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Apparatus and methods for communicating utilizing an antenna array

US10148016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Shikik Johnson · Tinton Falls, US
Paul Shala Henry · Holmdel, US
Robert Bennett · Southold, US
Farhad Barzegar · Readington, US
Irwin Gerszberg · Kendall Park, US
Thomas M. Willis, III · Tinton Falls, US
Donald J. Barnickel · Flemington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 24, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/085
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system having a polyrod antenna array. Beam steering can be performed according to a first subset of elements of the polyrod antenna array generating first electromagnetic waves with a first phase that is different from a second phase of the first electromagnetic waves being generated by a second subset of elements of the polyrod antenna array. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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