COMMUNICATION RELAY SYSTEM USING HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT AND BEAM CONTROLLED GROUND-STATIONS - Patent 1277253

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EP 1 277 253 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.02.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04

(21)	Application number: 01928526.1

(22)	Date of filing: 14.04.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01Q 3/18, H01Q 3/20, H01Q 1/24, H01Q 1/28, H04B 7/185

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0112/173

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0108/0356 (25.10.2001 Gazette 2001/43)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.04.2000 US 197799 P

(71)	Applicant: Aerovironment Inc.
	Monrovia, CA 91016 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	MACCREADY, Paul, B. Pasadena, CA 91105 (US)

(74)	Representative: Howden, Christopher Andrew
	FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	COMMUNICATION RELAY SYSTEM USING HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT AND BEAM CONTROLLED GROUND-STATIONS