20th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 69 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200153025 | POUCH FORMING METHOD AND POUCH FORMING DEVICE - A pouch forming method and a pouch forming device are provided. In particular, the pouch forming method for forming an accommodation part that accommodates an electrode assembly in a pouch sheet includes a seating process of seating the pouch sheet on a top surface of a lower die in which a forming groove is formed in an upper portion thereof. In a vacuum elongation process, a lower portion of the pouch sheet, in which the accommodation part is formed, is elongated by vacuum, and in an accommodation part formation process, the portion of the pouch sheet, which is elongated by the vacuum, is pressed by a punch disposed above the pouch sheet in a direction in which the forming groove is formed to form the accommodation part. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153026 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING STACK OF SHEET-SHAPED ELECTRODES - A metal foil bonding device ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200153027 | ELECTRODE PRESSURE-BONDING DEVICE - An electrode pressure-bonding device that includes a feeding device that feeds a separator material in a strip shape in a feeding direction; a support stage under the separator material and configured to support an electrode on the separator material with the separator material interposed between the electrode and the support stage; and a pressure-bonding device that holds the separator material and the electrode together and pressure-bonds at least part of the separator material to the electrode. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153028 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY WITH ADJUSTABLE CAPACITY - A battery control system includes a battery including: first, second, and third terminals; a plurality of individual groups of two or more battery cells; and a plurality of switches configured to connect ones of the individual groups to and from ones of the first, second, and third terminals. A mode module is configured to set a mode to a first mode when a fault is present in a charging source of the battery. A switch control module is configured to control the plurality of switches based on a first predetermined capacity allotment when the mode is in the first mode. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153029 | COIN-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING/DISCHARGING COIN-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a coin-type secondary battery. The method includes at least: bonding one or more solid electrolytes to an anode upper case; forming an anode active material layer on an anode current collector; sequentially stacking the anode current collector on which the anode active material layer is formed and the anode upper case to which the one or more solid electrolytes are bonded on an anode bottom case to obtain an anode part; sequentially stacking the anode part, a separator, a cathode current collector, and a second case including one or more openings on a first case; bonding the first case to the second case; and introducing an ion-containing solution containing sodium, lithium, magnesium, and a combination thereof from the outside of the second case into an interior thereof. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153030 | DEVICE FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING BATTERY CELL USING THE SAME - A charge/discharge pressurizing device includes a first pressurizing jig configured to pressurize one surface of an electrode lead of a battery cell, a second pressurizing jig configured to pressurize an other surface of the electrode lead facing the one surface of the electrode lead, a guide configured to be disposed to be spaced apart from the one surface of the first pressurizing jig by a predetermined distance, and a first pressurizing jig controller configured to be connected to the first pressurizing jig and to move the first pressurizing jig toward the one surface of the electrode lead. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153031 | COUNTERHOLDER AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AT LEAST ONE OF TWO BOUNDARY SURFACES, BETWEEN WHICH A MEDIUM IS ARRANGED - A counterholder for supporting at least a first of two boundary surfaces, between which a medium is arranged, via which a first compressive force acting on the first boundary surface and a second compressive force acting on the second boundary surface and directed counter to the first compressive force are exerted, at least temporarily. The counterholder has a shell of elastically deformable design at least in one contact area for positioning at a boundary element, which provides the first boundary surface on a contact side opposite the first boundary surface, and within which, a non-Newtonian, shear-thickening fluid is arranged. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153032 | SODIUM ION STORAGE MATERIAL - The present disclosure relates to a sodium-ion storage material and an electrode material for a sodium-ion battery, an electrode material for a seawater battery, an electrode for a sodium-ion battery, an electrode for a seawater battery, a sodium-ion battery, and a seawater battery, which include the sodium-ion storage material. Specifically, the sodium-ion storage material may include one or more materials selected from the group consisting of Cu | 2020-05-14 |
20200153033 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING SHEET, ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING SHEET AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a solid electrolyte composition containing a polymer (A) having a mass average molecular weight of 5,000 or more, a compound (B) having two or more polymerization reactive groups and having a ratio of a molecular weight to the number of the polymerization reactive groups (molecular weight/the number of the polymerization reactive groups) being 230 or less, and an electrolyte salt (C) having an ion of a metal belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table, in which a mass proportion of the compound (B) occupying in a component having a boiling point of 210° C. or higher, which the solid electrolyte composition contains, is 10% or more, a solid electrolyte-containing sheet and an all-solid state secondary battery that are obtained using the solid electrolyte composition, and methods for manufacturing a solid electrolyte-containing sheet and an all-solid state secondary battery. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153034 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery that includes a laminated electrode assembly in which a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are alternately planarly laminated. The laminated lithium ion secondary battery has an end-of-charge voltage of 4.41 V to 4.47V, a ratio of the entire area of the negative electrode active material layer to an area of facing portions of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer of 100.5% to 104.0%, a gap between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, and a discharge capacity per unit weight of a positive electrode active material in the positive electrode active material layer of 169.0 mAh/g to 178.0 mAh/g. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153035 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER SYSTEM - A battery includes a positive electrode including powder of a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte. The powder of the positive electrode active material includes particles, which have a grain boundary and in which c axes of two regions sandwiching the grain boundary are in reflective symmetry, and the particles in the powder of the positive electrode active material have a content percentage of 50% or less. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153036 | SULFIDE-BASED SOLID ELECTROLYTE SYNTHESIZED USING WET PROCESS AND COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a five-component (Li-M-P—S—X) sulfide-based solid electrolyte synthesized using a wet process and a composition for manufacturing the same. The sulfide-based solid electrolyte is expressed as chemical formula 1 of A(Li | 2020-05-14 |
20200153037 | MICROSCOPICALLY ORDERED SOLID ELECTROLYTE ARCHITECTURE MANUFACTURING METHODS AND PROCESSES THEREOF FOR USE IN SOLID-STATE AND HYBRID LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - Microscopically ordered solid electrolyte architectures for solid-state and hybrid Li ion batteries are disclosed. The architecture comprises at least one porous scaffold comprising a lithium conducting ceramic that is porous enough to be infiltrated with cathode or anode active material in an amount sufficient to enable energy densities greater than 300 Wh/kg. Methods of making these microscopically ordered solid electrolyte architecture by fabricating at least one green ceramic scaffold and applying at least one heat treatment step are also disclosed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153038 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a re-chargeable Li-air battery cell comprising a Li-based garnet-type Li | 2020-05-14 |
