ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,338, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC (Overland Park, Kan.).
"Reflector array for non-line-of-sight coverage" was invented by Chad Chun Fai Au (Kirkland, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects provided herein provide methods and systems for utilizing an adaptable Van Atta reflective array (A-VARA) system. The system comprises an A-VARA panel comprising variable phase shifters incorporated into transmission lines linking a set of radiating elements. The system also comprises a control that modifies a reflection direction of the A-VARA panel and provides aggregate adjustment to each of the variable phas...