Communications: radio wave antennas inventions 10/08

20080258979 - Antenna: An antenna is provided comprising a transmission element, a ground element, a first parasitic element, a second parasitic element and a third parasitic element. The transmission element is located on a first plane, wherein the transmission element is T shaped, and comprises a first transmission portion and a second transmission... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080258980 - Broadband antenna: A broadband antenna has a substrate, a coupling conductor, a conductor string, a ground conductor and a ground plane. The coupling conductor has a first coupling member and a second coupling member being separated from each other. The conductor string and the ground conductor are connected to the second coupling... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080258977 - Concurrent mode antenna system: A multiband antenna system is provided. The system includes a substrate; an antenna which is disposed on a first side and a second side of the substrate, and produces a resonance in a plurality of frequency bands; a plurality of feeders which are disposed on the first side of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080258975 - Device and method for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic hf signals: A device for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic HF signals includes the following components: a first, essentially triangular, electrically conductive antenna section for transmitting and/or receiving HF signals; at least one second, third and fourth antenna section which correspond essentially to the first antenna section and form a polygon, in each case a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080258976 - Rfid antenna system: An RFID antenna system for a goods identification system with the following features: the RFID antenna device and/or a side limit receiving this RFID antenna device comprise(s) at least two antenna, the at least two antennae for the goods identification system (GIS) consist of patch antennae, the at least two... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080258978 - Strip-array antenna: A representative embodiment of the invention provides an antenna having an electrically conducting ground plane and an array of electrically conducting strips located at an offset distance from the ground plane. Electrically conducting pathways, each attached to the middle portion of the corresponding strip, connect the strips to the ground... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.C.

20080258981 - Antennas, devices and systems based on metamaterial structures: Techniques, apparatus and systems that use one or more composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures in processing and handling electromagnetic wave signals. Antenna, antenna arrays and other RF devices can be formed based on CRLH metamaterial structures. The described CRLH metamaterial structures can be used in wireless communication... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080258982 - Dual autodiplexing antenna: A dual autodiplexing antenna (300) redirects power flow (303) from an unloaded antenna to a loaded antenna, thereby improving communication performance under loaded conditions. The dual autodiplexing antenna (300) includes a first antenna (101) disposed at a first end (103) of a portable two-way communication device (100). A second antenna... Agent: Philip H. Burrus, Iv

20080258983 - Saw filter comprising a broadband band-stop filter: A band-stop filter is described herein. The band-stop filter includes a piezoelectric substrate and a plurality of surface wave element (SAW) impedance elements on the substrate. The band-stop filter also includes at least one series branch comprising at least one series resonator having a finger period, and a plurality of... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080258984 - Antenna, and wireless module, wireless unit and wireless apparatus having the antenna: In an antenna that has high sensitivity to frequencies of narrow bands and over a wide band and that can be small-sized, and in a wireless module, wireless unit and wireless apparatus using this antenna, the antenna is comprised of a transmission line, and variable capacitance means connected to this... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080258985 - Internal antenna for handset and design method thereof: The present invention relates to an internal antenna for a handset and a design method thereof. The present invention provides an internal antenna for a handset and a design method thereof characterized in that a L/C element is attached to a slot line of an internal antenna, the attached L/C... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080258986 - Antenna array for a hi/lo antenna beam pattern and method of utilization: Antenna arrays configured to produce directional antenna beam patterns are described. An antenna array produces a Hi antenna beam pattern and a Lo antenna beam pattern. Based on received satellite information, a mechanically scanning directional antenna system operates to adjust the azimuth direction of the antenna between the two beam... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080258987 - Actuation mechanism with three-dimensional rectilinear guide: An actuation system which implements a three-dimensional rectilinear guide with high rectilinear features and it provides stability and stiffness to the moved object by supporting it in a not operating initial phase, particularly suitable to the translation of reflectors for satellite antennas along a predetermined axis in order to obtain... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080258988 - Pedestal apparatus and satellite tracking antenna having the same: Provided are a pedestal apparatus and a satellite-tracking antenna having the same. The pedestal apparatus includes: a fixing unit fixed at a moving object; a connecter for forming a first rotating axis vertically to the fixing unit; a first rotation supporter having a bottom fixed at the fixing unit and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080258989 - Slot-loaded microstrip antenna and related methods: A microstrip antenna may include an electrically conductive ground plane layer, a dielectric layer adjacent the electrically conductive ground plane layer, and an electrically conductive patch layer adjacent the dielectric layer on a side thereof opposite the electrically conducive ground plane layer. The electrically conductive patch layer may be electrically... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080258990 - Parasitically-coupled surface-attachable antenna systems and related methods: Antenna systems and methods are disclosed having parasitically-coupled surface-attachable antenna systems that provide significant advantages for portable information handling systems. A secondary antenna is coupled within a chassis for an information handling system, and a primary antenna is attached to an external surface of the chassis for the portable information... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20080258991 - Multimode antenna structure: A multimode antenna structure is provided for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports operatively coupled to the circuitry and a plurality of antenna... Agent: BostonIPLaw Group

