APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY ON A REMOTELY-LOCATED OBJECT
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting radio frequency (RF) radiation to an object, the method comprising:
- selecting a target reflector located in proximity to the object;
determining a resonance profile of said target reflector, said resonance profile including at least one resonant frequency of said target reflector;
selecting a transmission profile matching said resonance profile, said transmission profile comprising said at least one resonant frequency; and
transmitting RF radiation in accordance with said transmission profile towards said target reflector.
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Abstract
A method for transmitting radio frequency (RF) radiation to an object located in proximity to a reflector includes the steps of: selecting a target reflector and a level of power for conveying to the target reflector by reradiation from the target reflector, determining a resonance profile of the target reflector, the resonance profile including at least one resonant frequency of the target reflector, selecting a transmission profile matching the resonance profile, the transmission profile comprising the at least one resonant frequency, and transmitting RF radiation in accordance with the transmission profile towards the target reflector.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting radio frequency (RF) radiation to an object, the method comprising:
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selecting a target reflector located in proximity to the object; determining a resonance profile of said target reflector, said resonance profile including at least one resonant frequency of said target reflector; selecting a transmission profile matching said resonance profile, said transmission profile comprising said at least one resonant frequency; and transmitting RF radiation in accordance with said transmission profile towards said target reflector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 34, 35, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45)
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23. A wireless transmission apparatus for transmitting RF radiation to an object located in proximity to a target weapon and distanced from a transmitter of said wireless transmission apparatus, the wireless transmission apparatus comprising:
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a memory having stored therein a weapon transmission profile, adapted to a resonance profile of a reflective weapon, said weapon transmission profile comprising at least one resonant frequency of said reflective weapon; and a transmitter, configured to transmit RF radiation toward a target weapon distanced from said transmitter in accordance with said weapon transmission profile, so as to reradiate said RF radiation from said target weapon onto a an object in proximity of said target weapon. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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measuring radiation reflected from a target location during RF transmission over a plurality of frequencies; analyzing said measurements to determine at least one resonant frequency of a reflective weapon located within said target location; defining a transmission profile in accordance with said analyzing, said transmission profile comprising said at least one resonant frequency of said reflective weapon; and transmitting RF radiation towards said target location in accordance with said defined transmission profile, so as to reradiate said RF radiation from said reflective weapon onto a person in proximity with said reflective weapon. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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36. A method of transmitting RF radiation to a person proximate to a weapon that reflects RF radiation, the method comprising:
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determining a resonance profile of said weapon, said resonance profile including at least one resonant frequency of said weapon; selecting a transmission profile matching said resonance profile, said transmission profile comprising said at least one resonant frequency; and transmitting RF radiation in accordance with said transmission profile towards said weapon. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A system for transmitting radio frequency (RF) radiation to an object, comprising:
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a transmitter, configured to transmit RF energy to a location comprising the object; a detector, configured to receive radiation from said location when the transmitter transmits energy to said location; and a controller configured to determine, based on radiation received by the detector, a resonance profile of a target reflector; select a transmission profile matching said resonance profile; and control the transmitter to transmit RF radiation in accordance with said transmission profile towards said target reflector at power that harms said object, wherein the reflector is located in the location comprising the object, and is in communication with the system only when RF energy is transmitted by the transmitter.
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42. A method for transmitting radio frequency (RF) radiation to an object, the method comprising:
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selecting a target reflector; determining a resonance profile of said target reflector, said resonance profile including at least one resonant frequency of said target reflector; selecting a transmission profile matching said resonance profile, said transmission profile comprising said at least one resonant frequency; and transmitting, by a transmitter that is not in physical contact with the reflector, RF radiation in accordance with said transmission profile towards said target reflector.
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