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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Malcolm Caplan, Fremont, CA (US);
Herbert W. Friedman, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Malcolm Caplan, Fremont, CA (US);
Herbert W. Friedman, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q001/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for beaming power to a high altitude platform is based upon a high power millimeter gyrotron source, optical transmission components, and a high-power receiving antenna (i.e., a rectenna) capable of rectifying received millimeter energy and converting such energy into useable electrical power.