Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Hrl Laboratories, LLC

The Boeing Company

Other

Hyok Jae Song

James H Schaffner

Timothy J Talty

Duane S Carper

Eray Yasan

Keerti S Kona

Carson R White

Walter S Wall

Amit Madanlal Patel

Hui-Pin Hsu

Hanseung Lee

Gregg R Kittinger

Chia-Ming Chang

Nahel Eshaq

Richard W Wiese

Randall Lynn Kubena

Daniel Frederic Sievenpiper

Jeong-sun Moon

Joseph S Colburn

Kyung-Ah Son

Tsung Yuan Hsu

Arthur Bekaryan

Christopher Paul Henry

Donald Wayne Coffland

Timothy J Brockett

Adam E Sorensen

Vikas Kukshya

Raymond Gary Acker

Hui Pin Hsu

Geoffrey P McKnight

Igal Bilik

Keyvan R Sayyah

Peter David Brewer

Hasan Sharifi

Pamela R Patterson

Tahir Hussain

Ryan G Quarfoth

David M George

David W Shahan

Melanie Sachiko Yajima

David Hammon

Harris P Moyer

Alan E Reamon

Dana C Wheeler

Ignacio Ramos

Todd Rork

Nathan R Brooks

Patrick Edward Leavy

Yoon Yeong

An N-bit reflectarray unit cell is disclosed comprising a first part of a first dipole and a second part of the first dipole, and a first switch for connecting and disconnecting the first part of the first dipole to and from the second part of the first dipole. The unit cell further comprises a first part of a second dipole and a second part of the second dipole, and a second switch for connecting and disconnecting the first part of the second dipole to and from the second part of the second dipole.

N-bit reflectarray unit cell comprising switches for configuring dipole resonant structures

A system for receiving radio signals for a vehicle includes an antenna farm unit including a plurality of antennas, a plurality of amplifiers, each of the plurality of amplifiers in electrical communication with one of the plurality of antennas, and a multiplexer in electrical communication with the output port of each of the plurality of amplifiers. The system also includes a radio unit including a plurality of tuners and a demultiplexer in electrical communication with the plurality of tuners. The system also includes a transmission line for connecting the antenna farm unit to the radio unit, where the transmission line has a first terminal and a second terminal, and where the first terminal of the transmission line is electrically connected to the multiplexer and the second terminal of the transmission line is electrically connected to the demultiplexer.

Single-cable radio antenna system for a vehicle

An antenna system having at least one active element with a first end thereof for connection to a radio receiver, transmitter or transceiver and at least one electromechanical resonator connected in series with (i) at least portion of said at least one active element and at least another portion of said at least one active element or (ii) said at least one active element and said radio receiver, transmitter or transceiver. The at least one active element exhibits capacitive reactance at an intended frequency of operation and the at least one electromechanical resonator exhibits inductive reactance at the intended frequency of operation, the inductive reactance of the at least one electromechanical resonator offsetting or partially offsetting the capacitive reactance of the at least one antenna element at the intended frequency of operation.

Antenna loaded with electromechanical resonators

An antenna is disclosed. The antenna can include a coplanar antenna structure. The coplanar antenna structure can include a substrate and a radiating portion that is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation and is disposed over the substrate. The radiating portion defines a slot having a width to length ratio of at least approximately 0.4. The antenna also includes a scattering element disposed over the substrate and at least partially surrounds the radiating portion.

Coplanar antenna structure having a wide slot

A cellular antenna structure for integration in a vehicle includes a ground plane to follow a slope of a spoiler chassis. The spoiler chassis is a portion of the vehicle covered by a spoiler. The cellular antenna structure also includes a cellular antenna orthogonal to the ground plane and electrically connected to the ground plane and a structural support affixed to the ground plane to maintain a fixed position of the cellular antenna orthogonal to the ground plane.

Cellular antenna structure for integration within a vehicle

A windshield, vehicle and antenna assembly for the vehicle is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes an antenna and a signal coupler. The antenna is embedded within the windshield of the vehicle. The antenna is configured to receive signals over a first frequency band and a second frequency band separated from the first frequency band. The signal coupler electromagnetically couples to the antenna through the windshield.

Windshield embedded multiband GNSS transparent antenna with a multiband electromagnetic coupler

An active biconical antenna and a receive array comprising a combination of active biconical and Vivaldi antennas. In one configuration, the active biconical antenna includes upper and lower cones. Each cone has a respective truncated apex. First and second feed points are respectively connected to the truncated apexes of the upper and lower cones and to first and second conductors. The active biconical antenna further includes a buffer amplifier having respective input terminals connected to the first and second conductors. The buffer amplifier has an input impedance that is impedance matched to an antenna impedance at and above but not below a frequency fand is higher than the antenna impedance at frequencies substantially less than f. The buffer amplifier also has an output impedance that is impedance matched to a system impedance at frequencies both above and below f. A length of the first and second conductors is less than a wavelength at the frequency f.