20080258992 - Antenna unit with a parasitic coupler: An antenna unit includes left and right antennas that are spaced apart from each other and that are operable within a first frequency bandwidth, and a parasitic coupler that is spaced apart from and disposed between the left and right antennas, and that is electromagnetically coupled to the left and... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080258993 - Metamaterial antenna arrays with radiation pattern shaping and beam switching: Apparatus, systems and techniques for using composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial (MTM) structure antenna elements and arrays to provide radiation pattern shaping and beam switching.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080258994 - Rfid antenna system: An RFID antenna system with the following features: the RFID antenna device, with respect to the goods identification system (GIS) or a side limit receiving this RFID antenna device, comprises at least two antenna, the at least two antennae for the goods identification system (GIS) consist of patch antennae, the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080258979 - Antenna: An antenna is provided comprising a transmission element, a ground element, a first parasitic element, a second parasitic element and a third parasitic element. The transmission element is located on a first plane, wherein the transmission element is T shaped, and comprises a first transmission portion and a second transmission... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080258980 - Broadband antenna: A broadband antenna has a substrate, a coupling conductor, a conductor string, a ground conductor and a ground plane. The coupling conductor has a first coupling member and a second coupling member being separated from each other. The conductor string and the ground conductor are connected to the second coupling... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080258977 - Concurrent mode antenna system: A multiband antenna system is provided. The system includes a substrate; an antenna which is disposed on a first side and a second side of the substrate, and produces a resonance in a plurality of frequency bands; a plurality of feeders which are disposed on the first side of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080258975 - Device and method for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic hf signals: A device for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic HF signals includes the following components: a first, essentially triangular, electrically conductive antenna section for transmitting and/or receiving HF signals; at least one second, third and fourth antenna section which correspond essentially to the first antenna section and form a polygon, in each case a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080258976 - Rfid antenna system: An RFID antenna system for a goods identification system with the following features: the RFID antenna device and/or a side limit receiving this RFID antenna device comprise(s) at least two antenna, the at least two antennae for the goods identification system (GIS) consist of patch antennae, the at least two... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080258978 - Strip-array antenna: A representative embodiment of the invention provides an antenna having an electrically conducting ground plane and an array of electrically conducting strips located at an offset distance from the ground plane. Electrically conducting pathways, each attached to the middle portion of the corresponding strip, connect the strips to the ground... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.C.

20080258981 - Antennas, devices and systems based on metamaterial structures: Techniques, apparatus and systems that use one or more composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures in processing and handling electromagnetic wave signals. Antenna, antenna arrays and other RF devices can be formed based on CRLH metamaterial structures. The described CRLH metamaterial structures can be used in wireless communication... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080258982 - Dual autodiplexing antenna: A dual autodiplexing antenna (300) redirects power flow (303) from an unloaded antenna to a loaded antenna, thereby improving communication performance under loaded conditions. The dual autodiplexing antenna (300) includes a first antenna (101) disposed at a first end (103) of a portable two-way communication device (100). A second antenna... Agent: Philip H. Burrus, Iv

