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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Applicants:
William Weems, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert C. Taber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
William Weems, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert C. Taber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/89 (2006.01); G01S 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Improved microwave imaging using a reflector. By providing a reflective surface in the range of the imaging system, additional information is available for imaging objects. The relative surface provides silhouette information on the object, and increases the effective thickness of the object to aid analysis.