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U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 9 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 350 Energy flow into a and oul of reactive surface E E Net power flow —— Net power…
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U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 10 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 14 10.5 — 360 ¥ 7 Freq (GHz) FIG. 3F 35 Swept response (gp) sso} uomasuy ‘
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 11 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent O¢ Ola SIM POISIMJ ASOJONPUOD @|BUIS =n (Z}45) berg 008 00'9 00'F 007% 000 o0'sL-…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 15 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent JOSS HoMEN, JOSSEI0Ig SHOMIEN SHAS JUS ‘ Zz (Aad HO x YES oneetreenapsecsseeeeend…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 16 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent OV Old b) A \80GE gage: yose ‘ase! vee i Old 0@2
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U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 17 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 FIG, 4D
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US 10,044,442 B2 Page 2 (56) References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2014/0155054 AL 6/2014 Henry et al. 2015/0035704 Al* 2/2015 Schwengler…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 18 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent G Ols prrsteecececgagersercccy ' € enIne(] Wad H & JOSBCOOS t ; HOARSE H : 4 i ZHO…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 19 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent Tz IOSSSIOS | 4 v9 Old yoous 5 5 aniasg juan POSE § S9{A8q JUSS OGz JBRUEYS ZHO 09…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 20 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent es y Dida 3 O82 ‘Old ¥ee Rare ~ OZE
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 21 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 22 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent dZ Ola Suipuian Arepuces L 5 a Spon BUT} Ale whi We V2 ‘Sls Suipuy, Arepucoss,…
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U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 23 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 REP 800 LO FIG. 8A Frequency speubis poque> iO} sousisjay
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 24 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent a8 “Sls…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 25 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent Ode 308 HSE Chisa Je¥ OS Jopiaip bay Faicy jenuos 3ia8 0 jonuos 1OaUoD oree OS…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 27 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent BUIPBMOg IBAL) WUE eyeq A9YSUNe apeyy pleyrenung Pe mee eee nee cere nee ee ee 32…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 1 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent { #snopy) Jes pug Vi Old (NWId/NLSd) BIA, Qaus3}4)) ged uognquisig JUSIUOD EIPIVy…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 28 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent BUIPOMOg JAD OS Be i éb Old somndg 8M fOBUOD os joqued oS ADS POOL sexeyiy yp AOS…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 29 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent B06'0€ 0zz eorneq qunoy pueas wo Gal euueys ZH9 09 See ez
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 30 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent (g ssriopy) 3987) pug 4 oz J [cameo [weiss | aS [iy *. {U619-DS, = a {#7 ASnOp4)…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 31 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent seiqeo JeIxeoo Jem -Ul BWOH iG GL Old 90S) SUleMod SLUOH an sdaqo $z'b qa sdap ¢'z…
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U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 32 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 Receiving, At An Optical Transceiver, An Optical Communication Constructing, ALA…
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U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 33 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 x 4700 Receiving, At A Sornmerfeld-Goubau Catcher, A Radio Frequency Communication…
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US 10,044,442 B2 1 QUASI-WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This U.S. patent application claims priority…
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US 10,044,442 B2 3 and the control signals) to satisfy a passband frequency of the Sommerfeld-Goubau launcher. In some examples, the strand…
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US 10,044,442 B2 5 FIG. 13 is a schematic view of an example circuit of a user device receiving a signal from the strand mount device. FIG.…
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US 10,044,442 B2 7 designing an infrastructure for optical fibers 20, 22 to reach each building requires planning time and implementation…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 2 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent (p osnoly) Jase) pu a0¢'0e 2, E> Q YCo09 S"p9 Easnoy) fase] pug (g asnou) Jasy pug…
