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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2023
Outdoor Wireless Networks Llc, Claremont, NC (US);
Xiangyang AI, Plano, TX (US);
Chengcheng Tang, Murphy, TX (US);
Martin L. Zimmerman, Chicago, IL (US);
Kamalakar Yeddula, Nandyala, IN;
Kumara Swamy Kasani, Godavarikhani, IN;
Sharal Dhanapal, Visakhapatnam, IN;
OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC, Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
Antennas are provided. An antenna includes an antenna array having a plurality of sub-arrays that each include a plurality of radiating elements. Moreover, the antenna includes a multi-stage beamforming network having a first stage including a plurality of first Butler matrices and a second stage including a plurality of second Butler matrices that are coupled between the first Butler matrices and the sub-arrays. The first Butler matrices are each coupled to each of the second Butler matrices. The second Butler matrices are coupled to the sub-arrays, respectively, without any cables between the second Butler matrices and the sub-arrays.