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US 12,476,372 · App. 18/207,859 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Antenna device and communication device

Inventor: Taichi Hamabe (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H01Q9/0414H01Q1/38H01Q1/48
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Patent No.
US 12,476,372
App. No.
18/207,859
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided an antenna device and a communication device including: a board including a metamaterial layer, a ground layer, and a first layer disposed on a side opposite to the ground layer across the metamaterial layer; a first resonator to which power is fed, the first resonator being provided in the first layer; and a second resonator including two conductors provided along a longitudinal direction of the first resonator, the conductors being provided on the first layer and on both sides of the first resonator in a short direction of the first resonator. The two conductors of the second resonator have end portions, and one terminal of each of the end portions is connected to the ground layer.

Claims (30)

1 . An antenna device comprising:

a board including a metamaterial layer, a ground layer, and a first layer disposed on a side opposite to the ground layer across the metamaterial layer;

a first resonator to which power is fed, the first resonator being provided in the first layer; and

a second resonator including two conductors provided along a longitudinal direction of the first resonator, the two conductors of the second resonator being provided on the first layer and on both sides of the first resonator in a short direction of the first resonator, wherein

the two conductors of the second resonator have end portions, and one terminal of each of the end portions is connected to the ground layer,

the first resonator includes two conductors, and

the power is fed to one of the two conductors of the first resonator, and another of the two conductors of the first resonator is connected to the ground layer.

2 . The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein

the end portions of the two conductors of the second resonator on a side connected to the ground layer are located on opposite sides in the longitudinal direction.

3 . The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein

the end portions of the two conductors of the second resonator on a side connected to the ground layer are located on a same side in the longitudinal direction.

4 . The antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein

a length of the second resonator in the longitudinal direction is a half wavelength of an output radio wave of the antenna device.

5 . A communication device comprising:

an antenna device comprising:

a board including a metamaterial layer, a ground layer, and a first layer disposed on a side opposite to the ground layer across the metamaterial layer;

a first resonator to which power is fed, the first resonator being provided in the first layer; and

a second resonator including two conductors provided along a longitudinal direction of the first resonator, the two conductors of the second resonator being provided on the first layer and on both sides of the first resonator in a short direction of the first resonator, wherein

the two conductors of the second resonator have end portions, and one terminal of each of the end portions is connected to the ground layer, and

the first layer is located on a front surface side of the communication device, and

the ground layer is located on a back surface side of the communication device.

6 . The antenna device according to claim 5 , wherein

the end portions of the two conductors of the second resonator on a side connected to the ground layer are located on opposite sides in the longitudinal direction.

7 . The antenna device according to claim 5 , wherein

the end portions of the two conductors of the second resonator on a side connected to the ground layer are located on a same side in the longitudinal direction.

8 . The antenna device according to claim 5 , wherein

the first resonator includes two conductors, and

the power is fed to one of the two conductors of the first resonator, and another of the two conductors of the first resonator is connected to the ground layer.

9 . The antenna device according to claim 5 , wherein

a length of the second resonator in the longitudinal direction is a half wavelength of an output radio wave of the antenna device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2023
From: HAMABE, TAICHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065937/0269 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2022-094689 · Jun 10, 2022 · national
JP 2022-112541 · Jul 13, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230402756A1 · Dec 14, 2023
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