20080258983 - Saw filter comprising a broadband band-stop filter: A band-stop filter is described herein. The band-stop filter includes a piezoelectric substrate and a plurality of surface wave element (SAW) impedance elements on the substrate. The band-stop filter also includes at least one series branch comprising at least one series resonator having a finger period, and a plurality of... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080258984 - Antenna, and wireless module, wireless unit and wireless apparatus having the antenna: In an antenna that has high sensitivity to frequencies of narrow bands and over a wide band and that can be small-sized, and in a wireless module, wireless unit and wireless apparatus using this antenna, the antenna is comprised of a transmission line, and variable capacitance means connected to this... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080258985 - Internal antenna for handset and design method thereof: The present invention relates to an internal antenna for a handset and a design method thereof. The present invention provides an internal antenna for a handset and a design method thereof characterized in that a L/C element is attached to a slot line of an internal antenna, the attached L/C... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080258986 - Antenna array for a hi/lo antenna beam pattern and method of utilization: Antenna arrays configured to produce directional antenna beam patterns are described. An antenna array produces a Hi antenna beam pattern and a Lo antenna beam pattern. Based on received satellite information, a mechanically scanning directional antenna system operates to adjust the azimuth direction of the antenna between the two beam... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080258987 - Actuation mechanism with three-dimensional rectilinear guide: An actuation system which implements a three-dimensional rectilinear guide with high rectilinear features and it provides stability and stiffness to the moved object by supporting it in a not operating initial phase, particularly suitable to the translation of reflectors for satellite antennas along a predetermined axis in order to obtain... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080258988 - Pedestal apparatus and satellite tracking antenna having the same: Provided are a pedestal apparatus and a satellite-tracking antenna having the same. The pedestal apparatus includes: a fixing unit fixed at a moving object; a connecter for forming a first rotating axis vertically to the fixing unit; a first rotation supporter having a bottom fixed at the fixing unit and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080258989 - Slot-loaded microstrip antenna and related methods: A microstrip antenna may include an electrically conductive ground plane layer, a dielectric layer adjacent the electrically conductive ground plane layer, and an electrically conductive patch layer adjacent the dielectric layer on a side thereof opposite the electrically conducive ground plane layer. The electrically conductive patch layer may be electrically... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080258990 - Parasitically-coupled surface-attachable antenna systems and related methods: Antenna systems and methods are disclosed having parasitically-coupled surface-attachable antenna systems that provide significant advantages for portable information handling systems. A secondary antenna is coupled within a chassis for an information handling system, and a primary antenna is attached to an external surface of the chassis for the portable information... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20080258991 - Multimode antenna structure: A multimode antenna structure is provided for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports operatively coupled to the circuitry and a plurality of antenna... Agent: BostonIPLaw Group

20080258992 - Antenna unit with a parasitic coupler: An antenna unit includes left and right antennas that are spaced apart from each other and that are operable within a first frequency bandwidth, and a parasitic coupler that is spaced apart from and disposed between the left and right antennas, and that is electromagnetically coupled to the left and... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080258993 - Metamaterial antenna arrays with radiation pattern shaping and beam switching: Apparatus, systems and techniques for using composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial (MTM) structure antenna elements and arrays to provide radiation pattern shaping and beam switching.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080258994 - Rfid antenna system: An RFID antenna system with the following features: the RFID antenna device, with respect to the goods identification system (GIS) or a side limit receiving this RFID antenna device, comprises at least two antenna, the at least two antennae for the goods identification system (GIS) consist of patch antennae, the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080252533 - Complex antenna: A complex antenna comprising a grounding element having a first and second longitudinal sides; a first antenna, operating in a first wireless network, comprising a first radiating body spaced apart from the grounding element and a first connecting element connecting the first radiating body and the grounding element; a second... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080252529 - Dual-polarized, microstrip patch antenna array, and associated methodology, for radio device: A dual-polarized antenna, and an associated methodology, is provided for a radio device, such as a mobile station. The antenna is formed of a plurality of patches configured into an array, symmetrical in both a first polarization direction and a second polarization direction. Adjacent patches of the array are interconnected... Agent: Research In Motion Attn: Glenda Wolfe

20080252532 - Multi-band antenna: The present invention relates to a multi-band antenna and, more particularly, to a sub multi-band antenna, in which a planer conducting part, which has a plurality of protruding portions, is inserted into a depression, which is formed on the surface of a body part formed through injection molding using a... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080252530 - Multi-resonant broadband antenna: A multi-resonant broadband antenna constructed with a dielectric substrate; a fractal radiation element having a predetermined fractal grid structure adhered on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate. A feed line adhered on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate feeds the fractal radiation element, and a ground plane positioned... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080252531 - Semiconductor device: An object of the present invention is to prevent electrical characteristics of circuit elements from being adversely affected by copper diffusion in a semiconductor device having an integrated circuit and an antenna formed over the same substrate, which uses copper plating for the antenna. Another object is to prevent a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080252534 - Antenna device and mobile radio apparatus using the same: An antenna device and a mobile radio apparatus using the same antenna device are disclosed. The antenna device includes a ground plate of which short side has a length “a”, a first and a second antenna elements, and a switching circuit. The switching circuit selects whether the first and the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080252536 - Antenna set, portable wireless device, and use of a conductive element for tuning the ground-plane of the antenna set: An antenna set comprising at least one antenna element and a ground plane, is complemented by a conductive element coupled to the ground plane, so as to modify the frequency performance of the antenna set, adding an operating band to the antenna set, and/or increasing the bandwidth of one operating... Agent: Winstead PC

