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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Brett A. Williams, Arlington, TX (US);
Brian C. Baker, Arlington, TX (US);
Wayne K. Schroeder, Mansfield, TX (US);
Brett A. Williams, Arlington, TX (US);
Brian C. Baker, Arlington, TX (US);
Wayne K. Schroeder, Mansfield, TX (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A combination conductor-antenna apparatus is provided comprising a surface that defines a passage for use as a receptor for a second conductor and for use as a waveguide. The surface is at least partially formed of an electrically conductive material, thus allowing the apparatus to serve as a medium by which an electrical signal can be transferred from a second conductor. Disposed within the passage is a pickup element for sensing and/or injecting electromagnetic energy in the passage, thus allowing the apparatus to serve as a medium for wireless communications.