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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2011
Applicants:

Georg Schmidt, Laichingen, DE;

Martin Weckerle, Ulm, DE;

Inventors:

Georg Schmidt, Laichingen, DE;

Martin Weckerle, Ulm, DE;

Assignee:

KATHREIN-WERKE KG, Rosenheim, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 3/28 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 3/28 (2013.01); H01Q 21/06 (2013.01); H01Q 25/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention refers to an active antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements comprising: at least one first subset of the plurality of antenna elements, the at least one first subset relaying a first radio signal having a first antenna beam pattern; and at least one second subset of the plurality of antenna elements, the at least one second subset relaying a second radio signal having a second antenna beam pattern, wherein at least one of the plurality of antenna elements is a common antenna element belonging to both the first subset and the second subset. A method for operating the active antenna array is also disclosed.


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