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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shuai Shao, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ken Gudan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Hull, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
RICOH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/30 (2006.01); H01Q 5/335 (2015.01); H01Q 5/364 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 17/00 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2225 (2013.01); H01Q 1/248 (2013.01); H01Q 5/335 (2015.01); H01Q 5/364 (2015.01); H01Q 21/0006 (2013.01); H01Q 21/065 (2013.01); H01Q 21/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reconfigurable array antenna and system for including the same are described. In one embodiment, the antenna apparatus comprises a feeding network and an array coupled to the feeding network, wherein the array has a plurality of locations, with each location capable of having an antenna element attached thereto, and wherein the feeding network is operable to combine energy received by antenna elements in the array, and the energy is combined by the feeding network in RF.