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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2022
Applicant:

Outdoor Wireless Networks Llc, Claremont, NC (US);

Inventors:

Xiangyang Ai, Plano, TX (US);

Chengcheng Tang, Murphy, TX (US);

Peter J. Bisiules, LaGrange Park, IL (US);

Kumara Swamy Kasani, Godavarikhani, IN;

Assignee:

Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC, Claremont, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0408 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H01Q 3/40 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0408 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H01Q 3/40 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sector-splitting base station antenna includes a plurality of RF ports, a plurality of columns of radiating elements, a first beamforming network that is coupled between a first subset of the RF ports and a first antenna array that comprises a first subset of the columns of radiating elements, and a second beamforming network that is coupled between a second subset of the RF ports and a second antenna array that comprises a second subset of the columns of radiating elements. The first beamforming network and the first antenna array are configured to generate a first plurality of antenna beams that provide coverage to a first side of a sector of a cell of a cellular communications system but not to a second side of the sector, and the second beamforming network and the second antenna array are configured to generate a second plurality of antenna beams that provide coverage to the second side of the sector but not to the first side of the sector.


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