Patents by Inventor Paul Likins

Paul Likins 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).

  • Sectorized multi-function communication system
    Patent number: 6052582
    Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a communications apparatus which includes a first transmitting antenna array (15A) having a transmitting antenna (16) which is dedicated to serve only a first sector (12). Similarly, a second transmitting antenna array (17A) having a transmitting antenna (18) is dedicated to serve only a second sector (14). Each of the transmitting antenna arrays (15A, 17A) have a beamwidth (19) of generally less than fifteen degrees. Both the first and the second transmitting antenna arrays (15A, 17A) emanate shaped beams which are alternately polarized to ensure the isolation of beams that serve adjacent sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Endlink Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond R. Blasing, Edward A. Keible, Paul Likins, Douglas G. Lockie, Clifford A. Mohwinkel
  • Sectorized multi-function communication system
    Patent number: 5771449
    Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a communications apparatus which includes a first transmitting antenna array (15A) having a transmitting antenna (16) which is dedicated to serves only a first sector (12). Similarly, a second transmitting antenna array (17A) having a transmitting antenna (18) is dedicated to serve only a second sector (14). Each of the transmitting antenna arrays (15A, 17A) have a beamwidth (19) of generally less than fifteen degrees. Both the first and the second transmitting antenna arrays (15A, 17A) emanate shaped beams which are alternately polarized to ensure the isolation of beams that serve adjacent sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Endlink, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond R. Blasing, Clifford A. Mohwinkel, Douglas G. Lockie, Paul Likins, Edward A. Keible