A conductive layer includes a microwave transformer for scaling the intensity of a microwave signal of a first frequency by a scaling factor. The transformer includes a first physical area delimited with a closed curve on the conductive layer for receiving the microwave signal from a first space angle and re-emitting a ray of the microwave signal to a second space angle. A ratio of the first physical area to the second physical area is smaller than 0.5. The ratio of the first effective area to the first physical area is larger than the ratio of the second effective area to the second physical area. The scaling factor is the ratio of the maximal intensity of the re-emitted ray and the intensity of a ray through an open aperture having a physical area equivalent to the second physical area in the same direction than the re-emitted ray.
H01Q 7/00 - Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
H01Q 1/22 - SupportsMounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
A wall or façade structure for improving quality of reception of a wireless communication device inside a building from a base station located outside of the building. The building has the structure as a part of a building envelope. The structure, which is configured to boost transmission of electromagnetic signals through the building envelope, includes at least one electrically conductive low emissivity surface, a first aperture and a second aperture. The apertures are isolated from each other for providing narrow aperture diffraction and to obtain diversity reception at a first frequency in shadow areas inside the building. A distance between the apertures is between 1 and 10 meters to provide an envelope correlation coefficient of less than 0.1 for said apertures at the first frequency.
H01Q 15/00 - Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices
H01Q 21/08 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along, or adjacent to, a rectilinear path
E06B 3/67 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges characterised by additional arrangements or devices for heat or sound insulation
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A MICROWAVE TRANSFORMER AND A SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
The present invention relates to a conductive layer (150) comprising a microwave transformer (260) for scaling the intensity of a microwave signal of a first frequency by a scaling factor. The transformer (260) comprises a first physical area (280) delimited with a closed curve (230) on the conductive layer (150) for receiving said microwave signal from a first space angle (800) and re-emitting a ray (603) of said microwave signal to a second space angle (801). The first physical area (280) has a region with electrically conductive material and another region (214) without electrically conductive material. The first physical area (280) has a first effective area (281) so that the ratio of said first effective area (281) to said first physical area (280) is larger than the scaling factor, The conductive layer (150) has a second physical area (250) delimited with a closed edge curve (227) and a second effective area (251) so that the ratio of said second effective area (251) to said second physical area (250) is smaller than twice the scaling factor. Furthermore, the ratio of said first physical area (280) to said second physical area (250) is smaller than 0.5, and the ratio of said first effective area (281) to said first physical area (280) is at least two times as large as the ratio of said second effective area (251) to said second physical area (250). The scaling factor is the ratio of the maximal intensity of the re-emitted ray (603) and the intensity of a ray through an open aperture having a physical area equivalent to said second physical area (250) in the same direction than the re-emitted ray (603).
H01Q 15/00 - Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices
E06B 3/67 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges characterised by additional arrangements or devices for heat or sound insulation
E06B 7/28 - Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners
C03C 17/06 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with metals
The present invention relates to a conductive layer (150) comprising a microwave transformer (260) for scaling the intensity of a microwave signal of a first frequency by a scaling factor. The transformer (260) comprises a first physical area (280) delimited with a closed curve (230) on the conductive layer (150) for receiving said microwave signal from a first space angle (800) and re-emitting a ray (603) of said microwave signal to a second space angle (801). The first physical area (280) has a region with electrically conductive material and another region (214) without electrically conductive material. The first physical area (280) has a first effective area (281) so that the ratio of said first effective area (281) to said first physical area (280) is larger than the scaling factor, The conductive layer (150) has a second physical area (250) delimited with a closed edge curve (227) and a second effective area (251) so that the ratio of said second effective area (251) to said second physical area (250) is smaller than twice the scaling factor. Furthermore, the ratio of said first physical area (280) to said second physical area (250) is smaller than 0.5, and the ratio of said first effective area (281) to said first physical area (280) is at least two times as large as the ratio of said second effective area (251) to said second physical area (250). The scaling factor is the ratio of the maximal intensity of the re-emitted ray (603) and the intensity of a ray through an open aperture having a physical area equivalent to said second physical area (250) in the same direction than the re-emitted ray (603).
