Differential mode capacitively loaded magnetic dipole antenna

• US 6,919,857 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2003
• Issued: 07/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kyocera AVX Components Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Ethertronics, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Shamblin, Jeff, Poilasne, Gregory, Desclos, Laurent, Rowson, Sebastian
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, SHIH CHAO
• Application Number:
  US10/352,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20040145523A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• Field of Search: 343/700.MS, 343/744, 343/795, 343/804, 343/895
• US Class Current: 343/795
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/36 Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewithH01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/005 with variable reactance for tuning the antenna
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/28 Conical, cylindrical, cage, strip, gauze, or like elements having an extended radiating surface; Elements comprising two conical surfaces having collinear axes and adjacent apices and fed by two-conductor transmission lines waveguide horns or mouths H01Q13/00; slot antennas H01Q13/00

Abstract

Differential mode capacitively loaded magnetic dipole designs are provided for usage in various applications. Impedance matching may be accomplished with changes to antenna structures without concomitant changes in resonant frequency.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

an antenna configured for coupling to an article, the antenna defined by a plurality of portions, wherein one or more of the plurality of portions are radiative portion coupled in a first geometric relationship that effectuates one or more antenna frequency, and wherein one or more of the plurality of portions are impedance matching portion coupled in a second geometrical relationship that effectuates one or more antenna impedance, wherein a change in the first geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the one or more antenna frequency, wherein a change in the second geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the one or more antenna impedance the impedance the matching portion arranged in the second geometrical relationship to produce an antenna impedance to match an impedance of the article, and wherein a change of the one or more antenna frequency or the one or more antenna impedance is effectuated without a corresponding change in the one or more antenna impedance or the one or more antenna frequency.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein one or more of the portions comprises a circuit.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the antenna comprises a differential mode capacitively coupled dipole element.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein one or more of the portions comprises a rectifier circuit.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein one or more of the portions comprises a coding circuit.

6. The device of claim 2, wherein the circuit is coupled to the radiative portion and to the impedance matching portion.

7. The device of claim 2, wherein the circuit is coupled to the impedance matching portion.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein one or more of the portions comprises a circuit, and wherein each circuit comprises a different code.

9. A method of using an antenna with an article, comprising the steps of:

coupling the antenna to the article;

providing the antenna with one or more impedance matching portion to match an impedance of the antenna to an impedance of the article;

placing the article in a radiative field;

using the radiative field to excite the antenna to radiate a signal at a resonant frequency; and

detecting the signal.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of providing elements of the antenna in a geometrical relationship that devices a capacitively loaded magnetic dipole antenna.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of changing a geometrical relationship between some of the elements to change an impedance of the antenna.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of changing the impedance of the antenna independent of the resonant frequency.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the article comprises a part of a paper roll.

14. A system comprising:

an article having an article impedance;

an antenna coupled to the article, the antenna having an antenna impedance;

the antenna including one or more impedance matching portion arranged to match the antenna impedance to the article impedance and one or more radiative portion;

wherein when the article is placed in a radiative field, the radiative field excites the one or more radiative portion of the antenna to radiate a signal at a resonant frequency.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more radiative portion are coupled in a first geometric relationship that effectuates the resonant frequency, and wherein the one or more impedance matching portion are coupled in a second geometrical relationship that effectuates the antenna impedance.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein a change in the first geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the resonant frequency.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein a change in the second geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the one or more antenna impedance effectuates a change in the antenna impedance.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein a change in the first geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the resonant frequency, wherein a change in the second geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the one or more antenna impedance effectuates a change in the antenna impedance, and wherein a change of the resonant frequency or the antenna impedance may be effectuated without a corresponding change in the antenna impedance or the resonant frequency.

19. An antenna for coupling to an article, the antenna having an antenna impedance and the article having an article impedance, the antenna comprising:

one or more impedance matching portion arranged to match the antenna impedance to the article impedance;

one or more radiative portion;

wherein when the article if placed in a radiative field, the one or more radiative portion are excited to radiate at a resonant frequency.

20. The antenna of claim 19, wherein the one or more radiative portion are coupled in a first geometric relationship that effectuates the resonant frequency, and wherein the one or more impedance matching portion are coupled in a second geometrical relationship that effectuates the antenna impedance.

21. The antenna of claim 20, wherein a change in the first geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the resonant frequency.

22. The antenna of claim 20, wherein a change in the second geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the one or more antenna impedance effectuates a change in the antenna impedance.

23. The antenna of claim 20, wherein a change in the first geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the resonant frequency, wherein a change in the second geometrical relationship effectuates a change in the one or more antenna impedance effectuates a change in the antenna impedance, and wherein a change of the resonant frequency or the antenna impedance may be effectuated without a corresponding change in the antenna impedance or the resonant frequency.