Bradley M Kramer

US Patent:

20190007101, Jan 3, 2019

Filed:

Jun 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/638212

Inventors:

- Dallas TX, US
Nathan Brooks - Champaign IL, US
Swaminathan Sankaran - Allen TX, US
Bradley Allen Kramer - Plano TX, US
Mark W. Morgan - Allen TX, US
Baher Haroun - Allen TX, US

International Classification:

H04B 5/00
H04W 4/00
H01Q 1/32
H01Q 1/38

Abstract:

A system is provided in which a set of modules each have a substrate on which is mounted a radio frequency (RF) transmitter and/or an RF receiver coupled to a near field communication (NFC) coupler located on the substrate. Each module has a housing that surrounds and encloses the substrate. The housing has a port region on a surface of the housing. Each module has a field confiner located between the NFC coupler and the port region on the housing configured to guide electromagnetic energy emanated from the NFC coupler through the port region to a port region of an adjacent module. A reflective surface is positioned adjacent the backside of each NFC coupler to reflect back side electromagnetic towards the port region.

US Patent:

20190007486, Jan 3, 2019

Filed:

Jun 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/638146

Inventors:

- Dallas TX, US
Nathan Brooks - Champaign IL, US
Swaminathan Sankaran - Allen TX, US
Bradley Allen Kramer - Plano TX, US
Mark W. Morgan - Allen TX, US
Baher Haroun - Allen TX, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04B 5/00
H04B 5/02

Abstract:

A system is provided in which a set of modules each have a substrate on which is mounted a radio frequency (RF) transmitter and/or an RF receiver. Each module has a housing that surrounds and encloses the substrate. The housing has a port region on a surface of the housing. Each module has a tapered near field communication (NFC) field confiner located between the substrate and the port region on the housing configured to guide electromagnetic energy produced by the RF transmitter to the port region so that it can be emanated to a port region of an adjacent module.