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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Atr Electronics, SanAntonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ralph E. Hayles, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas H. O'Mara, New Vernon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ATR Electronics Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 19/06 (2006.01); G01S 15/74 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 15/08 (2013.01); H01Q 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna for directional electronic communication and a directional communication system are provided. In one embodiment, the antenna includes: (1) a protective shell, (2) a Luneberg lens located within the protective shell and (3) multiple radio frequency signal conveyors located proximate a portion of the Luneberg lens and configured with the Luneberg lens to transmit radio frequency signals within a defined region or receive radio frequency signals that originate within the defined region.