H01Q 15/00 - Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices
C03C 17/06 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with metals
E06B 3/67 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges characterised by additional arrangements or devices for heat or sound insulation
E06B 7/28 - Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners
A building material including at least one electrically conductive low emissivity surface provided with an opening for boosting the transmission of an electromagnetic signal through the building material, the opening having a substantially lower electrical conductivity than the low emissivity surface. The edge of the opening provided in said low emissivity surface constitutes at least one closed edge curve, and said opening defines a closed envelope curve so that said opening is within the closed envelope curve, and the surface defined by the closed envelope curve has an area substantially larger than the area of the opening within the closed envelope curve and a length substantially smaller than the length of the closed envelope curve, whereby at least one such low emissivity surface area is formed within the area defined by the closed envelope curve, at which the closed envelope curve is not congruent with the edge curve.
H01Q 21/08 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along, or adjacent to, a rectilinear path
H01Q 1/22 - SupportsMounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
E06B 3/67 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges characterised by additional arrangements or devices for heat or sound insulation
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Device and method for guiding electromagnetic waves
A device for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals. The device includes at least a wave guide with a first set of slot radiators for receiving electromagnetic signals, and a second set of slot radiators for transmitting electromagnetic signals generated on the basis of the received electromagnetic signals in the waveguide. The first set of slot radiators includes one or more slot radiators, and the second set of slot radiators includes one or more slot radiators. The device also relates to a method for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals by a device including at least a waveguide, and the use of the device as a repeater of electromagnetic signals, for transferring electromagnetic signals through a structure, and/or as a building product.
H01Q 13/28 - Non-resonant leaky-waveguide or transmission-line antennas Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave comprising elements constituting electric discontinuities and spaced in direction of wave propagation, e.g. dielectric elements or conductive elements forming artificial dielectric
The invention relates to device (501) and method for repeating wireless electromagnetic signals from a first side (80) of a space divider (90) to a second side (81) of the space divider (90). The device (501) provides at least two discriminated communication channels (630, 631) at a first frequency range between the two spaces. The device (501) comprises a dual polarized repeater (500) comprising a dielectric member (303), and a set of conductive members (517) as a group of radiators (502). Said dual polarized repeater (500) is adapted to be installed into a discontinuity region (101) of the space divider (90) and provides an increment of a bistatic radar cross section through said discontinuity region (101) for a first incident signal (601') and for a second incident signal (601''). At least a part of said first incident signal (601') is scattered as a first beam (803) by said device (501), and at least a part of said second incident signal (601'') is scattered as a second beam (804) on the second side (81) of the space divider (90). Said dual polarized repeater (500) provides cross polarization discrimination for said first incident signal (601') cross polarization discrimination for said second incident signal (601'').
The present invention relates to a building material (110) comprising at least one electrically conductive low emissivity surface (103) provided with an opening (203) for boosting the transmission of an electromagnetic signal through the building material, the opening having a substantially lower electrical conductivity than the low emissivity surface (103). The edge of the opening (203) provided in said low emissivity surface (103) constitutes at least one closed edge curve (223), and said opening (203) defines a closed envelope curve (224) so that said opening (203) is within the closed envelope curve (224), and the surface defined by the closed envelope curve (224) has an area substantially larger than the area of the opening (203) within the closed envelope curve (224) and a length substantially smaller than the length of the closed edge curve (223), whereby at least one such low emissivity surface (103) area (231) is formed within the area defined by the closed envelope curve (224), at which the closed envelope curve (224) is not congruent with the edge curve (223).