20080252535 - Folded-monopole whip antenna, associated communication device and method: The folded-monopole whip antenna is for a portable wireless communication device having a portable housing and wireless communication circuitry carried thereby. The antenna includes a flexible antenna element extending outwardly from the housing and having a proximal end for coupling to the wireless communication circuitry and having a distal end... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20080252537 - Through-glass antenna system: A through-glass antenna system (10) includes a patch antenna (14) mounted on a horizontal flat surface (51) of a three-dimensional conductive structure (16). The structure can serve as a ground plane for the patch antenna and further include bent and folded sides (52, 54, and 56) where one side includes... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080252538 - Antenna arrangement: An antenna arrangement comprising a multi-layer PCB (10) with a ground plane (20) in a first layer and a first antenna (11) in a second layer, and an extended ground plane (20) connected to the ground plane of the PCB. A second antenna (110, 120, 130, 140, 150) is formed... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080252539 - Ultra-wideband antenna array with additional low-frequency resonance: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, methods and systems for radiating elements are provided. In a method embodiment, a method of forming a radiating element includes forming a pair of conductive fingers having first and second portions. The first portion is a dipole arm. The conductive fingers... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20080252540 - Method and apparatus for antenna systems: An Electronically Scanned Antenna (ESA) element and method for same, is provided. The element includes at least two RF probe pairs operating at different frequencies in a single waveguide aperture. One RF probe pair operates at a higher frequency than the other RF probe pair; and the RF probe pairs... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20080252541 - Aperture matched polyrod antenna: A dielectric polyrod having at least one tapered section, where a section exposed outside of the waveguide is tapered a long a curve that depends on the dielectric constant of the material used. The invention also relates to an aperture matched polyrod antenna which includes the same and an inductive... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080252542 - Full band sleeve monopole antenna with equivalent electrical length: An inductance is coupled to the radiator and a set of inductances is coupled to the sleeve for increasing the resonant electrical lengths of the radiator and the sleeve. A set of impedances is coupled to the sleeve to absorb the reflective power of the radiator for increasing the bandwidth... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080252543 - Full-wave di-patch antenna: A full-wave di-patch antenna having two half-wave patch antennas located such that the feed points are facing one another and are brought out to a balanced transmission line having two conductors of microstrip feed lines. The phase of the current and the voltage is inverted 180 degrees between the two... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080252544 - Low profile antenna: In one embodiment, a low profile antenna according to the present invention comprises a balanced transmission line, electronic circuitry, and a parasitic element. The electronic circuitry is coupled to an interconnecting end of the transmission line and operable to direct electromagnetic energy through the transmission line to a terminating end.... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20080252545 - Antenna assembly and associated methods such as for receiving multiple signals: The antenna assembly is circularly polarized and may be able to receive multiple independent signals. The antenna assembly includes a plurality of electrically conductive layers arranged about an axis to define a series of adjacent corner reflectors (e.g. four to eight corner reflectors), and a plurality of spiral antenna elements.... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20080252547 - Mechanically integrated cable mesh antenna system: Embodiments of the invention generally provide a mechanically integrated cable mesh antenna system. One embodiment of a wireless access device for a network includes a housing having at least one rib, beam forming electronics supported by the housing, and at least one antenna for providing subscribers of the network with... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080252546 - Ultra wideband impulse radar: In one embodiment, a wafer scale radar antenna module (WSAM) is provided that includes: a substrate; a plurality of antennas adjacent the substrate; an RF feed network adjacent the substrate, the RF feed network coupling to a distributed plurality of amplifiers integrated with the substrate, wherein the RF feed network... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080252549 - Antenna device: An antenna device for television broadcast reception includes an antenna element including a base member and a radiating conductor, and a matching circuit. A feed signal is supplied to the antenna element via the matching circuit. The matching circuit includes a variable capacitance element (varactor diode), a first inductance element... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080252548 - Antenna structure for a notebook: An antenna structure for a notebook comprising a main body of an antenna and a printed circuit board which is provided on the main body of the antenna and is electrically connected; and the printed circuit board is laid out thereon at least with a radio frequency matched line, the... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080252551 - Coil antenna and portable electronic apparatus: Coil units including windings are disposed on opposite sides across a virtual center line that is substantially perpendicular to a direction of positional displacement of a portable electronic apparatus that is to be disposed close to a reader/writer. The windings are connected in series through a conductor such that winding... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080252550 - Dual-polarized, multiple strip-loop antenna, and associated methodology, for radio device: A dual-polarized antenna, and an associated methodology, is provided for a radio device, such as a mobile station. The antenna is formed of a plurality of loop strips disposed upon a substrate. The loop strips are configured into a pair of L-cornered loops, with the loops sharing a shared set... Agent: Research In Motion Attn: Glenda Wolfe

