Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronically steerable antenna array
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Application No.: US17302253Application Date: 2021-04-28
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Publication No.: US11380991B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Fred J. Anderson , Danielle N. Bane , John M. Blosco , Paul J. Stager , Daniel N. Johnson , Timothy A. Frank , John M. Swartz
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q3/36
- IPC: H01Q3/36 ; H04B7/0413 ; H04B7/06

Abstract:
An electronically a steerable and switchable antenna array is provided that can produce a first beam with a first coverage range and a second beam with a second coverage range by selecting one of a first and a second beamwidth for both the first and second beams; in response to selecting the first beamwidth: switching signal inputs to narrow-beam antenna arrays; steering the first beam to one of a first positive, negative, or zero offset position; independently steering the second beam to one of a second positive, negative offset, or zero offset position; and transmitting signals received from the signal inputs via the first beam and the second beam; and in response to selecting the second beamwidth: switching signal inputs to wide-beam antenna arrays; and transmitting signals received from the signal inputs via the first beam and the second beam.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210249770A1 ELECTRONICALLY STEERABLE ANTENNA ARRAY Public/Granted day:2021-08-12
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