Patents by Inventor Neil M. McGown

Neil M. McGown 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: 8238977
    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: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Abdelgader Legnain, Peter Deane, Neil M. McGown