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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8009117 | Dual reflector mechanical pointing low profile antenna Dual reflector offset mechanical pointing low profile telecommunication antenna, to be used above all on vehicles, even high-speed ones. Its reduced physical dimensions facilitate its use, with respect to the known solutions, as it allows its connecting to the recei... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7911403 | Vehicle mounted antenna and methods for transmitting and/or receiving signals An antenna for communicating with a satellite from a moving vehicle. The antenna comprises a transmitter for generating a transmission signal, main and sub reflectors, and a waveguide associated with the transmitter for conducting the transmission signal toward the ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7791553 | High wind elevation mechanism for a satellite antenna system An elevation mechanism for a satellite antenna system. The elevation mechanism includes tilt links or arms, lift links, and a linear actuator with an adjustable length leg arrangement. Each tilt arm is pivotally mounted at its inner and outer end portions to the bas... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7773042 | Conical scanning antenna system using nutation method Provided is a conical scanning antenna system using a nutation method. The conical scanning antenna system includes: a main reflecting unit; a sub-reflecting unit which is disposed apart from the main reflecting unit by a predetermined distance and performing a coni... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7623082 | Actuation mechanism with three-dimensional rectilinear guide An actuation system which implements a three-dimensional rectilinear guide with high rectilinear features and it provides stability and stiffness to the moved object by supporting it in a not operating initial phase, particularly suitable to the translation of refle... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7411561 | Gimbaled dragonian antenna In one embodiment, a gimbaled reflector antenna is provided that includes: a Dragonian antenna having a sub-reflector and a main reflector; a feed; a third reflector adapted to reflect a beam from the feed to the sub reflector; an azimuth gimbal adapted to rotate th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398049 | Wireless local loop antenna A wireless local loop system is provided that includes a wireless base station that communicates with a subscriber station via a wireless link. The wireless link can carry a voice service, such as telephone calls, or a data service, such as internet browsing. The su... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7333066 | Antenna beam controlling system for cellular communication An antenna beam controlling system (ABCS) for use in cellular communication systems. The ABCS allows the antenna's horizontal beam direction and horizontal beam width to be remotely adjusted for optimum reception and transmission. The ABCS, in its basic design, is c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327323 | Communication apparatus, method of transmission and antenna apparatus Communications apparatus has a plurality of nodes each of which is capable of communicating with plural other nodes via point-to-point wireless transmission links between the nodes. At least one of the nodes has at least one antenna that is steerable in azimuth. The... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301504 | Mechanical scanning feed assembly for a spherical lens antenna The invention includes a mechanical scanning feed and a spherical lens antenna system. The mechanical feed includes a waveguide, which has a movable wall assembly that contains a guide slot. The moveable wall portion also includes an end wall that is located proxima... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280072 | System for the relative navigation of aircraft and spacecraft using a phased array antenna A system for the relative navigation of aircraft and spacecraft is disclosed which uses a series of short duration, unmodulated radio pulses transmitted from a phased array antenna. The aircraft or spacecraft whose position is to be determined from another is called... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274330 | Beam switching antenna system and method and apparatus for controlling the same A beam switching antenna system and method and apparatus for controlling the same is provided, by which optimal antenna characteristics can be maintained according to a peripheral environment, the necessary time and power consumption of searching an optimal beam-dir... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7245262 | Antenna beam controlling system for cellular communication An antenna beam controlling system (ABCS) for use in cellular communication systems. The ABCS allows the antenna's horizontal beam direction and horizontal beam width to be remotely adjusted for optimum reception and transmission. The ABCS, in its basic design, is c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7221328 | Radiowave lens antenna device Lens antenna equipment including a hemispherical Luneberg lens made of dielectric, a reflector which has a size larger than the lens diameter and which is to be provided on a face equivalent to a cross-section made by halving a globular shape of the lens, a primary ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218902 | Antenna for communication with a satellite A telecommunication system uses a satellite antenna showing on the horizontal plane, a sufficiently narrow radiation lobe to discriminate two adjacent satellites and showing on the vertical plane, a sufficiently narrow vertical lobe to ensure an adequate gain, but s... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212170 | Antenna beam steering via beam-deflecting lens and single-axis mechanical rotator An antenna beam steering apparatus and method comprising providing an antenna, employing a beam-deflecting lens through which energy passing from and to the antenna is deflected, and rotating the antenna with a single-axis rotator. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196675 | High resolution orientation adjusting arrangement for feed assembly A receptacle with an adjusting slot is adapted to receive a mounting lip of the feed assembly. A means for positioning which may include a threaded shaft threaded into a first side of the receptacle that projects into a first side of the mounting lip, is operative t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191507 | Method of producing a wireless communication device A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communicati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190321 | Directional enhancement/range extending devices An accessory is provided for use with an existing antenna on a wireless device to improve directionality and/or signal strength. The accessory includes a conductive surface that is coupled to the existing antenna using a clip disposed on an arm that supports the ref... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165365 | Satellite ready building and method for forming the same A satellite ready building comprises a plurality of studs and satellite wires positioned adjacent to the studs having a first termination and a second termination. A connector is coupled to the second termination of the wires. The first termination is coupled throug... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158813 | Antenna for wireless systems A base station for a wireless communication system has an antenna system that provides a downstream transmit pattern partitioned into azimuthal sectors and an upstream receive pattern partitioned into azimuthal sectors and elevation sectors. The base station has a t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154650 | Scanning apparatus Scanning apparatus operable in the microwave, mm-wave and infrared ranges and comprises a support structure, a first reflective disc or mirror (10) which is mounted in said support structure for rotation relative to the support structure about a first axis ( | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151494 | Reflective and transmissive mode monolithic millimeter wave array system and oscillator using same An oscillator. In the illustrative embodiment, the oscillator includes an ortho-mode feed; a reflective amplifier array adapted to be illuminated by the feed with an input wavefront with a first polarization and to return thereto an amplified wavefront with a second... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7138957 | Dish antenna kit including alignment tool and method of use thereof A dish antenna kit has at least one reflector, one feed horn, and an alignment tool. The alignment tool has a light source and a base. The base has at least one inner cylindrical surface having a diameter slightly exceeding the outer diameter of a rim of the feed ho... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7129897 | Array antenna apparatus capable of switching direction attaining low gain An array antenna apparatus includes a dielectric substrate, a feeder element, a parasitic element, and a directivity control unit. The feeder element and the parasitic element have an equal length. The feeder element and the parasitic element are arranged such that ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129903 | Method and apparatus for mounting a rotating reflector antenna to minimize swept arc An apparatus and method for forming a cassegrain reflector antenna that allows an extended length feed horn to be employed without increasing an overall depth of the antenna. This enables the swept diameter of the antenna to be maintained at a minimum comparable to ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123941 | Radio LAN master station system A radio LAN master station system which provides long distance communication and suffers from small interference by another system located inside and/or outside of a service area comprises a transceiver, and a plurality of directional antennas each directed to a res... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7102588 | Antenna system including swing arm and associated methods An antenna system may include a base having an opening therein, and a swing arm having a concave elongate shape and opposing ends pivotally connected to the base to permit a swinging motion of the swing arm within the opening in the base. A swing arm positioner may ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098850 | Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device includes an antenna for wireless communication with a remote interrogator. Several embodiments are disclosed to increase the options available to designers of wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, the antenna is a quart... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088306 | High gain antenna for wireless applications An antenna includes a ground plane and an active antenna element adjacent the ground plane. Passive antenna elements are adjacent the ground plane, and are spaced apart from the active antenna element. First parasitic gratings are adjacent the ground plane and are s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085592 | Wireless transmission evaluation system and method A signal testing system and method for evaluating wireless communication signals transmitted between a base station and a communication site is provided. The signal testing system comprises an antenna located at the communication site for communicating the wireless ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075499 | Antenna system and method for manufacturing same An antenna system of the phased array type, with a carrier of electrically insulating material and at least two antenna units, which each comprise a receiving device for electromagnetic radiation and of which the receiving device is connected with a time- or phase-s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7076201 | Low cost VSAT MMIC transceiver with automatic power control A very small aperture terminal (VSAT) transceiver of a VSAT terminal has a ceramic substrate board with transmitter, receiver and local oscillator circuits, including microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) chips positioned on the ceramic substrate board. A m... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7050765 | Highly integrated microwave outdoor unit (ODU) A lightweight millimeter wave outdoor unit includes a lightweight housing with a heat sink and mounting member configured for mounting on the antenna to form a wireless link. A millimeter wave transceiver board is formed of ceramic material and mounted within the ho... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046959 | MMIC transceiver and low cost subharmonically driven microwave receiver A receiver is operable at microwave frequencies and includes a substrate and waveguide-to-microstrip transition formed on the substrate for receiving microwave radio frequency (RF) signals. Surface mounted receiver components are interconnected with microstrip forme... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042409 | Method and apparatus for mounting a rotating reflector antenna to minimize swept arc An apparatus and method for mounting a rotatable reflector antenna system on an outer surface of an aircraft which minimizes a swept arc of a main reflector. This allows the effective frontal area of the main reflector to be reduced such that a radome with a smaller... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042420 | Multi-beam antenna A multi-beam antenna comprises at least one curved surface, at least one dielectric substrate, and a plurality of end-fire antenna feed elements on the dielectric substrate. The at least one curved surface may be either reflective, refractive or diffractive. |Electr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038821 | Scanning apparatus A scanning apparatus comprises two rotatable bodies (1, 10 or 40) arranged to rotate in opposite directions. The first body being a polarizer (10) and the second being a mirror (1) or a second polarizer (40). The apparatus is arran... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030831 | Multi-polarized feeds for dish antennas A multi-polarized forward feed and dish configuration for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals is disclosed. The configuration comprises a conductive reflector dish, having a focal point and a vertex point, and a multi-polarized forward feed el... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031652 | Wireless local loop antenna A wireless local loop system is provided that includes a wireless base station that communicates with a subscriber station via a wireless link. The wireless link can carry a voice service, such as telephone calls, or a data service, such as internet browsing. The su... | 04/18/2006 |
