The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Katsuhiko Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/08 ;
Abstract
Two antenna units (,) and (,) are located on a pedestal device (,) provided rotatably around an azimuth angular axis thereof, and a rotating mechanism for rotating in an azimuth angular direction and an elevation angular direction respectively is provided in each of the antenna units (,). The antenna units (,) and (,) execute, for the purpose of communicating with the orbital satellites (,) and (,) respectively, satellites tracking by adjusting its own azimuth angle and elevation angle while moving in association with rotation of the rotating mechanism (,) of the pedestal device (,).