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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:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan E. Heatherwick, Frankfort, IL (US);
Edward L. Ostertag, Manhattan, IL (US);
Myron D. Fanton, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Kerry D. Scharp, Clifton, IL (US);
Walter J. Mamak, Lansing, IL (US);
Assignee:
Andrew Corporation, Orland Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/12 ;
Abstract
A stacked array antenna system is presented having one or more antenna(s) as part of the supporting structure. This allows more than a single omni-directional antenna to be used with a minimum amount of azimuth pattern degradation. At least one antenna is actually part of the structure. By placing the antenna(s) in the structure, the antenna structure becomes a structural platform for one or more other antenna(s).