20200153039 | SOLID-STATE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A solid-state rechargeable battery includes a pair of electrode layers and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the pair of electrode layers. The pair of electrode layers each includes a phosphate having an olivine crystal structure. The phosphate contains a transition metal and lithium. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153040 | GEL ELECTROLYTES AND THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Provided herein are a variety of electrolytes, electrolyte systems, and separator systems, as well as batteries comprising the same and precursors thereof. In specific embodiments are semi-solid or gel electrolytes, particularly those prepared using (i) a cross-linkable polysilsesquioxane with high ionic conductivity and (ii) a liquid electrolyte (e.g., ionic liquid). | 2020-05-14 |
20200153041 | Complex Solid Electrolyte Membrane for All-Solid-State Battery and All-Solid-State Battery Including Same - Provided is a composite solid electrolyte membrane for an all-solid-state secondary battery, including: a phase transformation layer containing a plasticizer and a lithium salt; a porous polymer sheet layer; and a solid polymer electrolyte layer, wherein the phase transformation layer, the porous polymer sheet layer and the solid polymer electrolyte layer are stacked successively, and the phase transformation layer is disposed in such a manner that it faces a negative electrode when manufacturing an electrode assembly. An all-solid-state secondary battery including the composite solid electrolyte membrane is also provided. The composite solid electrolyte membrane for an all-solid-state secondary battery reduces the interfacial resistance with an electrode, increases ion conductivity, and improves the safety of a battery. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153042 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING SHEET, ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING SHEET AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a solid electrolyte composition containing a polymer (A) having a mass average molecular weight of 5,000 or more, an electrolyte salt (B) having an ion of a metal belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table, a compound (C) having three or more polymerization reactive groups, and a compound (D) having two or more polymerization reactive groups that are polymerization reactive groups different from the polymerization reactive groups that the compound (C) has and are capable of causing a polymerization reaction with the polymerization reactive groups that the compound (C) has, a solid electrolyte-containing sheet and an all-solid state secondary battery that are obtained using the solid electrolyte composition, and methods for manufacturing a solid electrolyte-containing sheet and an all-solid state secondary battery. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153043 | LIQUID ELECTROLYTE, FLUORIDE ION BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID ELECTROLYTE - A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a liquid electrolyte in which concentration of active fluoride ion is high even when a cesium fluoride (CsF) is included therein. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a liquid electrolyte to be used in a fluoride ion battery, the liquid electrolyte comprising: a cesium fluoride and a solvent; and an amount of moisture is 50 ppm or more and 1100 ppm or less. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153044 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A purpose of the present invention is to provide a lithium ion secondary battery in which an increase in internal resistance is suppressed and a halogenated cyclic anhydride is used as an electrolyte additive. The lithium ion secondary battery according to the present invention comprises a positive electrode and an electrolyte solution, wherein a porous layer comprising an insulating filler is formed on the positive electrode, and the electrolyte solution comprises 0.005 to 10 weight % of a halogenated cyclic acid anhydride. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153045 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed are an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, according to an embodiment, can comprise: a nonaqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; a first additive comprising a compound represented by a specific chemical formula; and a second additive including at least one of lithium difluorophosphate (LiPO | 2020-05-14 |
20200153046 | BATTERY ELECTROLYTES COMPRISING 1,3-DIMETHOXYPROPANE AND BATTERY CELLS UTILIZING THE SAME - Provided are 1,3-dimethoxypropane (DMP)-containing battery electrolytes, and lithium ion batteries utilizing the same. The batteries comprise an electrolyte including DMP, a lithium anode disposed within the electrolyte, and a cathode disposed within the electrolyte. The cathode can comprise a lithium metal oxide or a chalcogen material. The lithium metal oxide can be LiNi | 2020-05-14 |
20200153047 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery that includes a winding-type electrode assembly in which a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound into a roll shape and have a charge cutoff voltage of 4.41 V to 4.47 V. In this lithium ion secondary battery, an area ratio of the entirety of the negative electrode active material layer to an area of a facing portion between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer is 100.5% to 104.0%. A gap between the positive electrode and the negative electrode is 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in an axial direction of the winding. A discharge capacity per unit weight of a positive electrode active material in the positive electrode active material layer is 169.0 mAh/g to 178.0 mAh/g. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153048 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A battery includes a negative electrode body wound to be flat. The negative electrode body has a plurality of negative electrode main bodies arranged in a line in a negative electrode connection direction in a developed state, and at least one negative electrode connection portion connecting a pair of negative electrode main bodies adjacent in the developed state among the plurality of negative electrode main bodies. The at leak one negative electrode connection portion is folded back such that the plurality of negative electrode main bodies overlap each other. A dimension of each of the plurality of negative electrode main bodies in the negative electrode connection direction decreases with separation from an outer end side negative electrode main body. A dimension of the at least one negative electrode connection portions in the negative electrode connection direction increases with separation from an inner end side negative electrode connection portion. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153049 | AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an aqueous electrolyte capable of improving low temperature performance. More specifically, the present invention provides an aqueous electrolyte that is an aqueous solution including lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate at a predetermined concentration range without separate additives, and thus can prevent freezing and realize high performance even at a very low temperature of about −30° C. or less, and an energy storage device including the same. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153050 | BATTERY WITH MULTIPLE SETS OF OUTPUT TERMINALS AND ADJUSTABLE CAPACITY - A battery control system includes a battery comprising: first and second terminals; third and fourth terminals; a plurality of individually housed batteries; and a plurality of switches configured to connect ones of the batteries to and from ones of the first, second, third, and fourth terminals. A mode module is configured to set a mode of operation based on at least one of a plurality of present operating parameters. A switch control module is configured to control the plurality of switches based on the mode of operation. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153051 | BATTERY WITH MULTIPLE SETS OF OUTPUT TERMINALS AND ADJUSTABLE CAPACITY - A battery control system includes a battery comprising: first and second terminals; third and fourth terminals; a plurality of individually housed batteries; and a plurality of switches configured to connect ones of the batteries to and from ones of the first, second, third, and fourth terminals. A mode module is configured to set a mode of operation based on at least one of a plurality of present operating parameters. A switch control module is configured to control the plurality of switches based on the mode of operation. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153052 | BATTERY PACK - The disclosure relates to a battery pack, comprising a casing; a built-in circuit disposed inside the casing; a consumable component disposed inside the casing and connected in series to the built-in circuit, wherein an opening corresponding to the consumable component is provided on the casing; a safety switch disposed inside the casing, wherein an on/off of the safety switch controls a connection/disconnection of the built-in circuit; and a cover body disposed corresponding to the opening, wherein the cover body has a first state in which the cover body is capped at the opening, so that the safety switch is switched on and the built-in circuit is connected, and a second state in which the cover body is detached from the opening, so that the safety switch is switched off and the built-in circuit is disconnected. