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Utility
Chip to Chip Time Synchronization
6 Jan 22
Andras Tantos, David Francois Jacquet, Mario Toma
Filed: 17 Sep 21
Utility
Antenna Modules for Phased Array Antennas
9 Dec 21
In some embodiments, a phased array antenna, includes a plurality of antenna modules arranged in an antenna lattice configuration to form the phased array antenna, wherein an antenna module of the plurality of antenna modules includes an antenna element packaged together with an amplifier.
Alireza Mahanfar, Souren Shamsinejad, Shaya Karimkashi Arani, Siamak Ebadi, Ersin Yetisir, Peter Sung Tri Hoang, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Nil Apaydin
Filed: 21 Apr 21
Utility
Phase Lock Loop (PLL) Synchronization
2 Dec 21
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first integrated circuit (IC) chip configured to receive a timing signal and a reference clock signal; and a second IC chip configured to receive the timing signal and the reference clock signal.
David Francois Jacquet, Mostafa Ghazali, Masoud Kahrizi, Andras Tantos
Filed: 12 Aug 21
Utility
Power Distribution Over Ethernet Connection
2 Dec 21
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a source device including a first current limiter and a second current limiter in parallel with each other and a first transformer and a second transformer; a load device includes a third transformer and a fourth transformer in parallel with each other; and an Ethernet cable is electrically coupled between the source device and the load device, the Ethernet cable including first twisted pair lines and second twisted pair lines.
Joshua S. Salazar, Anno Van den Akker, Robert Ruark, Yong Ren, Bhaskar S. Vadathavoor, Krisztian Bakos
Filed: 27 May 21
Utility
Antenna System and Wifi Router Apparatus
11 Nov 21
An antenna system includes a first metal housing portion having a metal housing connecting edge, the first metal housing portion having a triangular side profile, and a second non-metal housing portion having a non-metal housing connecting edge, the non-metal housing connecting edge being complimentary to the metal housing connecting edge of the first metal housing, the second non-metal housing portion having a triangular side profile.
Young Jun Song, Bhaskar S. Vadathavoor, Anthony Sims, Remy D. Labesque, Javier Verdura, Leonardo J. Vasquez, Mohsen Zolghadri-Jahromi
Filed: 7 May 20
Utility
Antenna Aperture In Phased Array Antenna Systems
23 Sep 21
In some embodiments, a phased array antenna includes a carrier; a first plurality of antenna elements carried by the carrier and configured to transmit and/or receive signals at a first value of a parameter, and a second plurality of antenna elements carried by the carrier and configured to transmit and/or receive signals at a second value of the parameter different from the first value of the parameter.
Alireza Mahanfar, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Nil Apaydin, Ersin Yetisir, Shaya Karimkashi Arani
Filed: 4 Jun 21
Utility
Hierarchical Network Signal Routing Apparatus and Method
12 Aug 21
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first layer having a first plurality of electrically conductive traces comprising a first portion of a plurality of hierarchical networks; a second layer having a second plurality of electrically conductive traces comprising a second portion of the plurality of hierarchical networks; and a plurality of vias electrically connecting the first plurality of electrically conductive traces of the first layer to the respective second plurality of electrically conductive traces of the second layer to define the plurality of hierarchical networks.
Souren Shamsinejad, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Nil Apaydin, Alireza Mahanfar
Filed: 30 Apr 21
Utility
Channel Extraction Digital Beamforming
24 Jun 21
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: 5 Mar 21
Utility
Channel Aggregation Digital Beamforming
17 Jun 21
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first plurality of digital beamformers associated with a first channel, the first plurality of digital beamformers configured to encode each data beam of a first plurality of data beams of the first channel to generate an encoded first plurality of data beams; a second plurality of digital beamformers associated with a second channel different from the first channel, the second plurality of digital beamformers configured to encode each data beam of a second plurality of data beams of the second channel to generate an encoded second plurality of data beams; and a channel combiner, electrically coupled to the first and second plurality of digital beamformers, and configured to generate a combined channel comprising an aggregation of at least a portion of the encoded first plurality of data beams and at least a portion of the encoded second plurality of data beams.
Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei
Filed: 26 Feb 21
Utility
Satellite Constellations
11 Mar 21
A method of communication with a non-GEO constellation of satellites, includes providing an Earth-based terminal configured for communication with a satellite constellation, and establishing communication between the Earth-based terminal and a non-GEO constellation of satellites, the non-GEO constellation of satellites including a first plurality of satellites orbiting at a first inclination, wherein each of the satellites in the first plurality of satellites is in a discrete planar orbit to form a first snake of satellites, the first snake of satellites including adjacent satellites in adjacent orbits having adjacent RAAN (Right Ascension of the Ascending Node), wherein the Earth-based terminal is positioned and configured for continuous communication with at least one satellite from the non-GEO constellation of satellites.
