Communications: radio wave antennas inventions

20080106475 - Printed wiring board with enhanced structural integrity: A structural printed wiring board panel includes a multilayer printed wiring board having opposing, outer faces and interlayer interconnects that route RF, power and control signals. Connection areas are formed in or on at least on one face for connecting the interlayer interconnects and any electrical components. A metallic face... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20080106471 - Compact pcb antenna: A compact PCB antenna is disclosed. The compact PCB antenna has a substrate; a ground on the substrate; a radiating element patterned on the substrate; and a shorting path patterned on the substrate, the shorting path extends from a branch point of the radiating element; wherein the branch point defines... Agent: Reed Smith LLP Attn: Juan Carlos A. Marquez

20080106474 - Device comprising an antenna for exchanging radio frequency signals: In devices (1) comprising antennas (2) for exchanging radio frequency signals, the antennas (2) comprise two conductive planes (21,22) which comprise two connection points (31a,32a) and which are separated by gaps (23) for separating the conductive planes (21,22) from each other and which are coupled to each other by conductive... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080106470 - Multi-branch conductive strip planar antenna: A multi-branch conductive strip planar antenna is disclosed herein, which is basically a planar antenna with a radiator and a ground plane fed by a transmission line. Specifically, the radiator is composed of a plurality of taper-comb-shaped multi-branch conductive strips. Thus, a broadband antenna can be achieved through a plurality... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080106472 - Pattern antenna structure: A pattern antenna structure includes a casing, a PCB, and an antenna unit. The PCB is disposed in the casing. The antenna unit is electrically connected with the PCB, and the antenna unit is disposed on the casing to form a predetermined pattern. Hence, the antenna unit of the present... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080106473 - Planar antenna: A planar antenna (20) disposed on a substrate (10) including a first surface (102) and a second surface (104). The planar antenna includes a radiating body (21) laid on the first surface for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, a feeding portion (22), and a first metallic ground plane... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080106469 - Semiconductor device: The present invention provides a semiconductor device in which, in order to prevent wiring delay, an electromagnetic wave is radiated from a transmitting dipole antenna placed on a semiconductor chip and received with a receiving antenna placed in a circuit block included in another semiconductor chip, instead of long metal... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080106476 - Adaptable antenna system: The invention utilizes small, narrow-band and frequency adaptable antennas to provide coverage to a wide range of wireless modes and frequency bands on a host wireless device. The antennas have narrow pass-band characteristics, require minimal space on the host device, and allow for smaller form factor. The frequency tunability further... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080106478 - Broadband antenna with coupled feed for handheld electronic devices: Broadband antennas and handheld electronic devices with broadband antennas are provided. A handheld electronic device may have a housing in which electrical components such as integrated circuits and a broadband antenna are mounted. The broadband antenna may have a ground element and a resonating element. The resonating element may have... Agent: G. Victor Treyz

20080106477 - Collapsible mobile radio device: The invention is to improve antenna performance in an internal antenna in a closed state without deteriorating the antenna performance in a state where a foldable portable radio apparatus is opened. A foldable portable radio apparatus includes a foldable mechanism in which an upper casing 101 and a lower casing... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080106479 - Electronic device having dipole antenna: The present invention provides an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a circuit board; and a dipole antenna, having a first conducting portion and a second conducting portion that are electrically coupled to the circuit board respectively and disposed substantially along an outline of the circuit board.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080106480 - Glass antenna for vehicle: There is provided an antenna formed on at least upper blank space of defogging heating strips of a rear window glass of a vehicle. The antenna is a vehicular glass antenna including an AM broadcast wave receiving antenna which has at least two horizontal strips formed to have a space... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080106481 - Dipole antenna with reduced feedline reverse current: A dipole antenna with reduced feedline reverse current is provided. A substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, with a feed aperture and a ground aperture penetrating through both the first and second surfaces. A radiator is configured on the first surface for receiving and transmitting wireless signals.... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC Tracy M Heims

