797 results about "Dipole antenna" patented technology

A wireless communication system is provided that includes an antenna structure adapted for coupling to a medical device antenna when the medical device is not implanted in a patient's body. The antenna structure effectively extends the medical device antenna length, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of a communication link between the medical device and a programmer or monitor outside the implanted environment. The antenna structure is fabricated from any conductive material, which may be in the form of conductive wire, tape, ink, foil, film, adhesive or the like, and is attached to a portion of a medical device packaging assembly or another accessory device or substrate such as a pouch or overlay. The antenna structure may be a monopole, dipole, slot antenna, microstrip patch, or loop antenna, and may be fixed or movable relative to the substrate on which it is implemented.

Provided are a dipole tag antenna using an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) for wireless identification and a wireless identification system using the dipole tag antenna. The dipole tag antenna includes: a substrate formed of a first dielectric material; a conductive ground layer formed underneath the substrate; an AMC layer formed on the substrate; the dipole tag antenna mounted on the AMC layer and comprising a wireless identification chip; and the AMC directly mounted on a conductor.

Systems and methods are provided for a utility meter assembly comprising: a plurality of meter components configured for measuring and collecting data, wherein the meter components include a transceiver operative for signal communications over a network; a faceplate, configured such that meter reading information is displayed on the front of the faceplate; an exterior cover configured to enclose the meter components and the faceplate, wherein the faceplate is forward of the plurality of meter components; and an internal dipole antenna situated within the exterior cover, wherein the internal dipole antenna is beyond the front of the faceplate and toward the front of the utility meter assembly. The internal dipole antenna is typically situated away from the meter components, so as to minimize interference by the meter components. The internal dipole antenna is typically tuned for optimal matching impedance in an 850 MHz or 1900 MHz receiving band, so that the desired receiving band Standing Wave Ration (SWR) is achieved, and also a specified minimum radiated power threshold is maintained.

The invention discloses a dipole antenna of an RF chip, comprising two metal sheets, a feeder line and an earth wire, wherein two tabulate metal sheets are mutually parallel and are both provided with short circuit points which are respectively used for connecting the feeder line and the earth wire. The dipole antenna of the RF chip of the invention integrates novel artificial electromagnetic materials, thus the dipole antenna has abundant chromatic dispersion characteristics so as to form various radioactive modes, which not only can avoid fussy impedance matching network, but also can tune by adjusting a feeder line feeding and coupling mode, an earth wire accessing mode, the topological structure of metal microstructure, the position of metalizing through holes as well as the short circuit point position among the feeder line, the earth wire, an upper layer of sheet metal and a lower layer of sheet metal, thus providing great convenience for multiple frequency point impedance matching; meanwhile, the dipole antenna of the invention adopts a chip mode to fully utilize radiating area to approach to the Chu Limit antenna dimension limit principle, the construction of double chips also brings technical advantages for limiting electromagnetic wave and reducing effect on antenna operation by the outside.

A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween. A radiating portion is also included having an unbalanced dipole antenna including a proximal portion and a distal portion that are of different lengths. The proximal portion includes at least a portion of the inner conductor and the inner insulator and the distal portion includes a conductive member.

An ultra-wideband magnetic antenna includes a planar conductor having a first and a second slot about an axis. The slots are substantially leaf-shaped having a varying width along the axis. The slots are interconnected along the axis. A cross polarized antenna system is comprised of an ultra-wideband magnetic antenna and an ultra-wideband dipole antenna. The magnetic antenna and the dipole antenna are positioned substantially close to each other and they create a cross polarized field pattern. The present invention provides isolation between a transmitter and a receiver in an ultra-wideband system. Additionally, the present invention allows isolation among radiating elements in an array antenna system.

An antenna includes a first dipole having first and second stripline radiating elements extending in opposite directions from a central feed point and along a generally rectangular outline of the antenna. The first dipole is operable to be resonant at a first frequency. The antenna also includes a second dipole having third and fourth stripline radiating elements extending in opposite directions from the central feed point and generally parallel to the first and second stripline radiating elements. The third and fourth stripline radiating elements generally follow and stay within the rectangular antenna outline. The second dipole is operable to be resonant at a second frequency. The antenna also includes a stripline balun electrically coupled to the central feed point and extending generally parallel with the first and second dipoles and along the rectangular antenna outline.

