Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adaptive antenna tuning based on measured antenna impedance
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Application No.: US15816237Application Date: 2017-11-17
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Publication No.: US10158174B2Publication Date: 2018-12-18
- Inventor: Stephen O'Driscoll
- Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Current Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G01R29/10
- IPC: G01R29/10 ; H01Q7/00 ; H01Q1/27 ; G02C7/04 ; H04B1/034 ; H04B1/04 ; H04B1/18 ; H04B1/3827

Abstract:
A system includes an antenna, an impedance measurement circuit, an impedance tuning circuit, and a controller. The impedance measurement circuit can include a test current source that conveys a test current through the antenna, and a voltage sensor that measure a voltage across the antenna while the test current is conveyed through the antenna. The impedance tuning circuit can be coupled to the antenna leads and can include one or more reactive elements that can be selectively coupled to the antenna, or otherwise adjusted, to effect adjustment of the impedance connected to the antenna. The controller can: (i) use the impedance measurement circuit to obtain a measurement indicative of an impedance of the antenna; (ii) determine an adjustment to the impedance tuning circuit based on the obtained measurement; and (iii) cause the impedance tuning circuit to make the determined adjustment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180076524A1 Adaptive Antenna Tuning Based on Measured Antenna Impedance Public/Granted day:2018-03-15
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