20080106482 - Electronically scanned hemispheric antenna: A low-profile, electronically scanned antenna that can scan a hemisphere is comprised of three, phased array radiators. Each radiator face has an azimuth and elevation scan angle equal to 120 degrees. The three radiator faces are arranged in a truncated 3 sided pyramid such that they prove continuous hemispherical coverage.... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20080106483 - Antenna cover for microwave ovens: An antenna cover assembly for a high-temperature operating environment has a cover plate, gasket portions, and a retainer plate. The cover plate has an inner side and an outer side, the cover plate being translucent to at least one selected frequency of electromagnetic energy. The gasket portions are each located... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080106484 - Compact, dual-beam phased array antenna architecture: A dual beam electronically scanned phased array antenna architecture is provided. The architecture includes a plurality of antenna modules substantially orthogonally connected to a signal distribution board. Each module includes a radiator board substantially orthogonally connected to a first end of a support mandrel. Each radiator board includes a plurality... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20080106485 - Portable electronic device and antenna thereof: A portable electronic device with function of receiving and radiating radio frequency (RF) signal and an antenna thereof are disclosed. The portable electronic device comprises an RF module and an antenna connecting to the RF module. The antenna comprises a helix element, a radiating element, and a base. The base... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080106486 - System and method for a radio-antenna interface: A radio-antenna interface is disclosed for coupling of an antenna to one or more radio receivers. The radio-antenna interface includes a hub and a feed-boom. The hub includes an aperture adapted to receive the feed-boom. The hub is also fitted with latches adapted to detachably couple the radio to... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080100513 - Antenna: The present invention describes an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly has a planar antenna structure and a conductor. The planar antenna structure has at least three metallic sheets and is electrically connected with the conductor. The present invention is used to receive multiple frequency signals and produce a coupled effect.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080100512 - Antenna: An antenna comprises a first transmission element, a second transmission element, a conductive element, a ground element, a ground line and a signal line. The conductive element is connected to the ground element. The first transmission element is connected to the conductive element. The first transmission element comprises a first... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080100511 - Low profile partially loaded patch antenna: A low profile antenna comprises a radiating element arranged over a ground plane. The radiating element has a plurality of radiating edges. Dielectric elements are coupled to the radiating edges.... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20080100514 - Antenna arrangement for hinged wireless communication device: An improved wireless communication device, such as a clamshell-type cellular telephone, and related method of operation are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the wireless communication device includes a first structure and a second structure that is hingedly coupled to the first structure, where at least a part of at... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20080100519 - Built-in antenna module for portable wireless terminal: A built-in antenna module includes a main board including a feed pad, a ground pad, and a ground layer having a predetermined area; an antenna radiator installed on the main board to have a predetermined height, and including a feed pin and a ground pin, the feed pin and the... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080100518 - Electronic device detachable antenna assembly: An electronic device detachable antenna assembly comprises a connector member coupled to an electronic device and configured to receive an external antenna in pluggable engagement therewith, the antenna and the connector member movable between a stored position on the electronic device and an extended position relative to the electronic device.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080100517 - Internet communication system: An Internet communication system includes a satellite; a computer; and an antenna unit connected to the computer to communicate with the satellite. The antenna unit comprises a housing; an antenna mounted in said housing and rotatable about a generally vertical axis while remaining in a generally horizontal plane. The antenna... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20080100516 - Low profile internal antenna: A multi-band folded inverted conformal antenna (101), suitable for use internally within an electronic device (501), facilitates low-profile designs with the multi-band folded inverted conformal antenna (601) extending less than five millimeters above a circuit substrate (102) in some embodiments. The multi-band folded inverted conformal antenna (601) includes planar sections... Agent: Philip H. Burrus, Iv