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153053 | Terminal Case Having the Improved Function of Estimating State of Secondary Battery - A terminal case configured to effectively estimate the life or degradation of a secondary battery as the secondary battery degrades includes a housing that can be coupled to the secondary battery, a plurality of normal mode terminals disposed on a first surface of the housing and a plurality of measurement mode terminals disposed on a second surface of the housing. The housing is configured to be coupled to the secondary battery with either the first surface or the second surface facing the secondary battery, such as by rotation of the housing about an axis passing through a center of two surfaces of the housing that are parallel to one another and perpendicular to both the first and second surfaces of the housing. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153054 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY JUMP STARTING DEVICE WITH A DUAL BATTERY DIODE BRIDGE SYSTEM - A rechargeable battery jump starting device with a dual battery diode bridge system. The dual battery diode bridge, for example, is configured to protect against a back-charge to a first 12V battery and/or a second 12V battery after a vehicle has been jump charged to prevent damage thereto. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153055 | BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SELECTING PATH FOR MEASURING VOLTAGE OF BATTERY CELL - According to an embodiment, a battery pack comprises a battery cell including a positive electrode and a negative electrode and configured to generate an electromotive force via the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a plurality of first sub paths configured to connect the positive electrode to a sensing circuit of an electronic device to which the battery pack is connected, a plurality of second sub paths configured to connect the negative electrode to the sensing circuit, a power line configured to connect the positive electrode and the negative electrode to at least one of a system of the electronic device or a charging circuit of the electronic device, a first switch configured to selectively connect at least one of the plurality of first sub paths, selected depending on a voltage applied to the positive electrode and the negative electrode, to the sensing circuit, and a second switch configured to selectively connect at least one of the plurality of second sub paths, selected depending on the voltage, to the sensing circuit. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153056 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY COMPRISING A COOLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a rechargeable battery ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200153057 | BATTERY MODULE WITH CLOSE-PITCH CYLINDRICAL CELLS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A battery module is provided. The battery module comprises a first current collector assembly, a first carrier layer and a first plurality of battery cells. A first terminal of each of the first plurality of battery cells is electrically coupled to a busbar of the first current collector assembly. A first end of each of the first plurality of battery cells is physically coupled to the first carrier layer. The first carrier layer is positioned between the first current collector assembly and the first plurality of battery cells. The battery module comprises a thermal transfer plate and a first thermal interface material thermally and structurally coupling a second end of each of the first plurality of battery cells to the thermal transfer plate. The first thermal interface material maintains the spatial positioning of the second ends of the first plurality of battery cells on the thermal transfer plate during operation. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153058 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of cells, a plurality of heat releasing members, and a restraining unit. Each of the plurality of cells includes a pair of planar portions opposed to each other, and the plurality of cells are arranged such that planar portions of each adjacent pair of the cells are in a face-to-face relationship. The plurality of heat releasing members are disposed intermittently between adjacent pairs of cells along a direction in which the plurality of cells are arranged, and each of the plurality of heat releasing members juts out from the planar portions of the adjacent cells in regions where the plurality of heat releasing members are disposed. The restraining unit includes a pair of restraining members and a support member supporting the pair of restraining members, the pair of restraining members restraining opposite ends of the plurality of cells arranged with the plurality of heat releasing members interposed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153059 | Battery Pack - A battery pack according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of unit modules consecutively disposed in a first direction, a unit cooling member having through-passages while being stacked with the unit modules, and a pressure member to press the unit cooling member. The through-passages of unit cooling members that are adjacent in the first direction are connected to allow a coolant to flow. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153060 | ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT - An accumulator arrangement may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in an X direction to form at least one battery block, a housing with at least one part interior in which the battery block may be arranged, and a cooling device for cooling the battery cells, a cooling fluid being flowable through the cooling device. The battery block may have first and second contact sides lying opposite one another in a Y direction, first and second support sides lying opposite one another in a Z direction, and two clamping sides lying opposite one another in the X direction. The battery block in the part interior may be able to be at least one of flowed around by the cooling fluid multilaterally and flowed through at least partially, so that the part interior forms a part of the cooling device through which the cooling fluid is flowable. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153061 | COOLANT - The present disclosure provides a battery coolant for an electric vehicle that has a low conductivity, a low ion elution performance, a low viscosity at a very low temperature, and a cooling performance equivalent to that of an aqueous coolant composition in a driving temperature range. The present disclosure relates to a battery coolant for an electric vehicle containing at least one kind of carbonates selected from the group consisting of propylene carbonate and butylene carbonate in an amount of 90 mass % or more with respect to a total mass of the coolant and water in an amount of 3 mass % or less with respect to the total mass of the coolant. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153062 | SERPENTINE COUNTER FLOW COLD PLATE FOR A VEHICLE BATTERY MODULE - A battery module or battery pack is provided having a serpentine counter flow cold plate with improved dissipation of heat from individual battery cells, wherein the cold plate provides a more uniform temperature gradient across the cold plate to more evenly transfer heat from the battery cells to liquid coolant circulating through the cold plate. The cold plate selectively omits turbulator material upstream of turbulators to control and govern the coolant fed into and through the turbulators to provide a more uniform temperature gradient across the cooling surfaces. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153063 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of cells, a refrigerant pipe, a plurality of cooling members, and a restraining unit. Each of the cooling members includes a plate-shaped portion interposed between the cells, and a contact portion jutting out from between the cells and contacting the refrigerant pipe. The restraining unit includes a pair of restraining members and a support member supporting the pair of restraining members, the pair of restraining members restraining opposite ends of the plurality of cells arranged with the plurality of cooling members interposed. The cooling members include one or more first cooling members and one or more second cooling members, the one or more second cooling members having a heat capacity higher than the one or more first cooling members and having a greater contact area with the refrigerant pipe than the one or more first cooling members. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153064 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a battery module, a case accommodating the battery module, and a cover covering the case. