Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – With support for antenna – reflector or director
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-11
2006-04-11
Phan, Tho (Department: 2821)
Communications: radio wave antennas
Antennas
With support for antenna, reflector or director
C343S846000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07027008
ABSTRACT:
An antenna system includes an electrical grounding system for a low power radio transmitter of a traveler's information station. The antenna system includes an elongated metal tube having a lower portion configured to be received in the ground and an upper portion adapted to support an antenna above ground. The tube includes an intermediate portion at a service height when the tube is positioned upright in the ground. The antenna system includes an antenna structure secured to the upper portion of the tube at least partially outside the tube. At least one elongated conductive ground member secured to a lower end of the tube and extends along an outside of the tube below ground, and within the tube above ground. The elongated ground member is coupled to the tube above the ground.
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“Highway Advisory Radio with Triad Ground System”, Highway Information Systems, Inc., offered for sale at least as early as May 1, 2003.
Information Station Specialists
Phan Tho
Price Heneveld Cooper DeWitt & Litton LLP
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