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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Janice Emily Turner, Romsey, GB;
Michael Jessup, Romsey, GB;
Inventors:
Janice Emily Turner, Romsey, GB;
Michael Jessup, Romsey, GB;
Assignee:
Roke Manor Research Limited, Romsey Hampshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/52 (2006.01); H04B 5/02 (2006.01); H01P 3/10 (2006.01); H01P 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/52 (2013.01); H01P 3/00 (2013.01); H01P 3/10 (2013.01); H04B 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for radio communication using surface waves, the apparatus comprising: a guiding medium having a first surface suitable for the propagation of surface waves, the first surface having a reactive impedance; at least one communication node, the node having a transmitter and/or receiver coupled to a transducer, the transducer positioned on or adjacent the first surface of said guiding medium; wherein the at least one communication node is arranged to launch and/or receive surface waves, over the first surface of said guiding medium.