20080252552 - Antenna housing and antennas with such antenna housings: d

20080252553 - Antenna mounting foot and method of manufacture: An antenna mounting foot, formed from a unitary blank with a central portion having a mounting surface and a support surface. The mounting surface and the support surface are angled with respect to each other forming a triangular protrusion away from a planar base surface of complementary peripheral portions of... Agent: Babcock Ip, PLLC

20080252554 - Antenna structure: The present invention provides an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a main board, at least having a signal feeding portion; a bearing component, connected to the main board and at least having a protrusive portion; and an antenna, connected to the bearing component and at least having a pin... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080246665 - Antenna device: An antenna device is provided that includes a ground and an element including a first element component part and a second element component part. The first element component part has a first end facing a side of the ground and serving as a connection point, and extends from the first... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080246666 - Mobile terminal: A mobile terminal is disclosed. With a mobile terminal which includes a printed circuit board, a first cover and a second cover which house the printed circuit board, and an antenna pattern which is formed on an inner surface of one of the first cover and the second cover and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080246664 - Wireless ic device: A wireless IC device includes a spiral line electrode portion and a first capacitance electrode connected to the inner end of the line electrode portion, which are disposed on the top surface of a substrate. A second capacitance electrode opposing the first capacitance electrode and a cross line electrode, which... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080246668 - Multiple-element antenna with floating antenna element: A multiple-element antenna for a wireless communication device is provided. The antenna comprises a first antenna element having a first operating frequency band and a floating antenna element positioned adjacent the first antenna element to electromagnetically couple to the first antenna element. The floating antenna element is configured to operate... Agent: David B. Cochran, Esq. Jones Day

20080246667 - Near field communications, nfc, communicators and nfc communications enabled devices: A NFC communicator or NFC communications enabled device (100) has a data store (108) to store data, an inductive coupler (102) to couple inductively with the magnetic field of a radio frequency signal and a signal supplier (109) to supply a radio frequency signal to the inductive coupler. A modulator... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080246669 - Cold noise source system: In one embodiment, a system includes a first cold noise source, a first radiometer receiver, and a first detector. The first cold noise source generates a first thermal radiation signal having a first carrier frequency band. The first thermal radiation signal carries a first information signal. The first cold noise... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20080246670 - Aviation application setting antenna array method and apparatus: An antenna array (501) for use in an aviation application setting comprises an external covering (503) and at least four radio frequency antennas that are disposed underneath and that are protected by the external covering. This external covering is at least partially permeable to radio frequency signals and will provide... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080246671 - Glass antenna device for a vehicle: An antenna element 1 is installed at a glass part 5 of a vehicle 4. The antennal element 1 has a ground part 3 and a radiating element 2. A metallic part side ground part 3b of the ground part 3 is overlapped with a metallic part 6 of the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080246673 - High frequency wave glass antenna for an automobile and window glass sheet for an automobile with the same: A high frequency wave glass antenna for an automobile includes an antenna conductor adapted to be disposed in or on an automobile window glass sheet, the antenna conductor being formed in such a loop shape that a portion of the loop shape is cut out by a length to dispose... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080246672 - Roof antenna array for phase diversity system: A diversity antenna system may receive transmitted signals. The diversity antenna system includes multiple phase diversity antenna elements. One or more of the phase diversity antenna elements are positioned substantially parallel to an external surface of a vehicle. The phase diversity antenna elements are adapted to receive phase diversity signals.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080246674 - Antenna device and portable radio communication device comprising such antenna device: The present invention comprises an antenna device for a portable radio communication device operable in at least a first and a second frequency band. The antenna device comprises a first electrically conductive radiating element having a feeding portion connectable to a feed device (RF) of the radio communication device for... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20080246675 - Field winding: e

20080246676 - Mobile antenna system for satellite communications: Antenna assembly for satellite tracking system that includes a plurality of antenna arrangements, each having one or more ports, and all ports connected through transmission lines in a combining/splitting circuit. The antenna arrangements form a spatial element array able to track a satellite in an elevation plane by mechanically dynamically... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080246677 - Enclosed mobile/transportable satellite antenna system: An enclosed satellite antenna system can include a generally rigid enclosure defining a volume that is configured to enable both manual transportability of the satellite antenna system and automated operation of the satellite antenna system without a substantial change in the volume of the enclosure or manual repositioning of the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080246678 - Slot-strip antenna apparatus for a radio device operable over multiple frequency bands: A hybrid slot-strip antenna apparatus, and an associated methodology, for a multi-mode mobile station or other radio device. The antenna is formed of a plurality of slot-strips disposed upon a printed circuit board, or other substrate. The antenna is defined by width and length design parameters, the selections of which... Agent: Research In Motion Attn: Glenda Wolfe

