1038 results about "Monopole antenna" patented technology

An ablation catheter apparatus with a monopole antenna that is arranged to provide a relatively uniform electric field and a method for using such an ablation catheter apparatus are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an ablation catheter includes an elongated flexible tubular member that is adapted to be inserted into the body of a patient, and a transmission line that is disposed within the tubular member. The transmission line has a distal end and a proximal end which is arranged to be connected to an electromagnetic energy source. The catheter also includes a monopole antenna with tip section and a body section that includes a distal end and a proximal end. The tip section and the body section are arranged to produce a relatively uniform electric field around the monopole antenna which is sufficiently strong to cause tissue ablation. The proximal end of the body section of the monopole antenna is arranged to be electrically coupled to the transmission line.

A distributed broadband, omni-dual-band monopole antenna system for use in a Wi-Fi access point. The distributed omni-dual-band antenna system may include an antenna array that includes 4, 6, or 8 monopole antennas arranged in a circular array fashion along the perimeter of the access point. Each monopole antenna may be associated with a single Wi-Fi radio of the access point, and each of the antennas for the different radios are interleaved in order to provide omni-coverage with minimal distortion; that is, each antenna of the access point is alternated with antennas for different radios. A broadband printed omni-dual-band monopole antenna comprising three horizontal radiating elements arranged in an S-shape and a single vertical radiating element connected to the bottom-most horizontal radiating element is also disclosed.

An antenna device and a radio apparatus are provided. The antenna device is configured to be coupled to a feeding point of the radio apparatus. The antenna device has a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element is configured to be an unbalanced-fed antenna fed at the feeding point to resonate at a first frequency. The second antenna element is configured to be a monopole antenna having an open end and to be fed at the feeding point. The first antenna element and the second antenna element have a common portion from the feeding point to a branching point. The second antenna element is configured to be ungrounded in a first state to resonate at a second frequency lower than the first frequency and to be grounded in a second state at a switch point between the branching point and the open end.

A distributed load monopole antenna system is disclosed that includes a monopole antenna including a radiation resistance unit, a current enhancing unit, and a conductive mid-section. The radiation resistance unit is coupled to a transmitter base and the radiation resistance unit includes a radiation resistance unit base that is coupled to ground. The radiation resistance unit also includes a plurality of windings of an electrically conductive material wherein each winding includes an elongated portion that is substantially parallel with an elongated central axis of the monopole antenna. The elongated portions are positioned at a plurality of angularly disposed locations around the elongated central axis of the monopole antenna. The current enhancing unit is for enhancing current through the radiation resistance unit, and the conductive mid-section is intermediate the radiation resistance unit and the current enhancing unit.

A dual-band antenna, a method of manufacturing the same and a wireless networking card incorporating the antenna. In one embodiment, the antenna includes: (1) a substrate, (2) an inverted F antenna printed circuit supported by the substrate and tuned to resonate in a first frequency band and (3) a monopole antenna printed circuit supported by the substrate, connected to the inverted F antenna printed circuit and tuned to resonate in a second frequency band.

An antenna intended to be used in a small-sized and flat radio device, and to a radio device which has an antenna according to the invention. The base element of the antenna is a monopole-type conductor (110) internal to the device. This conductor may be designed such that the harmonic nearest to the fundamental resonating frequency can be utilized in providing an upper operating band. In addition to the base element the antenna structure comprises a parasitic element (120) which functions as both an auxiliary radiator and antenna matching element. Matching is optimized using an inductive component (125) which connects the parasitic element to signal ground. The antenna gain achieved is considerably higher than that of known antenna structures occupying the same space (h), and the antenna matching is improved, compared to known internal monopole antennas.

Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an electronic device including an antenna with a ring-type structure. The electronic device includes a metal bracket and the antenna. The antenna includes a first metal ring surrounding the metal bracket, where the first metal ring has at least two sections separated by at least one gap. At least one section may operate as a radiator through radio frequency (RF) feeding at least at one portion thereof. A second metal ring may be electrically connected, at least at one point thereof, to a ground of the electronic device or to the first metal ring. At least one section of the first metal ring may operate as a monopole antenna, as a PIFA antenna, or as a loop antenna, via suitable feeding.

A slot 2 is defined by notching a conductor plate 1, a first radiation conductor 3 and a second radiation conductor 4 are disposed by sandwiching the slot 2 as a boundary, a third radiation conductor 5 connected to either of the first radiation conductor 3 or the second radiation conductor 4 is provided in the slot 2, if necessary, on and after third radiation conductors, for example, a fourth and fifth radiation conductors connected to either of the first radiation conductor 3 or the second radiation conductor 4 are provided, a power is supplied in the slot by the use of conductor edges of at least two radiation conductors, if required, whereby two monopole antennas and slot antennas, which use respective electric currents on the first radiation conductor 3 and the second radiation conductor 4, are electrically formed, besides, antennas other than that described above are electrically formed by utilizing electric currents over on and after the third radiation conductors.

The invention discloses a multi-frequency antenna system applicable to a mobile terminal with a metal frame structure. The multi-frequency antenna system comprises a metal frame, a PCB and an antenna part. The metal frame is designed to be part of an antenna radiation body, two gaps are formed in the bottom portion of the metal frame, a feeding wiring part and the metal frame together form a T-shaped monopole antenna or an IFA antenna so that the metal frame itself can be used for producing low frequency and high frequency resonance, and other coupling parts can be additionally arranged to be used for adjusting the low frequency and high frequency resonance according to the needs of working frequency bands. The multi-frequency antenna system has the advantages that due to the fact that the gaps of the metal frame are formed in the bottom portion, a user can be prevented from touching the gaps during the actual use process, and the phenomenon that the performance of the antenna is poor when the antenna is held by a hand is avoided; the working frequency bands of the multi-frequency antenna system are 704Mhz-960Mhz and 1710Mhz-2700Mhz, and multi-frequency broadband is realized; compared with a traditional general antenna, the multi-frequency antenna system is multiple in frequency band and broad in frequency width; the antenna structure of the multi-frequency antenna system is small in occupied space, and mutual influence cannot be generated between the antenna structure and surrounding environments.

A distributed multiband antenna intended for radio devices, and methods for designing manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) configured to operate in a high-frequency band, and a matched monopole configured to operate in a low-frequency band, are used within a handheld mobile device (e.g., cellular telephone). The two antennas are placed on substantially opposing regions of the portable device. The use of a separate low-frequency antenna element facilitates frequency-specific antenna matching, and therefore improves the overall performance of the multiband antenna. The use of high-band PIFA reduces antenna volume, and enables a smaller device housing structure while also reducing signal losses in the high frequency band. These attributes also advantageously facilitate compliance with specific absorption rate (SAR) tests; e.g., in the immediate proximity of hand and head “phantoms” as mandated under CTIA regulations. Matching of the low-frequency band monopole antenna is further described.

The invention discloses a low-profile broadband dual polarization omni-directional antenna. The antenna comprises a vertical polarization monopole antenna and a horizontal polarization loop antenna which are arranged side by side, and the loop antenna is composed of four rotational symmetric arc-shaped dipoles. A metal cylinder wraps a monopole feed probe to increase the monopole bandwidth, and parasitic units and directors are loaded outside dipole arms to increase impedance bandwidth of the loop antenna and gain out-of-roundness of the loop antenna on azimuth planes is reduced. The low-profile broadband dual polarization omni-directional antenna basically comprises an upper medium plate (1), a lower medium plate (2), plastic screws (3), a round patch (4), a loop patch (5), the feed probe (6), the metal cylinder (7), a metal floor (8), metal short circuit columns (9), arc-shaped printed dipoles (10), L-shaped feed baluns (11), the parasitic units (12), the directors (13), a coaxial line (14), 100 ohm microstrip lines (15) and a small metal wafer (16).

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.

