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Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2020
Applicant:

Earth Networks, Inc., Germantown, MD (US);

Inventors:

Michael Stock, Damascus, MD (US);

Jeff Lapierre, Gaithersburg, MD (US);

Richard Sonnenfeld, Socorro, NM (US);

Curtis Generous, Great Falls, VA (US);

Assignee:

Earth Networks, Inc., Germantown, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 29/08 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 29/0842 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 9/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein is a lightning detection sensor. The lightning detection sensor comprises a sensing element that detects radio-frequency (RF) signals relating to lightning activity, a circuit that receives the detected RF signals from the sensing element and amplifies the RF signals for output to a digital signal processing device, and a reference element coupled to the circuit. The reference element is connected to an antenna ground that is isolated from a power ground, and the reference element and the antenna ground are not connected to an external ground plane.


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