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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Applicant:
Daniel W. Tam, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel W. Tam, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna comprising: a transceiver; a current probe operatively coupled to the transceiver, wherein the current probe comprises an outer conductive non-magnetic housing, a toroidal magnetic core having a central aperture, wherein the core is insulated from the housing, and a primary winding wound about the core; and an animal body, a portion of which is positioned within the aperture such that incoming and outgoing electromagnetic signals are transferred between the portion of the animal body and the current probe by magnetic induction.