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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Paul Shala Henry, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Shikik Johnson, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Robert Bennett, Southold, NY (US);
Farhad Barzegar, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Irwin Gerszberg, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Thomas M. Willis, III, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Donald J. Barnickel, Flemington, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, generating, by a plurality of dielectric antennas of a waveguide system, a plurality of instances of electromagnetic waves that combines to form a combined electromagnetic wave, and directing, by the waveguide system, the combined electromagnetic wave to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the combined electromagnetic wave along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.