Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Commscope Technologies LLC

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC

Commscope Technology LLC

Michael Brobston

Lup Meng Loh

Seong Eun Kim

Xu Zhu

Jonathon C Veihl

William M Hurley

Breck Wayne Lovinggood

Robert W Monroe

Vadim Zlotnikov

John Alexander Interrante

Huan Wang

Yinong Ding

James Scott Marin

William K Myers

Richard W Brown

Andrew Cilia

Donald G Burt

Weon-Ki Yoon

Charles D L Bernardo

Martin Lee Zimmerman

Peter John Bisiules

Igor E Timofeev

Scott Lynn Michaelis

Naveen Krishna Yanduru

Sammit Patel

Chengcheng Tang

Samantha Merta

Yongjie Xu

Imtinan Elahi

George Zohn Hutcheson

Jordan Charles Mott

Qiyun Gu

Ernesto G Jeckeln

Warren T Pottenger

Vinh Huy Bui

Au Duy Bui

Michael Glatz

Beatriz Blazquez

WeonKi Yoon

Steven Loh

Weon Ki Yoon

Jason Rock

Min Jeon

Base station antennas are provided herein. A base station antenna includes one or more 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 one or more vertical columns of low-band radiating elements in a vertical direction.

Multi-band base station antennas having interleaved arrays

An antenna includes a cross-polarized feed signal network configured to convert first and second radio frequency (RF) input feed signals to first and second pairs of cross-polarized feed signals at respective first and second pairs of feed signal output ports. A feed signal pedestal is provided, which is electrically coupled to the first and second pairs of feed signal output ports, and a patch radiating element is provided, which is electrically coupled by the feed signal pedestal to the first and second pairs of feed signal output ports. This patch radiating element may be capacitively coupled to first and second pairs of feed signal lines on the feed signal pedestal, which are electrically connected to the first and second pairs of feed signal output ports.

Wireless communication systems having patch-type antenna arrays therein that support large scan angle radiation

A phased array antenna includes a first transceiver, a plurality of first radiating elements that are arranged in a first linear array, a first feed network electrically interposed between the first radiating elements and the first transceiver, and a first switch that is coupled along the first feed network, where a state of the first switch is selectable to adjust a number of the first radiating elements that are electrically connected to the first transceiver.

Phased array antennas having switched elevation beamwidths and related methods

Beam forming antennas for base station applications are configured as dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs) having arrays of dielectric resonator radiating elements (DRRE) therein with dual-polarized radiating properties. Each DRRE includes a dielectric radiating element (DRE) electromagnetically coupled by a resonant cavity to a respective cross-polarized feed network, which is responsive to first and second radio frequency (RF) input feed signals. Each resonant cavity may be configured as a polymer-filled resonant cavity, and each DRE may be configured as a cylindrically-shaped or dome-shaped dielectric radiating element.

Beam forming antennas having dual-polarized dielectric radiating elements therein

The present disclosure describes a mount adapted to being secured to a drop ceiling T-bar. The mount includes a base having a slot, an alignment component coupled to or integral with an adjustable clamp having a clamp end, the alignment component slidably received within the slot such that the adjustable clamp is movable along an axis parallel to the base, at least one stationary clamp coupled to or integral with the base and extending outwardly therefrom, a moveable support coupled to the base via one or more spring-loaded components, and a fastening mechanism configured to secure the adjustable clamp to the base. The clamp end of the adjustable clamp, the at least one stationary clamp, and the moveable support are configured to engage and secure a T-bar therebetween. Mount assemblies and related methods are as described herein.

Mechanism for mounting an electronic device to a drop ceiling T-bar and related methods

Active antennas are provided that include a housing having a front surface, first and second side surfaces and a rear surface, where the front surface comprises a radome and the first and second side surfaces comprise respective first and second thermally-conducting frame members. These antennas further include at least one radio that is completely mounted within an interior of the housing. Each of the first and second thermally-conducting frame members includes a plurality of outwardly extending fins.

Base station antennas having fully embedded radios and housings with integrated heat sink structures

Directional wireless drop systems are provided. These systems include a tap unit that is connected to a communications line of the broadband network; a cable modem unit connected to the tap unit; a plurality of wireless routers connected to the cable modem unit; and a directional antenna unit that is connected to at least a first of the wireless routers. Each wireless router is associated with a respective one of a plurality of subscriber premises that are served by the directional wireless drop system and is configured to communicate with at least one device that is located at the respective one of plurality of subscriber premises.

Directional wireless drop systems for broadband networks and related methods

Base station antennas (BSAs) include at least one feed signal phase shifter having a variable length signal path therein, which provides an adjustable signal delay in response to mechanical actuation thereof. A thermo-electric actuator is provided to support remote electrical tilt operations by mechanically actuating the variable length signal path in response to an actuator drive signal. The thermo-electric actuator may include thermally-deformable components, such as SMA springs and wax motors.

Systems for thermo-electric actuation of base station antennas to support remote electrical tilt (RET) and methods of operating same

A stacked patch radiating element includes a dielectric substrate, a ground plane on a first surface of the dielectric substrate, a patch radiator on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, a feed that is configured to connect the patch radiator to a transmission line, a solder layer on the patch radiator opposite the dielectric substrate, and a parasitic radiating element on the solder layer opposite the patch radiator. The parasitic radiating element includes a metal layer on the solder, a parasitic radiator dielectric substrate on the first metal layer opposite the solder, and a parasitic radiator on the parasitic radiator dielectric substrate opposite the first metal layer.

Broadband stacked patch radiating elements and related phased array antennas

A power coupler includes an input port, first and second output ports and an antenna element that is electrically coupled between the first output port and the second output port or that is electrically coupled to an isolation port of the power coupler. The power coupler is configured to split a radio frequency signal incident at the input port and/or to combine radio signals incident at the respective first and second output ports.

Power couplers and related devices having antenna element power absorbers

An adjustable phase shifter includes an RF signal input, an RF signal output, a first delay line, a second delay line and a first electrowetting-activated switch disposed between the RF signal input and the RF signal output.

Variable capacitors and switches fabricated using electrowetting on dielectric techniques and related phase shifters, base station antennas and other devices

A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) receiver includes a receive path circuitry configured to receive a first signal from a first antenna and a second signal from a second antenna, downconvert the first signal to a first frequency to generate a first intermediate frequency (IF) signal, downconvert the second signal to a second frequency different from the first frequency to generate a second IF signal, and combine the first IF signal and the second IF signal into a common signal.

Method and system of MIMO and beamforming transmitter and receiver architecture

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Allen, TX, United States of America

Michael Brobston