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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 05, 2018
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Farhad Barzegar, Branchburg, NJ (US);

Paul Shala Henry, Holmdel, NJ (US);

Donald J. Barnickel, Flemington, NJ (US);

Robert Bennett, Southold, NY (US);

Irwin Gerszberg, Kendall Park, NJ (US);

Henry Kafka, Atlanta, GA (US);

Thomas M. Willis, III, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H01Q 13/24 (2006.01); H01Q 19/08 (2006.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H01P 1/16 (2006.01); H01P 5/08 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H04B 3/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H01Q 13/24 (2013.01); H01Q 19/08 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H01P 1/16 (2013.01); H01P 5/08 (2013.01); H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H04B 3/52 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving a request to steer wireless signals generated by a plurality of dielectric antennas, and adjusting, by the controller, a plurality of adjustable delays coupled to a transceiver to adjust an orientation of wireless signals received or generated by the plurality of dielectric antennas, each of the plurality of dielectric antennas comprising a feed point coupled to a different one of the plurality of adjustable delays, the transceiver facilitating reception or transmission of electromagnetic waves propagating via a different one of the feed points of the plurality of dielectric antennas along corresponding dielectric feedlines without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.


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