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US 10,483,650 B1Granted
Lensed antennas for use in cellular and other communications systems
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsMartin Zimmerman, Igor Timofeev, Kevin Eldon Linehan
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Abstract
Phased array antennas include a plurality of radiating elements and a plurality of RF lenses that are generally aligned along a first vertical axis. Each radiating element is associated with a respective one of the RF lenses, and each radiating element is tilted with respect to the first vertical axis.
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A multi-beam antenna, comprising:
- a radio frequency (“RF”) lens;
- a plurality of radiating elements that are orbitally arranged part of the way around a first side of the RF lens,
- wherein the radiating elements are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, where each row extends in a respective arc in a respective one of a plurality of horizontal planes and each column extends in a respective arc in a respective one of a plurality of vertical planes,
- wherein the multi-beam antenna is configured for multi-input-multi-output transmission.
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A multi-beam antenna, comprising:
- a plurality of radiating elements;
- a spherical radio frequency (“RF”) lens that is positioned in front of the radiating elements;
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- a switching network that is configured to connect a radio to a respective subset of the radiating elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.