公开(公告)号：US10425126B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15782427

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James F. Corum ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  Basil F. Pinzone, Jr. ,  Joseph F. Pinzone

IPC: H04B3/36 ,  H04B3/52 ,  H04B10/50

Abstract: Disclosed is hybrid communication in which a first message from a guided surface wave probe node is embedded in a guided surface wave, and a second message from a guided surface wave receive node uses a different messaging mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US10401404B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US16152930

申请日：2018-10-05

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James F. Corum ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  Joseph F. Pinzone ,  James D. Lilly ,  Michael W. Miller ,  Stephen W. Wilson

IPC: H02J50/40 ,  G01R21/133 ,  H02J17/00 ,  H02J50/20 ,  H02J50/80

Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for measuring and reporting the amount of electrical power consumed by an electrical load attached to a guided surface wave receive structure. A guided surface wave receive structure is configured to obtain electrical energy from a guided surface wave traveling along a terrestrial medium. An electrical load is coupled to the guided surface wave receive structure, the electrical load being experienced as a load at an excitation source coupled to a guided surface waveguide probe generating the guided surface wave. An electric power meter coupled to the electrical load and configured to measure the electrical load.

公开(公告)号：US10312747B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US14849944

申请日：2015-09-10

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James F. Corum ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  Joseph F. Pinzone

IPC: H02J5/00 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of apparatuses, systems, and methods for restricting functionality of guided surface wave receive equipment to unauthorized users. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a network interface adapted to receive a valid key code, and a guided surface wave receive structure configured to obtain electrical energy from a guided surface wave traveling along a lossy conducting medium, wherein the guided surface wave is embedded with a user key code. Accordingly, processing circuitry is further included and is adapted to validate the user key code against the valid key code. The processing circuitry is adapted to disable delivery of the electrical energy from the guided surface wave to an electrical load responsive to the user key code being invalidated.

公开(公告)号：US20190067998A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16172370

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James F. Corum ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  Bazil F. Pinzone, JR. ,  Joseph F. Pinzone ,  Paul Kendall Carlton, JR.

IPC: H02J50/20 ,  H04B3/52

Abstract: Disclosed is a guided surface waveguide probe including a charge terminal configured to generate an electromagnetic field and a support apparatus that supports the charge terminal above a lossy conducting medium, wherein the electromagnetic field generated by the charge terminal synthesizes a wave front incident at a complex Brewster angle of incidence (θi,B) of the lossy conducting medium.

公开(公告)号：US10193353B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15856362

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James F. Corum ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  James D. Lilly ,  Basil F. Pinzone, Jr. ,  Joseph F. Pinzone

IPC: H01F27/42 ,  H02J5/00 ,  H02J17/00 ,  H01Q1/00 ,  H01Q21/30 ,  H04B3/52 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01P3/18 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for transmitting energy at multiple frequencies via a guided surface wave along the surface of a lossy medium such as, e.g., a terrestrial medium by exciting a guided surface waveguide probe.

公开(公告)号：US20180337535A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US16034702

申请日：2018-07-13

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James F. Corum ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  Joseph F. Pinzone ,  Michael W. Miller

IPC: H02J5/00 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H02J3/00

CPC classification number: H02J5/005 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J50/00

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for distributing power to loads and classifying loads that receive electrical energy in the form of guided surface waves that are transmitted by guided surface waveguide probes along a terrestrial medium. A request can be received for power from one or more guided surface wave receive structures. The guided surface wave receive structures can be assigned to a discrete transmission frequency from one of a plurality of frequency sets. The assignment can occur in response to the request for power. The frequency set can correspond to one or more guided surface waveguide probes.

公开(公告)号：US10033197B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US14849164

申请日：2015-09-09

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James D. Lilly ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  James F. Corum ,  Joseph F. Pinzone

IPC: H02J5/00

CPC classification number: H02J5/005 ,  G01S13/75 ,  G01V15/00 ,  G06K7/10009 ,  G06K19/0707 ,  G08B13/2405

Abstract: An object identification system includes a guided surface waveguide probe that produces a guided surface wave; and an object identification tag having a receive structure and a tag circuit, the tag circuit coupled to the receive structure and electrically powered as a load on the probe by conversion of the guided surface wave to electrical current at the receive structure, the tag circuit configured to emit a return signal containing a tag identifier when electrically powered by presence of the guided surface wave.

公开(公告)号：US10001553B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US14839175

申请日：2015-08-28

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James F. Corum ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  James D. Lilly ,  Joseph F. Pinzone

IPC: G01S11/06 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01Q1/00 ,  G01S5/06 ,  H04B3/52 ,  H01P3/00 ,  H02J17/00 ,  G01S11/00 ,  H02J50/10

CPC classification number: G01S11/06 ,  G01S5/06 ,  H01P3/00 ,  H01Q1/00 ,  H02J17/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H04B3/52 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04B5/0037 ,  H04B5/0075

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for fixing a navigational position using guided surface waves launched from guided surface wave waveguide probes at various ground stations. A navigation unit may fix its position by determining the travel time of guided surface waves from the ground stations to the navigation unit. In another embodiment, the navigation unit may also fix its position by determining the change in intensity of the guided surface waves after travelling from the ground stations to the navigation unit. In other embodiments, the navigation unit may also fix its position by determining the difference in phases of phase-locked guided surface waves as they travel from the ground stations to the navigation unit.

公开(公告)号：US09921256B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14847599

申请日：2015-09-08

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James F. Corum ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  James D. Lilly ,  Joseph F. Pinzone

IPC: G01R19/12 ,  H01P3/00 ,  G01R29/12 ,  G01R27/32 ,  G01V3/12 ,  H01Q13/20 ,  H01Q13/26 ,  G01R29/08 ,  H01Q7/06

CPC classification number: G01R29/12 ,  G01R27/32 ,  G01R29/0871 ,  G01R29/0878 ,  G01V3/12 ,  H01P3/00 ,  H01Q7/06 ,  H01Q13/20 ,  H01Q13/26

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for field strength monitoring of electromagnetic fields generated by a guided surface waveguide probe. A field meter measures the field strength of the electromagnetic field. The field meter communicates the measured field strength to a probe control system coupled to the guided surface waveguide probe. Adjustments can be made to one or more operational parameters of the guided surface waveguide probe according to the measured field strength.

公开(公告)号：US09916485B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US14849230

申请日：2015-09-09

Applicant: CPG Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James D. Lilly ,  Kenneth L. Corum ,  James F. Corum ,  Joseph F. Pinzone

IPC: G06K7/10 ,  G01S13/06 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  H02J17/00

CPC classification number: G06K7/10366 ,  G01S13/06 ,  G01S13/767 ,  G01S13/878 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  H02J17/00 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: A method of managing objects in a site includes producing a guided surface wave with a guided surface waveguide probe, the guided surface wave having sufficient energy density to power object identification tags in an entirety of a site; receiving reply signals from the object identification tags, each object identification tag associated with an object; and identifying geolocation of one or more the objects according to received reply signals from the object identification tags that are associated with the one or more of the objects.