Owner Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventors Anderson, Fred; Frank, Timothy; Mass, James; Saliga, Stephen

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2003222242

PCT Number PCT/US03/06303

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/085776

Priority 10/091,164 04.03.02 US

Filing date 4 March 2003

Wipo publication date 20 October 2003

Acceptance publication date 4 September 2008

H01Q 1/12 (2006.01) Details of, or arrangements associated with, aerials - Supports

H01Q 1/08 (2006.01) Details of, or arrangements associated with, aerials - Means for collapsing aerials or parts thereof

H01Q 3/02 (2006.01) Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an aerial or aerial system - using mechanical movement of aerial or aerial system as a whole

H01Q 3/24 (2006.01) Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an aerial or aerial system - varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching

H01Q 21/28 (2006.01) Aerial arrays or systems

H01Q 25/00 (2006.01) Aerials or aerial systems providing at least two radiating patterns