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Method and apparatus including an antenna comprising a lens and a body coupled to a feedline having a structure that reduces reflections of electromagnetic waves

US10790593B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

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

Inventors

Robert Bennett · Southold, US
Aldo Adriazola · Readington, US
Farhad Barzegar · Readington, US
Irwin Gerszberg · Kendall Park, US
Brandon Pimm · Manalapan, US
Mitchell Harvey Fuchs · Toms River, US
Paul Shala Henry · Holmdel, US
Donald J. Barnickel · Flemington, US
Thomas M. Willis, III · Tinton Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 22, 2017
Grant date	Sep 29, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2420/07
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, antenna structure that includes a dielectric antenna having a dielectric lens and a dielectric body, and a feedline coupled to the dielectric antenna, wherein an endpoint of the feedline is configured to reduce a reflection of an electromagnetic wave transmission, wherein electromagnetic waves generated by the electromagnetic wave transmission are guided along the feedline without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate through the dielectric body to the dielectric lens to generate wireless signals. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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