Patents Assigned to Kathrein SE
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Patent number: 10911976Abstract: The present disclosure teaches a method and a system (10; 510; 710) for relaying telecommunication signals (S1, S2), wherein the telecommunication signals (S1, S2) have a plurality of carriers (401, 402). The system (10; 510; 710) comprises a central hub (20; 520; 720) connectable to one or more base stations (5, 6; 505, 506); a plurality of remote units (80-1, . . . , 80-N; 580-1, . . . , 580-7; 780-1, . . . , 780-9) for relaying at least one of the plurality of carriers (401, 402) in the telecommunication signals (S1 S2) supplied by the central hub (20; 520; 720). Power of the plurality of remote units (80-1, . . . , 80-N; 580-1, . . . , 580-7; 780-1, . . . , 780-9) is adjustable such that first ones of the plurality of remote units (80-1, . . . , 80-N; 580-1, . . . , 580-7; 780-1, . . . , 780-9) can be switched off and second ones of the plurality remote units (80-1, . . . , 80-N; 580-1, . . . , 580-7; 780-1, . . .Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventors: Johannes Schlee, Frank Oehler, Martin Weckerle
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Patent number: 10742341Abstract: A distributed antenna system for transceiving radio signals in several frequency ranges is described. The system comprises a control unit with at least one first port for forwarding first radio signals in a first frequency range and one second port for forwarding second radio signals in a second frequency range. A plurality of remote units is connected to the control unit via a distributor network. The remote units have first antenna elements for transceiving the radio signals in the first frequency range and second antenna elements for transceiving the radio signals in the second frequency range. The control unit comprises a modulator for converting the second radio signals to a further frequency range and the remote units have a demodulator for converting the second radio signals from the further frequency range to a different frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventor: Christian Wagner
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Patent number: 10727571Abstract: The present invention relates to a cellular radio antenna, in particular for a cellular radio base station, having at least one dipole radiator and having a dielectric body that is arranged on the dipole radiator and characterized in that the height H of the dielectric body in the main radiation direction amounts to at least 30% of the maximum thickness D of the dielectric body in a cross-section perpendicular to the main radiation direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventors: Andreas Vollmer, Max Goettl
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Patent number: 10714814Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna, in particular a mobile communication antenna, especially for a mobile communication base station, the antenna comprising an antenna control unit, a plurality of radiators and a plurality of functional elements, wherein the antenna control unit has a configuration function which can be accessed via an external control unit, wherein at least one functional element is deactivable and/or activable via the configuration function.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventors: Helmut Muehlbauer, Stefan Reichelt, Volker Kuesel
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Patent number: 10658748Abstract: What is provided is a shield housing for shielding interconnect structures and/or components disposed on a circuit board, wherein at least two antenna radiators can be disposed on the shield housing, and wherein the shield housing is configured in such a manner that it can cover the interconnect structures and/or components disposed on the circuit board, at least in part, can be connected with a ground surface of the circuit board, and has a region between the antenna radiators, which region is configured in such a manner that it provides electrical decoupling of the feed of the antenna radiators from one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventors: Jörg Langenberg, Torsten Richter, Josef Mayer
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Patent number: 10587053Abstract: The invention proposes a dipole radiator module, comprising a first and a second dipole radiator. The first dipole radiator comprises two first half-dipole components and two second half-dipole components, of which one is respectively perpendicular to one of the two first half-dipole components. On the respective at a right angle converging ends, at respective outer corner regions of the respective perpendicular to one another first and second half-dipole components, are disposed open areas with first legs, which are spaced apart and associated with each of the first and second half-dipole components, wherein the first legs exhibit a first length.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventor: Markus Quitt
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Patent number: 10530035Abstract: An antenna comprising a reflector (20) connected to a motor drive (30), a primary radiator (30) for transceiving a radio beam at an operating frequency impinged on the reflector (20) is disclosed. A coarse alignment system comprising a motor drive is connected to the reflector (20) for driving at least one of the rotation and the tilting of the reflector. The coarse alignment system (70; 270; 370; 470) comprising an auxiliary antenna (50) connected to the control device (60) for communicating with a further auxiliary antenna (10b), at a second frequency different from the operating frequency. A fine alignment system is also present for electronic adjustment of the radio beam. A control device controls the coarse alignment system and the fine alignment system.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventor: Roland Gabriel