20080246679 - Small, narrow profile multiband antenna: A multiband antenna system includes a helical antenna having a first leg and a second leg wherein the first leg consists of a coaxial conductor. The multiband antenna also includes an antenna sub-system coupled to the helical antenna wherein the coaxial conductor feeds the antenna sub-system. A radome encloses components... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080246680 - Phased array antenna formed as coupled dipole array segments: A phased array antenna includes a substrate that is segmented into a plurality of array tiles. An array of dipole antenna elements is formed on the substrate with each dipole antenna element positioned on a respective one of the array tiles. Each dipole antenna element includes a medial feed portion... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20080246681 - Dual stagger off settable azimuth beam width controlled antenna for wireless network: An antenna adapted for wireless networks and having a variably controlled stagger antenna array architecture is disclosed. The antenna array contains a plurality of driven radiating elements that are spatially arranged having each radiating element or element groups orthogonally movable relative to a main vertical axis so as to provide... Agent: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20080246682 - Dipole antenna with improved performance in the low frequency range: A dipole antenna is provided herein with improved performance at a lower end of the antenna's operating frequency range. According to one embodiment, the dipole antenna may include a plurality of antenna elements coupled to impedance transformer via a pair of cones and a pair of ears. The dipole antenna... Agent: Daffer Mcdaniel LLP

20080246683 - Cladding for a microwave antenna: A cladding (2) for a microwave antenna comprises at least one plate (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) which has, in a first section plane (x=0; y=0), a cross section in the shape of a logarithmic spiral, characterized in that the plate (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) has a cross section in the... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080246684 - Variable-directivity antenna: A variable-directivity antenna according to the present invention includes at least three linear passive elements, which are arranged parallel to a Z-axis so as to surround a feed element. Each of those passive elements includes at least two element pieces, etc. that are arranged parallel to the Z-axis and switching... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080246685 - radio antenna for a communication terminal: A radio antenna device for a radio communication terminal, e.g. a mobile phone, comprising a flat ground plane, a first monopole antenna element in the form of a meandered antenna element, and a second monopole antenna element having a folded three-dimensional box-like shape. The meandered antenna element has a first... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080246686 - Antenna assembly having substrate used for holding radiating element thereon: An antenna assembly includes a base (3) and an antenna (2) disposed on the base. The antenna includes a radiating element (21) with top and bottom surfaces thereof, and the bottom surface of the radiating element abuts against and is surface mounted on the base. An arm (311) is located... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080246687 - Low profile antenna insert nut: An antenna mount comprising a front cylindrical mount, the front cylindrical mount having a threaded interior for installing an antenna; a flanged central portion; a base mount consisting of a hollow cylinder cut away along a longitudinal axis, leaving a half-circular cross section. The antenna mount can be installed by... Agent: Moffat & Co

20080246688 - Combination of portable computer and antenna: A combination of a portable computer and an antenna that can be used to receive wireless signals includes a portable computer and an antenna. One side of the casing of the screen of the portable computer is provided with a trough. The antenna has a connecting base that is pivotably... Agent: Hdsl

20080246689 - Mimo antenna: A MIMO antenna is disposed on a substrate. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface. The MIMO antenna includes a first antenna and a second antenna set as mirror image to the first antenna, each of the first and the second antennas includes a radiation body, a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080246690 - antenna for a communication terminal: A radio antenna device for a radio communication terminal, e.g. a mobile telephone, comprising a flat ground plane and an antenna element having a radio signal feeding point disposed at the ground plane. The antenna element has a folded three dimensional box-like shape. The inventive antenna design provides for an... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080246691 - Antenna apparatus: A joint includes a cable receiving groove to which a coaxial cable is fixed. The joint further includes, at both ends of the cable receiving groove, an element setup portion to which the antenna element can be attached and fixed and a ground setup portion to which the ground can... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20080238785 - Antenna and frequency modulation method thereof: An antenna and a method for modulating an operating frequency band of the antenna are provided. The present antenna includes a plastic body comprising at least a hallow portion, and a metal element disposed inside the plastic body, wherein the metal element is flat and comprises a planar radiation portion... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080238780 - Coupled slot probe antenna: A coupled slot probe antenna for use with antenna structures in mobile communication devices, such as cellular telephones and other wireless communication devices. The coupled slot probe antenna includes at least one first conductive element, and a second conductive element coupled between the first conductive element and the printed circuit... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha LLC

