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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2012
Anthony Teillet, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Khurram Parviz Sheikh, San Clemente, CA (US);
Anthony Teillet, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Khurram Parviz Sheikh, San Clemente, CA (US);
Powerwave Technologies S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
Generally described, the present disclosure relates to antennas with an active component and a passive component, generally referred to as an active-passive antenna. More specifically, aspects of the present application include a combination of an active antenna element configured to process communications in accordance with a first frequency bandwidth and a passive antenna element configured to process communication in accordance with a second frequency bandwidth. Still further, the present disclosure includes the integration of the active and passive antenna components as well as the utilization of components of traditional active array antennas to allow the incorporation of the active-passive antenna in the same form factor previously utilized for solely active array antennas.