Patents
US 11750305 B2: Empirically modulated antenna systems and related methods
- Granted
- 2023-09-05
- Filed
- 2021-07-12 application 17373456
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Empirically modulated antenna systems and related methods are disclosed herein. An empirically modulated antenna system includes an antenna and a controller programmed to control the antenna. The antenna includes a plurality of discrete scattering elements arranged in a one- or two-dimensional arrangement. A method includes modulating operational states of at least a portion of a plurality of discrete scattering elements of the antenna in a plurality of different modulation patterns. The plurality of different modulation patterns includes different permutations of the discrete scattering elements operating in different operational states. The method also includes evaluating a performance parameter of the antenna responsive to the plurality of different empirical one- or two-dimensional modulation patterns. The method further includes operating the antenna in one of the plurality of different one- or two-dimensional empirical modulation patterns selected based, at least in part, on the performance parameter.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230905.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 1,088 patents | US company or organization | Bellevue, WA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric James Black | Bothell, WA | 52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Mark Deutsch | Snoqualmie, WA | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alexander Remley Katko | Seattle, WA | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Melroy Machado | Seattle, WA | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jay Howard McCandless | Markleeville, CA | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Yaroslav A. Urzhumov | Issaquah, WA | 124 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04B | Transmission | H04B17/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01Q | Antennas, i.e. radio aerials | H01Q13/20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SEARETE LLC signed 2025-12-22 | THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, L.L.C. BELLEVUE, WA | 76336/664 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-16 |
| 2021-07-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BLACK, ERIC J. signed 2018-09-18 DEUTSCH, BRIAN MARK signed 2018-09-18 KATKO, ALEXANDER REMLEY signed 2018-09-18 MACHADO, MELROY signed 2018-09-18 URZHUMOV, YAROSLAV A. signed 2018-09-18 MCCANDLESS, JAY HOWARD signed 2018-09-19 | SEARETE LLC BELLEVUE, WA | 56842/944 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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