Patents by Inventor Shirley Forsythe

Shirley Forsythe 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
  • 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
  • Base station antennas with remotely reconfigurable electronic downtilt control paths and related methods of reconfiguring such antennas
    Patent number: 10367261
    Abstract: Methods of configuring base station antennas are provided in which reconfiguration data is transmitted to a controller of the antenna from a remote location. Connections between a plurality of remote electronic tilt (RET) units that are mounted within the antenna and a plurality of control ports of the antenna are then reconfigured in response to receipt of the reconfiguration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bobby W. Webb, Shirley Forsythe, William G. Sarver, Jr.
  • BASE STATION ANTENNAS WITH REMOTELY RECONFIGURABLE ELECTRONIC DOWNTILT CONTROL PATHS AND RELATED METHODS OF RECONFIGURING SUCH ANTENNAS
    Publication number: 20170365921
    Abstract: Methods of configuring base station antennas are provided in which reconfiguration data is transmitted to a controller of the antenna from a remote location. Connections between a plurality of remote electronic tilt (RET) units that are mounted within the antenna and a plurality of control ports of the antenna are then reconfigured in response to receipt of the reconfiguration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Bobby W. Webb, Shirley Forsythe, William G. Sarver, JR.