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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Philippe Ratajczak, Nice, FR;
Patrice Brachat, Nice, FR;
Pierre-yves Garel, Nice, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
France Telecom, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Configurable antenna, adapted to transmit or to receive at least one beam of electromagnetic radiation in a direction and over an angular width that are adjustable. The antenna includes an antenna that is omnidirectional about a given axis z. The omnidirectional antenna comprises at least one biconical antenna and the configurable antenna further comprises controllable reflectivity discrete reflector elements passing through the cones of the omnidirectional antenna without electrical contact and disposed on at least one circle centered on the given axis z. The antenna is applicable to mobile telephony.