Patents by Inventor Dale R. Moore

Dale R. Moore 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 having field-enabled remote electronic tilt capabilities
    Patent number: 11627477
    Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Martin L. Zimmerman, Shirley Forsythe, Dale R. Moore, Deepali Limaye
  • BASE STATION ANTENNAS HAVING FIELD-ENABLED REMOTE ELECTRONIC TILT CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20220191710
    Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Martin L. Zimmerman, Shirley Forsythe, Dale R. Moore, Deepali Limaye
  • Base station antennas having field-enabled remote electronic tilt capabilities
    Patent number: 11304069
    Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Martin L. Zimmerman, Shirley Forsythe, Dale R. Moore, Deepali Limaye
  • Current surge protection circuits for base station antennas having remote electronic tilt capability and related methods
    Patent number: 11201401
    Abstract: A system includes a remote electronic tilt phase shifter module, a motor, a mechanical linkage that connects the motor to the remote electronic tilt phase shifter module, a current management circuit that generates a motor control signal responsive to a current control signal, and a driver circuit that is configured to selectively connect the motor to a power supply in response to the motor control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Wencai George Jing, Dale R. Moore, Sammit Patel
  • CURRENT SURGE PROTECTION CIRCUITS FOR BASE STATION ANTENNAS HAVING REMOTE ELECTRONIC TILT CAPABILITY AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210175622
    Abstract: A system includes a remote electronic tilt phase shifter module, a motor, a mechanical linkage that connects the motor to the remote electronic tilt phase shifter module, a current management circuit that generates a motor control signal responsive to a current control signal, and a driver circuit that is configured to selectively connect the motor to a power supply in response to the motor control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Wencai Jing, Dale R. Moore, Dammit Patel
  • BASE STATION ANTENNAS HAVING FIELD-ENABLED REMOTE ELECTRONIC TILT CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20210160705
    Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Martin L. Zimmerman, Shirley Forsythe, Dale R. Moore, Deepali Limaye