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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2014
Applicants:
Shuai Shao, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ken Gudan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Hull, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shuai Shao, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ken Gudan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Hull, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
RICOH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/80 (2006.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 3/36 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 17/00 (2013.01); H01Q 1/248 (2013.01); H01Q 3/36 (2013.01); H01Q 21/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beam steered phased array antenna and system for including the same are described. In one embodiment, the antenna apparatus comprises an array of a plurality of antenna elements, the array having a single moveable feeding point coupled to the antenna elements, where the moveable feeding point is movable with respect to the antenna elements in the array.