Disclosed are in-vivo interstitial antennas (IVIAs) for thermal treatment and deactivation of tumors by means of microwaves. An IVIA comprises a microwave monopole antenna (MMA) and a medical catheter, and the MMA is inserted into the medical catheter to form the IVIA. The MMA comprises coaxial cable and three types of capacitors. The coaxial cable consists of first and second conductors and a first insulator, and only the first conductor extends less than a quarter wavelength. The first capacitor is located around the end of the extended first conductor and includes the second insulator and the third conductor. The second and third capacitors are located between the first capacitor and the apertures of the MMAs and have about same function. Because of arbitrarily changed input impedance of the first capacitor, almost perfect matching can be achieved and desirable temperature distributions can be obtained due to the second and third capacitors.

When configuring a film antenna for receiving a circular polarized wave, at least one loop antenna is formed on a transparent plastic film and, at the same time, a non-powered element constituted by a wire-shaped conductor independent from the antenna conductor configuring the loop is arranged near this loop antenna. The non-powered element arranged on the side of the loop antenna is configured by a first part and a second part. The first part is made close to the loop antenna in a substantially parallel state. When a monopole antenna is used in place of the loop antenna, by combining this with a wire-shaped conductor orthogonal to this, it becomes possible to receive a circular polarized wave by a configuration providing a power transfer part between the two. It is also possible to configure a composite antenna by mounting another antenna on the transparent plastic film. This antenna can be used as an antenna of a navigation system.

A device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes a monopole antenna assembly that includes a monopole antenna radiating section having a monopole antenna element surrounded by a dielectric material. The monopole antenna assembly also includes a ground plane disposed at a proximal end of the monopole antenna radiating section, wherein the ground plane is configured to direct energy into the target volume of tissue.

A folded monopole RF telemetry antenna is contained within a dielectric portion of an implantable medical device housing, which dielectric portion can be a biocompatible epoxy. The monopole antenna is formed from a wire or strip of conductive material which may be conformed inside the outer boundary of the epoxy housing. One end of the monopole antenna is free inside the epoxy, the other end of the antenna is electrically coupled to the circuit ground which, in turn, is connected to the metal housing portion, acting as a ground plane. The length of the antenna can be sized to be self-resonating at a frequency of about 403.5 MHz with at least a 3 MHz bandwidth.

A method, simulation, and apparatus are provided that are highly suitable for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A catheter is disclosed that includes a small diameter disk loaded monopole antenna surrounded by fusion material having a high heat of fusion and a melting point preferably at or near body temperature. Microwaves from the antenna heat prostatic tissue to promote necrosing of the prostatic tissue that relieves the pressure of the prostatic tissue against the urethra as the body reabsorbs the necrosed or dead tissue. The fusion material keeps the urethra cool by means of the heat of fusion of the fusion material. This prevents damage to the urethra while the prostatic tissue is necrosed. A computer simulation is provided that can be used to predict the resulting temperature profile produced in the prostatic tissue. By changing the various control features of the catheter and method of applying microwave energy a temperature profile can be predicted and produced that is similar to the temperature profile desired for the particular patient.

Antennas for use in mobile communication devices are disclosed. The antennas disclosed can include a substrate with a base, a top, a front side and a back side; a first conductor can be located on the first side of the antenna substrate; and a second conductor can be located on the second side of the antenna substrate. The conductors can have single or multiple branches. If a conductor is a single branch it can, for example, be a spiral conductor or a conducting plate. If a conductor has multiple branches, each branch can be set up to receive a different frequency band. A conductor with multiple branches can have a linear branch and a space-filling or grid dimension branch. A conducting plate can act as a parasitic reflector plane to tune or partially tune the resonant frequency of another conductor. The first and second conductors can be electrically connected.

An antenna consisting of a thin strip bent-wire monopole disposed on an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is loaded at the end opposite to the feed point with a distributed or lumped capacitance to achieve an electrically small antenna for use in handheld wireless devices. The capacitive load reduces the length of the antenna to smaller than one-quarter of a wavelength at a given frequency of operation without suffering a substantial loss of efficiency. This results in an easier integration into portable devices, greater radiation efficiency than other loaded antenna approaches and longer battery life in portable devices, and lower cost than use of a chip inductor.