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US 10,044,442 B2 9 communicates an RF signal 225 from its RFIC 224 via an RF link 226 to another strand mount device 220 and/or a user…
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US 10,044,442 B2 11 other words, the CT 700 traps the magnetic field to produce a current Is in the secondary winding 720. In some…
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US 10,044,442 B2 13 an upstream control signal, and an upstream Ref signal to a corresponding power splitter 1014, 1016, 1018. The power…
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US 10,044,442 B2 15 multiple RFICs so that the antenna gain and transmit Effec- tive Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) allows the link 226 to…
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US 10,044,442 B2 17 general purpose, coupled to receive data and instructions from, and to transmit data and instructions to, a storage…
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US 10,044,442 B2 19 frequency communication as the surface wave along a second portion of the power line; at least one radio frequency…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 3 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent Ve Ola 20¢°0S (NWId/NLSel) adio/, uNg’og = Ss} (Qa@ueyu)) eed of L10/eAHO feuaQ…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 5 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent Ve Sls JOYyouney neqnas-plapeuuuos zobieg ete Goa “B00€ ‘Oe ms vOe >
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 6 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent de “Ola wou Buiyouney wou BuAleoey apind ai, Surly JeIxeoy FOS > BOQOE ‘OO z08 woe…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 7 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent JE “Ola poyebecicud 3} ane §,PRaUSsLULUOS JO Jamod ayy 10 Juaded ¢/ Jo Jueosed AG…
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az United States Patent Yogeeswaran et al. US010044442B2 US 10,044,442 B2 Aug. 7, 2018 (10) Patent No (45) Date of Patent: (54) (71) (72)…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 8 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent de “Ola S01X0} “AAEM S. DIQUSLULUOS 40 9389 Oly UE SRIPBI Lud | pue ‘G’G ‘EO “LO {0…
US10044442_page_11
U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 9 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 350 Energy flow into a and oul of reactive surface E E Net power flow —— Net power…
US10044442_page_12
U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 10 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 14 10.5 — 360 ¥ 7 Freq (GHz) FIG. 3F 35 Swept response (gp) sso} uomasuy ‘
US10044442_page_13
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 11 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent O¢ Ola SIM POISIMJ ASOJONPUOD @|BUIS =n (Z}45) berg 008 00'9 00'F 007% 000 o0'sL-…
US10044442_page_14
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 12 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent He “Sls (Z}49) berg 00'8 009 00 007 00" O4IM LUNUILUNY WILL YIM JeyoUNe] ELS ove?…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 13 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent le “Ola (Z}H9) Aouenbaiy OGL 009 OS? 00 OSL 00°8 00°6 “ OOO! OOLE O0O'SL (su)…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 14 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent JOSSBIOI gf suOMaRy ~, 27 60 00 st cohen wo: 0e we eeneswnnyecencenceed ge ‘0ze qa…
US10044442_page_17
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 15 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent JOSS HoMEN, JOSSEI0Ig SHOMIEN SHAS JUS ‘ Zz (Aad HO x YES oneetreenapsecsseeeeend…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 16 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent OV Old b) A \80GE gage: yose ‘ase! vee i Old 0@2
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U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 17 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 FIG, 4D
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US 10,044,442 B2 Page 2 (56) References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2014/0155054 AL 6/2014 Henry et al. 2015/0035704 Al* 2/2015 Schwengler…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 18 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent G Ols prrsteecececgagersercccy ' € enIne(] Wad H & JOSBCOOS t ; HOARSE H : 4 i ZHO…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 19 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent Tz IOSSSIOS | 4 v9 Old yoous 5 5 aniasg juan POSE § S9{A8q JUSS OGz JBRUEYS ZHO 09…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 20 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent es y Dida 3 O82 ‘Old ¥ee Rare ~ OZE
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 21 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 22 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent dZ Ola Suipuian Arepuces L 5 a Spon BUT} Ale whi We V2 ‘Sls Suipuy, Arepucoss,…
