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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James N Martin, Allen, TX (US);
J Leland Langston, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
455431 ; 455427 ;
Abstract
A communication system includes an aircraft supporting an airborne switching node that provides communication services to a variety of ground-based devices located in the service region. The devices include subscriber devices, such as customer premises equipment and business premises equipment, as well as gateway devices.