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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
William Sven Barquist, Lakeport, CA (US);
William Walter Anderson, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
George Allan Whittaker, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Thomas John Rohrer, Marietta, GA (US);
John Jesse Soderberg, Acworth, GA (US);
John McGinnis, Acworth, GA (US);
Michael Gregory Abernathy, Ellijay, GA (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An active sampler antenna capable of transmitting signals is disclosed. The active sampler antenna includes a first set of conducting surfaces, a second set of conducting surfaces, a power source, and multiple switches. The second set of conducting surfaces is located substantially parallel to the first set of conducting surfaces. The power source has two terminals, namely, a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the power source is connected to the second set of conducting surfaces. Each of the switches is connected between a respective one of the first set of conducting surfaces and the second terminal of the power source. The switches allows a defined amount and timing of charges to be delivered from the power source to the first set of conducting surface for signal transmissions.