Radio frequency interface to sensor

US11303311B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Gilson · Town of West Hartford, US
• Joseph V. Mantese · Ellington, US
• Gurkan Gok · Ann Arbor, US
• Goran Djuknic · New York, US
• Coy Bruce Wood · Ellington, US
• Joseph B. Wysocki · Somers, US
• John A. Needham · Southington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 5, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 12, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 5, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B1/40
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A radio frequency waveguide communication system includes a controller configured to output a radio frequency signal, and at least one connected node configured to output a node signal indicative of monitored parameter of a machine. The radio frequency waveguide communication system includes a waveguide and a radio frequency interface module. The waveguide is in signal communication with the controller and is configured to guide the radio frequency signal toward the at least one connected node. The radio frequency interface module is configured to establish signal communication between the controller and the at least one connected node, and includes at least one detachable portion configured to detach from the at least one waveguide.