Patent ID: 8170634
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
1. A device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals comprising: an antenna configured to transmit a first electromagnetic signal at full power via a first set of radiating elements and to transmit the first electromagnetic signal at an attenuated power via a second set of radiating elements such that transmission by the first and second sets of radiating elements is tapered and side lobes associated with the transmission of the first electromagnetic signal are decreased, the antenna configured to receive a second electromagnetic signal from a first radiating element of the second set of radiating elements, the second electromagnetic signal having an associated first power level, the antenna being configured to form an aggregated electromagnetic signal having a second power level that is a multiple of the first power level, the aggregated electromagnetic signal comprising the second electromagnetic signal aggregated with at least one additional electromagnetic signal received by a second radiation element of the second set of radiating elements, the antenna configured to attenuate the aggregated signal to form an attenuated electromagnetic signal having a third power level, the second power level being a multiple of the first power level, the multiple compensating for the attenuation such that the third power level is equal to the first power level, the antenna providing uniform non-tapered reception of the first electromagnetic signal and tapered transmission of the second electromagnetic signal.