Patent · US Active

Method and apparatus for communication using variable permittivity polyrod antenna

US10424845B2 · kind B2 · utility

204Cited by

113References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

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

Inventors

Shikik Johnson · Tinton Falls, US
David M. Britz · Rumson, US
Irwin Gerszberg · Kendall Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 6, 2017
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 6, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q3/00
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a device with a polyrod antenna having a core, where the core has a first region with a first dielectric constant and a second region with a second dielectric constant, and where the second dielectric constant is higher than the first dielectric constant. The device can include a waveguide coupled with the core, where the waveguide is configured to confine an electromagnetic wave at least in part within the core in the first region. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.