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Utility
Systems and methods for beamforming in hybrid beamforming antennas
16 May 23
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for hybrid beamforming.
Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Amir Agah, Dean A. De Carli, Philippe Riondet
Filed: 24 Mar 22
Utility
Antenna apparatus having adhesive coupling
16 May 23
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna assembly includes a plurality of layers defining an antenna assembly including a plurality of PCB layers and a plurality of non-PCB layers, the antenna assembly having a top surface and a bottom surface, and adhesive coupling between the PCB layers and the non-PCB layers.
David Milroy, Samuel Belden
Filed: 3 Jun 20
Utility
User Terminal Housing
11 May 23
In one example, a housing for an antenna assembly is described.
Tad A. Kilbury, Jackson Shaffner, David Milroy
Filed: 9 Nov 22
Utility
Radome Assembly Coupling with Antenna Assembly
11 May 23
In one example of the present disclosure, a radome body assembly for use with an antenna assembly is described.
Charbel J. Elian, David Milroy, Benjamin Eric Alburtus, Jackson Shaffner, Edison S. Conner, JR., Tad A. Kilbury
Filed: 8 Nov 22
Utility
Dielectric Spacer for Antenna Assembly
11 May 23
In one example of the present disclosure a dielectric layer for use in an antenna assembly is described.
Darya Malkova, David Milroy, Anders Jensen
Filed: 8 Nov 22
Utility
Radome Assembly Having Nodeless Cells
11 May 23
In one example of the present disclosure, a radome assembly for use with an antenna assembly is described.
Charbel J. Elian, Benjamin Eric Alburtus, David Milroy
Filed: 8 Nov 22
Utility
User Terminal Mounting System
11 May 23
In one example, a system for use with an antenna assembly is described.
Isiah G. Brenner, David R. Farrell, Michael J. Conte, Louis Joseph Rigo, David Milroy
Filed: 9 Nov 22
Utility
Radome Assembly Having an Outer Layer
11 May 23
In one example of the present disclosure, a radome assembly for use with an antenna assembly is described.
Darya Malkova, David Milroy, Samuel Belden
Filed: 8 Nov 22
Utility
Power Distribution Over Ethernet Connection
4 May 23
In an embodiment, a power delivery system includes a first current limiter and a second current limiter in parallel with each other, wherein a direct current (DC) voltage is provided to each of the first current limiter and the second current limiter; a first transformer electrically coupled to the first current limiter; a second transformer electrically coupled to the second current limiter; first differential signal traces electrically coupled to the first transformer; and second differential signal traces electrically coupled to the second transformer, wherein the DC voltage is transmitted from the first transformer to the first differential signal traces simultaneous with the DC voltage being transmitted to the second differential signal traces by the second transformer.
Joshua S. Salazar, Anno Van den Akker, Robert Ruark, Yong Ren, Bhaskar S. Vadathavoor, Krisztian Bakos
Filed: 30 Dec 22
Utility
Cross-coupling Modeling and Compensation for Antenna Apparatus
4 May 23
Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for cross-coupling modeling and compensation.
Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Ersin Yetisir, Javier Rodriguez De Luis
Filed: 30 Dec 22
Utility
System and Method for Over-the-air Antenna Calibration
23 Mar 23
An antenna calibration system for a phased array antenna in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure generally includes: a beamformer lattice including at least first and second beamformers, each corresponding to a subset of antenna cells, and each including a calibration section for comparing a reference signal to a non-reference signal; and a first operating antenna within the subset of antenna cells corresponding with the first beamformer, wherein the first operating antenna is configured to deliver a first reference signal (mTx) from the first beamformer to be received by a second operating antenna for comparison with a first non-reference signal (Rx) in the first beamformer or in the second beamfomer, and/or wherein the first operating dantenna is configured to deliver a second non-reference signal (Tx) from a third operating antenna for comparison with a second reference signal (mRx) in the first beamformer or in the second beamformer.
Ersin Yetisir
Filed: 16 Sep 22
Utility
Tilted earth-based antenna systems and methods of tilting for communication with a satellite system
21 Mar 23
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a satellite communication system includes a satellite constellation including a plurality of satellites in non-geosynchronous orbit (non-GEO), wherein at least some of the plurality of satellites travel in a first orbital path at a first inclination, and an end point terminal having an earth-based geographic location, the end point terminal having an antenna system defining a field of regard for communicating with the satellite constellation, wherein the field of regard is a limited field of regard, wherein the field of regard is tilted from a non-tilted position to a tilted position, and wherein the tilt angle of the tilted position is a function of the latitude of the geographic location.
Duncan E. Adams, David Milroy, Jonathan François Cornelis Herman, Jessica D. Johnson
Filed: 3 Jun 20
Utility
Beamformer lattice for phased array antennas
14 Mar 23
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a plurality of first conductive traces oriented in a first direction in a first layer and plurality of second conductive traces oriented in a second direction in a second layer coupled by vias to define first hierarchical networks.
Nil Apaydin, Chiara Pelletti, Souren Shamsinejad, Alireza Mahanfar
Filed: 9 Sep 21
Utility
Antenna apparatus having heat dissipation features
7 Mar 23
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna apparatus includes a housing assembly including a radome portion and a lower enclosure portion, wherein the radome portion and lower enclosure portion are couplable to form an inner compartment for housing antenna components of the antenna assembly, an antenna stack assembly disposed within the inner compartment, wherein the antenna stack assembly generates heat when in operation, and a heat transfer system within the inner compartment configured to facilitate the flow of heat toward the radome portion.
David Milroy, Duncan E. Adams, Andrea Papi, Scott Kaufman, Ersin Yetisir, Anthony Sims
Filed: 3 Jun 20
Utility
Antenna Apparatus Having Antenna Spacer
16 Feb 23
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna assembly includes a patch antenna array including an upper patch antenna layer, a lower patch antenna layer, and a spacer therebetween, wherein the spacer includes a plurality of apertures defined by cell walls, wherein the each aperture aligns with an upper patch antenna element and a lower patent antenna element from the patch antenna array.
David Milroy, Duncan E. Adams, Ersin Yetisir
Filed: 26 Oct 22
Design
Antenna apparatus
24 Jan 23
David Milroy, Duncan Edwin Adams, Keith Richard Miller, Anthony Sims, J Gabriel Rustia
Filed: 3 Jun 19
Utility
Cross-coupling modeling and compensation for antenna apparatus
24 Jan 23
Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for cross-coupling modeling and compensation.
Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Ersin Yetisir, Javier Rodriguez De Luis
Filed: 14 Jan 21
Utility
Channel Aggregation Digital Beamforming
12 Jan 23
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a digital beamforming section.
Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei
Filed: 9 Sep 22
Utility
Channel Extraction Digital Beamforming
5 Jan 23
In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.
Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
Filed: 13 Sep 22
Utility
Power distribution over ethernet connection
3 Jan 23
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a source device including a first current limiter and a second current limiter in parallel with each other and a first transformer and a second transformer; a load device includes a third transformer and a fourth transformer in parallel with each other; and an Ethernet cable is electrically coupled between the source device and the load device, the Ethernet cable including first twisted pair lines and second twisted pair lines.
Joshua S. Salazar, Anno Van den Akker, Robert Ruark, Yong Ren, Bhaskar S. Vadathavoor, Krisztian Bakos
Filed: 27 May 21