Wideband frequency-agile radio using antenna transient states
This technology allows a small, highly resonant antenna to rapidly switch between transmission frequencies without wasting the energy already stored in the antenna during the switch. Traditional high-Q antennas are efficient but locked to a narrow frequency range, making wideband or frequency-agile communication difficult. By modulating the radiated signal precisely during the transition between frequencies, the system effectively turns a narrowband antenna into a wideband transmitter. This enables compact, efficient radios to communicate across multiple frequency bands without the bulk or power waste of conventional wideband antenna designs.
What you could build
A compact, frequency-agile radio module for military or commercial communications devices that achieves wideband performance with a small, efficient antenna — most likely sold to defense electronics integrators or software-defined radio platform vendors.
Who in Virginia should care
Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads defense contractors and RF electronics firms (e.g., suppliers to Navy or Army communications programs) would be natural licensees or development partners.
Readiness: Prototype likely
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Majid Manteghi
- Granted
- April 26, 2016
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 9325354
Ready to talk?
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties handles licensing for this technology.
Prosim summaries are generated from public patent text and are not legal advice.