IP Library Granted Patent US 9,472,848
Granted Patent B2
US 9,472,848 · App. 14/145,769 · Granted Oct 18, 2016

Multi-feed loop antenna

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Patent No.
US 9,472,848
App. No.
14/145,769
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-feed antenna in provided, including multiple feed elements associated with multiple frequency regions, respectively, and a folded loop element for radiating energy. Each of the multiple feed elements is capacitively coupled to the folded loop element.

Claims (26)

1. A multi-feed antenna comprising:

a plurality of feed elements associated with a plurality of frequency regions, respectively; and

a folded loop element for radiating energy;

wherein

each of the plurality of feed elements is capacitively coupled to the folded loop element; and

wherein

the folded loop element includes one or more portions connected to ground.

2. The multi-feed antenna of claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of feed elements is capacitively coupled, directly or indirectly through an intermediary element, to the folded loop element.

3. The multi-feed antenna of claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the one or more portions connected to ground includes two or more branches and a switch provided at the branching point, wherein a matching circuit is coupled to at least one of the two or more branches, which is shorted to ground, while the other branches are directly shorted to ground,

wherein

the switch is controlled to select a branch for direct grounding or impedance loading for the folded loop element, the impedance loading afforded by the matching circuit coupled to the branch.

4. The multi-feed antenna of claim 1 , wherein

one or more of the plurality of feed elements are coupled to one or more matching circuits, respectively, which provide impedance loading for the respective feed elements.

5. The multi-feed antenna of claim 1 , wherein

a swapping circuit is coupled to the folded loop element or to the plurality of feed elements, wherein the swapping circuit includes one or more matching circuits for impedance loading according to environments or conditions.

6. The multi-feed antenna of claim 5 , wherein

the folded loop element includes one or more portions for grounding; and

the swapping circuit coupled to the folded loop element further includes one or more ground terminals, and the one or more matching circuits are shorted to ground, wherein

the swapping circuit is controlled to connect each of the one or more portions for grounding and one selected from a group consisting of the one or more matching circuits and the one or more ground terminals.

7. The multi-feed antenna of claim 5 , wherein

the swapping circuit coupled to the plurality of feed elements further includes one or more terminals for one or more signal sources, and the one or more matching circuits are coupled to one or more signal sources, wherein

the swapping circuit is controlled to connect each of the plurality of feed elements and one selected from a group consisting of the one or more matching circuits and the one or more terminals for one or more signal sources.

8. The multi-feed antenna of claim 5 , wherein

two or more swapping circuits are coupled to the folded element and one or more subsets of the feed elements, respectively.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 5, 2023
From: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
To: AVX ANTENNA, INC.
Reel/Frame 063549/0336 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 4, 2023
From: AVX ANTENNA, INC.
To: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS (SAN DIEGO), INC.
Reel/Frame 063543/0302 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2018
From: NH EXPANSION CREDIT FUND HOLDINGS LP
To: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 045210/0725 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2017
From: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 044106/0829 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2017
From: DESCLOS, LAURENT; SRON, SENG THAIL; PAJONA, OLIVIER
To: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042895/0294 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2016
From: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
To: NH EXPANSION CREDIT FUND HOLDINGS LP
Reel/Frame 040464/0245 →