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells each having an electrode at upper end, a cell accommodating portion made of resin and accommodating the plurality of battery cells, and a cooling portion for cooling the plurality of battery cells. The cooling portion includes a first metal portion disposed on a side facing a bottom end of each of the plurality of battery cells, a second metal portion extending from the other end facing surface of the first metal portion to the upper ends of the battery cells and disposed between the plurality of battery cells. The cell accommodating portion includes a resin insert portion formed by insert molding at least the other end facing surface of the first metal portion and the plurality of second metal portions. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153065 | ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT - An accumulator arrangement for a hybrid or electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block, a housing having at least one part interior in which the at least one battery block is arranged, and a cooling device through which a cooling liquid is flowable for cooling the at least one battery block. In the at least one part interior, the cooling liquid may be at least one of flowable about a plurality sides of the at least one battery block and/or flowable through the at least one battery block, such that the at least one part interior defines a portion of the cooling device. At least one passage structure body for displacing the cooling liquid is arranged in the at least one part interior at least in regions about the at least one battery block. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153066 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND MOVING BODY - While lithium-air batteries have been known, in which oxygen in the air is used as a positive electrode active material and lithium is used as a negative electrode active material, it is desired to provide a battery system capable of efficient utilization of oxygen. A battery system is provided, including: a lithium-oxygen battery; an oxygen compressing unit configured to compress oxygen released from the lithium-oxygen battery; a storage unit configured to store oxygen compressed by the oxygen compressing unit; and an oxygen supplying unit configured to supply oxygen stored in the storage unit to the lithium-oxygen battery. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153067 | METAL-AIR BATTERY - A metal-air battery including a cathode including a metal; an anode including a composite conductive material; a solid electrolyte layer between the cathode and the anode; and a vapor supplier configured to supply a vapor to the anode and the solid electrolyte layer. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153068 | MOLTEN AIR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES - The present disclosure relates to rechargeable electrochemical battery cells (molten air batteries). The cells use air and a molten electrolyte, are quasi-reversible (rechargeable) and have the capacity for multiple electrons stored per molecule and have high intrinsic electric energy storage capacities. The present disclosure also relates to the use of such in a range of electronic, transportation and power generation devices, such as greenhouse gas reduction applications, electric car batteries and increased capacity energy storage systems for the electric grid. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153069 | Nanofluid Contact Potential Difference Battery - A nanofluid contact potential difference cell comprises a cathode with a lower work function and an anode with a higher work function separated by a nanometer-scale spaced inter-electrode gap containing a nanofluid with intermediate work function nanoparticle clusters. The cathode comprises a refractory layer and a thin film of electrosprayed dipole nanoparticle clusters partially covering a surface of the refractory layer. A thermal power source, placed in good thermal contact with the cathode, drives an electrical current through an electrical circuit connecting the cathode and anode with an external electrical load in between. A switch is configured to intermittently connect the anode and the cathode to maintain non-equilibrium between a first current from the cathode to the anode and a second current from the anode to the cathode. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153070 | FILTER - A filter which stops the propagation of an electromagnetic wave of a predetermined frequency band in a signal line or a power supply line is provided. This filter is a conductor connected to the signal line or the power supply line. This conductor is configured to include a linear portion. The first portion of the linear portion with an end portion connected to the signal line or the power supply line has the first width, and the second portion different from the first portion of the linear portion has the second width different from the first width. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153071 | INTEGRATION OF SELF-BIASED MAGNETIC CIRCULATORS WITH MICROWAVE DEVICES - Integration of self-biased magnetic circulators with microwave devices is disclosed herein. In microwave and other high-frequency radio frequency (RF) applications, a magnetic circulator can be implemented with a smaller permanent magnet. Aspects disclosed herein include a process flow for producing a self-biased circulator in an integrated circuit chip. In this regard, a magnetic circulator junction can be fabricated on an active layer of a semiconductor wafer. A deep pocket or cavity is formed in an insulating substrate under the active layer. This cavity is then filled with a ferromagnetic material such that the circulator junction is self-biased within the integrated circuit chip, eliminating the need for an external magnet. The self-biased circulator provides high isolation between ports in a smaller integrated circuit. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153072 | SHAPED MAGNETIC BIAS CIRCULATOR - A circulator is provided, comprising, first second and third conductors forming three equally spaced junctions and a permanent magnet configured to apply a shaped bias magnetic field to a ferrite resonator in operable communication with the first, second, and third conductors. The permanent magnet comprises a substantially planar monolithic structure having defined thereon at least first and second substantially concentric regions having first and second respective magnetic field strength levels, wherein the second magnetic field strength level is lower than the first magnetic field strength level. The first and second magnetic field strength levels are configured to cooperate to shape an external bias magnetic field of the permanent magnet to counteract at least a portion of a demagnetizing effect resulting from of an overall shape of the ferrite resonator, to achieve a substantially uniform internal magnetic bias within at least a portion of the ferrite resonator. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153073 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING TRANSMISSION LINES AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a first transmission line and a second transmission line. The semiconductor device further includes a high-k dielectric material between the first transmission line and the second transmission line, wherein the high-k dielectric material surrounds the second transmission line. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric material directly contacting the high-k dielectric material, wherein the dielectric material has a different dielectric constant from the high-k dielectric material, and the dielectric material is separated from the first transmission line and the second transmission line. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153074 | INTERPOSER AND SUBSTRATE INCORPORATING SAME - An interposer ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200153075 | BRANCH-LINE COUPLER - A small-scale branch-line coupler suitable for use in mobile devices includes a first, second, third, and fourth ports, respectively acting as input, transmission, coupled, and isolated ports. A first, second, third, and fourth connection parts are connected to the ports and transmission lines. First angular transmission lines are between first and second ports, third angular transmission lines are between third and fourth ports. A third long strip transmission line connects the first port and the fourth port. A fourth long strip transmission line connects the second port and the third port. The branch-line coupler occupies a small area and has high performance. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153076 | Composite Substrate for Radio Frequency Signals and Method of Manufacturing a Composite Substrate - Composite substrate ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200153077 | MESH ANTENNA REFLECTOR WITH DEPLOYABLE PERIMETER - Antenna reflector has a reflector surface which forms a predetermined dish-like shape. The reflector surface includes an inner section which radially extends a first predetermined distance from a main dish axis. This inner section is immovably supported on a fixed backing structure. The reflector surface also includes an outer section comprising a deployable perimeter. A deployable support structure is comprised of a plurality of rib tips hingedly secured to the fixed backing structure, each having an elongated shape, and extending in a direction away from the main dish axis. The rib tips are configured to rotate on hinge members relative to the fixed backing structure from a first position in which the reflector antenna is made more compact for stowage, to a second position in which a diameter of the reflector surface is increased at a time of deployment. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153078 | WINDOW GLASS FOR VEHICLE - A window glass for a vehicle includes a glass plate for window of the vehicle, a defogger on the glass plate, and an antenna on the glass plate. The defogger includes a pair of bus bars extending in a height direction of the glass plate, a first defogging area formed by a plurality of first heating wires connected between the pair of bus bars and extending in a widthwise direction of the glass plate, and a second defogging area formed by at least a second heating wire connected to the pair of bus bars or to the first defogging area and extending in a protruding manner to one side in the height direction to surround a wiring-prohibited area. The antenna is provided in at least one of areas that are an area on left of the second defogging area and an area on right of the second defogging area. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153079 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE - A wireless communication module includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a chip antenna, an electrical connector and an electrical conductive member. The first circuit board and the second circuit board are electrically connected to each other and arranged in parallel spaced relationship. The chip antenna is located on the first circuit board. The electrical connector is located on the second circuit board and between the first and second circuit boards. The electrical conductive member extends from a metal housing of the electrical connector and has at least a radiation aid portion and a shielding portion. The electrical conductive member and the first circuit board collectively define a hollow space, wherein the electrical connector and the electrical conductive member are electrically connected to the chip antenna to serve as an electromagnetic radiation aid member for the chip antenna. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153080 | ANTENNAS INTEGRATED INTO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems including an electronic apparatus having a configurable sector cavity antenna integrated into a PCB. The configurable sector cavity antenna may include a first panel embedded within a first layer of the PCB along an edge of the first layer, and a second panel embedded within a second layer of the PCB along an edge of the second layer. The configurable sector cavity antenna may further include a fixed via wall to couple the first panel and the second panel along an inner edge of the first panel and the inner edge of the second panel, and a switchable via wall to selectively couple multiple interior points of the first panel and multiple interior points of the second panel. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed | 2020-05-14 |
20200153081 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE DEVICE - A semiconductor package device includes a substrate having an upper surface; an antenna disposed on the upper surface of the substrate; a conductor disposed on the upper surface of the substrate and surrounding the antenna; and a package body covering the conductor and the upper surface of the substrate. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153082 | PACKAGED ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING INTEGRATED ANTENNA AND LOCKING STRUCTURE - A packaged electronic device includes an integrated antenna as part of a conductive leadframe. The conductive leadframe includes a die paddle have an elongated conductive beam structure configured as a transmission line, and a ground plane structure disposed surrounding the die paddle. The ground plane includes a gap where the transmission line extends to an edge of the packaged electronic device. In one embodiment, selected leads within the leadframe are configured with conductive connective structures as ground pins, source pins, and/or wave guides. In an alternate embodiment, a portion of the integrated antenna is embedded and partially exposed within the body of the packaged electronic device. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153083 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING PACKAGE STRUCTURE - In accordance with some embodiments, a package structure includes an RFIC chip. an insulating encapsulation, a redistribution circuit structure, an antenna and a microwave director. The insulating encapsulation encapsulates the RFIC chip. The redistribution circuit structure is disposed on the insulating encapsulation and electrically connected to the RFIC chip. The antenna is disposed on the insulating encapsulation and electrically connected to the RFIC chip through the redistribution circuit structure. The antenna is located between the microwave director and the RFIC chip. The microwave director has a microwave directivity enhancement surface located at a propagating path of a microwave received or generated by the antenna. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153084 | ANTENNA APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and manufacture of same are provided. The mobile terminal includes: an antenna; a first case at which the antenna is disposed; a second case coupled to the first case; a main PCB disposed at one side of the second case; and a sub-PCB disposed at an opposite side of the second case, the sub-PCB being connected to the main PCB through a cable, wherein the sub-PCB is electrically coupled with the antenna when the first case and the second case are coupled together. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153085 | RF ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT CONFIGURED TO BE A PART OF A LID TO AN APPARATUS - An RF antenna arrangement has the same or slightly larger footprint as the RF shield for radio chips on a printed circuit board. The apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a digital processor, a radio chip(s), a radio frequency shield, a lid, and an RF antenna arrangement(s). The lid has the same or slightly larger footprint as the RF shield, which enables the lid to fit on the RF shield. The RF antenna is formed as an integral part of the lid. The apparatus also includes an RF transmission coaxial cable(s) having a first end physically and electrically connected to the RF antenna arrangement(s) and the surface of the lid, and a second end electrically coupled to an RF connector. By forming the antenna arrangement(s) from the lid, this invention solves the space constraint problems of antenna placements for wireless device applications. Additionally, this invention is cost-effective and simple to manufacture. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153086 | ANTENNA USING SLOT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate directed in an opposite direction to the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate and being combined with or being integrally formed with the second plate, a display configured to be seen through at least a part of the first plate, an antenna structure arranged inside the housing, the antenna structure including a first conductive layer including a first region including a first U-shaped slot and a second region coming in contact with the first region, and a second conductive layer facing the first conductive layer to be spaced apart from the first conductive layer, and including a third region including a second U-shaped slot facing the first U-shaped slot and a fourth region coming in contact with the third region and facing the second region, and at least one wireless communication circuitry electrically connected to the first conductive layer or the second conductive layer and configured to transmit and/or receive a signal having a frequency in a range of 3 GHz to 100 GHz. Other various embodiments are possible. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153087 | MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body; a ground provided in the interior of the terminal body; a first conductive member distanced from the ground, electrically supplied from a first supply unit, and surrounding one side of the ground; a second conductive member disposed on one side of the first conductive member, electrically supplied from a second supply unit, and surrounding the other side of the ground; and a junction portion, disposed at one point on the first conductive member, for grounding same to the ground, wherein one end of the first conductive member is distanced from the ground to form a first open slot, one end of the second conductive member is distanced from one end of the first conductive member to form a second open slot, the other ends are connected to the ground, and the first and second conductive members are oriented so as to cross each other. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153088 | COUPLING STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSINGS - A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing comprises a first component and a second component separated from the first component by a gap. The housing also includes a first molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and defining at least a portion of an interlock feature, and a second molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and mechanically engaging the interlock feature. The first component, the second component, and the second molded element form a portion of an exterior surface of the housing. A method of forming the housing is also disclosed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153089 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY CONTROLLED CAPILLARITY TO DYNAMICALLY CONNECT PORTIONS OF AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT - Embodiments herein describe a capillary containing a eutectic conductive liquid (e.g., EGaIn) and an electrolyte (e.g., NaOH) that is integrated into a printed circuit board (PCB). In one embodiment, the capillary is formed in a through-hole in the PCB and has negative and positive electrodes at its respective ends to seal the eutectic conductive liquid and the electrolyte. The capillary further includes one or more electrodes that extend through a side of the portion of the capillary containing the liquids. The wiper electrodes also make electrical contact with respective conductive layers in the PCB. Using a DC voltage between the negative and positive electrodes, the eutectic conductive liquid forms electrical connections between the wiper electrodes, which in turn, forms electrical connections between the conductive layers in the PCB. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153090 | Increasing Light Matter Interactions in Plasmonic Patch Antennae - A plasmonic patch antenna is provided that includes an arbitrary substrate with an optically thick ground plane proximate to the substrate. A first dielectric material with a first refractive index is proximate to the ground plane. A second dielectric material with a second refractive index is proximate to the first dielectric material. A periodic array of conducting rectangles is proximate to the second dielectric material. The first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index and a thickness of the first dielectric material is greater than a thickness of the second dielectric material. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153091 | ANTENNA PROTECTOR - An antenna protector includes a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and an end wall. The top wall includes a center reinforcement that includes a plurality of lateral ribs and longitudinal ribs protruding from the top wall and arranged in a grid formation. Each of the first side wall, the second side wall, and the end wall include a perimeter reinforcement that includes a plurality of vertical ribs protruding from the wall. In an exemplary embodiment the antenna protector may include an open end portion, a closed end portion, and a center section, wherein the center section is narrower in width than each of the open end portion and the closed end portion. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153092 | ANTENNA WINDOW AND ANTENNA PATTERN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A housing for an electronic device, including an aluminum layer enclosing a volume that includes a radio-frequency (RF) antenna is provided. The housing includes a window aligned with the RF antenna; the window including a non-conductive material filling a cavity in the aluminum layer; and a thin aluminum oxide layer adjacent to the aluminum layer and to the non-conductive material; wherein the non-conductive material and the thin aluminum oxide layer form an RF-transparent path through the window. A housing for an electronic device including an integrated RF-antenna is also provided. A method of manufacturing a housing for an electronic device as described above is provided. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153093 | COVER ELEMENT - A cover element is provided for a radome in a vehicle, which has an at least partially metallised film which is over-moulded on a front side with a layer of a first plastic and back-moulded on a back side with a cover layer of the second plastic, wherein a heating element is provided on the back side or front side of the at least partially metallised film. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153094 | BEAM STEERING ANTENNA TRANSMITTER, MULTI-USER ANTENNA MIMO TRANSMITTER AND RELATED METHODS OF COMMUNICATION - An transmitter to be used in wireless multi-user MIMO has been described above. The system combines the virtues of digital, analog and optical processing to arrive at a solution for scalable, non-blocking, simultaneous transmission to multiple UE-s. The system architecture is independent of the RF carrier frequency, and different frequency bands can be accessed easily and rapidly by tuning the optical source (TOPS). The data channels are established in the digital domain and the RF beam-forming accuracy is only limited by the available resolution of DAC, which can be as high as 16 bits for 2.8 GSPS in off-the-shelf components. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153095 | DEVICE WITH VIRTUAL REFLECTOR FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for generating electromagnetic signals that resonate in a cavity having a plurality of reflectors resulting in resonating electromagnetic signals and combining the resonating electromagnetic signals to form an electromagnetic wave that traverses a reflector and couples onto a physical transmission medium. One or more of the reflectors is implemented via a programmable substrate. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153096 | DEVICE WITH PROGRAMMABLE REFLECTOR FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for generating electromagnetic signals that resonate in a cavity having a plurality of reflectors resulting in resonating electromagnetic signals and combining the resonating electromagnetic signals to form an electromagnetic wave that traverses a reflector and couples onto a physical transmission medium. One or more of the reflectors is implemented via a programmable substrate. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153097 | MULTIBAND COMPATIBLE ANTENNA AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A multiband compatible antenna that resonates at a first frequency and a second frequency includes: a planar conductor including a feeding portion to which a signal is supplied, a grounding portion, and a slit between the feeding portion and grounding portion. The slit includes a first slit portion extending in a first direction and a second slit portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction from an end of the first slit portion. The first slit portion is disposed closer to one edge than a center of the planar conductor in the second direction, and the feeding portion is disposed to a side of the first slit portion closer to the one edge. The planar conductor includes a first element portion and a second frequency portion that resonate at the first frequency and the second frequency, respectively. The second slit portion is disposed in the first element portion. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153098 | ANTENNA DEVICE, ANTENNA MODULE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD FOR USE THEREIN - An antenna device is enclosed in a housing. The antenna device includes a dielectric substrate in which a plurality of layers including a ground layer is stacked on top of one another, a feed element, a parasitic element, a feed line, and a conductive member placed in or on the dielectric substrate. The feed element is placed within or on a surface of the housing, and the parasitic element is placed in the dielectric substrate. The feed line is placed, in the dielectric substrate, in a layer between a layer in which the parasitic element is placed and the ground layer and sends a radio frequency signal. When the dielectric substrate is attached to the housing, the conductive member electrically connects the feed line and the feed element and supplies a radio frequency signal to the feed element. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153099 | ANTENNA COUPLING ELEMENT, ANTENNA DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An antenna device includes first and second radiating elements, and an antenna coupling element. The antenna coupling element includes a primary coil electrically connected between the first radiating element and a feed circuit and a secondary coil inductively coupled to the primary coil and electrically connected between the second radiating element and a ground. A capacitor is provided between the primary coil and the secondary coil, thus causing current to flow from the primary coil to the secondary coil or the second radiating element via the capacitor even at an anti-resonant frequency of the first radiating element. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153100 | ANTENNA, PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT, ANTENNA SYSTEM, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - The antenna in the embodiments provided includes: a first-layer antenna, a second-layer antenna, a first probe, a second probe, a first connector, and a second connector. An annular microstrip patch is attached to each of main bodies of the first-layer antenna and the second-layer antenna. The annular microstrip patch attached to the first-layer antenna is provided with a first feeding network and a second feeding network therein. The first-layer antenna is connected to the first probe and the second probe by using the first feeding network and the second feeding network respectively. The first-layer antenna is connected to the first connector and the second connector. A position of the first connector corresponds to a position where the first probe is connected to the first-layer antenna. A position of the second connector corresponds to a position where the second probe is connected to the first-layer antenna. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153101 | ADAPTIVE-SPACING ANTENNA AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an adaptive-spacing antenna system and a method for designing an adaptive-spacing antenna system. The antenna system and design method are operative to provide a configuration layout that reduces both the amount of material required to manufacture the antenna and the obtrusiveness caused by the antenna, while providing more flexibility for installation and a variety of options for aesthetic applications. The adaptive-spacing antenna comprises one or a combination of more than one set of straight-linear and curvilinear elements forming an adaptively-spaced grid or mesh structure. The system and method are particularly suitable for reducing the antenna weight, cost, and obtrusiveness during operation. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153102 | WIDEBAND RFID TAG ANTENNA - A radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna is disclosed. The RFID antenna may include: a substrate; a radiator disposed on the substrate, the radiator comprising a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor that perpendicularly intersect a straight edge of the radiator, the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor being symmetrical to each other with respect to a central point of the radiator; a loop disposed on the substrate; and a stub disposed on the substrate between the loop and the central point of the radiator. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153103 | INJECTION MOLDED DIELECTRIC ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method includes injection molding of a dielectric material in a pre-distorted antenna mold; and curing the dielectric material. The pre-distorted dielectric mold has a shape that compensates for shape distortion of the dielectric material during the curing. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153104 | ANTENNA LENS ARRAY FOR TRACKING MULTIPLE DEVICES - A radio frequency antenna array uses multiple lenses, and mechanically movable elements, to provide ground-based and sky-based coverage for multiple object communication and tracking. The antenna array includes at least two spherical lenses, where each spherical lens has at least two associated RF elements. A third lens is added, along with at least two additional RF elements to narrow and track the overlapped beams from the first and second lenses. Each lens also includes a sub-controller configured to adjust a phase of the signals produced by the RF elements. The antenna includes a control mechanism configured to enable a user to move the RF elements along their respective tracks, and automatically configure the phase shifter to modify a phase of the output signals from the elements based on the relative positions between the RF elements. The overlapped beams track independent targets, such as satellites, across an area. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153105 | MITIGATION OF POLARIZATION MISMATCH BETWEEN REFLECTOR AND FEED ANTENNAS BY FEED PREDISTORTION - An apparatus and method for mitigating polarization mismatch in reflector antenna systems. A feed unit is configured to determine a polarization mismatch between a first polarization associated with a first wave and a second polarization associated with a reflector unit. The feed unit pre-distorts the first wave to achieve a compensated polarization for reducing and/or eliminating a polarization mismatch. The pre-distorted first wave having the compensated polarization is used to illuminate the reflector unit. A re-radiated wave is reflected by the reflector unit. Furthermore, the level of the re-radiated wave is increased as a result of the pre-distortion. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153106 | POLARIZATION CONVERSION INTEGRATED HORN ANTENNA AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An integrated horn antenna with an integral polarization converter, and a method of manufacturing the integrated horn antenna are disclosed. The integrated horn antenna includes a horn, and a polarizer of which at least a portion is disposed in an internal space defined by an inner wall of the horn. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153107 | MULTIBEAM ANTENNA DESIGNS AND OPERATION - An antenna system that includes a lens portion having a radiation-side curved surface and a feed-side reception surface, the lens portion structured to focus radio frequency radiations entering from the radiation-side curved surface on a focal point located at the feed reception surface and one or more antenna elements at or near the focal point, the one or more antenna elements being separated from each other by a fractional multiple of a center wavelength of a frequency band of operation, and each antenna element communicatively coupled to one or more radio frequency transmit and/or receive chain and being able to transmit and/or receive data from the radio frequency transmit chain according to a transmission scheme. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153108 | WAVEGUIDE SLOT ARRAY ANTENNA - A waveguide slot array antenna whose plan view size is smaller than that of a conventional waveguide slot array antenna is realized. A waveguide slot array antenna ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200153109 | MULTIMODE ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - In accordance with one or more embodiments, a communication device includes an antenna having a feed point and an aperture. A feedline is coupled to the feed point of the dielectric antenna. A multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transceiver is coupled to feedline, the MIMO transceiver facilitating a transmission of first electromagnetic waves to the feed point of the antenna, wherein the first electromagnetic waves are guided by the feedline, wherein the first electromagnetic waves propagate along the feedline via a plurality of guided wave modes without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first electromagnetic waves convey first data in accordance with one or more MIMO techniques and wherein the first electromagnetic waves generate first free-space wireless signals at the aperture of the antenna in accordance with the one or more MIMO techniques. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153110 | ANTENNA MODULE - An antenna module includes a connection member including at least one wiring layer and at least one insulating layer; an integrated circuit (IC) package disposed on a first surface of the connection member; and an antenna package including a plurality of antenna members and a plurality of feed vias, and disposed on a second surface of the connection member, wherein the IC package includes: an IC having an active surface electrically connected to at least one wiring layer and an inactive surface opposing the active surface, and generating the RF signal; a heat sink member disposed on the inactive surface of the IC; and an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the IC and the heat sink member. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153111 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT ISOLATE POLARIZATIONS IN PHASED ARRAY AND DISH FEED ANTENNAS - A multi-polarized scanning phased array antenna is provided, which includes a first element, second element, first feed line, second feed line, first 180 degree phase shifter, second 180 degree phase shifter, third 180 degree phase shifter, fourth 180 degree phase shifter, Θ1 degree phase shifter, and Θ2 degree phase shifter. The first element is fed with a first polarization signal at a first feed point and a third feed point, and a second polarization signal at a second feed point and a fourth feed point. The second element is fed with the first polarization signal at a fifth feed point and a seventh feed point, and the second polarization signal at a sixth feed point and an eighth feed point. The first feed line is coupled to the elements and associated with the first polarization. The second feed line is coupled to the plurality of elements and associated with the second polarization. The first 180 degree phase shifter is coupled in the first feed line between the first and third feed points, and the second 180 degree phase shifter is coupled in the second feed line between the second and fourth feed points. The third 180 degree phase shifter is coupled in the first feed line between the fifth and seventh feed points, and the fourth 180 degree phase shifter is coupled in the second feed line between the sixth and eighth feed points. The Θ1 degree phase shifter is coupled in the first feed line between the third and seventh feed points, and the Θ2 degree phase shifter is coupled in the second feed line between the second and sixth feed points. