Patents by Inventor Melvyn Noakes

Melvyn Noakes 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).

  • Antenna arrangement
    Patent number: 9578684
    Abstract: A wireless node (10) comprises an RF modem (12), an RF switch array (14) connected to the RF modem (12), the RF switch array (14) comprising a layer of circuit board (18) sandwiched between layers of conductive material (20, 22) and a plurality of antennas (16) connected to the circuit board (18) of the RF switch array (14) via waveguides (36) present in the layers of conductive material (20, 22), a first subset of the antennas (16) arranged in a first horizontal plane H1 and a second subset of the antennas (16) arranged below the first horizontal plane H1 in a second horizontal plane H2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cambridge Communication Systems Limited
    Inventors: John David Porter, Melvyn Noakes
  • IMPROVED ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160050715
    Abstract: A wireless node (10) comprises an RF modem (12), an RF switch array (14) connected to the RF modem (12), the RF switch array (14) comprising a layer of circuit board (18) sandwiched between layers of conductive material (20, 22) and a plurality of antennas (16) connected to the circuit board (18) of the RF switch array (14) via waveguides (36) present in the layers of conductive material (20, 22), a first subset of the antennas (16) arranged in a first horizontal plane H1 and a second subset of the antennas (16) arranged below the first horizontal plane H1 in a second horizontal plane H2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: John David Porter, Melvyn Noakes