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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2019
Applicant:
U-blox Ag, Thalwil, CH;
Inventor:
Thomas Kaufmann, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
U-BLOX AG, Thalwil, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/37 (2010.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); G01S 19/22 (2010.01); G01S 19/36 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/37 (2013.01); G01S 19/22 (2013.01); G01S 19/36 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0435 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an antenna assembly including an antenna configured to receive a signal and, based on the received signal, generate a first linearly polarized signal at a first feed point and a second linearly polarized signal at a second feed point; and a switching circuit configured to periodically switch between the first feed point and the second feed point to select a polarized signal between the first and second polarized signals at a point in time based on a switching signal.