Patents by Inventor Breck W. Lovinggood

Breck W. Lovinggood 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: 6697603
    Abstract: A method of using a digital repeater for receiving and retransmitting radio frequency (RF) signals. The method including down converting a first RF signal to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, converting the IF signal into a digital signal, processing the digital signal with a the digital signal processor, amplifying the digital signal into an amplified signal using the digital signal processor, and converting the amplified signal into an analog signal. The method further including up converting the analog signal to a second RF signal suitable for antenna transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Breck W. Lovinggood, William P. Kuiper, John W. Kinzie
  • Patent number: 6615021
    Abstract: A repeater for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals to and from a pager. The repeater includes a forward path for receiving a first RF signal from a base station and a reverse path for receiving a pager signal from a pager. The forward path includes a channelizer which down converts the first RF signal to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, amplifies the IF signal, and up converts the IF signal to a second RF signal suitable for transmission to a pager. The reverse path includes a second amplifier which amplifies the pager signal to an amplified signal suitable for transmission to a base station antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Breck W. Lovinggood, William P. Kuiper
  • Patent number: 6445904
    Abstract: A repeater diversity system includes a null antenna having a given phase center and polarization for receiving a communications signal from a remote signal source, a donor antenna for transmitting a signal to a base station, and a diversity null antenna having the same phase center as the receive null antenna and a polarization orthogonal to the polarization of the main null antenna. A combining network is coupled to the main null antenna and the diversity null antenna for combining the signals therefrom and an uplink channel module is coupled with the combining network for delivering diversity combined receive signals to the donor antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Breck W. Lovinggood, William P. Kuiper