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Class 342/369 - Injection radiation type


Subclass of Class 342 - Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g., radar, radio navigation)
Definition: Subject matter wherein a receiving station includes means
No. of patents: 13
Last issue date: 02/21/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8120532Beamforming RF circuit and applications thereof
A beamforming radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a plurality of antennas, a plurality of amplifiers and an adjust module. The plurality of antennas is operably coupled to interrelate a plurality of beamformed signal components with a beamformed signal. The plural...
02/21/2012
7714780Beamforming RF circuit and applications thereof
A beamforming radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a plurality of antennas, a plurality of amplifiers and an adjust module. The plurality of antennas is operably coupled to interrelate a plurality of beamformed signal components with a beamformed signal. The plural...
05/11/2010
7355998Support for multiple access point switched beam antennas
A plurality of virtual wireless networks are defined. Each of the plurality of virtual wireless networks has a different set of requirements. A node is capable of producing a plurality of antenna beams or patterns. Each virtual wireless network is associated with a ...
04/08/2008
7274951Multi-beam antenna transmitter/receiver and transmitting/receiving method and transmission beam selection method
A multi-beam antenna transmitter/receiver includes reception beam formation units (1041-104M) which form a plurality of reception beams, and transmission beam formation units (1131-113J) which f...
09/25/2007
6937186Main beam alignment verification for tracking antennas
A method for main beam alignment verification includes providing data pertaining to one or more patterns associated with an antenna, measuring power levels of a signal acquired by the antenna, and comparing the measured power levels with the data to determine whethe...
08/30/2005
6900756Calibrating radiometers
Radiometers detect radio wavelength electromagnetic radiation and typically have an antenna (16), an amplifier (18) and a detector (20). All three of these components have response characteristics that may be dependent on temperature, and in the...
05/31/2005
6778130Position location method and apparatus for a mobile telecommunications system
In a cellular mobile telecommunications system the position of a mobile station can be estimated in terms of its bearing and range from a cell site. A multi-element direction finding antenna at the cell site receives signals from the mobile station and a receiver ci...
08/17/2004
6650290Broadband, low loss, modular feed for phased array antennas
In the modular feed for a phased array antenna, the advantages of a series-type feed and a corporate-type feed are combined to increase the system efficiency and the operating bandwidth of the modular feed. Feed modules having a stage of power bifurcation...
11/18/2003
4924234Plural level beam-forming network
A beam-forming network (98) employs one or a plurality of first transmission delay lines (168, 170, 172, 174) for receiving transmit signals (T1-T4) applied thereto, and a plurality of second transmission lines (176), which serve as line summers. Each of ...
05/08/1990
4492962Transmitting adaptive array antenna
A low-power adaptive array for transmitting a signal may be used by itself in low-power applications or in high-power applications in conjunction with a commercial radio transmitter to optimize the radiation field of the transmitter used. The adaptive sys...
01/08/1985
4394660Phased array feed system
A combined phase shifter and signal source are formed by injection locking a variable frequency oscillator. The free running frequency control of the oscillator operates as a phase control when the oscillator is injection locked. The invention functions a...
07/19/1983
4348676Automatic phase alignment system for a tracking antenna
The tracking signals of a monopulse satellite tracking system are optimized by aligning the phases of the azimuth and elevation channels (the "difference" channels) with the reference (or "sum") channel using an autophase controller and a simulated far fi...
09/07/1982
4246581Direction finder
An improved direction finding apparatus for determining the azimuth of a target source of radio frequency signals using in an optimal manner the signals from a central antenna and an associated array of direction finding antennas. The signals of the anten...
01/20/1981
 
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