Integrated, externally-mounted ADS-B device
US9893413B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integrated, externally-mounted Automated Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) device comprising in one embodiment a 1030 MHz transmitter, a 1030 MHz antenna, a 1090 MHz receiver, a 1090 MHz antenna, a GNSS receiver, at least one GNSS antenna, a 978 MHz transmitter, and a 978 MHz antenna, wherein these components are integrated into a single enclosure, and wherein the GNSS antenna is placed at least partially into a projection extending out from the main enclosure body, such that the GNSS antenna has improved visibility to GNSS signals originating from altitudes above the current altitude of aircraft when the ADS-B device is mounted on the bottom of an aircraft.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.