20080100515 - Multiple-band monopole coupling antenna: A multiple-band monopole coupling antenna includes a dielectric board, a low frequency antenna and a high frequency antenna. The low frequency antenna and the high frequency antenna are located on the front of the dielectric board. The length of the low frequency antenna equals to the half length of the... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080100520 - Internal antenna of wireless communication terminal: An internal antenna of a wireless communication terminal, in which internal style folded monopole antenna is installed, is provided. The internal antenna of a wireless communication terminal includes a folded monopole antenna. The folded monopole antenna includes two folded radiation planes having a quarter wavelength, and reactances loaded to predetermined... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080100521 - Antenna assemblies with composite bases: An antenna assembly according to one embodiment is configured to be installed and fixedly mounted to a vehicle body wall after being inserted into a mounting hole in the vehicle body wall from an external side of the vehicle and nipped from the interior compartment side. The antenna assembly may... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080100522 - Antenna device and door handle device: A transmission/reception antenna (21) comprises a core (31) and a coil (32) wound around the core (31). One of a plurality of core sheets (31a) constituting the core (31) is utilized as a sensor electrode (23). Conductors (33, 34) extending from the two ends of the coil (32) are connected... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080100523 - Flap antenna and communications system: A flap antenna may include a radio frequency (RF) feed and a shaped reflector formed in a selected shape to reflect electromagnetic radiation to or from the RF feed. The flap antenna may also include a flap reflector to reflect the electromagnetic radiation to or from the shaped reflector. The... Agent: Moore And Van Allen PLLC For Boeing

20080100524 - Triplate planar slot antenna: A triplate planar slot antenna formed by laying a ground plate, a lower layer side dielectric layer, a lower layer side copper-clad film substrate, an upper layer side dielectric layer, a slot plate and an upper layer side copper-clad film substrate sequentially from the bottom side, wherein a lower layer... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080100525 - Broadband antenna: A broadband antenna including: a dielectric substrate; a meander line radiator formed on the dielectric substrate to be bent at an acute angle; and a stub extended from at least one of bending portions of the meander line radiator, wherein the meander line radiator has 2n number of the bending... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080100526 - Impedance matched passive radio frequency transmit/receive switch: A Radio Frequency (RF) structure services an antenna having a characteristic impedance and includes a differential Power Amplifier (PA), a differential Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), and a balun transformer. The differential PA has a differential PA output with a PA differential output impedance. The differential LNA has a differential LNA... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080100527 - Antenna arrangement: An antenna arrangement including a first antenna module having a first antenna loop positioned in a plane for emitting a signal in a first spatial area, and at least one additional antenna loop positioned in substantially the same plane for emitting a signal in an additional spatial area. The arrangement... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080100528 - Antenna apparatus: Disclosed is an antenna apparatus comprising: an antenna module comprising a ground plate and an antenna element having a metal plate disposed at a predetermined distance from the ground plate; and an antenna cover to cover the antenna module, wherein the antenna cover includes an antenna holding section to hold... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080100529 - Antenna with lattice support structure: A transmitting antenna having a lattice-type support structure is provided through the confines of which the transmission lines may be routed so that the supporting structure itself may serve as a screen, shielding the transmission lines from the radiated field, while permitting generation of a satisfactory radiation pattern. A transmitting... Agent: C Richard Martin Martin & Martin, Attorneys At Law, PC

