US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on May 27 for "Antenna array for passively modulating radio frequency signals" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,034, issued on May 27, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"Antenna array for passively modulating radio frequency signals" was invented by Frederick Joseph Verd (Santee, Calif.), John Meloling (San Diego) and Hoa Phan (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Antenna Array for passively modulating radio frequency signals. Specifically, an antenna array or system comprising a plurality of retroreflective antennas configured to passively receive a radiofrequency (RF) signal from a source, and configured to reflect the RF signal; and a passive modulation circuit, electrical...