Patents by Inventor Colin MacFarland Thomas

Colin MacFarland Thomas 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: 10340596
    Abstract: A method for resonating a conductive structure as an antenna comprising: connecting a radio frequency (RF) resonator to a transceiver, wherein the RF resonator has a conductive layer; attaching the conductive layer of the resonator to the conductive structure at a given location; balancing the impedance of the transceiver with the impedance of the conductive structure at the given location; and receiving and radiating electromagnetic waves through the conductive structure at an operating frequency of the transceiver, wherein the conductive structure has a dimension of at least one-half wavelength of the operating frequency of the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Chad Michael Gardner, Colin MacFarland Thomas
  • Publication number: 20190115661
    Abstract: A method for resonating a conductive structure as an antenna comprising: connecting a radio frequency (RF) resonator to a transceiver, wherein the RF resonator has a conductive layer; attaching the conductive layer of the resonator to the conductive structure at a given location; balancing the impedance of the transceiver with the impedance of the conductive structure at the given location; and receiving and radiating electromagnetic waves through the conductive structure at an operating frequency of the transceiver, wherein the conductive structure has a dimension of at least one-half wavelength of the operating frequency of the transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Chad Michael Gardner, Colin MacFarland Thomas
  • Patent number: 10186773
    Abstract: A resonator comprising: an insulating layer having a top side and a bottom side; a conductive layer mounted to the bottom side of the insulating layer; a radio frequency (RF) connector designed to be connected to a transceiver, wherein the RF connector is mounted to the top side of the insulating layer, and wherein the RF connector has a center conductor that is electrically connected to the conductive layer; and means for attaching the conductive layer to a conductive structure, wherein the conductive structure has a dimension of at least one-half wavelength of an operating frequency of the transceiver such that when the resonator is attached to the transceiver and to the conductive structure the conductive structure functions as an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Chad Michael Gardner, Colin MacFarland Thomas
  • Publication number: 20180123243
    Abstract: A resonator comprising: an insulating layer having a top side and a bottom side; a conductive layer mounted to the bottom side of the insulating layer; a radio frequency (RF) connector designed to be connected to a transceiver, wherein the RF connector is mounted to the top side of the insulating layer, and wherein the RF connector has a center conductor that is electrically connected to the conductive layer; and means for attaching the conductive layer to a conductive structure, wherein the conductive structure has a dimension of at least one-half wavelength of an operating frequency of the transceiver such that when the resonator is attached to the transceiver and to the conductive structure the conductive structure functions as an antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Chad Michael Gardner, Colin MacFarland Thomas