Jonathan F.C. Herman, Stephen Mance, Paul A. Forquera, Mark Krebs
Filed: 23 Nov 20
Utility
Over-the-air Calibration of Antenna System
14 Jan 21
In an embodiment, an apparatus included in a communications system 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 the calibration signal, and wherein the calibration signal comprises an orthogonal code based signal; and a receive section configured to receive the RF calibration signal over-the-air, wherein the receive section includes a second RF section and a calibration section, wherein the second RF section is configured to generate a received calibration signal based on the RF calibration signal, and wherein the calibration section is configured to determine one or more of gain, baseband delay, or RF delay compensation values, based on the inputs, to calibrate the transmit section.
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: 13 May 20
Utility
Uni-dimensional Steering of Phased Array Antennas
23 Dec 20
A phased array antenna system configured for communication with a satellite that emits or receives radio frequency (RF) signals travels in a first direction, the antenna system includes a phased array antenna including a plurality of antenna elements distributed in a plurality of M columns oriented in the first direction and a plurality of N rows extending in a second direction normal to the first direction, and a plurality of fixed phase shifters aligned for phase offsets between antenna elements in the first direction and a gain-enhancement system configured for gain enhancement in the second direction of radio frequency signals received by and emitted from the phased array antenna.
Alireza Mahanfar
Filed: 6 Sep 20
Utility
Half Duplex Mode Digital Beamforming Device
9 Dec 20
In an embodiment, a device is included in a communications system, the device including a plurality of antenna elements configured in a phased array antenna; a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) chips, wherein each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips is associated with a respective subset of antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements, and wherein, for each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips, the associated subset of antenna elements is used for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals by the IC chip; and a local oscillator configured to generate a common local oscillator signal and provide the common local oscillator signal to each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips.
Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Ali Sajjadi, Bagher Afshar, Babak Vakili-Amini, Alireza Mehrnia, Behzad Nourani, Bernd Pregardier
Filed: 2 May 20
Utility
Chip to Chip Time Synchronization
9 Dec 20
In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first integrated circuit (IC) chip configured to receive a timing signal and a reference clock signal; a second IC chip configured to receive the timing signal from the first IC chip and the reference clock signal; and a third IC chip configured to receive the timing signal from the second IC chip and the reference clock signal.
Andras Tantos, David Francois Jacquet, Mario Toma
Filed: 25 Apr 20
Utility
Antenna Apparatus Having Heat Dissipation Features
2 Dec 20
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna apparatus includes a housing assembly including a radome portion and a lower enclosure portion, wherein the radome portion and lower enclosure portion are couplable to form an inner compartment for housing antenna components of the antenna assembly, an antenna stack assembly disposed within the inner compartment, wherein the antenna stack assembly generates heat when in operation, and a heat transfer system within the inner compartment configured to facilitate the flow of heat toward the radome portion.
David Milroy, Duncan E. Adams, Andrea Papi, Scott Kaufman, Ersin Yetisir, Anthony Sims
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Antenna Apparatus Having Radome Spacing
2 Dec 20
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a housing for an antenna system having a plurality of antenna elements defining an antenna aperture includes a chassis portion, and a radome portion configured for coupling to the chassis portion to define an inner chassis chamber, the radome portion having a planar top surface, wherein the radome portion is configured to have equal spacing between the planar top surface and a top surface of each of the plurality of antenna elements defining the antenna aperture.
Ersin Yetisir, Trevor Cameron, David Milroy, Duncan E. Adams
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Antenna Apparatus Having Fastener System
2 Dec 20
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a housing assembly for an antenna apparatus includes a radome portion, a lower enclosure portion, and a fastener system configured for coupling the radome portion and the lower enclosure portion couplable to form an inner compartment for antenna components of an antenna assembly.
David Milroy, Victor Q. Dang, Michael J. Conte
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Antenna Apparatus Housing and Components for Same
2 Dec 20
In embodiments of the present disclosure, a housing for an antenna system having a plurality of antenna elements defining an antenna aperture includes: a chassis portion; and a radome portion configured for coupling to the chassis portion to define an inner chassis chamber.
David Milroy, Duncan E. Adams, Keith R. Miller, Ersin Yetisir, Anthony Sims, Trevor Cameron, Andrea Papi
Filed: 3 Jun 20
Utility
Antenna Apparatus Having Chassis Portion
2 Dec 20
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a housing for an antenna system having a plurality of antenna elements defining an antenna aperture includes a chassis portion having an internal support portion for internal components for the plurality of antenna elements including a bonding portion for bonding an antenna stack assembly to the chassis portion, and a radome portion configured for coupling to the chassis portion to define an inner chassis chamber.
Duncan E. Adams, David Milroy
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Antenna Apparatus Having Adhesive Coupling
2 Dec 20
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna assembly includes a plurality of layers defining an antenna assembly including a plurality of PCB layers and a plurality of non-PCB layers, the antenna assembly having a top surface and a bottom surface, and adhesive coupling between the PCB layers and the non-PCB layers.
David Milroy, Samuel Belden
Filed: 2 Jun 20