unit, e.g. for Bluetooth communication. If the front and rear part are made from a metal or metal alloy, and are interconnected by a middle member made from electrically insulating polymer material, the front and rear parts constitute antenna elements of the wireless communication unit. The device is intended to enable interaction with application data of a smartphone, a method being provided to establish recommended UV-dose and related exposure time by the sun onto the skin of the human being.
DUAL BAND ANTENNA WITH A DOME-SHAPED RADIATOR
A dual band antenna (AN) configured for being position on a surface of a pit lid and capable of wireless signal transmission at two frequency bands in response to an electrical signal applied via a feed wire. A convex conductive surface, e.g. 5 dome-shaped, is placed above a conductive ground plane element, wherein at least a part of an edge, e.g. 20-40% of the edge, of the dome-shaped radiator element is in electrical contact with the conductive ground plane element. Further, the convex conductive surface is connected via the feed wire. This antenna design allows first and second resonance frequencies within a factor of such as 1.8-2.2, 10 which allows the antenna to be designed e.g. for both of the frequency bands 450-470 MHz and 902-928 MHz which are relevant for meter reading data and with smaller dimension than what could be expected from conventional antennas. A housing with a convex top surface forms an enclosure around the antenna parts conductive ground plane element and the dome-shaped radiator element, the 15 housing has a bottom surface arranged to face the surface of the pit lid, and where the feed wire exits the housing.
AUTOMATION FIELD DEVICE
A field device of automation technology, including: an at least partially metal housing having at least one housing opening; a field device electronics arranged within the housing; a cable gland, which is located in the housing opening, wherein at least one cable extends through the cable gland into the housing and is connected with the field device electronics such that wired communication can occur via the cable with the field device electronics; and an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves having at least one determined wavelength, wherein the antenna is situated in the cable gland such that the antenna at least partially surrounds the cable, and wherein the antenna is connected with the field device electronics via a coaxial cable such that wireless communication can occur via the antenna with the field device electronics.
Antenna module
A circuit element mounting portion provided on a dielectric substrate is configured so as to mount a high-frequency integrated circuit element, and includes a ground land and a plurality of high-frequency signal lands. The dielectric substrate is provided with an antenna element including at least one radiation element. The dielectric substrate is provided with an exposed terminal portion including an exposed ground land and an exposed high-frequency signal land. The dielectric substrate is provided with a first transmission line connecting one high-frequency signal land of the circuit element mounting portion and the radiation element. Furthermore, a second transmission line connecting another high-frequency signal land of the circuit element mounting portion and the high-frequency signal land of the exposed terminal portion, and a ground conductor connecting the ground land of the circuit element mounting portion and the ground land of the exposed terminal portion are provided.
NONPLANAR COMPLEMENTARY PATCH ANTENNA AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
A nonplanar tracking tag includes a nonplanar complementary patch antenna having an antenna ground plane, a first antenna patch lying in a first plane forming a first angle with the antenna ground plane, and a second antenna patch lying in a second plane forming a second angle with the antenna ground plane. The patch antenna may be formed on a flexible circuit and electrically coupled to a transceiver. The tracking tag may also include a dielectric material shaped and sized to position the first and second antenna patches, when the flexible circuit is wrapped around the dielectric material, in the first and second planes. Advantageously, the radiation pattern produced by the nonplanar complementary patch antenna is biased away from a normal axis of the tracking tag, and therefore can communicate efficiently with receivers when the tracking tag is oriented with its normal axis pointing away from the receivers.
PATCH ANTENNA AND ANTENNA DEVICE
A patch antenna includes a patch element and a ground conductor facing the patch element. The patch element is convex toward a side opposite to a side facing the ground conductor. Preferably, the patch element is convex while centering around at least one center line. Here, end portions on both sides of the patch element are positioned across the center line to face each other, and surfaces parallel to a direction toward the ground conductor from the respective end portions on the both sides at the shortest distance intersect or become a same surface.