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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Radio Frequency Systems, Inc., Meriden, CT (US);
Inventors:
Charles M. Powell, Vernon, CT (US);
Raja Reddy Katipally, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/04 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/04 (2013.01); H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 21/061 (2013.01); H01Q 21/065 (2013.01); H01Q 21/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna array may include a plurality of co-planar antenna elements forming a sub-array, and at least one non-planar antenna element configured to tilt relative to a planar orientation of the sub-array to provide an air-to-ground service.