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Device for monitoring an area

US6909369B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 2001
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2013/93275
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a monitoring device (1) with a transmitter unit (2) and a receiver unit (3) for monitoring an area. Slotted cables serve as antennas. According to the invention, a first slotted cable is arranged as a transmitting a antenna (4) for transmitting a pulsed high-frequency signal and a second slotted cable is arranged as a receiving antenna (9) for receiving the reflected signal. The slotted cables are arranged in association with each other and essentially parallel to each other, and the transmitter unit (2) is connected to the first slotted cable at one end of the antenna arrangement and the receiver unit (3) is connected to the second slotted cable at the other end of the antenna arrangement.

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