公开(公告)号：US20220353699A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17866638

申请日：2022-07-18

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Farid Firouzbakht ,  Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H01Q5/307 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H01Q1/24

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220191710A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17684453

申请日：2022-03-02

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Shirley Forsythe ,  Dale R. Moore ,  Deepali Limaye

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H01Q3/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US11342668B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16941736

申请日：2020-07-29

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： HongHui Chen ,  Peter J. Bisiules ,  Bin Sun ,  YueMin Li ,  Xia Mei ,  Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Haifeng Li ,  Long Shan

IPC: H01Q5/35 ,  H01Q5/28 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H01Q9/04

Abstract: Antenna arrays include a first plurality of radiating elements in a first column thereof, which are responsive to a first plurality of RF feed signals derived from a first radio, and a second plurality of radiating elements in a second column thereof, which are responsive to a second plurality of RF feed signals derived from a second radio. A power divider circuit is provided, which is configured to drive a first one of the radiating elements at a first end of the second column of radiating elements with a majority of the energy associated with a first one of the first plurality of RF feed signals, and drive a first one of the radiating elements at a first end of the first column of radiating elements with a non-zero minority of the energy associated with the first one of the first plurality of RF feed signals.

公开(公告)号：US11205852B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US16829148

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Bo Wu ,  Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Björn Lindmark ,  Hangsheng Wen ,  PuLiang Tang ,  Jian Zhang ,  Xun Zhang ,  Ligang Wu ,  Zhigang Wang ,  Ruixin Su ,  Maosheng Liu ,  Rui An

IPC: H01Q21/30 ,  H01Q9/06 ,  H01Q5/321 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H01Q19/10

Abstract: Base station antennas are provided herein. A base station antenna includes a plurality of vertical columns of low-band radiating elements configured to transmit RF signals in a first frequency band. The base station antenna also includes a plurality of vertical columns of high-band radiating elements configured to transmit RF signals in a second frequency band that is higher than the first frequency band. The vertical columns of high-band radiating elements extend in parallel with the vertical columns of low-band radiating elements in a vertical direction.

公开(公告)号：US11108137B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16738160

申请日：2020-01-09

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Maosheng Liu ,  Rui An ,  Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Peter J. Bisiules ,  ZhaoHui Liu ,  Ruixin Su ,  PuLiang Tang

IPC: H01Q19/18 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q21/30 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H04W16/28

Abstract: A base station antenna includes a first reflector structure that extends along a first longitudinal axis, the first reflector structure having a first transverse cross-section, a second reflector structure that extends along a second longitudinal axis, the second reflector structure having a second transverse cross-section that is different from the first transverse cross-section, and the second reflector structure extending above the first reflector structure, a first array of first frequency band radiating elements that are mounted to extend outwardly from the first reflector structure, a second array of second frequency band radiating elements that are mounted to extend outwardly from the second reflector structure, the first frequency band being non-overlapping with the second frequency band, and a radome that extends around the first reflector structure and the second reflector structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210242574A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17239737

申请日：2021-04-26

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Peter J. Bisiules ,  Jonathon C. Veihl ,  Xiangyang Ai ,  Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q21/26 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W72/00 ,  H04W88/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US20210160705A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

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

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H01Q3/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US11018427B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16430756

申请日：2019-06-04

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H01Q3/40 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q5/50 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H04W16/28

Abstract: Base station antennas include a plurality of multiplexer filters and a multi-column array of radiating elements that includes a plurality of sub-arrays. Each filter may have a first and second ports that are configured to pass RF signals in respective first and second frequency bands and a third common port that is coupled to a respective one of a plurality of sub-arrays. These antennas also include first frequency band ports that are coupled to the first ports of respective subsets of the multiplexer filters and second frequency band ports that are coupled to the second ports of at least some of the multiplexer filters. The antenna may operate as a MIMO sector antenna in the first frequency band and as a sector-splitting antenna in the second frequency band.

公开(公告)号：US20200328511A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-15

申请号：US16913105

申请日：2020-06-26

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman

IPC: H01Q5/50 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q3/40 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H04W16/28

Abstract: Base station antennas include a plurality of multiplexer filters and a multi-column array of radiating elements that includes a plurality of sub-arrays. Each filter may have a first and second ports that are configured to pass RF signals in respective first and second frequency bands and a third common port that is coupled to a respective one of a plurality of sub-arrays. These antennas also include first frequency band ports that are coupled to the first ports of respective subsets of the multiplexer filters and second frequency band ports that are coupled to the second ports of at least some of the multiplexer filters. The antenna may operate as a MIMO sector antenna in the first frequency band and as a sector-splitting antenna in the second frequency band.

公开(公告)号：US10777885B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US15787782

申请日：2017-10-19

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Igor E. Timofeev ,  Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Huy Cao ,  Yanping Hua

IPC: H01Q3/00 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H01Q25/00 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q25/02 ,  H01Q3/28 ,  H01Q3/40 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q21/24

Abstract: A low sidelobe beam forming method and dual-beam antenna schematic are disclosed, which may preferably be used for 3-sector and 6-sector cellular communication system. Complete antenna combines 2-, 3- or -4 columns dual-beam sub-arrays (modules) with improved beam-forming network (BFN). The modules may be used as part of an array, or as an independent 2-beam antenna. By integrating different types of modules to form a complete array, the present invention provides an improved dual-beam antenna with improved azimuth sidelobe suppression in a wide frequency band of operation, with improved coverage of a desired cellular sector and with less interference being created with other cells. Advantageously, a better cell efficiency is realized with up to 95% of the radiated power being directed in a desired cellular sector.