20080238778 - Folded antenna: An antenna element 1 is formed such that a plurality of turning parts 13, 15, 17 are formed by being turned back in zigzag in parallel to a ground conductor film 2 while extending perpendicularly thereto and the lengths of segments 12, 14, 16, 18 between the turning parts are... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080238782 - High-directivity microstrip antenna: A high-directivity microstrip antenna comprising a dielectric layer with a first surface and a second surface that respectively connects to a metal patch and a ground metal layer, wherein the dielectric layer has a through-hole with a metal element connecting to the first surface and the second surface, and the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080238779 - Nanostructured, magnetic tunable antennas for communication devices: A communication device (310) is provided that includes a nano-sized RF antenna (100) having low power consumption and wide-range frequency spectrum based on bottom-up nanotechnology. The antenna (100) includes an insulator layer (110) positioned between a free magnetic layer (112) and a fixed magnetic layer (108). A DC voltage source... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (mot)

20080238781 - Patch antenna with an l-shaped cut corner: The present invention discloses a patch antenna with an L-shaped cut corner. The patch antenna includes a substrate, a patch, a ground plate and a feed point. The substrate has corresponding first surface and second surface. The patch is installed on the first surface of the substrate. At least one... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080238784 - Pattern antenna, tag antenna and pattern transmission path: In an antenna formed by a substantially thin-plate state conductive member on a base material, a surface area expanding portion is provided at least substantially at a center part in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which an electric current flows. The surface area expanding portion is a projection... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080238783 - Ultra-wide band antenna and plug-and-play device using the same: An ultra-wide band (UWB) antenna and a plug-and-play (PnP) device using the same are provided. A dielectric substrate of the PnP device has a ground plane. The UWB antenna includes a radiating metal plate and a feeding portion. The radiating metal plate is in a non-ground region of the dielectric... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080238786 - Apparatus for maximizing signal strength in wireless devices: A device for performing one of the functions from the group of functions of wireless transmission of a signal and wireless reception of a signal comprising a housing having a cavity on the outside surface of the housing and an antenna assembly comprising an antenna mounted on a member, the... Agent: Pelco

20080238787 - Foldable electronic device: A foldable electronic device comprising a first body, a second body, a second body, a pivot, an antenna module, and a coupling module is provided. The first body comprises a first cover. The second body comprises a second cover. The pivot allows the second body to rotate relative to the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080238788 - Portable computer and antenna distance setting mechanism: An apparatus has an antenna distance setting mechanism that sets a distance between a cosmetic cover and a radio antenna. An upper housing and a radio antenna, which has a ground and a radiating element and is movably attached to the upper housing, are covered by a cosmetic cover formed... Agent: Ference & Associates LLC

20080238789 - Antenna interface circuits including multiple impedance matching networks that are respectively associated with multiple frequency bands and electronic devices incorporating the same: An electronic device includes an antenna, a radio frequency circuit, and an impedance matching circuit that is connected between the antenna and the radio frequency circuit. The impedance matching circuit includes a plurality of impedance matching networks that are respectively associated with frequency bands used by the radio frequency circuit.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080238790 - Rotating screen dual reflector antenna: A system for steering a beam includes a main reflector that receives a signal from a subreflector and reflects the signal in a reflection direction. A prism refracts the signal in a refraction direction. One or more motors adjust a relative orientation between the main reflector and the prism to... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20080238791 - Interferometric polarization control: A signal conditioning module provides a polarimeter capability in a photometric system. The module may include multiple variable delay polarization modulators. Each modulator may include an input port, and a first arm formed to include a first reflector and first rooftop mirror arranged in opposed relationship. The first reflector may... Agent: Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center

