Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Jakab

Andrew J. Jakab has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8686899
    Abstract: A GNSS smart antenna system includes an antenna, a processor and a receiver combination unit adapted for economical construction and enhanced performance when performing differential guidance operations. The antenna unit includes a dual frequency antenna, a dual frequency receiver unit, dual processors, and a radio bay for receiving a radio device. Rover and base smart antenna units are interchangeable in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Hemisphere GNSS, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Jakab, Walter J. Feller, Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 8184050
    Abstract: An antenna alignment and monitoring system is provided for telecom antennas and includes a pair of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) for installation in a telecom antenna enclosure. Multiple telecom antennas are configured in an antenna array for mounting on a transmission tower or other elevated structure. A common GNSS receiver cycles among the GNSS antenna pairs for initially aligning and subsequently monitoring the azimuth alignment of the telecom antennas relative to a reference azimuth using GNSS triangulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Hemisphere GPS LLC
    Inventors: Hendrikus A. Le Sage, Andrew J. Jakab
  • Publication number: 20120050104
    Abstract: A GNSS smart antenna system includes an antenna, a processor and a receiver combination unit adapted for economical construction and enhanced performance when performing differential guidance operations. The antenna unit includes a dual frequency antenna, a dual frequency receiver unit, dual processors, and a radio bay for receiving a radio device. Rover and base smart antenna units are interchangeable in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew J. Jakab, Walter J. Feller, Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 7948769
    Abstract: A tightly-coupled printed circuit board (PCB) circuit includes components mounted on a PCB enabling smaller integrations using decoupled lines extending between reference layers, such as ground planes, form isolation islands on the PCB. The decouplers are capacitors, inductors and/or resistors in tandem with ground layers of the PCB. The isolated components can comprise high-frequency RF antennas and receivers, for example in a GNSS antenna-receiver circuit. Multiple antennas can be connected to one for more receivers with multiple, independent RF front end components by RF traces, which are either embedded within the PCB between the ground planes, or by surface microstrip antenna traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Hemisphere GPS LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Jakab, Nicholas J. Boorman
  • Publication number: 20090201203
    Abstract: An antenna alignment and monitoring system is provided for telecom antennas and includes a pair of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) for installation in a telecom antenna enclosure. Multiple telecom antennas are configured in an antenna array for mounting on a transmission tower or other elevated structure. A common GNSS receiver cycles among the GNSS antenna pairs for initially aligning and subsequently monitoring the azimuth alignment of the telecom antennas relative to a reference azimuth using GNSS triangulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Hendrikus A. Le Sage, Andrew J. Jakab
  • Publication number: 20090085815
    Abstract: A tightly-coupled printed circuit board (PCB) circuit includes components mounted on a PCB enabling smaller integrations using decoupled lines extending between reference layers, such as ground planes, form isolation islands on the PCB. The decouplers are capacitors, inductors and/or resistors in tandem with ground layers of tie PCB. The isolated components can comprise high-frequency RF antennas and receivers, for example in a GNSS antenna-receiver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew J. Jakab, Nicholas J. Boorman