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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Orbcomm, Inc., Rochelle Park, NJ (US);
Phil Lafleur, Kanata, CA;
Vadim Volinski, Ottawa, CA;
ORBCOMM INC., Rochelle Park, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an antenna array which includes a structure in the form of a hexagonal pyramid with a flat top surface/facet. According to preferred aspects, the pedestal support of the present invention preferably further includes six side facets which are preferably disposed 60 degrees from each other. Preferably, each side facet preferably supports a patch antenna and the top facet supports a top/zenith antenna. According to a preferred embodiment, the azimuth antennas may be offset from the ground plane by an angle between 20 and 60 degrees. The zenith antenna is preferably substantially parallel to the ground plane.