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Protective hood for lnb of parabolic antenna reception system

CA 2242787 A1 · Owner: Day, Peter · Inventors: Day, Peter

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The present invention relates to apparatus for use with parabolic antenna reception, systems designed to collect signals from a satellite and reflect the signal to a focal point, and having a low noise block ("LNB") positioned at the focal point to receive the, concentrated satellite signal, and send it in to a receiver said apparatus , designed to, provide an extremely economical and effective remedy for rain-fade and a small UV-resistant plastic hood which easily affixes over the top and sides of the LNB with tape, or wire and acts as an umbrella protecting the LNB and the last few , centimeters of signal from rain and snow, without interfering with the signal itself ultimately …

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  • Filed July 10, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 10, 2018.
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FiledJuly 10, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedJuly 10, 2018
Patent numberCA 2242787 A1
Classification (IPC)H01Q1/02 +2 more

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