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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2012
Applicants:

Jonathon C. Veihl, New Lenox, IL (US);

Simon H. Hamparian, Emerson, NJ (US);

Jonas Aleksa, Exeter, NH (US);

Kevin E. Linehan, Rowlett, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jonathon C. Veihl, New Lenox, IL (US);

Simon H. Hamparian, Emerson, NJ (US);

Jonas Aleksa, Exeter, NH (US);

Kevin E. Linehan, Rowlett, TX (US);

Assignee:

CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2015.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/26 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/0006 (2013.01); H01Q 3/267 (2013.01); H01Q 21/26 (2013.01); H04B 1/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

An antenna comprising a plurality of sub-arrays and methods and structure for restoring performance after a transceiver failure is provided. Each sub-array may include a power divider/combiner network, a first radiating element coupled to a first port of the power divider/combiner network, a second radiating element coupled to a second port of the power divider/combiner network, and a transceiver coupled to a third port of the power divider/combiner network. An adjustable power supply may be coupled to each transceiver, the adjustable power supply having current monitors to detect at least one failure state of a transceiver, and a power compensation mode to increase absolute power to a transceiver in a non-failed state. The adjustable power supply provides a first voltage in normal operation and a second voltage, where the second voltage is higher than the first voltage in power compensation mode.


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