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公开(公告)号:US10686493B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-16
申请号:US15936842
申请日:2018-03-27
发明人: Farhad Barzegar , Giovanni Vannucci , Paul Shala Henry , Thomas M. Willis, III , Irwin Gerszberg , Robert Bennett , Donald J. Barnickel
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for receiving electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium, generating, according to the electromagnetic waves, signals that convey data and routing information, and providing the signals to a switch that facilitates routing, according to the routing information, a first portion of the data conveyed by the signals to an access point, a second portion of the data conveyed by the signals to a second waveguide system, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20200185837A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-11
申请号:US16736194
申请日:2020-01-07
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include a planar antenna configured to transmit first signals as a first guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the planar antenna includes an array of patch antennas that generates first near field signals in response to the first signals and a plurality of directors configured to guide a portion of the first near field signals from the array of patch antennas to the surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the portion of the first near field signals combines to induce the first guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to the surface of the transmission medium.
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公开(公告)号:US10680308B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-09
申请号:US15834355
申请日:2017-12-07
IPC分类号: H01P5/18 , H04B3/38 , H01P3/16 , H01P3/13 , H01P3/123 , H01P5/08 , H04B3/56 , H01P3/10 , H04B3/52
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a first waveguide system that includes a transmitter that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave, and a directional coupler that facilitates inducing propagation of the electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium. The electromagnetic wave can be directed to a second waveguide system coupled to the transmission medium, and propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20200177238A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-04
申请号:US16204133
申请日:2018-11-29
发明人: Farhad Barzegar , Giovanni Vannucci , Irwin Gerszberg , Thomas M. Willis, III , Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Donald J. Barnickel
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for receiving signals that convey data, obtaining energy from a telecommunication line of a telecommunications network where an AC or DC power signal is injected into the telecommunication line and where the energy is utilized by at least a subset of components of a waveguide system, and transmitting electromagnetic waves that convey the data where the electromagnetic waves propagate along the telecommunication line without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20200174189A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-04
申请号:US16737491
申请日:2020-01-08
发明人: Farhad Barzegar , Giovanni Vannucci , Paul Shala Henry , Thomas M. Willis, III , Irwin Gerszberg , Robert Bennett , Donald J. Barnickel
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for receiving first optical power signals via an optical fiber connected with a light source of a network device, converting the first optical power signals to electrical energy utilizing an optical power converter where the electrical energy is utilized as power by the system, and transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves convey data. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10673116B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-02
申请号:US15696843
申请日:2017-09-06
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that can be configured for generating an electromagnetic wave and coupling the electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium with a reduced loss of radiation of the electromagnetic wave into free space. The system can also be configured to receive an electromagnetic waves form the transmission medium with a reduced loss of radiation of the electromagnetic wave into free space. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20200161757A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16192858
申请日:2018-11-16
发明人: Paul Shala Henry
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include a system configured for receiving sensing data from a orientation detector coupled to an antenna, determining, according to the sensing data, that an aperture of the antenna has shifted from a first orientation to a second orientation, and configuring a transmitter to generate an adjusted electromagnetic wave that is supplied to a feed point of the antenna for offsetting the shift in orientation of the antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10659973B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
申请号:US16441768
申请日:2019-06-14
IPC分类号: H04B1/00 , H04W16/26 , H04B1/719 , H04B1/717 , H04B3/52 , H04B3/32 , H04B3/56 , H04B3/46 , H01Q21/20 , H01Q23/00 , H01Q13/02 , H01P3/16 , H01P5/08 , H04J3/10 , H01Q1/46 , H04B1/7163 , H01P3/10 , H01Q1/12
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates receiving a first group of electromagnetic waves, wherein the first group of electromagnetic waves propagate along a first span of a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and without traversing a first supporting device or a second supporting device. The first span of the transmission medium is supported by the first supporting device and the second supporting device, and the first group of electromagnetic waves convey a first communication signal. The first communication signal is extracted from the first group of electromagnetic waves, and the first communication signal is transmitted to a communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20200145052A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-07
申请号:US16738131
申请日:2020-01-09
IPC分类号: H04B3/54 , H01P3/16 , H04W56/00 , H04W92/20 , H04L12/64 , H01P5/04 , H01Q1/46 , H04B3/56 , H04B3/58
摘要: In accordance with one or more embodiments, an access point includes a first communication interface having: a first coupler configured to receive, via a first transmission medium, first guided electromagnetic waves from a first waveguide system of a distributed antenna system, wherein the first guided electromagnetic waves propagate along the first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and also a first receiver configured to receive first data from the first guided electromagnetic waves. A data switch is configured to select first selected portions of the first data for transmission to at least one communication device in proximity to the access point.
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公开(公告)号:US20200145046A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-07
申请号:US16735203
申请日:2020-01-06
发明人: Paul Shala Henry , Robert Bennett , Farhad Barzegar , Irwin Gerszberg , Donald J. Barnickel , Thomas M. Willis, III
摘要: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system detecting a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium. The waveguide system launches a modified electromagnetic wave including a hybrid wave mode according to the degradation that is detected. The modified electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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