Title:
CONFIGURABLE ARRAYS FOR STEERABLE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS NETWORK INCORPORATING THE STEERABLE ANTENNAS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005022683
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A reconfigurable array (10) provided of variable conductive elements (20, 22) is provide for reflecting, filtering and steering electromagnetic radiation across a wide range of frequencies. The reconfigurable array (10) is combined with a transmitting antenna to make a steerable antenna. The configurable array surrounds the transmitting antenna and reflects all transmissions except on selected radials where apertures in the configurable array are formed for transmission lobes. The reconfigurable array can be arranged in stacked layers to make multibands antenna. Communications networks using the steerable antennas and arrays are also disclosed.
Inventors:
ANDERSON THEODORE R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/027664
Publication Date:
September 29, 2005
Filing Date:
August 25, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ANDERSON THEODORE R (US)
International Classes:
H01Q1/36; H01Q1/38; H01Q3/46; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/02; H01Q19/32; H01Q; (IPC1-7): H01Q15/02
Foreign References:
| US6441792B1 | 2002-08-27 | |||
| US6622031B1 | 2003-09-16 | |||
| US6700544B2 | 2004-03-02 |
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