# US 10,483,621 B2 · Antenna and wireless communications assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,483,621 B2 - Document ID: US10483621B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/331,072 - Filed: 2016-10-21 - Published: 2018-04-26 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-21 - Assignees: Peraso Technologies Inc. - Applicants: Peraso Technologies Inc. - Inventors: Atabak Rashidian - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483621B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/525: {between emitting and receiving antennas} - H01Q 5/385: Two or more parasitic elements - H01Q 9/045: {with particular feeding means (for circular polarisation H01Q9/0428)} - H01Q 19/005: {Patch antenna using one or more coplanar parasitic elements} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract An antenna assembly includes a support member having opposing first and second surfaces, and a set of electrical contacts; an antenna carried on the first surface of the support member and electrically connected to the set of electrical contacts; a conductive inner ring element carried on the first surface and surrounding the antenna; and a dielectric outer ring element mounted on the first surface and surrounding the conductive inner ring. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An antenna assembly, comprising: a support member having (i) a first surface, (ii) an opposing second surface configured to couple the antenna assembly to an antenna assembly support member, and (iii) a set of electrical contacts; an antenna carried on the first surface of the support member and electrically connected to the set of electrical contacts, the antenna including (i) a powered element and (ii) a parasitic element; a conductive inner ring element carried on the first surface and surrounding the antenna; and a dielectric outer ring element mounted on the first surface and surrounding the conductive inner ring; wherein the dielectric outer ring has an inside perimeter that surrounds an outside perimeter of the conductive inner ring element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the powered element includes: a transmission element connected to a first of the set of electrical contacts; and a reception element connected to a second of the set of electrical contacts. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The antenna assembly of claim 2, each of the transmission element and the reception element comprising a patch element. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The antenna assembly of claim 3, wherein the parasitic element includes: a transmission parasitic patch element; and a reception parasitic patch element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The antenna assembly of claim 3, wherein the parasitic element includes: a pair of transmission parasitic patch elements disposed on opposite sides of the transmission element; and a pair of reception parasitic patch elements disposed on opposite sides of the reception element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The antenna assembly of claim 2, the conductive inner ring element continuously surrounding the antenna. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The antenna assembly of claim 2, the conductive inner ring element separately surrounding each of the transmission element and the reception element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The antenna assembly of claim 2, the support member further comprising a ground plane; the conductive inner ring element connected to the ground plane by a plurality of ground vias. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, the dielectric outer ring element having an inner perimeter in contact with an outer perimeter of the conductive inner ring element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, the support member comprising a first dielectric material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The antenna assembly of claim 10, the dielectric outer ring element comprising a second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, the dielectric outer ring element comprising a wall rising from the first surface of the support member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The antenna assembly of claim 1, the set of electrical contacts disposed on the second surface of the support member. ### Claim 14 A wireless communications assembly, comprising: an assembly support member carrying a baseband processor; the assembly support member defining a mounting surface including a set of host electrical contacts; a communications interface carried by the assembly support member and connected with the baseband processor; and an antenna assembly having: a support member having opposing first and second surfaces, and a set of electrical contacts, the second surface of the support member coupled to the mounting surface of the assembly support member; an antenna carried on the first surface of the support member and electrically connected to the set of electrical contacts, the antenna including (i) a powered element and (ii) a parasitic element; a conductive inner ring element carried on the first surface and surrounding the antenna; and a dielectric outer ring element mounted on the first surface and surrounding the conductive inner ring; wherein the dielectric outer ring has an inside perimeter that surrounds an outside perimeter of the conductive inner ring element. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The wireless communications assembly of claim 14, the host electrical contacts being electrically connected to the set of electrical contacts of the support member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The wireless communications assembly of claim 15, further comprising: a radio processor connected to the baseband processor; wherein the set of host electrical contacts are electrically connected to the radio processor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The wireless communications assembly of claim 16, the mounting surface defined on a first side of the assembly support member, and the baseband processor and the radio processor being supported on an opposing second side of the assembly support member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The wireless communications assembly of claim 14, further comprising: the support member further comprising an auxiliary set of electrical contacts connected to the set of host electrical contacts; a radio processor supported by the support member to connect the radio processor to the set of electrical contacts and the set of auxiliary electrical contacts. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The wireless communications assembly of claim 18, wherein the set of electrical contacts and the set of auxiliary electrical contacts are disposed on the second surface of the support member; the radio processor connected to the second surface of the support member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The wireless communications assembly of claim 19, the baseband processor and the support member being connected to the same side of the assembly support member.