The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
Rohde & Schwarz Gmbh & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Andreas Genghammer, Munich, DE;
Ralf Juenemann, Munich, DE;
Sherif Ahmed, Starnberg, DE;
Frank Gumbmann, Nuremberg, DE;
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A calibration device for calibrating an antenna array is provided. The calibration device comprises a transmitter, which is configured for transmitting a first calibration signal to all antennas of the antenna array, resulting in a plurality of received first calibration signals provided by the antenna array to the calibration device. Moreover, the calibration device comprises a receiver, which is configured for receiving a plurality of second calibration signals from the antennas of the antenna array. Finally, the calibration device comprises an antenna characteristic calculator, which is configured for calculating an antenna characteristic of each individual antenna of the antenna array based on the plurality of received first calibration signals and the plurality of received second calibration signals.