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Patent number: 10470054Abstract: A mobile communications transmission system provides a plurality of mobile communications cells in a building or campus. It comprises a first baseband unit and a first gateway device, which is connectable to a data network. At least one transceiver unit is connected to the first baseband unit. The at least one transceiver unit is configured to provide at least one first mobile communications cell. By way of this first mobile communications cell, a subscriber device in the building can exchange information with the data network. A first control device is connected to the first baseband unit and the first gateway device. The first baseband unit and the first gateway device are installed in the building or campus in which the at least one transceiver unit provides the at least one first mobile communications cell, whereas the first control device is accommodated remote therefrom at an operating company.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: Kathrein SE, m3connect GmbHInventors: Emilio Dragas, Andreas Lankes, Alexander Seeor, Johann Schmid, Christian Wagner
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Patent number: 10461415Abstract: A broadband omnidirectional antenna comprises a first radiator which is galvanically isolated from a base plate and extends away therefrom. The first radiator has a first end comprising a foot and/or feed-in point and a second end which is opposite the first end, and radiator surfaces which originate in the region of the first end and extend towards the second end. A second radiator comprises at least one radiator surface, the second radiator being arranged on the first radiator so as to be galvanically isolated therefrom. It is possible for said second radiator to be fed exclusively by the first radiator. The radiator surfaces of the second radiator are arranged as a continuation of the first radiator or the at least one radiator surface of the second radiator is arranged in the region of the second end of the first radiator so as to be in parallel with the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventors: Tanja Hefele, Andreas Plötz
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Patent number: 10454169Abstract: An antenna comprises at least one antenna element arranged in a recess of a ground conductor. A wall of the recess is arranged so that the recess tapers outward from a narrow base inside the recess to a broader mouth. The wall is configured to provide a ground plane for the at least one antenna element. The at least one antenna element comprises a conductive plate arranged perpendicular to the mouth of the recess and to the wall and arranged to provide a slot between the edge of the at least one antenna element and the wall of the recess.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventor: Nima Jamaly
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Patent number: 10448500Abstract: An HF combiner includes a housing having a common terminal and n signal line terminals. The n signal line terminals are coupled to the common terminal within the housing via one of n filter paths in each case. A circuit board arrangement is used for outcoupling and separately transmitting low-frequency signals, and includes a common terminal contact and n signal line terminal contacts. Each of the n signal line terminal contacts is electrically connected or connectable to the common terminal contact via one of n bypass lines in each case. For this purpose, a control device controls n signal line switching devices. When an AISG signal is detected at one of the n signal line terminal contacts, the control device is designed to electrically connect the particular one of the n signal line terminal contacts, at which the AISG signal has been detected, to the common terminal contact.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventors: Kai-Uwe Müller, Joao Lopes, Bernhard Sieben
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Patent number: 10439662Abstract: A mobile radio compensator (1) comprises an adjustable signal-level amplification means (12a, 12b) and a central detection means (13) in order to detect the signal level of the transmission signals. An adjustment and/or control means (14) can adjust a signal amplification, produced by the signal-level amplification means (12a, 12b), of the transmission signals on the basis of the signal level detected by the detection means (13). A decoupling means (15) comprising at least two decoupling signal paths (15a, 15b, 15c) is provided, wherein the decoupling signal paths (15a, 15b, 15c) are connected to a power adding means (19) of which the output (20) is in turn connected to the detection means (13). The decoupling means (15) comprises a filter means (25, 25a, 25b, 25c) which is arranged on or in the at least two decoupling signal paths (15a, 15b, 15c), wherein the passbands (?f1, ?f2, ?f3) for each of the at least two decoupling signal paths (15a, 15b, 15c) differ.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventors: Martin Haun, Rudolf Weber
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Patent number: 10428856Abstract: Provided is an expanding rivet connection for the connection of at least two components to be joined comprising an expanding rivet, comprising an expanding rivet body, which is shaped so that it can be inserted through openings into the first component to be joined, and a threaded part, which is shaped so that it protrudes, at least in part, after insertion from the first component to be joined, an expanding rivet mandrel, which is constructed so that it can be pushed through an opening in the expanding rivet into the expanding rivet body in order to protrude through the first component to be joined, and a clamping element, which is constructed to be screwed to the threaded part of the expanding rivet in order to connect at least a third component to be joined to the first component to be joined.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventor: Josef Mayer
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Patent number: 10419316Abstract: A control system includes a master, at least one slave, and a communication module arranged between the master and the at least one slave, through which the master and the at least one slave communicate. The master sends control commands for controlling the at least one slave and the at least one slave responds to the control commands of the master. The communication module relays the respective control commands and responses. The master transmits to the communication module in one or a plurality of requests at least one control command and at least one associated timing requirement, the communication module processes the request(s) by sending the at least one control command according to the at least one timing requirement to the at least one slave, and the communication module determines timing information concerning the communication with the at least one slave and sends said timing information to the master.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventors: Markus Mohr, Johann Schmid
