Methods and systems for satellite communications employing ground-based beam forming with spatially distributed hybrid matrix amplifiers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9014619
APP PUB NO 20070281612A1
SERIAL NO

11751701

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A satellite communications system includes a satellite configured to communicate with terminals, a station configured to communicate signals intended for the terminals to the satellite via a plurality of feeder links and a beamformer including an input multi-port hybrid matrix (MPHM) and a complementary output MPHM in a signal path with the plurality of feeder links. The output MPHM is positioned at the satellite and coupled to the input MPHM via the plurality of feeder links. For example, the input MPHM may be positioned at a ground-based satellite gateway. The input and output MPHMs may be configured to implement fully populated signal transformation matrices that collectively provide a substantially diagonal signal transformation matrix.

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  • ATC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benjamin, Ted Oakton, US 1 116
Chapman, William W Great Falls, US 3 215
Griffin, Matthew Purcellville, US 18 196

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