A effectively balanced dipole antenna is provided comprising an unbalanced microstrip antenna having a transmission line interface and a planar balun connected to the transmission line interface of the antenna. The balun can be coplanar or multi-planar. For example, a coplanar balun includes an unbalanced coplanar transmission line, with a signal line interposed between a pair of coplanar grounds, and a pair of planar stubs plan-wise adjacent the coplanar grounds. The coplanar grounds are connected to the plane stubs with conductive lines proximate to the antenna transmission line interface. A microstrip planar balun includes an unbalanced microstrip signal line, a microstrip ground formed on the dielectric layer underlying the signal line, and a pair of planar stubs, plan-wise adjacent the microstrip ground. The planar stubs can be located on the same dielectric layer as the signal line or the ground. A stripline planar balun is also provided.

A printed dipole antenna includes a metal trace having first type sections and second type sections, wherein currents within the first type sections substantially cancel and currents the second type sections are substantially cumulative.

High-strength microwave antenna assemblies and methods of use are described herein. The microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. The antenna is a dipole antenna with the distal end of the radiating portion being tapered and terminating at a tip to allow for direct insertion into tissue. The antenna can be used individually or in combination with multiple antennas to create a combined ablation field. When multiple antennas are used, microwave energy can be applied simultaneously to all the antennas or sequentially between the antennas. Furthermore, to facilitate positioning the antennas in or near the tissue to be treated, RF energy may be applied at the tip of the antenna to assist in cutting through the tissue.

The present invention provides a system and method for multi-path simulation that employs a shielded anechoic chamber to avoid external electromagnetic interference and other uncontrollable transmission paths during testing, and simulates a main indirect transmission path by a reflector within the chamber. An attenuating device is used to attenuate signals, thereby simulating the signal attenuation during transmission. The shielded anechoic chamber also includes a movable platform and a turntable, both controlled by a control unit, for carrying a dipole antenna and a wireless communication device to be tested respectively. The movable platform is used to shift the antenna, thereby simulating the phase shift between a direct path and a main indirect path of the system; the turntable is used to change the reception azimuth of the communication device, thereby measuring the performance of the device in various azimuth angles.

A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating portion including a dipole antenna coupled to the feedline and a trocar coupled to the dipole antenna at a distal end thereof. The antenna assembly also includes a slidable outer jacket disposed about the radiating portion and the feedline. The slidable outer jacket being configured to slide about at least one of the radiating portion and the feedline from a closed configuration, in which the slidable outer jacket is mated with the trocar and a retracted configuration, in which the slidable outer jacket is retracted in a proximally exposing at least a portion the radiating portion.

A multi-band printed dipole antenna (1) for an electronic device includes an elongate insulative substrate (2), a first, second and third pairs of dipole elements (31a, 31b, 32a, 32b, 33a, 33b) closely and parallelly disposed on the substrate, a capacitor (5) and a feeder cable (4). The first, second and third pair of dipole elements respectively couple with the feeder cable to form a first, second and third dipole antennas. The capacitor is used to improve the impedance matching of the second dipole antenna.

An antenna for generating radiation includes a primary E-field generating circuit and a secondary E-field generating circuit. The primary E-field generating circuit generates a primary E-field in response to a source RF signal being applied to the antenna. The secondary E-field generating circuit generates a secondary E-Field, disposed apart from the primary E-field, in response to the source RF signal and develops an H-field that is in time phase with the primary E-field. This causes the antenna to develop a radiation resistance as an indication of radiation.

A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating section coupled to the feedline, the radiating section including a dipole antenna and a tubular dielectric loading disposed about the dipole antenna.

An upper case (1) is connected to a lower case (2) in a hinge portion (3) so as to freely rotate. A plate shaped conductor (4) and a plate shaped conductor (5) are disposed along the surface of the case in the upper case (1). A ground plate (6) is formed in a ground pattern of a circuit board disposed in the lower case (2). The plate shaped conductor (4) and the plate shaped conductor (5) are selected by a high frequency switch (14) and connected to one end of a feeding portion (15). The other end of the feeding portion (15) is connected to the ground plate (6) to form a dipole antenna.

