Patents by Inventor Neil M. McGowan

Neil M. McGowan 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 systems with common overhead for CDMA base stations
    Patent number: 9538392
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Abdelgader Legnain, Peter Deane, Neil M. McGowan
  • ANTENNA SYSTEMS WITH COMMON OVERHEAD FOR CDMA BASE STATIONS
    Publication number: 20150085950
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Abdelgader Legnain, Peter Deane, Neil M. McGowan
  • Antenna systems with common overhead for CDMA base stations
    Patent number: 8676267
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Abdelgader Legnain, Peter Deane, Neil M. McGowan
  • Antenna Systems with Common Overhead for CDMA Base Stations
    Publication number: 20130010834
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Abdelgader Legnain, Peter Deane, Neil M. McGowan
  • ANTENNA SYSTEMS WITH COMMON OVERHEAD FOR CDMA BASE STATIONS
    Publication number: 20110235683
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Abdelgader Legnain, Peter Deane, Neil M. McGowan
  • Antenna systems with common overhead for CDMA base stations
    Patent number: 7953446
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Abdelgader Legnain, Peter Deane, Neil M. McGowan
  • Antenna systems with common overhead for CDMA base stations
    Publication number: 20040092291
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Abdelgader Legnain, Peter Deane, Neil M. McGowan