US 11,749,881 B2
Base station antennas having an active antenna module and related devices and methods
XiaoHua Hou, Richardson, TX (US); Yongjie Xu, Shanghai (CN); Xiang Li, Shanghai (CN); Peter J. Bisiules, LaGrange Park, IL (US); Samantha Merta, Richardson, TX (US); Haifeng Li, Richardson, TX (US); Mohammad Vatankhah Varnoosfaderani, Richardson, TX (US); Bo Wu, Jiangsu (CN); Xiaohua Tian, Jiangsu (CN); Junfeng Yu, Jiangsu (CN); Dongmin Wang, Jiangsu (CN); Shanguang Zhang, Jiangsu (CN); and Jian Liu, Jiangsu (CN)
Assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/218,586.
Application 17/218,586 is a continuation of application No. 17/209,562, filed on Mar. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,482,774.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/136,757, filed on Jan. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/124,442, filed on Dec. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/082,265, filed on Sep. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/075,344, filed on Sep. 8, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/993,925, filed on Mar. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0305684 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 19/10 (2006.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01); H01Q 19/185 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 23/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 15/14 (2006.01); H01Q 15/23 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/246 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/42 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 15/0013 (2013.01); H01Q 15/14 (2013.01); H01Q 15/23 (2013.01); H01Q 19/10 (2013.01); H01Q 19/108 (2013.01); H01Q 19/185 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0025 (2013.01); H01Q 21/061 (2013.01); H01Q 23/00 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base station antenna comprising:
a base station antenna housing, wherein a fixed reflector resides in the base station antenna housing, and wherein the base station antenna housing comprises a rear wall that resides behind the fixed reflector, wherein the rear wall comprises a recess extending laterally across at least 30 percent of a width of the base station antenna housing and longitudinally for at least a portion of a longitudinal length of the base station antenna housing; and
a removable reflector that is configured to extend laterally across the recess and couple with the fixed reflector to thereby provide a common electrical ground.