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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2000
Elwood G. Norris, Poway, CA (US);
Ted Anderson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Igor Alexeff, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
ASI Technology Corporation, Henderson, NV (US);
Abstract
The present invention is drawn toward a plasma antenna that is preferably reconfigurable, methods of generating plasma antennas, and a method of reconfiguring the radiation pattern of a plasma antenna. The plasma antenna is comprised of a) an enclosed chamber; b) a composition contained within the enclosed chamber capable of forming a plasma; c) at least three energizing points capable of forming electromagnetic contact with the composition; and d) an energy source coupled to the at three energizing points for developing at least one conductive path of plasma within the enclosed chamber. Preferably, a modifying mechanism may be utilized to reconfigure the conductive path.