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Utility
Power Distribution Over Ethernet Connection
4 May 23
In an embodiment, a power delivery system includes a first current limiter and a second current limiter in parallel with each other, wherein a direct current (DC) voltage is provided to each of the first current limiter and the second current limiter; a first transformer electrically coupled to the first current limiter; a second transformer electrically coupled to the second current limiter; first differential signal traces electrically coupled to the first transformer; and second differential signal traces electrically coupled to the second transformer, wherein the DC voltage is transmitted from the first transformer to the first differential signal traces simultaneous with the DC voltage being transmitted to the second differential signal traces by the second transformer.
Joshua S. Salazar, Anno Van den Akker, Robert Ruark, Yong Ren, Bhaskar S. Vadathavoor, Krisztian Bakos
Filed: 30 Dec 22
Utility
System and Method for Over-the-air Antenna Calibration
23 Mar 23
An antenna calibration system for a phased array antenna in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure generally includes: a beamformer lattice including at least first and second beamformers, each corresponding to a subset of antenna cells, and each including a calibration section for comparing a reference signal to a non-reference signal; and a first operating antenna within the subset of antenna cells corresponding with the first beamformer, wherein the first operating antenna is configured to deliver a first reference signal (mTx) from the first beamformer to be received by a second operating antenna for comparison with a first non-reference signal (Rx) in the first beamformer or in the second beamfomer, and/or wherein the first operating dantenna is configured to deliver a second non-reference signal (Tx) from a third operating antenna for comparison with a second reference signal (mRx) in the first beamformer or in the second beamformer.
Ersin Yetisir
Filed: 16 Sep 22
Utility
Antenna Apparatus Having Antenna Spacer
16 Feb 23
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna assembly includes a patch antenna array including an upper patch antenna layer, a lower patch antenna layer, and a spacer therebetween, wherein the spacer includes a plurality of apertures defined by cell walls, wherein the each aperture aligns with an upper patch antenna element and a lower patent antenna element from the patch antenna array.
David Milroy, Duncan E. Adams, Ersin Yetisir
Filed: 26 Oct 22
Utility
Channel Aggregation Digital Beamforming
12 Jan 23
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a digital beamforming section.
Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei
Filed: 9 Sep 22
Utility
Channel Extraction Digital Beamforming
5 Jan 23
In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.
Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
Filed: 13 Sep 22
Utility
Near Zero Intermediate Frequency (Nzif) Compensation of Local Oscillator Leakage
17 Nov 22
In an embodiment, a communications system includes a first transmitter including a digital beamforming baseband section configured to receive an input signal to be transmitted, the input signal at a baseband frequency, and a modulation section electrically coupled to the digital beamforming baseband section and a first antenna of a phased array antenna.
David Francois Jacquet, Marc Gens, Paul Lee Pearson, Pascal Triaire
Filed: 25 Jul 22
Utility
Stack Patch Antenna Assembly
3 Nov 22
An antenna assembly in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a stack patch antenna assembly defining a plurality of antenna cells made from a plurality of patches, wherein the stack patch antenna assembly includes a first patch layer separated from a second patch layer by a spacer; a beamformer lattice including one or more beamformers, wherein each beamformer corresponds to a subset of antenna cells of the plurality of antenna cells; and a PCB assembly made up from a plurality of layers, the PCB assembly having a feed structure from the stack patch antenna assembly to the beamformer lattice disposed in the PCB assembly, wherein the stack patch antenna assembly is external to the PCB assembly.
Ersin Yetisir
Filed: 2 Jul 21
Utility
Systems and Methods for Beamforming In Hybrid Beamforming Antennas
6 Oct 22
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for hybrid beamforming.
Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Amir Agah, Dean A. De Carli, Philippe Riondet
Filed: 24 Mar 22
Utility
Low Voltage Variable Gain Amplifier with Low Phase Sensitivity
29 Sep 22
Technologies are provided for variable gain amplifiers (VGAs).
Frederic Duez, Frederic Paillardet
Filed: 29 Mar 22
Utility
Compact Radio Frequency Combiner
29 Sep 22
Amir Agah, Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze
Filed: 24 Mar 22
Utility
Over-the-air Calibration of Antenna System
1 Sep 22
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a transmit section including a first baseband section and a first radio frequency (RF) section, wherein the transmit section is configured to receive a calibration signal, the first RF section is configured to generate a RF calibration signal based on modulating the calibration signal.
