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Surface wave coupler

US8212635B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2009
Grant dateJul 3, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01P3/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The RF signal generated by a ZigBee radio on the outside of a building structure is conveyed to the interior of the building by guiding it along an electric cable bundle that passes through the building's wall to supply domestic electric power to the interior of the structure. The RF signal is launched by a unique coupler comprising a pair of insulated foil conductors.

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