ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,095, issued on Feb. 18.
"Ultra-wideband radio system with detect-and-avoid capability" was invented by Robert Hanczor (San Diego), Duane Maxwell (San Diego) and Sai Kwok (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In general, one aspect disclosed features an apparatus comprising: an ultra-wideband (UWB) radio configured to transmit a UWB radio signal in a frequency band; a detect circuit configured to monitor the frequency band for the presence of a second radio signal in the frequency band; and a controller configured to cause the UWB radio to transmit the UWB signal responsive to the detect circuit detecting the presence of the secon...