E06B 3/67 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges characterised by additional arrangements or devices for heat or sound insulation
B32B 17/10 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
C03C 17/06 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with metals
C03C 17/36 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with at least two coatings having different compositions at least one coating being a metal
E04B 1/76 - Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflectionOther building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to heat only
E06B 7/00 - Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
The present invention relates to a building material (110) comprising at least one electrically conductive low emissivity surface (103) provided with an opening (203) for boosting the transmission of an electromagnetic signal through the building material, the opening having a substantially lower electrical conductivity than the low emissivity surface (103). The edge of the opening (203) provided in said low emissivity surface (103) constitutes at least one closed edge curve (223), and said opening (203) defines a closed envelope curve (224) so that said opening (203) is within the closed envelope curve (224), and the surface defined by the closed envelope curve (224) has an area substantially larger than the area of the opening (203) within the closed envelope curve (224) and a length substantially smaller than the length of the closed edge curve (223), whereby at least one such low emissivity surface (103) area (231) is formed within the area defined by the closed envelope curve (224), at which the closed envelope curve (224) is not congruent with the edge curve (223).
E06B 3/67 - Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes in spaced relationship, the panes being permanently secured together, e.g. along the edges characterised by additional arrangements or devices for heat or sound insulation
E06B 7/00 - Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
E04B 1/76 - Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflectionOther building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to heat only
H01Q 21/28 - Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems
C03C 17/36 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with at least two coatings having different compositions at least one coating being a metal
C03C 17/06 - Surface treatment of glass, e.g. of devitrified glass, not in the form of fibres or filaments, by coating with metals
B32B 17/10 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
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Device and method for receiving and reradiating electromagnetic signals
A device for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals. The device is configured to be attached with a construction supply. The device includes an electromagnetically floating group of resonating sections to form a propagation path to guide electromagnetic energy of the electromagnetic signals from one side of the construction supply to another side of the construction supply. The electromagnetically floating group of resonating sections includes at least a first resonating section and a second resonating section positioned in a near field of the adjacent, first resonating section in the direction of the propagation path. The disclosed embodiments also relates to a method for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals by a device attached with a construction supply.
H04B 7/26 - Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts at least one of which is mobile
H02J 50/12 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling of the resonant type
H02J 50/50 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using additional energy repeaters between transmitting devices and receiving devices
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
19 - Non-metallic building materials
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
38 - Telecommunications services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
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Building materials of metal; Building components of metal; Reinforcing materials of metal for building; Fittings of metal for building; Windows of metal; Window casings of metal; Window frames of metal; Fasteners of metal for window casings; Window fasteners of metal; Hinges of metal; Window casement bolts of metal; Window openers, non-electric, of metal; Window closers, non-electric. Electrical and electronic components; Electrical conductors; Communications apparatus; Antennas; Transmitters [telecommunication]; Transmitting sets [telecommunication]; Signalling apparatus and instruments; Signal processing apparatus; Signal convertors; Signal conductors; Amplifiers; Signal amplifiers; Passive signal amplifiers; Receiving terminals for signals; Signal tuners; Transmitters of electronic signals; Receivers of electronic signals; Analog signal processors; Anti-interference devices [electricity]; Electromagnetic switches; Electronic apparatus for the remote control of signals; Radio-frequency components; Radio-frequency modulators; Radio-frequency transmitter; Radio-frequency receivers; Radio frequency amplifiers. Insulating materials; Insulators; Insulating materials for building; Thermal insulation material; Insulating tapes; Adhesive tapes, other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes; Sealant compounds for joints. Building materials, not of metal; Building components, not of metal; Windows, not of metal; Casement windows, not of metal; Window frames, not of metal; Building glass; Window glass for building. Building construction; Installation of building elements; Installation of doors and windows; Building insulating; Building construction supervision; construction information. Provision of telecommunication facilities; Information about telecommunication; Operation of radio frequency communications systems; Transmission of electromagnetic signals; Amplifying electromagnetic signals; Transmission of radio frequency signals; Amplifying of radio frequency signals; Rental of communications systems; Rental of wireless communication systems; Rental of communications apparatus; Rental of apparatus for amplifying electromagnetic signals; Rental of apparatus for amplifying radio frequency signals. Technical research; Engineering; Conducting technical project studies; Construction drafting; Research and development of new products for others; Technological consultancy; Telecommunications technology consultancy; Testing of telecommunication signals; Analysis of telecommunication signals; Monitoring of telecommunication signals; Design and development of apparatus and systems for signal conduction; Design and development of apparatus and systems for electromagnetic signal amplification and transmission.
