Patents by Inventor William G. Sarver, JR.

William G. Sarver, JR. 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).

  • Base station antennas with remotely reconfigurable electronic downtilt control paths and related methods of reconfiguring such antennas
    Patent number: 10367261
    Abstract: Methods of configuring base station antennas are provided in which reconfiguration data is transmitted to a controller of the antenna from a remote location. Connections between a plurality of remote electronic tilt (RET) units that are mounted within the antenna and a plurality of control ports of the antenna are then reconfigured in response to receipt of the reconfiguration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bobby W. Webb, Shirley Forsythe, William G. Sarver, Jr.
  • BASE STATION ANTENNAS WITH REMOTELY RECONFIGURABLE ELECTRONIC DOWNTILT CONTROL PATHS AND RELATED METHODS OF RECONFIGURING SUCH ANTENNAS
    Publication number: 20170365921
    Abstract: Methods of configuring base station antennas are provided in which reconfiguration data is transmitted to a controller of the antenna from a remote location. Connections between a plurality of remote electronic tilt (RET) units that are mounted within the antenna and a plurality of control ports of the antenna are then reconfigured in response to receipt of the reconfiguration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Bobby W. Webb, Shirley Forsythe, William G. Sarver, JR.