US 11,909,111 B2
Small cell base station integrated with storefront sign
Julian Colapietro, McKinney, TX (US); Charles John Mann, Omaha, NE (US); Michael Fabbri, Des Plaines, IL (US); and Jeffrey Cook, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Appl. No. 17/422,969
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/014024
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 14, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/150569, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/794,221, filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0077563 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01Q 13/18 (2006.01); H01Q 1/06 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 21/28 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); G09F 13/04 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 13/18 (2013.01) [G09F 13/0413 (2013.01); H01Q 1/06 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1221 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1242 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0407 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0087 (2013.01); H01Q 21/28 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly, comprising:
(a) a housing comprising a floor, a ceiling, a rear wall, a front wall, and opposed side walls that define a cavity, wherein the side walls include illuminable informational markings;
(b) an antenna;
(c) first and second radios residing in the cavity of the housing connected with the antenna; and
(d) a power source attached to the radios;
wherein the power source is employed to illuminate the informational markings;
wherein the housing is mounted to a storefront; and
wherein the housing is mounted to an illuminated sign of the storefront.