Method and apparatus of communication utilizing waveguide and wireless devices

US10374657B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

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

Inventors

• David M. Britz · Rumson, US
• John W. MacNeill · Watertown, US
• David DeVincentis · Flanders, US
• Robert Bennett · Southold, US
• Paul Shala Henry · Holmdel, US
• Irwin Gerszberg · Kendall Park, US
• Farhad Barzegar · Readington, US
• Thomas M. Willis, III · Tinton Falls, US
• Donald J. Barnickel · Flemington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 5, 2018
• Grant date: Aug 6, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 5, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L69/18
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a communication device that includes first and second waveguide devices that provide communications via electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. The communication device can include a housing supporting a first plurality of antennas and a second plurality of antennas. The communication device can include a support structure physically connecting the first and second waveguide devices with the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed.