Patents
US 11258152 B2: Excitation and use of guided surface wave modes on lossy media
- Granted
- 2022-02-22
- Filed
- 2020-05-22 application 16881120
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for exciting a guided surface waveguide probe to create a plurality of resultant fields that are substantially mode-matched to a Zenneck surface wave mode of a surface of a lossy conducting medium and embodiments for receiving energy from a Zenneck surface wave launched on the lossy conducting medium.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220222.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPG Technologies, LLC 104 patents | US company or organization | Italy, TX | CPG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James F. Corum | Morgantown, WV | 103 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenneth L. Corum | Plymouth, NH | 90 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01P | Waveguides; resonators, lines, or other devices of the waveguide type | H01P5/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S13/0218 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01Q | Antennas, i.e. radio aerials | H01Q1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H02J | Electric power networks; circuit arrangements or systems for supplying or distributing electric power; systems for storing electric energy | H02J50/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B3/52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CORUM, KENNETH L. signed 2013-05-22 CORUM, JAMES F. signed 2013-05-28 | CPG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC ITALY, TX | 58316/583 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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