A tire having a transponder comprises: a crown which has a crown reinforcement with an axial end at each edge, joined at each of its axial ends to a bead, which has an inner end, by a sidewall; a carcass reinforcement which is formed of adjacent first wires and is anchored in each bead around a spiral formed by second wires; the transponder comprising a core defining a first axis, a first cover wire helically wound around the core and an electrical insulation device; and the first cover wire comprising at least two conductive wire elements galvanically connected to an electronic chip comprising a radiofrequency transceiver component. The thickness of the elastomer mixture separating the outer cover wire, which is located furthest outwards from the first axis, and the reinforcements is greater than 0.5 millimeter.

The present disclosure provides a broadband dual-polarized solar cell antenna and an antenna array. The broadband dual-polarized solar cell antenna includes an antenna dipole layer, an isolation layer, a solar cell layer, and a ground that are arranged sequentially from top to bottom, where the antenna dipole layer is connected to the ground and a radio frequency (RF) coaxial connector through a metal feeding probe structure, the solar cell layer is placed on the ground, the isolation layer is located between the antenna dipole layer and the solar cell layer, and the isolation layer is made of a transparent material. The present disclosure is small in sunlight shielding and high in transparency, and has a broadband dual-polarized wide-angle scanning capability, which ensures performance of the antenna and power generation efficiency of the solar cell, and is highly applicable in engineering.

The present disclosure provides a broadband dual-polarized solar cell antenna and an antenna array. The broadband dual-polarized solar cell antenna includes an antenna dipole layer, an isolation layer, a solar cell layer, and a ground that are arranged sequentially from top to bottom, where the antenna dipole layer is connected to the ground and a radio frequency (RF) coaxial connector through a metal feeding probe structure, the solar cell layer is placed on the ground, the isolation layer is located between the antenna dipole layer and the solar cell layer, and the isolation layer is made of a transparent material. The present disclosure is small in sunlight shielding and high in transparency, and has a broadband dual-polarized wide-angle scanning capability, which ensures performance of the antenna and power generation efficiency of the solar cell, and is highly applicable in engineering.

An ear-worn electronic hearing device comprises an enclosure configured to be supported by, at, in or on an ear of the wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the enclosure and comprises a wireless transceiver. An antenna is disposed in or on the enclosure and operably coupled to the wireless transceiver. The antenna has a physical size and comprises a plurality of cutouts disposed along a periphery of the antenna. The cutouts are configured to increase an electrical length of the antenna without an increase in the physical size of the antenna. The antenna can comprise at least one interior window having a window periphery. A plurality of window cutouts are disposed along the window periphery. The window cutouts are configured to increase a path length of current distribution along the window periphery.

A dipole antenna includes a reflector, a radiating element, and a feed element. The radiating element includes first and second dipoles above a surface of the reflector. The first and second dipoles respectively include arm segments and are arranged in a crossed dipole arrangement. The feed element includes first and second conductive transmission lines that are electrically isolated from one another and are capacitively coupled to the arm segments of the first and second dipoles, respectively. The arm segments of the first and second dipoles are between the feed element and the surface of the reflector.

A dipole antenna includes a reflector, a radiating element, and a feed element. The radiating element includes first and second dipoles above a surface of the reflector. The first and second dipoles respectively include arm segments and are arranged in a crossed dipole arrangement. The feed element includes first and second conductive transmission lines that are electrically isolated from one another and are capacitively coupled to the arm segments of the first and second dipoles, respectively. The arm segments of the first and second dipoles are between the feed element and the surface of the reflector.

An antenna is provided with a dielectric layer, a metal layer provided on one surface of the dielectric layer, a radiation element provided on the other surface of the dielectric layer, the radiation element including a slit portion in a central portion, a radiation system of which is magnetic field current radiation by electric field induction, a contactless feed element arranged above the slit portion, and a parasitic radiation element, a radiation system of which is electric field current radiation by magnetic field induction.

The inventive subject matter provides apparatus, systems and methods in which a high port count base station antenna uses an array of spherical lenses with multiple ports per frequency band, containing multiple frequency bands, and capable of multiple beam operation. In a preferred embodiment, the antenna system comprises a plurality of spherical, dielectric lenses, stacked vertically, where each lens is surrounded by four or more lower frequency radiating elements, or one circular element. The circular element can have multiple sub-elements, along with feed gaps.

A camera accessory attachable to and detachable from a bottom surface of a camera includes an accessory body, a fastening member configured to attach the accessory body to the bottom surface, an opening that allows a battery to be inserted into and ejected from the camera while the accessory body is attached to the bottom surface, and an accessory lid member attached to the accessory body and movable between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening.

A tire fitted with a transponder comprises: a crown comprising a crown reinforcement having an axial end at each of its edges, connected at each of its axial ends by a sidewall to a bead having an interior end; a carcass reinforcement layer formed of parallel reinforcers, which is anchored in each bead around a bead wire to form a main part and a turn-up; and the transponder comprising a dipole antenna consisting of a spring defined by a pitch P and a diameter D. A ratio between the pitch (P1) and the diameter (D1) for a loop of a first region of the spring is greater than 0.8, and the transponder is situated axially on the outside of an interior end of the bead and radially between the upper end of the bead wire and the axial end of the crown reinforcement.