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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
Applicant:
The Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Underwood, Brick Township, NJ (US);
Glenn Minko, Staten Island, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 5/40 (2015.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/045 (2013.01); H01Q 5/40 (2015.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments that relate to a circular disk configured to radiate a signal. The radiating disk can include edge openings. Within these edge openings power supplies can rest. When the power supplies function, they can cause the circular disk to radiate with either a dipole pattern or a cardioid pattern. A controller can manage how these power supplies function depending on if the dipole pattern or the cardioid pattern is desired.