Antenna directivity enhancer
OwnerPedro A. Szente, Peter P. Tong +1inventors
InventorsPedro A. Szente, Peter P. Tong, C. Douglass Thomas
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Abstract
An antenna directivity enhancer to enhance the directivity of an antenna is disclosed. The enhancer has a 3-dimensional structure in a predefined 3-dimensional shape when operating to enhance the directivity of an antenna. The 3-dimensional structure can be flexibly collapsible into 2-dimensional flat surfaces, with at least two of the surfaces not required to have any space between them when the structure is collapsed. The direction where the directivity is enhanced can be changed as desired. The enhancer can include just one reflecting surface, or at least two reflecting surfaces. In yet another embodiment, the enhancer includes a curved surface when the enhancer is in its predefined 3-dimensional shape.
Claims19
A collapsible antenna enhancing device, comprising:
- an extended configuration forming a predetermined three-dimensional arrangement of at least four sides, with at least one of the sides providing a reflective surface for electromagnetic radiation;
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- a compressed configuration suitable for storage or shipment in which the plurality of sides collapse down to a substantially two-dimensional arrangement,
- wherein said collapsible antenna enhancing device is adapted to return to said extended configuration from said compressed configuration and vice versa, and
- wherein the at least four sides include two sides connected at an edge, and another side in contact with the two sides, with the another side configured to position an antenna relative to the two sides.
An antenna directivity enhancer to enhance the directivity of an antenna comprising:
- a 3-dimensional structure having a predefined 3-dimensional shape when assembled to enhance the directivity of the antenna, the 3-dimensional shape including one curved reflecting surface for electromagnetic radiation connected to at least two support surfaces where there is a gap in between the two surfaces,
- wherein when the enhancer is in the 3-dimensional shape, at least one support surface is not coplanar to the curved reflecting surface,
- wherein the 3-dimensional structure is adapted to be disassembled into substantially 2-dimensional surfaces, and
- wherein the enhancer is adapted to return from the substantially 2-dimensional surfaces to the 3-dimensional structure.
An antenna enhancing device, comprising:
- an extended configuration forming a predetermined three-dimensional arrangement with at least a curved reflective surface for electromagnetic radiation at a first side, and at least two other sides with a gap in between, where the two other sides are not coplanar but are connected to the first side;
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- a compressed configuration suitable for storage or shipment in which the three-dimensional arrangement compresses down to a substantially two-dimensional arrangement,
- wherein said antenna enhancing device is adapted to return to said extended configuration from said compressed configuration and vice versa.
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