The first ever patent for fractal design applied to mobile telecommunications antennas was filed by Fractus CTO Dr. Carles Puente in 1995. Fractus’ ongoing fractal antenna and associated research and development work has focused on improvements in fractal technologies and the integration of fractal antennas into wireless communications devices and telecoms infrastructure.

$Fractus fractal antenna patents information$

Highlights of the Fractus R&D team’s achievements include the first worldwide fractal antenna patents applied to:

The essential design features of geometry based multiband and miniature antennas
Base station antennas
Antenna ground plane design
Automobile antennas
The development of slim internal antennas in combination with engineered handset ground-plane designs
Antenna miniaturisation
Semiconductor chip packages for wireless applications
Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) applications
Defence antenna applications

Fractus now has a powerful portfolio of granted and pending patents relating to fractal antenna technology geometries and microwave/RF circuits for wireless communications. Fractus licences its proprietary technologies to communications device and infrastructure producers worldwide and is determined to protect its portfolio of fractal antenna and associated technology patents and its strong customer relationships.

Fractus patent applications & patent numbers

Title

Patent #

Multilevel antennas

US7015868 (B2), US7123208 (B2), US7397431 (B2), US7394432 (B2), US7505007 (B2), US7528782 (B2), US8009111 (B2), US2011/0175777 (A1), US2011/0163923 (A1), EP1223637 (B1) [(FR-EP1223637 (B1), UK-EP1223637 (B1), ES2241378 (T3), DE69924535 (T2), IT26708BE/2005 (B1)], CN100355148 (C), IN203861, JP4012733 (B2), JP4195070 (B2), MX224686 (B), RU2253925 (C2), CN101188325 (A), EP2273610 (A1)

Interlaced multiband antenna arrays

US6937191 (B2), US7250918 (B2), US7557768 (B2), US7932870 (B2), US2011/0156986 (A1), EP1227545 (B1) [(FR-EP1227545 (B1), DE69910847 (T4), UK1227545 (B1), ES2205898 (T3), IT72748BE/2003 (B1)], CN1196231 (C), MX224687 (B)

Space-filling miniature antennas

US7148850 (B2), US7164386 (B2), US7202822 (B2), US7554490 (B2), US2009/0109101 (A1), US2009/0303134 (A1), US2011/0181481 (A1), US2011/0181478 (A1), US2011/0177839 (A1), EP1258054 (B1) [FR-EP1258054 (B1), UK-EP1258054 (B1), DE60022096 (T2) , ES2246226 (T3), IT30339BE/2005 (B1)], EP2267838 (A3), EP1592083 (A3), CN100373693 (C), CN101090173 (A), IN210024, JP4070462 (B2), RU2263378 (C2), MX265596 (B), MX238696 (B)

Miniature broadband ring-like microstrip patch antenna

US6870507 (B2)

Dual-band dual-polarized antenna array

US6937206 (B2), ES-EP1380069 (B1)

Multilevel and space-filling ground planes for miniature and multiband antennas

US7362283 (B2), US7688276 (B2), US7911394 (B2)

Multifrequency microstrip patch antenna with parasitic coupled elements

US7202818 (B2)

Loaded antenna

US7312762 (B2), US7541997 (B2), US2009/0237316 (A1), EP1444751 (B1) [FR-EP1444751 (B1) , DE60128968 (T2), UK-EP1444751 (B1) , IT29990BE/2007 (B1) , ES2288161 (T3)], CN100382385 (C)

Multiband antenna

US7215287 (B2), US7439923 (B2), US7920097 (B2), US2011/0260926 (A1)

Anti-radar space-filling and/or multilevel chaff disperser

US6876320 (B2), ES2190749 (B1)

Multiband antenna for handheld terminal

US7486242 (B2), US7903037 (B2), EP1516388 (A1)

Undersampled microstrip array using multilevel and space filling shaped elements

US7310065 (B2)

Antenna with one or more holes

US7471246 (B2), US7907092 (B2)

Notched-fed antenna

US7342553 (B2), US2008/0129627 (A1), EP2237375 (A1)

Coupled multiband antennas

US7315289 (B2), US2008/0129630 (A1), JP2008-113462 (A)

Integrated circuit package including miniature antenna

US7095372 (B2), US7463199 (B2), US2009/0085810 (A1)

Multiband monopole antenna for a mobile communications device

US7411556 (B2), US7403164 (B2), US7675470 (B2), US2010/0123642 (A1), EP2273611 (A1), KR0806654 (B1), KR0859580 (B1)

Broadside high-directivity microstrip patch antenna

US7423593 (B2), US8026853 (B2)

Miniature antenna having a volumetric structure

US2009/0167612 (A1), EP1912280 (A3), EP1597794 (B1) [ES2314295 (T3)]

Multiband monopole antennas for mobile communications devices

US7423592 (B2), US2009/0033561 (A1), EP1709704 (A2)

Multiband monopole antennas for mobile network communication devices

US7417588 (B2)

Handset with electromagnetic bra

US7456792 (B2)

Radio frequency system in package including antenna

US7791539 (B2), US2010/0328185 (A1)

Antenna in package with reduced electromagnetic interaction with on chip elements

US2008/265038 (A1)

Slim multiband antenna array for cellular base stations

US7868843 (B2)

Multilevel ground plane for a mobile device

US7928915 (B2)

Tunable antenna

US7924226 (B2)

Antenna structure for a wireless device with a ground plane shaped as a loop

US7782269 (B2), US8077110 (B2)

Shaped ground plane for radio apparatus

US7932863 (B2), US2011/0156975 (A1)

Antenna contacting assembly

US2009/0213029 (A1)

Wireless implantable medical device

US2009/0248112 (A1)

Handheld device with two antennas and method of enhancing the isolation between the antennas

US2009/0262028 (A1)

Antenna with inner spring contact

US7990320 (B2)

Antenna set, portable wireless device and use of a conductive element

US7903034 (B2), US2011/0175776 (A1)

Slim triple band antenna array for cellular base stations

US2009/0224995 (A1), EP1935057 (A2)

Slotted ground plane used as a slot antenna or used for a pifa antenna

US7872605 (B2), US2011/0068995 (A1)

Antenna diversity system and slot antenna component

US2008/0198082 (A1)

Wireless portable device including internal broadcast receiver

US2009/0156151 (A1)

Distributed antenna system robust to human body loading effects

US2009/0318094 (A1)

Chip module, SIM card, wireless device and wireless communication method

US2010/0019038 (A1)

Multifunction wireless device

US2008/0018543 (A1), US2009/0243943 (A1)

Wireless device including a multiband antenna system

US2010/0109955 (A1), EP2140517 (A1)

Dual-polarized radiating element, dual-band dual-polarized antenna assembly and dual-polarized antenna array

US2010/0171675 (A1)

Antennaless wireless device

US2010/0188300 (A1), EP2319122 (A2), CN102119467 (A)

Antennaless wireless device capable of multiband operation

US2010/0176999 (A1), EP2319121 (A2), CN102084542 (A)

Wireless device providing operability for broadcast standards and method enabling such operability

WO2010/145825 (A1)

Antennaless wireless device comprising one or more bodies

WO2011/095330 (A1)

Antennaless wireless device capable of multiband MIMO operation

PCT/EP2011/063377

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