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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Cornelis Frederick Du Toit, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Shuguang Chen, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Ernest P. Ekleman, Damascus, MD (US);
Inventors:
Cornelis Frederick du Toit, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Shuguang Chen, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Ernest P. Ekleman, Damascus, MD (US);
Assignee:
Paratek Microwave, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-beam antenna system is described herein that can be used in microwave frequency applications between 1 GHz and 100 GHz. The multi-beam antenna system covers four 90° sectors for full 360° coverage. Each 90° sector is covered with at least 1 narrow steerable transmit (TX) and 1 narrow steerable receive (RX) beam. The beams are steered in the azimuth dimension.