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Device and method for guiding electromagnetic waves
A device for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals. The device includes at least a waveguide with a first set of slot radiators for receiving electromagnetic signals, and a second set of slot radiators for transmitting electromagnetic signals generated on the basis of the received electromagnetic signals in the waveguide. The first set of slot radiators includes one or more slot radiators, and the second set of slot radiators includes one or more slot radiators. The device also relates to a method for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals by a device including at least a waveguide, and the use of the device as a repeater of electromagnetic signals, for transferring electromagnetic signals through a structure, and/or as a building product.
H01Q 13/28 - Non-resonant leaky-waveguide or transmission-line antennas Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave comprising elements constituting electric discontinuities and spaced in direction of wave propagation, e.g. dielectric elements or conductive elements forming artificial dielectric
The present invention relates to a device (501) for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals. The device (501) is adapted to be attached with a construction supply (90). The device (501) comprises an electromagnetically floating group (502) of resonating sections (503) to form a propagation path to guide electromagnetic energy of the electromagnetic signals from one side of the construction supply (90) to another side of the construction supply (90). The electromag- netically floating group (502) of resonating sections (503) comprises at least a first resonating section (503') and a second resonating section (503'') positioned in a near field of the adjacent, first resonating section (503') in the direction of the propagation path. The invention also relates to a method for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals by a device (501) attached with a construction supply (90).
The present invention relates to a device (501) for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals. The device (501) is adapted to be attached with a construction supply (90). The device (501) comprises an electromagnetically floating group (502) of resonating sections (503) to form a propagation path to guide electromagnetic energy of the electromagnetic signals from one side of the construction supply (90) to another side of the construction supply (90). The electromag- netically floating group (502) of resonating sections (503) comprises at least a first resonating section (503') and a second resonating section (503'') positioned in a near field of the adjacent, first resonating section (503') in the direction of the propagation path. The invention also relates to a method for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals by a device (501) attached with a construction supply (90).
The present invention relates to a device (10) for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals. The device (10) comprises at least a waveguide (11) comprising a first set (20) of slot radiators for receiving electromagnetic signals, and a second set (22) of slot radiators for transmitting electromagnetic signals generated on the basis of the received electromagnetic signals in the waveguide (11). The first set (20) of slot radiators consists of one or more slot radiators (21), and the second set (22) of slot radiators consists of one or more slot radiators (23). The invention also relates to a method for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals by a device (10) comprising at least a waveguide (11), and the use of the device (10) as a repeater of electromagnetic signals, for transferring electromagnetic signals through a structure, and/or as a building product.
E04B 1/02 - Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped or slab-shaped elements
E04C 1/40 - Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings built-up from parts of different materials, e.g. composed of layers of different materials or stones with filling material or with insulating inserts
The present invention relates to a device (10) for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals. The device (10) comprises at least a waveguide (11) comprising a first set (20) of slot radiators for receiving electromagnetic signals, and a second set (22) of slot radiators for transmitting electromagnetic signals generated on the basis of the received electromagnetic signals in the waveguide (11). The first set (20) of slot radiators consists of one or more slot radiators (21), and the second set (22) of slot radiators consists of one or more slot radiators (23). The invention also relates to a method for receiving and re-radiating electromagnetic signals by a device (10) comprising at least a waveguide (11), and the use of the device (10) as a repeater of electromagnetic signals, for transferring electromagnetic signals through a structure, and/or as a building product.
E04C 1/40 - Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings built-up from parts of different materials, e.g. composed of layers of different materials or stones with filling material or with insulating inserts
E04B 1/02 - Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped or slab-shaped elements
