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Granted Patent B2
US 12,355,141 · App. 18/508,553 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Conformal antenna module with 3D-printed radome

Inventors: Shiban K. Koul (Delhi, IN); Ajay Kumar Poddar (Elmwood Park, NJ); Karthikeya Gulur Sadananda (New Delhi, IN); Ulrich L. Rohde (Upper Saddle River, NJ)
Assignee: Synergy Microwave Corporation
H01Q1/243H01Q1/42H01Q3/30H01Q9/0407
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Patent No.
US 12,355,141
App. No.
18/508,553
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides several embodiments of integrated conformal antennas that are designed to be integrated into handheld devices and support operation at millimeter-wave operating frequency band that includes 28 GHz. The antennas have low mutual coupling despite close proximity, and maintain a front-to-back radiation ratio of 10 dB or better within the operating frequency band. The integrated conformal antennas are further capable of supporting operation of the device in different orientations, different forward gains, or a combination thereof.

Claims (28)

1. An apparatus comprising:

an electrical ground;

a first planar substrate;

a first port formed on a first end of the first planar substrate and connected to the electrical ground;

a first antenna formed on the first planar substrate and coupled to the first port, wherein the first antenna is configured to radiate in a first direction;

a second port formed on a second end of the first planar substrate opposite the first end and connected to the electrical ground;

a second antenna formed on the first planar substrate and coupled to the second port, wherein the second antenna is configured to radiate in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the second direction is sufficiently different from the first direction that the first and second antennas achieve at least one of dual polarization or polarization diversity, and wherein a gap between the first and second antennas is between 0.5 mm and an operating wavelength of the apparatus; and

a third antenna, wherein the third antenna is formed on a second planar substrate, wherein the first and second planar substrates are parallel and stacked in a direction orthogonal to a plane of each of the first and second substrates, wherein the first and second substrates are separated by a gap between about one-fiftieth and one-eighth of an operating wavelength of the apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein mutual coupling between the first and second antennas is 20 dB or less.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to produce a first gain when the first antenna is activated, and to produce a second gain that is lower than the first gain when the second antenna is activated.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first gain is about 6 dBi, and wherein the second gain is about 3 dBi.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus has at least one of:

(i) a 10-dB fractional bandwidth between about 3-6% for each respective operating frequency band of each of the first and second antennas, and wherein each respective operating frequency band includes 28 GHz;

(ii) a front-to-back radiation ratio of 6 dB or greater for the first antenna and 14 dB or greater for the second antenna within each antenna's respective operating frequency band; or

(iii) a beamwidth of about 110° for the first antenna and about 80° for the second antenna within each antenna's respective operating frequency band.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein mutual coupling between the first and third antennas is 20 dB or less, and wherein mutual coupling between the second and third antennas is 20 dB or less.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the third antenna is an angled dipole radiator, and wherein an arm of the angled dipole radiator is positioned at an acute angle relative to a feed line of the third antenna.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the arm has a length of about 2 mm, and wherein the second substrate has a width of between 4-6 mm.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the third antenna has at least one of:

a fractional bandwidth of about 12% over a range of frequencies including 28 GHz;

a forward gain of about 3 dBi; or

a front-to-back radiation ratio of 4.5 dB.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a width of the apparatus is between 4-7 mm.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein a height of the apparatus is about 1.25 mm and mutual coupling between any two antennas of the first, second or third antennas is 20 dB or less.

12. A mobile device comprising:

a housing; and

an apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is conformed to an interior surface of the housing.

13. The mobile device of claim 12 , wherein the apparatus is co-planar with a side edge of the device housing, and wherein the side edge of the device housing has an interior height of between 6-7 mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2025
From: KOUL, SHIBAN K.; PODDAR, AJAY KUMAR; GULUR SADANANDA, KARTHIKEYA; ROHDE, ULRICH L., PHD
To: SYNERGY MICROWAVE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070440/0318 →
Continuity (3)
Division 17221965 · Apr 5, 2021
Provisional Application 63033884 · Jun 3, 2020
Related Publication 20240088543A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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