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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Ralph E. Hayles, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas H. O'mara, New Vernon, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ralph E. Hayles, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas H. O'Mara, New Vernon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ATR Electronics, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 15/08 (2006.01); H01Q 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antenna for directional electronic communication and a directional communication system are provided. In one embodiment, the antenna includes: (1) a conductive shield having an opening at an end thereof and a radio frequency absorptive material located on an inner surface thereof, (2) a Luneberg lens located within said conductive shield and (3) a radio frequency signal conveyor located proximate a portion of said Luneberg lens that is distal from said opening.