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Patent number: 10355345Abstract: A broadband omnidirectional antenna for rail vehicles comprises a baseplate and a monopole radiator, which comprises a foot point and an opposing end region. The radiator extends away from the baseplate and widens in cross section along the longitudinal axis thereof in at least a first portion located between the foot point thereof and the end region thereof, diverging walls of the radiator forming an accommodating chamber. An inner contour of a shell-shaped or trough-shaped holding and/or accommodating device is adapted at least over part of the periphery to an outer contour of the first portion of the radiator, resulting in at least part of at least the first portion of the radiator dipping into the holding and/or accommodating device and being held thereby. The first end of a holding means is fixed to the baseplate and a second end thereof is fixed to the radiator.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventor: Stefan Wechselberger
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Patent number: 10347958Abstract: A coaxial filter having a frame construction comprises at least one filter frame, which consists of an electrically conductive medium and comprises a receiving space. A cover arrangement closes the receiving space on all sides. At least one first resonator internal conductor is arranged in the receiving space. The at least one first resonator internal conductor is galvanically connected to a face of the at least one electrically conductive filter frame, and extends therefrom in the direction of another, in particular opposing face of the electrically conductive filter frame, and ends at a distance from the opposing face of the electrically conductive filter frame and/or is galvanically separated from the opposing face of the electrically conductive filter frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventors: Jens Nita, Franz Rottmoser
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Patent number: 10333229Abstract: A modular housing arrangement for antennae comprises at least one antenna housing. The at least one antenna housing comprises a front face on the cover side, a front face on the base side and a peripheral side wall between the front face on the cover side and the front face on the base side that comprises a plurality of lateral surfaces, as a result which a receiving space is defined. At least one antenna is or can be arranged in the receiving space. At least one male and one female part of a positive and/or non-positive connection are arranged on the peripheral side wall. The at least one male part and the at least one female part are designed to establish a detachable positive and/or non-positive connection to a corresponding female or male part, respectively, of at least one further antenna housing and/or at least one connection element.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventors: Alexander Schadeck, Josef Fahrenschon
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Patent number: 10305185Abstract: An antenna device comprises a PCB support divided into at least first, second, third and fourth subsections, a plurality of receiver means including at least first receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals at least a first receiver frequency band and a second receiver frequency band, a second receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals with in a third receiver frequency band and a fourth receiver frequency band, and third receiver means for receiving telecommunications signals in a fifth receiver frequency band, a plurality of transmitter means including at least first transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in at least a first transmitter frequency band and a second transmitter frequency band, second transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in a third transmitter frequency band and a fourth transmitter band, and at least a third transmitter means for transmitting telecommunications signals in a fifth transmitter frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventors: Roland Gabriel, Andreas Vollmer
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Patent number: 10297891Abstract: The present disclosure shows a high-frequency phase shifter assembly having at least two high-frequency phase shifters stacked above one another which are arranged in at least one housing, wherein at least one housing plate is provided between the high-frequency phase shifters in the stack; and wherein the high-frequency phase shifters each have a rotatably supported pick-up element which is electrically coupled to a feed line via a coupling point arranged in the region of its rotary axle; and wherein the pick-up elements of the high-frequency phase shifters are mechanically coupled for the synchronous adjustment of the high-frequency phase shifters. Provision is made in this respect that the mechanical coupling of the pick-up elements of the high-frequency phase shifters takes place via a coupling arrangement spaced apart from the rotary axles of the pick-up elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: KATHREIN SEInventors: Dan Fleancu, Joerg Langenberg, Michael Thunn
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Patent number: 10243249Abstract: An improved multi-stage broadband directional coupler with at least one line junction between two successive coupling sections has a) a change in the line thickness (LD) and/or b) a change in the line width (LB) and/or c) a change in the coupling distance (KA) between the adjacent coupling sections of the two coupling lines. An electrically conductive cover connected to the coupler housing is provided adjacent to the at least one line junction.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Kathrein SEInventor: Frank Weiss