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公开(公告)号:US11855349B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-26
申请号:US17283483
申请日:2019-11-01
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Martin L. Zimmerman
CPC classification number: H01Q19/062 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/246 , H01Q15/08 , H01Q19/06 , H01Q21/08 , H01Q21/26 , H01Q1/42
Abstract: A lensed base station antenna includes a first array of radiating elements that are configured to transmit respective sub-components of a first RF signal and an RF lens positioned to receive electromagnetic radiation from a first of the radiating elements. The RF lens includes a lens casing, an RF energy focusing material within the lens casing and a first heat dissipation element that extends through the RF energy focusing material. The RF lens is configured to be at least a three step approximation of a Luneberg lens along a bore sight pointing direction of the first of the radiating elements.
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公开(公告)号:US11855336B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-26
申请号:US18046230
申请日:2022-10-13
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Martin L. Zimmerman
Abstract: A metrocell antenna includes a plurality of linear arrays of first frequency band radiating elements, a first enclosure that includes a first of the linear arrays of first frequency band radiating elements mounted therein, a second enclosure that includes a second of the linear arrays of first frequency band radiating elements mounted therein, a third of the linear arrays of first frequency band radiating elements mounted within one of the first and second enclosures, a first RF port that is mounted through the first enclosure and a first blind-mate connector that provides an electrical connection between the first enclosure and the second of the linear arrays of first frequency band radiating elements that is mounted in the second enclosure.
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公开(公告)号:US11418975B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-16
申请号:US17149816
申请日:2021-01-15
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Farid Firouzbakht , Martin L. Zimmerman
Abstract: Base station antennas are provided that include a first array of radiating elements that is configured to form a first antenna beam that has a first downtilt angle in response to a first RF signal that is input at the first RF port and a second array of radiating elements that is configured to form a second antenna beam that has a second downtilt angle in response to a second RF signal that is input at the second RF port. The second downtilt angle is less than the first downtilt angle. The first antenna beam is configured to only provide coverage to users within a first portion of a coverage area of the base station antenna that is close to the base station antenna and the second antenna beam is configured to provide coverage to users within a second portion of the coverage area that extends farther from the base station antenna than does the first portion.
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公开(公告)号:US11304069B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-12
申请号:US17096281
申请日:2020-11-12
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Martin L. Zimmerman , Shirley Forsythe , Dale R. Moore , Deepali Limaye
Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.
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公开(公告)号:US11005163B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-11
申请号:US16251338
申请日:2019-01-18
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Martin L. Zimmerman
Abstract: A base station antenna includes a reflector having a plurality of pairs of opposed faces, a connector port, a plurality of radiating elements mounted to extend outwardly from the respective faces of the reflector, where each of the radiating elements is coupled to the connector port, and a plurality of RF lenses, each RF lens mounted outwardly of a respective one of the radiating elements and associated with the respective radiating element. The number of radiating elements coupled to the connector port is equal to the number of faces on the reflector.
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公开(公告)号:US20210058167A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-25
申请号:US16998808
申请日:2020-08-20
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Thomas G. Sheehe , Troy I. Vanderhoof , Martin L. Zimmerman , Sanchit Vohra , Prathikshaa Rangarajan
Abstract: Methods that include detecting cables connected to telecommunications network equipment are provided herein. In particular, a method that includes detecting connections of respective cables to ports of telecommunications network equipment may be performed using image recognition. Moreover, in some embodiments, the method may include detecting, using image recognition, respective positions of the ports. Related systems are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US10854967B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-01
申请号:US15936575
申请日:2018-03-27
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Martin L. Zimmerman
Abstract: Methods of operating a base station antennas involve receiving a first control signal at the base station antenna, activating a first actuator to move a first mechanical linkage in response to the first control signal and activating a second actuator to move a second mechanical linkage in response to the first control signal. Pursuant to these methods, base station antenna can be configured for both independent or common control of the first and second actuators.
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公开(公告)号:US20190074602A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-07
申请号:US16178633
申请日:2018-11-02
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Morgan C. Kurk , Martin L. Zimmerman
IPC: H01Q21/30 , H01Q3/36 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q5/20 , H01P1/18 , H01Q5/50 , H01Q5/28 , H01P1/213
Abstract: A multi-band antenna system includes an array of wide-band radiating elements and a multi-band electrical tilt circuit. The multi-band electrical tilt circuit includes a plurality of combiners, a first RF band variable phase shifter and a second RF band variable phase shifter implemented in a common medium. The common medium may comprise a PCB, a stripline circuit, or the like. Each combiner includes a combined port, a first RF band port, and a second RF band port. The combined ports are coupled to the radiating elements. The first RF band phase shifter has a first plurality of variably phase shifted ports connected to the first RF band ports of the combiners via transmission line, and the second RF band phase shifter has a second plurality of variably phase-shifted ports connected to the second RF band ports of the combiners via transmission line. The phase shifters are independently configurable.
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公开(公告)号:US20190028159A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-24
申请号:US16034617
申请日:2018-07-13
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Peter J. Bisiules , Martin L. Zimmerman
IPC: H04B7/0456 , H04B7/0408 , H04B7/06 , H04B7/10 , H01Q1/24
CPC classification number: H04B7/0469 , H01Q1/246 , H01Q5/40 , H01Q5/42 , H01Q5/45 , H01Q5/48 , H01Q15/14 , H01Q21/065 , H01Q21/08 , H01Q21/20 , H01Q21/205 , H01Q21/26 , H01Q21/28 , H04B7/0408 , H04B7/0413 , H04B7/0617 , H04B7/10 , H04W16/28
Abstract: A base station antenna includes a first set of radiating elements that are configured to generate a first antenna beam that has a first peanut-shaped antenna pattern in an azimuth plane and a second set of radiating elements that are configured to generate a second antenna beam that has a second peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane. A longitudinal axis of the first peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane is rotated approximately ninety degrees from a longitudinal axis of the second peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane.
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公开(公告)号:US20180287255A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-04
申请号:US15936575
申请日:2018-03-27
Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
Inventor: Martin L. Zimmerman
Abstract: Methods of operating a base station antennas involve receiving a first control signal at the base station antenna, activating a first actuator to move a first mechanical linkage in response to the first control signal and activating a second actuator to move a second mechanical linkage in response to the first control signal. Pursuant to these methods, base station antenna can be configured for both independent or common control of the first and second actuators.
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