20080238793 - Compact planar antenna for single and multiple polarization configurations: A planar antenna comprising a signal path for receiving or transmitting a signal, a conductive layer having a slot formed therein positioned to electromagnetically couple with the signal path, a conductive plate parallel to and overlying the slot and spaced therefrom by a dielectric layer, the conductive plate being electrically... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080238794 - Configurable antenna for mixed wireless networks: Methods and apparatus to reconfigure an antenna for use with mixed wireless networks are described. In one embodiment, a switch is coupled between a first portion and a second portion of an antenna to cause the antenna to tune to a plurality of radio frequency bands. Other embodiments are also... Agent: Caven & Aghevli C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080238792 - Microwave antenna for flip-chip semiconductor modules: The invention relates to a microwave antenna for flip-chip semiconductor modules, comprising two semiconductor substrates which are metallized on the surface thereof. Patch antennas, i.e. metallized flat areas which are insulated from the rest of the circuit on an outer surface of a module with a supply line to the... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080238795 - Systems and methods for multi-element antenna arrays with aperture control shutters: Embodiments include systems and methods for controlling beam direction of an array of antenna elements in a wireless communications system. In one embodiment, aperture control shutters substantially cover each radiating antenna element. Each aperture control shutter is selectively turned on or off to control the direction of a beam of... Agent: Schubert, Osterrieder & Nickelson, PLLC C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080238797 - Horn antenna array systems with log dipole feed systems and methods for use thereof: An antenna array comprises a plurality of elements, at least one of the elements including a log dipole isolated from others of the elements by a horn structure.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080238796 - Very high frequency dielectric substrate wave guide: A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080238798 - Method for making an antenna structure: A method for making a feed structure for an antenna may include providing a polarizer body having a polarizer sidewall extending longitudinally between spaced apart ends. A portion of the polarizer sidewall is deformed to provide at least one polarizing structure that extends radially inwardly along an interior of the... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080238799 - Near field communication antenna and mobile device: An NFC antenna (“NFC” stands for “near field communication”) includes a ferrite antenna including a primary antenna coil wound on a ferrite core of the ferrite antenna; a loop coil provided in a position where components of a magnetic flux on a non-communication direction side interlink, the magnetic flux being... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080238800 - Balanced antenna devices: A balanced antenna comprising a dipole with first and second radiating arms, the radiating arms being provided with a balanced transmission line for connection to a feed, the balanced transmission line comprising first and second conductors connected to each other by a short-circuit conductor, and in which the antenna device... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080238801 - Conductor having two frequency-selective surfaces: An antenna having two frequency-selective surfaces is disclosed. The antenna includes a first frequency-selective surface (FSS) having multiple holes to form a mesh, a second FSS having a multiple holes to form a mesh, and a perfect electric conductor located between the first FSS and the second FSS.... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080238802 - Antenna device: An antenna device includes an antenna element, a high-frequency circuit connected to the antenna element, a first ground section connected to the high-frequency circuit, a reactance circuit connected to the first ground section, and a second ground section connected to the reactance circuit. Employing the structure above allows the antenna... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080238803 - Extremely miniaturized fm frequency band antenna: An extremely miniaturized FM frequency band antenna built in a mobile device includes a substrate and an antenna unit. The substrate is provided with a plate having a grounding metallic surface and a first clearance surface. A second clearance surface provided on the same side of the grounding metallic surface... Agent: Hdsl

20080238804 - Multi-band highly isolated planar antennas integrated with front-end modules for mobile applications: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a multi-band highly isolated planar antenna directly integrated with a front-end module (FEM).... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080238805 - High frequency module: A high frequency module includes a layered substrate and an element for outputting a reception signal in a balanced state. The element includes a first and a second output terminal and is mounted on the top surface of the layered substrate. A first and a second reception signal terminal are... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080238806 - Antenna structure of mobile phone: An antenna structure for mobile phone comprises a PCB (printed circuit board), an antenna portion and a second grounding portion position connected to the PCB. A face of the PCB is smeared with a stratum metal material and functioning as a first grounding portion. The antenna portion further has an... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080238807 - Dual antenna topology for bluetooth and ieee 802.11 wireless local area network devices: A method includes determining that an antenna shared between a Bluetooth transceiver and a WLAN transceiver is available to the WLAN transceiver based on an activity signal associated with the Bluetooth transceiver. Access to the shared antenna is provided to the WLAN transceiver based on the determination, and the WLAN... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP C/o Intellevate

20080238808 - Diversity receiver: A diversity receiver is provided with antennas (1a) and (1b) in a first branch and antennas (1c) and (1d) in a second branch each of which antenna gains is controlled so that the offset between the directions of directional radiation patterns for the first and second branches becomes approximately π/2.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080238809 - Flexible antenna mounting assembly: A mounting assembly (300) for coupling to a circuit board (180) is provided. The mounting assembly can include a radio frequency (RF) connector (330) for receiving an antenna, a flexible cable (340) connected to the RF connector, and an alignment wall (350) supporting the flexible cable and providing a guide... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080238811 - Method and apparatus for steering radio frequency beams utilizing photonic crystal structures: An RF beam steering device according to present invention embodiments employs a prism assembly to steer an RF beam. The prism assembly includes a plurality of dielectric prisms each with an associated impedance matching layer. The dielectric prisms are rotated relative to each other to steer the RF beam. The... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080238810 - Radio frequency lens and method of suppressing side-lobes: An RF lens according to the present invention embodiments collimates an RF beam by refracting the beam into a beam profile that is diffraction-limited. The lens is constructed of a lightweight mechanical arrangement of two or more materials, where the materials are arranged to form a photonic crystal structure (e.g.,... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC