WO2009040738A2 - Systems and methods for mechanical translation of full matrix array - Google Patents
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- WO2009040738A2 WO2009040738A2 PCT/IB2008/053871 IB2008053871W WO2009040738A2 WO 2009040738 A2 WO2009040738 A2 WO 2009040738A2 IB 2008053871 W IB2008053871 W IB 2008053871W WO 2009040738 A2 WO2009040738 A2 WO 2009040738A2
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- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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EP08807774.8A EP2195682B1 (en) | 2007-09-27 | 2008-09-23 | Systems and methods for mechanical rotation of full matrix array |
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RU2010116422/14A RU2478340C2 (en) | 2007-09-27 | 2008-09-23 | Systems and methods for mechanical transfer of single-piece matrix lattice |
JP2010526403A JP2010540061A (en) | 2007-09-27 | 2008-09-23 | Full matrix array mechanical conversion system and method |
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