The present invention relates to a tag-use antenna allowing a miniaturization while maintaining a constant minimal change of a communication distance. The tag-use antenna has a feed part of a folded dipole antenna of a size of 53 mm long and 7 mm wide being connected to, and equipped with, an LSI chip of Rc=500 ohms and Cc=1.4 pF and is covered with plastic resin 13 of the dielectric constant εr=3 and thickness of t=0.75 mm on both sides of the antenna. The dipole part of 1 mm wire path width of the tag-use antenna is formed in a rectangular spiral by being bent inward from both ends at bending parts at four places. The entire length of the dipole antenna when extending the four bending parts straight is featured so as to be shorter than one half of a resonance wavelength of the antenna. An inductance part is featured in the intermediate part of the both dipole parts in the neighborhood of the center of the antenna. The inductance part is connected to the chip equipment part in parallel with the both dipole parts.

An antenna system includes a VHF dipole antenna having a pair of rod elements disposed substantially in a line, and a UHF Yagi antenna having a radiator and a director disposed on the rod elements.

In an antenna device, a half wavelength dipole antenna is folded so as to form a forward path section, a folding section and a backward path section such that the backward path section is connected to the substrate at the ground terminal, and an electric power is supplied from the power supply source at the branching point, so as to configure a folding monopole antenna. Also, an additional antenna is folded similarly and connected to the monopole antenna such that the branching point and the power supply section are shared by the monopole antenna and the additional antenna.

Various high-strength microwave antenna assemblies are described herein. The microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. The antenna is a dipole antenna with the distal end of the radiating portion being tapered and terminating at a tip to allow for direct insertion into tissue. Antenna rigidity comes from placing distal and proximal radiating portions in a pre-stressed state, assembling them via threaded or overlapping joints, or fixedly attaching an inner conductor to the distal portion. The inner conductor is affixed to the distal portion by, e.g., welding, brazing, soldering, or by adhesives. A junction member made from a hard dielectric material, e.g., ceramic, can be placed between the two portions and can have uniform or non-uniform shapes to accommodate varying antenna designs. Electrical chokes may also be used to contain returning currents to the distal end of the antenna.

An antenna comprising at least one dipole, the dipole comprising a pair of arms drooping relative to a plane orthogonal to a central axis, end portions of the arms being bent back toward the central axis. In one form of the invention the arms are bent back toward the central axis in at least one plane which is parallel to the central axis, and in another form of the invention the dipole arms are bent in the same rotational direction out of a pland which includes the central axis.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating portion including a dipole antenna having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The antenna assembly also comprises a sheath disposed over the feedline and the radiating portion defining a chamber around the feedline and the radiating portion. The chamber is adapted to circulate coolant fluid therethrough. The antenna assembly further includes a connection hub having cable connector coupled to the feedline, an inlet fluid port and an outlet fluid port. The connection hub includes a bypass tube configured to provide for flow of the coolant fluid from the cable connector directly to the outlet fluid port.

A printed circuit board antenna structure for the transmission of radio frequency energy. The printed circuit board antenna of the present invention includes a circuit board subassembly having a component mounting section and an antenna section. The antenna section of the circuit board includes a pair of antenna traces that function as two sides of a dipole antenna. Each antenna trace includes a radiating strip where the combination of the pair of radiating strips has a length less than one-half the wavelength of the desired radiation being transmitted. Each antenna trace includes an impedance matching strip having a serpentine structure and coupled to the radiating strip. The impedance matching strip matches the desired impedance for the antenna driving circuit.

A millimeter wave wireless (M2W2) interconnect is used for transmitting and receiving signals at millimeter-wave frequencies for short-range wireless communication with high data rate capability. The transmitter and receiver antennae may comprise an on-chip differential dipole antenna or a bond wire differential dipole antenna. The bond wire differential dipole antenna is comprised of a pair of bond wires connecting between a pair of pads on an integrated circuit (IC) die and a pair of floating pads on a printed circuit board (PCB).

A universal low cost radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for use with data storage discs includes an RFID chip, e.g., 2.45 GHz mu-RFID chip, coupled to a linear dipole antenna. The antenna length is reduced in length from the expected length for an optimally tuned antenna corresponding to the operating radio frequency of the RFID chip in a free space environment. The antenna is placed in the tag such as to substantially overlap disc hub area and not extend into data area. The combination of the shortened linear dipole antenna and metallization on the disc to which the tag is applied effectively form a complex antenna operational in the RFID chip's frequency range. The RFID tag works on CDs and DVDs with and without substantially metallized hub areas. The RFID tag is less 0.3 mm thick and may include: ring shape, adhesive material, spacing material achieving uniform thickness, a counterbalance provision.