A probe and associated apparatus for treating oesophageal tissue with microwave radiation (e.g. radiation having a frequency of 5-60 GHz) are disclosed. The probe comprises a flexible substrate that expands and retracts between an access configuration, e.g. suitable for insertion through an endoscope, and a treatment configuration in which radiating elements, e.g. conducting patches, monopole antennas, slots in a conducting strip or the like, are brought into close proximity with tissue to be treated. The radiating elements are arranged to emit a substantially uniform electromagnetic field with a suitable penetration depth into the tissue. The apparatus can monitor and control the power delivered from the probe into tissue. A method of hollow tube, e.g. oesophageal, pathological treatment and a device for opening and closing the probe are also disclosed.

A microstrip antenna (MSA) above a ground plane, having a size corresponding to an operation frequency, at a junction point thereof, electrically connected to one end of a monopole antenna having a size corresponding to the operation frequency to operate as a complex antenna. A distance between the feed point of MSA and the junction point determines the input impedance for matching. A microstrip line or an (planer) inverted-F antenna may provide the MSA. The monopole element may be a monopole antenna or helical antenna. A portable wireless communication apparatus includes the antenna apparatus having a housing. The monopole antenna is connected to the MSA when the monopole antenna is extended from the housing. A switch may be provided between the monopole antenna and the MSA for diversity operation. The antenna apparatus may be formed on a Printed circuit board and folded.

Provided are a low-cost and high-performance antenna that can be placed in a small space inside a portable terminal or an electric appliance or housed in a wall or the like, and an electric apparatus having the antenna. A slit having a specified width and a specified length is formed in a conductive flat plate having a specified width and a specified length. A radiating element portion shaped like a monopole antenna and a ground portion (having a specified width) are formed with the slit between them. The width of the conductive flat plate (the length of the radiating element portion) is substantially a multiple of a quarter of a wavelength attained at the operating frequency of the antenna by an odd-numbered value.

A multiple-element antenna is provided that includes a monopole portion and a dipole portion. The monopole portion has a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section. The middle section defines a recess between the top and bottom sections, and the bottom section includes a monopole feeding port configured to couple the monopole portion of the multiple-element antenna to communications circuitry in a mobile communication device. The dipole portion has at least one dipole feeding port configured to couple the dipole portion of the multiple-element antenna to communications circuitry in the mobile communications device. The dipole portion of the multiple-element antenna is positioned within the recess defined by the monopole portion of the multiple-element antenna in order to electromagnetically couple the monopole portion with the dipole portion.

Provided is a broadband internal antenna including a ground plate and an antenna unit. The antenna unit can include a feed point; a first radiator, formed with a bar shape having the feed point as one end part and the other end part from which an uncurved ‘C’ shape is extended; a ground point, connected to the ground plate; a second radiator, having one end part on which the ground point is mounted and the other end part that is connected to an area from which the uncurved ‘C’ shape of the first radiator starts to be formed in an open loop form; a first protrusion part, protruded from the uncurved ‘C’ shape of the first radiator to be formed in a closed loop form; and a second protrusion part, formed inside the open loop shape of the first radiator in an inverse L’ form.

A pseudo-fractal antenna is provided comprising a dielectric, and a radiator proximate to the dielectric having an effective electrical length formed in a pseudo-fractal geometry. That is, the radiator includes at least one section formed in a fractal geometry and at least one section formed in a non-fractal geometry. The antenna can be either a monopole or a dipole antenna. For use in a wireless communication telephone, the antenna operating frequency can be approximately 1575 megahertz (MHz), to receive global positioning satellite (GPS) information. In one aspect, the radiator has a fractal geometry section formed as a Koch curve. When the antenna is a dipole, the counterpoise can also be a pseudo-fractal geometry with a section formed in Koch curve fractal geometry section. The radiator can be a conductor embedded in the dielectric. Alternately, the radiator is a conductive line overlying a dielectric layer.