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Novel
‘Stubby/Tube’ Antenna Technology Receives Patent Notice of
Allowance
BOSTON--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--May 23, 2002--Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc, today
announced that it has received a notice of allowance (NOA)
from the U.S. Patent office for a patent application including
its conformal antenna technology.
In part trademarked as ComCyl® antennas, they are a
novel approach to providing a higher performance, multiband
and/or broadband antenna in cylindrical form factors. Such
form factors are common as ‘stubby’ antennas on handheld
wireless devices, and in vehicular and base station
applications.
The
new patent will be the company’s fifth. The firm has a large
number of pending patents that are anticipated to issue in the
near term. The patent and pending patent portfolio captures
the firm’s proprietary fractal antenna, array, and
electronics innovations.
Fractals
are intricate designs that repeat on a number of size scales.
Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc.uses fractal geometry to make
antennas that contain no parts, are smaller, broad/multiband,
higher gain, more closely pack, and/or are frequency
independent. The firm's Chief Technical Officer, Nathan Cohen,
founded the field of antenna elements based on fractals in
1988. This field now comprises a discipline of well over 400
researchers worldwide in over 20 different countries
Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc.’s CEO, David Moschella
characterized the new patent NOA as ”a strong indication of
the breadth of our experience and expanse of our technologies,
while defining the ownership of a large class of antennas with
existing and future application.”
Nathan
Cohen, inventor of the ComCyl® antenna technology, notes:
“Although the public record reveals other patent
applications for what we believe is described by our
Comcyl® antenna technology, upon issuance, that
technology will be patent protected by Fractal.”
Moschella adds: ”Our firm will consider non-exclusive
licensing as a remedy to those companies that have
unauthorized extant and growing product bases that use Comcyl®
antenna technology. After 90 days from issuance, we will
consider exclusive licensing to competitors of firms that have
not pursued this remedy. As usual, we will act in the best
interests of our customers with respect to our intellectual
property.”
ABOUT
FRACTAL
Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc., is privately held and based in
Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1995 to develop and
commercialize fractal antenna and related innovations. It
holds a proprietary, patented, and patent pending position on
fractal element antenna and related technologies.
The firm has grown and increased revenue through the present
technology downturn, and has successfully delivered fractal
element antennas and arrays to customers in the industries of
WLAN, RFID, military, aerospace, vehicular, marine, wireless,
cellular, telematics, security, and many other commercial
applications.
Web:
http:/www.fractenna.com or http:/www.fractalantenna.com.
CONTACT:
FAS
David Moschella
617-381-9595
KEYWORDS:
MASSACHUSETTS
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