Methods and apparatus for launching and receiving electromagnetic waves

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11025299
APP PUB NO 20200366534A1
SERIAL NO

16412917

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Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a coupler having a controller device; and a plurality of conductive members that each have a distal end, a proximal end, and a curved shape. Each of the plurality of conductive members can have an opening through a surface thereof, and each of the plurality of conductive members can be connected to the controller device. The distal end of each of the plurality of conductive members can be farther away from an outer surface of a transmission medium than the proximal end, and a width of each of the plurality of conductive members can increase in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end. The controller device can facilitate transmission of signals via the plurality of conductive members, and the signals can induce electromagnetic waves that propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P754 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 7C ATLANTA GA 30308

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Barzegar, Farhad Branchburg, US 586 93048
Wolniansky, Peter Ocean Grove, US 60 7049

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