David Francois Jacquet, Masoud Kahrizi, Robert Baummer, JR., Jean-Noel Rozec, Fabrice Jean André Belvèze, Paul Lee Pearson, Francois Lucien Emile Icher, Marc Gens, Pascal Triaire
Filed: 18 May 22
Utility
Digital Pre-distortion Compensation Using Combined Direct and Indirect Learning
11 Aug 22
A wireless communications system includes a pre-distortion actuator configured to receive a carrier-modulated signal and convert the carrier-modulated signal into an output signal.
Martin S. McCormick, Feipeng Wang
Filed: 14 Feb 22
Utility
Phase Lock Loop (PLL) Synchronization
21 Jul 22
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip configured to receive a timing signal and a reference clock signal.
David Francois Jacquet, Mostafa Ghazali, Masoud Kahrizi, Andras Tantos
Filed: 5 Apr 22
Utility
Antenna Modules In Phased Array Antennas
12 May 22
An apparatus includes a plurality of conductive structures having first sides and second sides opposite the first sides, wherein the second sides of the plurality of conductive structures are configured to be physically coupleable with a printed circuit board (PCB) of a receiver or a transmitter.
Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Nil Apaydin, Ersin Yetisir, Alireza Mahanfar, Siamak Ebadi
Filed: 25 Jan 22
Utility
Pre-deployment Battery Power Conservation for Spacecraft
5 May 22
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to techniques for transitioning a spacecraft from a power-saving state to a power-consuming state at a time after launch of the spacecraft on a launch vehicle.
Mohammed Faraz Admani, Pieter Buysschaert, Andrew D. Roberts, Garrett P. Simard
Filed: 12 Jan 22
Utility
Apparatuses and Methods for Facilitating Satellite Visibility for Earth-based Antenna Systems
14 Apr 22
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for detecting a zone of communication between a user terminal and a satellite constellation including a plurality of satellites in non-geosynchronous (non-GEO) orbit includes one or more processors and memory.
Thomas Laurance Robinson, Calder Christiansen Foster Coalson, Jared Michael Greene, Steven Douglas Gregory, Elliott MacDonald Schwartz, Aidan Bauer
Filed: 12 Oct 21
Utility
Beamformer Lattice for Phased Array Antennas
3 Mar 22
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a plurality of first conductive traces oriented in a first direction in a first layer and plurality of second conductive traces oriented in a second direction in a second layer coupled by vias to define first hierarchical networks.
Nil Apaydin, Chiara Pelletti, Souren Shamsinejad, Alireza Mahanfar
Filed: 9 Sep 21
Utility
Antenna Modules for Phased Array Antennas
10 Feb 22
In some embodiments, an antenna module includes an antenna element having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side comprising a radiating side of the antenna element and a support structure disposed at the second side of the antenna element and configured to define a cavity, the support structure including a portion configured to reduce signal leakage between the antenna element and the cavity.
Alireza Mahanfar, Souren Shamsinejad, Shaya Karimkashi Arani, Siamak Ebadi, Ersin Yetisir, Peter Sung Tri Hoang, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Nil Apaydin
Filed: 22 Oct 21
Utility
System and Method of Providing Multiple Antennas to Track Satellite Movement
13 Jan 22
An example system can include a first antenna having a first orientation, a second antenna having a second orientation and a control system communicating with the first antenna and the second antenna.
James Alexander Morris Tuchel, Andrew Louis Burks
Filed: 13 Jul 20
Utility
System and Method for Over-the-air Antenna Calibration
6 Jan 22
An antenna calibration system for a phased array antenna in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure generally includes: a beamformer lattice including at least first and second beamformers, each corresponding to a subset of antenna cells, and each including a calibration section for comparing a reference signal to a non-reference signal; and a calibration antenna within the subset of antenna cells corresponding with the first beamformer, wherein the calibration antenna is configured to deliver a first reference signal (mTx) from the first beamformer to be received by a first operating antenna for comparison with a first non-reference signal (Rx) in the first beamformer or in the second beamfomer, and/or wherein the calibration antenna is configured to deliver a second non-reference signal (Tx) from a second operating antenna for comparison with a second reference signal (mRx) in the first beamformer or in the second beamformer.
Ersin Yetisir
Filed: 2 Jul 21