An antenna device, comprising an antenna unit including basic body comprising at least one of dielectric ceramic and magnetic ceramic, at least one conductor disposed at least one of inside and on a surface of the basic body, and a feeding electrode for applying a voltage to the conductor disposed on the surface of the basic body; a mounting board on which the antenna unit is mounted; a ground part in association with the mounting board and adapted to resonate with the antenna unit; and a length in the polarization direction of a radio wave of the ground part being about lambd/4 or more, where lambd is a wavelength of the radio wave, the basic body comprising a first generally planar sheet having a plurality of spaced, first conductors formed on one major surface thereof and a second generally planar sheet having a plurality of spaced second conductors formed on one major surface thereof; the first and second generally planar sheets being laminated together to form an elongated structure wherein respective pairs of the first and second conductors are coupled to one another to form respective spiral loops of a spiral antenna so that a central axis of the spiral antenna extends generally parallel to a longitudinal direction of the elongated structure; each of the sheets being formed of a material having a permeability of 1<mu<7 or a dielectric constant epsi of 1<epsi<130; and a feeding terminal coupled to one end of the spiral antenna so that the antenna unit forms a mono-pole antenna, the antenna unit and the ground part together functioning as a dipole antenna.

The invention relates to a device that can be used to expose a person to a magnetic field, including an insulating belt to be placed in contact with a part of the body of the person, at least one substantially rectangular, flat dipole antenna emitting a magnetic field over a vector perpendicular to the surface thereof, the antenna being arranged longitudinally on the belt in the lengthwise direction thereof, and a power source for supplying the antenna with AC or pulsed power.

A system for mapping electrical conductivity of the seafloor incorporates a plurality of data logging units, where each unit (100) is an assembly adapted for deployment at a location on the seafloor for measurement of horizontal electric and magnetic fields. Rigidly attached and extending vertically from the unit assembly is a vertically-oriented substantially rigid arm (158) having a pair of vertically-displaced electrodes (160, 162) disposed on the arm to create a vertically-oriented dipole antenna. The electrodes are in electrical communication with an amplifier located within the assembly which generates an amplified signal which is then provided to a data logging processor also located within the assembly. The processor collects time series of amplified electric field and magnetic signals over a predetermined period of time.

Multi-beam smart antenna for WLAN and cellular applications preferably has a steerable antenna system with a dipole antenna element located at the center of a ground plane. A first conductor is oriented parallel and collinear with a second conductor, and the ground plane is located therebetween. Each of first parasitic elements is positioned substantially parallel to the dipole element, and arranged on the upper-side of the ground plane in an array. Each of second parasitic elements is positioned parallel to the dipole element, and arranged on the underside of the ground plane in the same predetermined array. A plurality of switching elements connect parasitic elements and the ground plane to form reflective elements. Each parasitic element and corresponding parasitic element are oriented parallel and collinear with each other. A switching controller controls the switching elements to alter the antenna system's beam pattern by selectively activating or deactivating the reflective elements.

The invention discloses a broadband wide beam dual-polarization dipole antenna, belonging to a dipole antenna. The broadband wide beam dual-polarization dipole antenna comprises an antenna cover plate, a reflection plate and a first antenna dielectric slab and a second antenna dielectric slab in cross fixing, wherein the first antenna dielectric slab and the second antenna dielectric slab are mounted on the reflection plate; the antenna cover plate is supported by at least three support columns and placed above the reflection plate, the first antenna dielectric slab and the second antenna dielectric slab; and toothed rails are arranged at the outer parts of the first antenna dielectric plate and the second antenna dielectric plate and also mounted on the reflection plate. By adding the toothed rails around the dipole antenna dielectric slabs, the antenna operation is effectively expanded, and the width of the wide beam is increased; the antenna unit covers the frequency range of 1,710-2,690MHz when the standing wave is less than 1.4, and is directly fed through a microstrip feeder and a through hole with a metalized edge in the reflection plate; and moreover, the processing is easy, the integration of an antenna and a feed network after array formation is facilitated, and the application range is broad.