Active biconical antenna and receive array

A system may include a fastener having a trench formed in a side of a head of the fastener. The system may further include a magneto-elastic component spanning the trench and attached to the head of the fastener on both sides of the trench. The system may also include a coil wrapped around the magneto-elastic component between both sides of the trench. The system may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit, where the coil may be electrically connected to the RFID circuit resulting in a resonance response frequency that is a function of a strain level applied to the magneto-elastic component.

Radio-frequency-identification-based smart fastener

A method and apparatus for enhancing the sensitivity of an oscillator circuit functioning, in use, to sense changes in the inductance of inductive elements and/or the capacitance of capacitive elements coupled to said oscillator circuit. The oscillator circuit is coupled to a nonlinear resonator for generating a comb of frequencies in response to a drive frequency generated by the oscillator circuit, the comb of frequencies having at least a portion of at least one tooth for which an absolute value of the first derivative of the drive frequency with respect to said comb frequency is less than 1.0, comparing an output of the nonlinear resonator with an output of a reference oscillator for detecting changes in the drive signal of the oscillator circuit as enhanced by the slope of the at least a portion of at least one tooth for which the absolute value of the first derivative of the drive frequency with respect to said comb frequency is less than 1.0.

Phononic comb enhanced capacitive inductive sensor

A system for an antenna for very low frequency communication includes a surface platform that is configured to move on a surface or to be stationary on the surface, a first conductive cable having a first end coupled to the surface platform, wherein the first conductive cable is electrically conductive, and an aerial platform coupled to a second end of the first conductive cable, wherein the aerial platform comprises an electrically conductive portion electrically coupled to the first conductive cable, wherein for a moving surface platform the aerial platform is towed and has an elevation above the surface, and wherein for a stationary surface platform the aerial platform flies an orbital path above the surface platform.

Slanted top loaded monopole for VLF generation

A multi-antenna ground plane structure in a vehicle includes a first ground plane to be electrically connected to a fascia chassis. The fascia chassis is a portion of the vehicle covered by a fascia. A first side of the first ground plane seats two or more antennas. The multi-antenna ground plane structure also includes one or more additional ground planes affixed to a second side, opposite the first side, of the first ground plane. One of the one or more additional ground planes is attached to one or more antennas such that the one or more antennas is oriented opposite an orientation of the two or more antennas seated on the first ground plane.

Multi-antenna ground plane structure for integration in a vehicle

A vehicle includes a spoiler and an antenna assembly for the vehicle. The spoiler includes a support surface and a cover attachable to the support surface to form a cavity with the support surface. The antenna assembly includes a circuit board, antenna and support beam. The circuit board is attachable to the support surface. The support beam extends from the circuit board and the antenna is at an end of the support beam opposite the circuit board. The antenna is disposed within the cavity.

Spoiler integrated compact and low profile AM/FM and DAB antennas

An antenna assembly configured to be mounted on a glass structure. The antenna assembly comprises a multilayer structure comprising i) a superstrate layer comprising a thin dielectric material; ii) an antenna layer on which the superstrate layer is disposed, the antenna layer comprising an electrically conducting material; and ii) a first substrate layer on which the antenna layer is disposed. The antenna assembly further comprises a housing in which the multilayer structure is disposed. The housing is adapted for attachment to a surface of the glass structure. A dielectric characteristic of the superstrate layer compensates for a dielectric characteristic of the glass structure in order to reduce the variability of the operating frequency of the antenna assembly.

Glass-mounted antenna package for a motor vehicle

A wireless access system including a wireless transceiver configured to emit electromagnetic radiation and a wireless coverage control thin film. The wireless coverage control thin film includes a thin film and a plurality of conductive patterns on the thin film. The conductive patterns are configured to scatter the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the wireless transceiver.

Wireless coverage control thin film and wireless access system including the same

A distributed transmitter antenna includes a plurality of antenna segments and a plurality of transmitters. A first transmitter of the plurality of transmitters is coupled to a first antenna segment of the plurality of antenna segments, and a second transmitter of the plurality of transmitters is coupled to the first antenna segment and a second antenna segment of the plurality of antenna segments.

Distributed monopole transmitter

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Oak Park, CA, United States of America

Hyok Jae Song