US 11,682,843 B2
Lens-enhanced communication device
Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Newport Beach, CA (US); Alfred Grau Besoli, Irvine, CA (US); Seunghwan Yoon, Irvine, CA (US); Farid Shirinfar, Granada Hills, CA (US); Sam Gharavi, Irvine, CA (US); Michael Boers, South Turramurra (AU); Maryam Rofougaran, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US); Enver Adas, Newport Beach, CA (US); and Kartik Sridharan, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Movandi Corporation, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Movandi Corporation, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/408,606.
Application 17/408,606 is a division of application No. 16/398,156, filed on Apr. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,205,855.
Application 16/398,156 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/233,044, filed on Dec. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,145,986.
Prior Publication US 2021/0384640 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. H01Q 15/02 (2006.01); H01Q 19/06 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 19/062 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0955 (2013.01); H01Q 15/02 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication device, comprising:
a lens having a defined shape; and
a feeder array comprising a plurality of antenna elements that are positioned in a specified proximal distance from the lens to receive a lens-guided beam of input radio frequency (RF) signals through the lens,
wherein the specified proximal distance is less than a focal length of the lens, and
wherein the lens covers the feeder array as a radome enclosure, and
wherein a distribution of a gain from the received lens-guided beam of input RF signals is substantially equalized from a radiation surplus region to a radiation deficient region of the feeder array to increase at least a reception sensitivity of the plurality of antenna elements for at least the lens-guided beam of input RF signals, based on the defined shape of the lens and the specified proximal distance of the feeder array to the lens, and wherein the radiation surplus region corresponds to a center area of the feeder array and the radiation deficient region corresponds to a plurality of edge areas of the feeder array.