20080100530 - Triple polarized patch antenna: An antenna arrangement for a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) radio system, the antenna arrangement transmitting and receiving in three essentially uncorrelated polarizations. The arrangement includes first and second patches, and four feeding points for feeding the first patch. In one mode of operation, the feeding points are fed in... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080094289 - Antenna assembly with improved radiating effect: An antenna assembly includes a supporter forming two different continuous first and second surfaces, and a monopole antenna assembled on the supporter and comprising a radiating element comprising a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion respectively worked at different frequency bands, and a grounding element separated from the radiating... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080094286 - Decoupling arrays of radiating elements of an antenna: The present invention provides an antenna comprising at least two arrays comprising respective pluralities of radiating elements in alignment, disposed in parallel planes, and metal screens interposed between the arrays, the antenna being characterized in that each metal screen comprises a bottom portion facing non-radiating portions of the radiating elements... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080094285 - Disk monopole antenna structure: In a disk monopole antenna structure, a semicircular region is provided, as well as an oppositely disposed, second frame-type region, which faces away from the semicircular region and forms a cut-out in the antenna structure.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080094287 - Meander feed structure antenna systems and methods: A transmitting and receiving system including an antenna element having first and second current paths, and a meander feed line connected to said first and second current paths, the meander feed line including a radiating portion parallel to the first current path, wherein a current in the radiating portion is... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080094283 - Antenna and antenna assembly thereof: An antenna disposed on a circuit board includes a first surface, a second surface, a feeding part, a body portion, a first accessory portion, a second accessory portion, and a ground plane. The feeding part includes a first feeding segment disposed on the first surface and a second feeding segment... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080094284 - Antenna with coupling feeding: An antenna (10) is provided. The antenna (10) with coupling feeding, printed on a substrate (30) for transceiving electromagnetic signals. The antenna includes a radiator (12), a feeding portion (14), and a grounded portion (16). The radiator is for the transceiving electromagnetic signals. The feeding portion defines a gap with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080094288 - Multi-frequency antenna and electronic device having the same: The present invention provides a multi-frequency antenna and an electronic device having the same. The multi-frequency antenna comprises a radiating element, a grounding element and a connecting element. The radiating element comprises a high-frequency radiating unit and a low-frequency radiating unit, wherein the low-frequency radiating unit is constructed by bending... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080094282 - Multiple input multiple output antenna: A MIMO antenna (20) disposed on a substrate (10) including a first surface (102) and a second surface (104). The MIMO antenna includes a first antenna (20a) and a second antenna (20b) each including a radiating body (22a), a feeding portion (26a) electrically connected to the radiating body, and a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080094291 - Antenna arrangement for a portable radio communication device, and a portable radio communication device comprising such and antenna arrangement: The present invention relates to an antenna arrangement for a portable radio communication device, such as a mobile phone, including RF circuitry and a portable radio communication device comprising such an antenna arrangement. The antenna arrangement is characterized in that a first connection portion (17; 25) of an antenna element... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20080094293 - Broadband antenna: A broadband antenna comprises a radiating element, a grounding element, a connecting element and a parasitic element. The connecting element comprises a first end and a second end. The first end of the connecting element is electrically connected to the radiating element, and the second end is electrically connected to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080094290 - Mobile wireless communications device with multiple rf transceivers using a common antenna at a same time and related methods: A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a common antenna carried by the housing and having a plurality of spaced apart signal feed points thereon. The device may further include a plurality of wireless radio frequency (RF) transceivers carried by the housing and coupled to respective ones... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080094292 - Stylus antenna device: A stylus can be used to operate a mobile communication device and can be used as an external antenna. The stylus can be packed in a containing socket for ease of use. The stylus can also be linked to a signal linking pad to enhance signal receiving ability.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080094295 - System and method for isolating an individual radiation pattern of a given radiator in the presence of other radiators: Disclosed is a system and method for determining the far-field radiation pattern of an antenna within a composite radiator. The method involves performing a near-field scan at an angular sample spacing corresponding to a minimum sphere centered at the crossing of two rotational axes encompassing the composite radiator, computing coefficients... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080094294 - Method for detection of faulty antenna array elements: A method for early detection of faulty antenna arrays comprising the step of treating said detection as a special case of target recognition; wherein targets of interest are all previous examples of defective antenna arrays.... Agent: Bae Systems

20080094296 - Antenna clusters for active device reduction in phased arrays with restricted scan: A plurality of antenna clusters form an antenna array used in microwave imaging. Each antenna cluster has at least two antenna elements and an active device. The active device controls the two antenna elements to direct microwave radiation to and from an object to capture a microwave image of the... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080094297 - Wideband fractal slot antenna: A fractal slot antenna developed for wideband communications with a reflector that increases the gain and preserves the wideband capability of the antenna. This is a typical microstrip slot antenna that is consisted from microstrip feed and radiating slot made in conductive ground. The slot shape is modified in meanings... Agent: George Stantchev

20080094298 - Antenna with shaped asymmetric main reflector and subreflector with asymmetric waveguide feed: A low-profile antenna system includes a main reflector (102) formed as a shaped main reflector surface that is approximately, but not precisely, parabolic. The main reflector (102) has a main reflector edge configuration (103) that is asymmetric. A feed system (104) for the main reflector includes a subreflector (106) formed... Agent: Harris Corporation C/o Darby & Darby PC