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153112 | FRONT-END CHIP FOR DUAL-POLE ANTENNA ARRAY - An apparatus includes a package and a beam former circuit. The package may be configured to be mounted on an antenna array at a center of four antenna elements. Each antenna element may include a dual-pole antenna having a vertical feed and a horizontal feed. The beam former circuit may be (i) disposed in the package, (ii) have a plurality of pairs of ports, (iii) configured to generate a plurality of radio-frequency signals in the ports while in a transmit mode and (iv) configured to receive the radio-frequency signals at the ports while in a receive mode. Each pair of the ports is configured to be directly connected to a respective one of the antenna elements. All of the ports may be spatially routed into alignment with the vertical feeds and the horizontal feeds in a single conductive plane of the antenna array. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153113 | PLANAR ANTENNA WITH INTEGRATED LOW NOISE RECEIVER - A planar antenna with an integrated receiver based on aperture coupled antenna elements with inclusive slots electrically coupled to a microstrip feed network residing above a lower ground plane is disclosed. The use of aperture coupled feed elements eliminate the need for vias, which simplifies fabrication. Further, the antenna has integrated electronics located on the same layer as the microstrip feed network to minimize any noise or unwanted parasitic effects. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153114 | PLANAR ARRAY ANTENNA AND WIRELESS MODULE - A planar array antenna | 2020-05-14 |
20200153115 | ANTENNA HAVING RADIATION STRUCTURE OF GIVEN DIRECTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - An electronic device may include a housing including a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side housing surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the side housing includes a first portion, including an external metal portion having a first face facing an outside and a second face facing the space and an internal polymer portion having a third face contacting the second face and a fourth face facing the space, a touch screen display positioned within the space to be viewable through the first plate, wherein an edge of the touch screen display is spaced apart from the first portion of the side housing and when the first plate is viewed from above, the gap is covered by a peripheral portion of the first glass plate, an antenna structure comprising at least one antenna and configured to include a substrate having a fifth face substantially parallel to the second face and a sixth face facing a direction opposite the fifth face and at least one conductive pattern positioned between the fifth face and the sixth face and extending toward the peripheral portion of the first plate, and wireless communication circuitry operatively connected to the at least one conductive pattern and configured to form a directivity beam using at least a part of the at least one conductive pattern. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153116 | ANTENNA MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna module ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200153117 | SYSTEMS FOR RECEIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY USING ANTENNAS THAT ARE MINIMALLY AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE HUMAN BODY - An antenna for receiving wireless power from a transmitter is provided. The antenna includes multiple antenna elements, coupled to an electronic device, configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) power waves from the transmitter, each antenna element being adjacent to at least one other antenna element. Furthermore, the multiple antenna elements are arranged so that an efficiency of reception of the RF power waves by the antenna elements remains above a predetermined threshold efficiency when a human hand is in contact with the electronic device, the predetermined threshold efficiency being at least 50%. Lastly, at least one antenna element is coupled to conversion circuitry, which is configured to (i) convert energy from the received RF power waves into usable power and (ii) provide the usable power to the electronic device for powering or charging of the electronic device. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153118 | CONFORMAL ARRAY ANTENNA - A conformal array antenna includes a substrate and a conductive circuit. The substrate has a non-conductive roughened curved surface formed with a plurality of hook-shaped structures that are formed by blasting a plurality of particles on the substrate. The non-conductive roughened curved surface defines a plurality of spaced-apart antenna pattern regions. The conductive circuit is located in the antenna pattern regions, and includes an activation layer formed on the roughened curved surface and containing an active metal, and a first metal layer formed on the activation layer. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153119 | Triaxial Antenna Reception and Transmission - An apparatus comprises: a triaxial antenna including orthogonal x, y, and z linearly polarized elements to convert RF energy to x, y, and z RF signals; converters to convert the x, y, and z RF signals to x, y, and z complex signals, respectively; a polarization generator to rotate x, y, and z axes of the x, y, and z complex signals angularly responsive to angle signals, apply x, y, and z complex weights to the x, y, and z complex signals to produce x, y, and z controlled complex signals, respectively, and sum the x, y, and z controlled complex signals into a combined signal, such that the x, y, and z complex weights apply a polarization to the RF energy as manifested in the combined signal, and the angle signals rotate a plane of the polarization relative to the x, y, and z axes, without moving the triaxial antenna. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153120 | Triaxial Antenna Reception and Transmission - An apparatus comprises: a polarization generator to receive first and second signals, apply to the first and second signals two-dimensional (2D) complex weights to produce 2D weighted complex signals that represent a polarization having a plane of polarization referenced to three-dimensional (3D) orthogonal axes, operate on the 2D weighted complex signals to rotate the plane of polarization angularly with respect to the 3D orthogonal axes, and produce 3D controlled complex signals representing the polarization with the rotated plane of polarization; quadrature upconverter-modulators to modulate the 3D controlled complex signals, to produce 3D modulated radio frequency (RF) signals; and a triaxial antenna including orthogonal 3D linearly polarized elements to receive respective ones of the 3D modulated RF signals and collectively convert the 3D modulated RF signals to radiant RF energy that has the polarization with the rotated plane of polarization. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153121 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING MULTIPLE-INPUT AND MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) ANTENNAS - Methods and systems for implementing and operating antennas, particularly multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antennas, for radio telecommunications. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153122 | MIMO ANTENNA ARRAY WITH WIDE FIELD OF VIEW - An antenna array apparatus includes: first antenna elements arranged to form a first radiation pattern with a recessed portion at the center of the first radiation pattern; and second antenna elements arranged to form a second radiation pattern with a convex portion at the center of the second radiation pattern. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153123 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CURRENT CONDUCTING UNIT, JUNCTION BOX FOR A VEHICLE BATTERY, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for producing a current conducting device, a junction box for a vehicle battery, and a motor vehicle having a corresponding junction box. In the method, multiple busbars are positioned in a predetermined location in relation to one another and then enclosed using an electrically insulating plastic cladding. In this case, a respective opening of the plastic cladding is left open in a respective connection region, in each of which at least two of the busbars meet one another. The busbars are then welded to one another in a respective region of the opening. | 2020-05-14 |
20200153124 | Connector and Method of Manufacturing a Connector - Flexible connector having a multilayer metallic strip, at least one connecting element arranged at at least one end of the strip, the layers of the metallic strip being bond one another in the region of the end of the strip. | 2020-05-14 |