US 12,469,982 B2
Base station antennas having an active antenna module(s) and related devices and methods
Peter J. Bisiules, LaGrange Park, IL (US); Haifeng Li, Richardson, TX (US); and Samantha Merta, Richardson, TX (US)
Assigned to Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC, Richardson, TX (US)
Filed by Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/630,425.
Application 18/630,425 is a division of application No. 17/836,168, filed on Jun. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,990,679.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/236,727, filed on Aug. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/211,273, filed on Jun. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0258709 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 19/10 (2006.01); H01Q 21/30 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 21/0025 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 19/10 (2013.01); H01Q 21/30 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base station antenna, comprising:
a passive antenna assembly comprising a housing and a reflector, wherein the reflector comprises a longitudinally extending right side segment and a laterally spaced apart and longitudinally extending left side segment; and
an active antenna module coupleable to or coupled to the housing of the passive antenna assembly and residing between the right side and left side segments of the reflector, wherein the reflector is capacitively or galvanically coupled to a conductive member(s) of the active antenna module to thereby have the reflector at a common ground plane with a component or components of the active antenna module.