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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Boise State University, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Ahmed Umar Kauser, Boise, ID (US);
Hani Mehrpouyan, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY, Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 3/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H01Q 1/243 (2013.01); H01Q 1/36 (2013.01); H01Q 3/24 (2013.01); H01Q 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus may include two or more active antenna elements with a corresponding antenna pattern. The apparatus may further include a single radio frequency signal chain communicatively coupled with the two or more active antenna elements. The apparatus may also include multiple passive antenna elements in proximity to the two or more active antenna elements. The multiple passive antenna elements may alter the antenna pattern to form multiple simultaneous beams associated with the two or more active antenna elements.