Patents by Inventor Cesar R. Garcia

Cesar R. Garcia has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10199738
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes: a first medium having a first material having a first dielectric constant, the first medium having a plurality of spaces filled with a second material having a second dielectric constant that is different from the first dielectric constant; and a plurality of antennas disposed proximate the first medium; wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of spaces of the first medium have an average spacing therebetween of less than one quarter of an operating wavelength of at least one of the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Raymond C. Rumpf, Cesar R. Garcia
  • Publication number: 20180109001
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes: a first medium having a first material having a first dielectric constant, the first medium having a plurality of spaces filled with a second material having a second dielectric constant that is different from the first dielectric constant; and a plurality of antennas disposed proximate the first medium; wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of spaces of the first medium have an average spacing therebetween of less than one quarter of an operating wavelength of at least one of the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Raymond C. Rumpf, Cesar R. Garcia
  • Patent number: 9893432
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes: a first layer having a first material with a first dielectric constant, the first layer having a plurality of channels or holes filled with a second material with a second dielectric constant that is different from the first dielectric constant; and, a second layer having a plurality of antennas disposed on the first layer. Adjacent ones of the plurality of channels of the first layer have an average spacing therebetween of less than one quarter of an operating wavelength of at least one of the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Raymond C. Rumpf, Cesar R. Garcia
  • Publication number: 20170288301
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes: a first layer having a first material with a first dielectric constant, the first layer having a plurality of channels or holes filled with a second material with a second dielectric constant that is different from the first dielectric constant; and, a second layer having a plurality of antennas disposed on the first layer. Adjacent ones of the plurality of channels of the first layer have an average spacing therebetween of less than one quarter of an operating wavelength of at least one of the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond C. Rumpf, Cesar R. Garcia
  • Patent number: 9768515
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a device having one or more electromagnetic components embedded in an anisotropic metamaterial (AM) comprising an array of asymmetric unit cells comprising a substrate forming a plurality of channels or spaces having at least one material with different electromagnetic properties included in the channels or spaces in the first material forming an anisotropic metamaterial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Raymond C. Rumpf, Cesar R. Garcia
  • Publication number: 20160036132
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a device having one or more electromagnetic components embedded in an anisotropic metamaterial (AM) comprising an array of asymmetric unit cells comprising a substrate forming a plurality of channels or spaces having at least one material with different electromagnetic properties included in the channels or spaces in the first material forming an anisotropic metamaterial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond C. Rumpf, Cesar R. Garcia