Patents by Inventor Arthur George Roberts

Arthur George Roberts 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: 7986973
    Abstract: An antenna for communicating with mobile devices in a land-based cellular communication system via an antenna beam having a width, azimuth angle and downtilt angle. The antenna includes: a two dimensional array of radiating elements (31-34); and a feed network (35-39) from a feed line to the radiating elements. The feed network includes: downtilt phase shifting means (35,36) for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the downtilt angle of the antenna beam; azimuth phase shifting (38,39) means for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the azimuth angle of the antenna beam; and beam width adjustment means (37) for varying the power or phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the width of the antenna beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Thomas Gray, Arthur George Roberts, Peter Bruce Graham
  • Patent number: 7899496
    Abstract: An antenna for communicating with mobile devices in a land-based cellular communication system via an antenna beam having a width, azimuth angle and downtilt angle. The antenna includes: a two dimensional array of radiating elements (31-34); and a feed network (35-39) from a feed line to the radiating elements. The feed network includes: downtilt phase shifting means (35,36) for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the downtilt angle of the antenna beam; azimuth phase shifting (38,39) means for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the azimuth angle of the antenna beam; and beam width adjustment means (37) for varying the power or phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the width of the antenna beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Thomas Gray, Arthur George Roberts, Peter Bruce Graham
  • Publication number: 20090203406
    Abstract: An antenna for communicating with mobile devices in a land-based cellular communication system via an antenna beam having a width, azimuth angle and downtilt angle. The antenna includes: a two dimensional array of radiating elements (31-34); and a feed network (35-39) from a feed line to the radiating elements. The feed network includes: downtilt phase shifting means (35,36) for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the downtilt angle of the antenna beam; azimuth phase shifting (38,39) means for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the azimuth angle of the antenna beam; and beam width adjustment means (37) for varying the power or phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the width of the antenna beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel RHODES, Andrew Thomas Gray, Arthur George ROBERTS, Peter Bruce Graham
  • Publication number: 20080186107
    Abstract: An antenna for communicating with mobile devices in a land-based cellular communication system via an antenna beam having a width, azimuth angle and downtilt angle. The antenna includes: a two dimensional array of radiating elements (31-34); and a feed network (35-39) from a feed line to the radiating elements. The feed network includes: downtilt phase shifting means (35,36) for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the downtilt angle of the antenna beam; azimuth phase shifting (38,39) means for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the azimuth angle of the antenna beam; and beam width adjustment means (37) for varying the power or phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the width of the antenna beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Thomas Gray, Arthur George Roberts, Peter Bruce Graham
  • Publication number: 20040038714
    Abstract: An antenna for communicating with mobile devices in a land-based cellular communication system via an antenna beam having a width, azimuth angle and downtilt angle. The antenna includes: a two dimensional array of radiating elements (31-34); and a feed network (35-39) from a feed line to the radiating elements. The feed network includes: downtilt phase shifting means (35,36) for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the downtilt angle of the antenna beam; azimuth phase shifting (38,39) means for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the azimuth angle of the antenna beam; and beam width adjustment means (37) for varying the power or phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the width of the antenna beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Thomas Gray, Arthur George Roberts, Peter Bruce Graham
  • Patent number: 6515628
    Abstract: A dual polarization patch antenna comprising a patch, first and second pairs of orthogonally disposed probes feeding said patch, and a first feed network for feeding said first pair of probes from a first feed point. The first feed network comprises a first feed path from said first feed point to a first probe, a second feed path from said first feed point to a second probe, said second feed path being of a different electrical length to said first feed path such as to cause cancellation of signals from said first and second probes at said second pair of probes, and a first frequency dependent element provided in said first feed path for maintaining the desired cancellation over a desired frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventor: Arthur George Roberts
  • Publication number: 20020014995
    Abstract: A dual polarization patch antenna comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Arthur George Roberts