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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Christopher Hansen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vadim Piskun, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Hansen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vadim Piskun, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique to extend antenna coverage pattern of a planar antenna array. In one instance a reflector is disposed above the planar antenna array and in another instance a lens element is disposed above the planar antenna array. The reflection or refraction of RF signals allows antenna coverage pattern to be extended in a horizontal direction parallel to the planar surface of the antenna array and beyond a coverage pattern that is typically not available, without such reflection or refraction of the RF signal.