US 11,799,209 B2
Lensed base station antennas
Serguei Matitsine, Irvine, CA (US); Igor E. Timofeev, Dallas, TX (US); and Kevin E. Linehan, Rowlett, TX (US)
Assigned to CommScope Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US); and Matsing Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by CommScope Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US); and Matsing Pte Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/144,212.
Application 17/144,212 is a continuation of application No. 15/730,883, filed on Oct. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,897,089.
Application 15/730,883 is a continuation of application No. 14/480,936, filed on Sep. 9, 2014, granted, now 9,819,094, issued on Nov. 14, 2017.
Application 14/480,936 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/244,369, filed on Apr. 3, 2014, granted, now 9,780,457, issued on Oct. 3, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/875,491, filed on Sep. 9, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0159605 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. H01Q 19/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/08 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01); H01Q 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 19/062 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/24 (2013.01); H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 1/42 (2013.01); H01Q 15/08 (2013.01); H01Q 19/06 (2013.01); H01Q 21/06 (2013.01); H01Q 21/062 (2013.01); H01Q 21/08 (2013.01); H01Q 21/24 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base station antenna that extends along a longitudinal axis, comprising:
a reflector;
an array of first frequency band radiating elements that are configured to generate an antenna beam, the first frequency band radiating elements mounted to extend forwardly from the reflector, the array of first frequency band radiating elements including a plurality of rows that are spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction; and
a radio frequency (“RF”) lens mounted forwardly of the array of first frequency band radiating elements and configured to narrow an azimuth beamwidth of the antenna beam,
wherein at least some of the rows include a total of two first frequency band radiating elements.