Reconfigurable antenna using addressable conductive particles
US8009115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q9/0442
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna made up of small addressable conductive segments, or pixel elements, located in a dielectric space positioned over a two-dimensional pixel element actuator is presented. The small pixel elements can be actuated in less than a millisecond by the actuator to form patterns that create an array of patch antennas and associated transmission lines on the upper surface of the dielectric space. The pixel elements can be formed using small movable conductive particles such as metal flakes or metal chips.
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