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U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 23 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 REP 800 LO FIG. 8A Frequency speubis poque> iO} sousisjay
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 24 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent a8 “Sls…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 25 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent Ode 308 HSE Chisa Je¥ OS Jopiaip bay Faicy jenuos 3ia8 0 jonuos 1OaUoD oree OS…
US10044442_page_28
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 26 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent soppadery WON OL OL “Sls sends }ORUOD says os Dida 907 OL, SESS sanyds zor Jaxqidi…
US10044442_page_29
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 27 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent BUIPBMOg IBAL) WUE eyeq A9YSUNe apeyy pleyrenung Pe mee eee nee cere nee ee ee 32…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 1 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent { #snopy) Jes pug Vi Old (NWId/NLSd) BIA, Qaus3}4)) ged uognquisig JUSIUOD EIPIVy…
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US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 28 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent BUIPOMOg JAD OS Be i éb Old somndg 8M fOBUOD os joqued oS ADS POOL sexeyiy yp AOS…
US10044442_page_31
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 29 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent B06'0€ 0zz eorneq qunoy pueas wo Gal euueys ZH9 09 See ez
US10044442_page_32
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 30 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent (g ssriopy) 3987) pug 4 oz J [cameo [weiss | aS [iy *. {U619-DS, = a {#7 ASnOp4)…
US10044442_page_33
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 31 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent seiqeo JeIxeoo Jem -Ul BWOH iG GL Old 90S) SUleMod SLUOH an sdaqo $z'b qa sdap ¢'z…
US10044442_page_34
U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 32 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 Receiving, At An Optical Transceiver, An Optical Communication Constructing, ALA…
US10044442_page_35
U.S. Patent Aug. 7, 2018 Sheet 33 of 33 US 10,044,442 B2 x 4700 Receiving, At A Sornmerfeld-Goubau Catcher, A Radio Frequency Communication…
US10044442_page_36
US 10,044,442 B2 1 QUASI-WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This U.S. patent application claims priority…
US10044442_page_37
US 10,044,442 B2 3 and the control signals) to satisfy a passband frequency of the Sommerfeld-Goubau launcher. In some examples, the strand…
US10044442_page_38
US 10,044,442 B2 5 FIG. 13 is a schematic view of an example circuit of a user device receiving a signal from the strand mount device. FIG.…
US10044442_page_39
US 10,044,442 B2 7 designing an infrastructure for optical fibers 20, 22 to reach each building requires planning time and implementation…
US10044442_page_4
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 2 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent (p osnoly) Jase) pu a0¢'0e 2, E> Q YCo09 S"p9 Easnoy) fase] pug (g asnou) Jasy pug…
US10044442_page_40
US 10,044,442 B2 9 communicates an RF signal 225 from its RFIC 224 via an RF link 226 to another strand mount device 220 and/or a user…
US10044442_page_41
US 10,044,442 B2 11 other words, the CT 700 traps the magnetic field to produce a current Is in the secondary winding 720. In some…
US10044442_page_42
US 10,044,442 B2 13 an upstream control signal, and an upstream Ref signal to a corresponding power splitter 1014, 1016, 1018. The power…
US10044442_page_43
US 10,044,442 B2 15 multiple RFICs so that the antenna gain and transmit Effec- tive Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) allows the link 226 to…
US10044442_page_44
US 10,044,442 B2 17 general purpose, coupled to receive data and instructions from, and to transmit data and instructions to, a storage…
US10044442_page_45
US 10,044,442 B2 19 frequency communication as the surface wave along a second portion of the power line; at least one radio frequency…
US10044442_page_5
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 3 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent Ve Ola 20¢°0S (NWId/NLSel) adio/, uNg’og = Ss} (Qa@ueyu)) eed of L10/eAHO feuaQ…
US10044442_page_6
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 4 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent (g esrtoyy) J98ty pu SA ( @snoH) 3887) pug (2, 8SNoH) 2881} PU {g @snay) J9S7} PU…
US10044442_page_7
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 5 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent Ve Sls JOYyouney neqnas-plapeuuuos zobieg ete Goa “B00€ ‘Oe ms vOe >
US10044442_page_8
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 6 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent de “Ola wou Buiyouney wou BuAleoey apind ai, Surly JeIxeoy FOS > BOQOE ‘OO z08 woe…
US10044442_page_9
US 10,044,442 B2 Sheet 7 of 33 Aug. 7, 2018 U.S. Patent JE “Ola poyebecicud 3} ane §,PRaUSsLULUOS JO Jamod ayy 10 Juaded ¢/ Jo Jueosed AG…