20080094299 - Antenna arrangement: There is provided an antenna arrangement for use in an ultra-wideband network, the antenna arrangement comprising a plurality of active elements for emitting radio signals; and a reflecting structure disposed between at least two of the active elements for reflecting radio signals, the reflecting structure comprising an outer reflecting surface... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080094301 - Convex mount for element reduction in phased arrays with restricted scan: Grating lobe free scanning in a phased array with sparse element spacing is obtained by restricting the maximum scan angle for elements in the array, and arranging the elements in a convex form. One convex form is a paraboloid, which may be continuous, or piecewise in nature, tiled with flat... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080094300 - Element reduction in phased arrays with cladding: Grating lobe free scanning in a phased array with sparse element spacing is obtained by restricting the maximum scan angle for elements in the array, and cladding the array. Array elements may be integrated into the cladding.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080094302 - Systems and methods using ground plane filters for device isolation: A system for reducing unwanted signals comprises a ground plane, a first active component disposed so as to cause signals in the ground plane, a second active component disposed so as to cause signals in the ground plane, wherein the ground plane provides a path for the signals from the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080094303 - Planer inverted-f antenna device: Planer inverted-F antennas are easily assembled into one device without diversity. The device diminishes interferences and polarization of the antenna to obtain high gain.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080094304 - Active antenna capable of wireless signal transmission and reception and mobile communication terminal having the same: An active antenna capable of transmitting and receiving a wireless signal of a low frequency band and a mobile communication terminal having the active antenna, are provided. The active antenna includes an antenna element which transmits and receives a wireless signal, a filter which filters the wireless signal being received... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080094305 - Radio frequency coupling structure for coupling a passive element to an electronic device and a system incorporating the same: A coupling structure for coupling a device operable at a radio frequency with a body is formed of a polymeric material loaded with a conductive filler. A portion of the surface of the body defines a coupling area of a predetermined shape that receives a conductive pad having a shape... Agent: Medwick, George M. E.i.du Pont De Nemours And Companny

20080094306 - Wireless network card antenna position structure: A wireless network card antenna position structure is disposed between an antenna and a wireless network card body to adjust and fix a rotational angle between the antenna and the wireless network card body. The wireless network card antenna position structure includes a sunk position piece and a salient position... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080094307 - Dual polarized multifilar antenna: An antenna including a common ground plane, a first set of n approximately resonant elements with a length l2 and a second set of n approximately resonant elements with a length l1. The first set of n approximately resonant elements are wound to form a first helix with an initial... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080094308 - Dual polarized multifilar antenna: Various embodiments are described of an antenna including a common ground plane, a first set of N approximately resonant elements with a length I2 and a second set of M approximately resonant elements with a length I1. The first set of N approximately resonant elements are wound to form a... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080094309 - Dielectric resonator radiators: A dielectric resonator radiator comprising first and second portions, each portion being conical or monotonically varying in shape having a larger basal surface and a smaller basal surface and defining a longitudinal axis, the first and second portions being arranged with their longitudinal axes collinear and their larger basal surfaces... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080088511 - Antenna component and methods: An antenna component (200) with a dielectric substrate and two radiating antenna elements. The elements are located on the upper surface of the substrate and there is a narrow slot (260) between them. The antenna feed conductor (241) is connected to the first antenna element (220), which is connected also... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates

20080088510 - Microstrip antenna and high frequency sensor using microstrip antenna: A microstrip antenna has feed element 102 and parasitic elements 104, 106 on the front surface of substrate 1. Microwave electrical power is applied to feed element 102. Parasitic elements 104, 106 are connected via through hole type leads passing through substrate 1, to switches upon the rear surface of... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080088509 - Dual-band antenna and mimo antenna using the same: A dual-band antenna (10) is disposed on a substrate (200). The substrate includes a first surface (210) and a second surface (220). The dual-band antenna includes a feeding portion (110), a first radiation portion (120), a second radiation portion (130), a first grounded portion (140), a second grounded portion (150),... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080088512 - Antenna apparatus: An antenna apparatus includes a hollow column, a conductive cable, a first metal wire, a column structure, and a second metal wire. The conductive cable is received in the hollow column, and the conductive cable electrically contacts the hollow column via a second conductive wire layer thereof. One side of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080088515 - Rotational antenna: A rotational antenna is disclosed. The rotational antenna includes a radiating member and a pivot. The radiating member preferably comprises a curved portion. The pivot further includes an axle and a body. The axle is coupled to the curved portion, and the body is electrically connected to a wireless communication... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080088514 - Wideband omnidirectional antenna for plug and play device: A wideband omnidirectional antenna for a plug and play device includes a system ground plane, a radiating element, a feeding element. The radiating element is installed above an edge of the system ground plane and comprises a first sub-radiating element and a second sub-radiating element. The first sub-radiating element is... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080088513 - Display device: A plurality of antennas 4 are arranged on the fringe of a monitor 2 supported by a device body 3 such that the antennas are located in a floating manner from a display surface 5 and the central axis of these directional patterns is disposed in a vertical direction to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080088516 - Transmission and/or reception device which is intended to be mounted to a vehicle wheel and a housing for one such device: The invention provides a transmission and/or reception device for mounting on a wheel of a vehicle and a housing for such a device. The device includes a tire information device configured to provide information relating to a tire. A transmitter/receiver is electrically connected to the tire information device. An antenna... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080088517 - Tunable antenna system: A technique for tuning an antenna may include one or more of the following: working against a ground plane, utilizing the third dimension by alternating layers on a substrate, integrating an inductive short stub in the substrate to improve port matching, and making a tuning port available for capacitive loading... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080088518 - Antenna alignment method: A method for antenna alignment includes defining a first link budget for wireless communication between first and second communication systems via respective first and second antennas in a normal operational mode in which a main lobe of the first antenna points toward the second antenna. The first antenna is aligned... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20080088519 - Antenna array: An antenna array includes a folded thin flexible circuit board with a thin dielectric layer and a conductor layer pattern formed on a first surface of the dielectric layer. The circuit board may be folded in a plurality of folds to form a pleated structure. An array of radiator structures... Agent: Leonard A. Alkov, Esq. Raytheon Company

20080088520 - Cylindrical electronically scanned antenna: a set of radiating guides (2) arranged in cylinder form for, producing the antenna beam (8); An array (3) of 3 dB couplers is arranged in waveguide form. The inputs of the array are lit by a set of microwave feeds (4). The output of each coupler is coupled to... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080088521 - Directed dipole antenna having improved sector power ratio (spr): A dual polarized variable beam tilt antenna having a superior Sector Power Ratio (SPR). The antenna may have slant 45 degree dipole radiating elements including directors, and may be disposed on a plurality of tilted element trays to orient an antenna boresight downtilt. The directors may be disposed above or... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20080088522 - Grounded self-complementary antenna for electronic device: A metal complementary element of a grounded self-complementary antenna for an electronic device and a metal grounding element of the electronic device contact with each other, are electrically connected to each other or are a same article so as to substantially enlarge an area of a grounding end of the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080088523 - Rapidly deployable antenna system: An antenna system is provided including a rapidly expandable-collapsible housing which mounts two sections of fabric material each having an array of antenna elements formed of electrically conductive material such as copper thread embedded in the fabric sections. The fabric sections are movable between the expanded and collapsed positions with... Agent: Gray Robinson, P.A.

20080088524 - Composite material with chirped resonant cells: A composite material comprising a dielectric material and a plurality of non-overlapping local resonant cell groups disposed across the dielectric material is described. Each local resonant cell group comprises a plurality of resonant cells that are small relative to a first wavelength of electromagnetic radiation that is incident upon the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080088525 - Millimeter-wave transreflector and system for generating a collimated coherent wavefront: A planar multi-layer transreflector for generating collimated coherent energy comprises one or more of insulating layers between two or more metallic layers. The transreflector substantially reflects a cross-polarized component of an incident millimeter-wave signal and substantially transmits the remaining portions of the incident millimeter-wave signal. Each of the metallic layers... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.