Iridium Communications (IRDM) USPTO patents

Utility

Satellite Communications with Multiple Classes of Terrestrial Terminal Devices

2 Mar 23

In one implementation, a communications satellite includes a main antenna system and a communications controller.

George XENAKIS, Hermon PON, Charles Woloszynski

Filed: 5 Jul 22

Utility

Wireless Communication with Interference Mitigation

2 Mar 23

In one implementation, a wireless communications terminal includes a multi-element antenna.

Jeffrey Francis Bull

Filed: 5 Jul 22

Utility

Load Balancing for a Satellite Network

20 Oct 22

In one implementation, load balancing within a constellation of communications satellites is performed.

Patrick TATUM

Filed: 6 Apr 22

Utility

Wireless communication with interference mitigation

13 Sep 22

In one implementation, a wireless communication terminal includes a sense antenna module configured to sample an interference signal.

Jeffrey Bull

Filed: 6 Apr 20

Utility

Wireless communication with interference mitigation

5 Jul 22

In one implementation, a wireless communications terminal includes a multi-element antenna.

Jeffrey Francis Bull

Filed: 31 Dec 20

Utility

Satellite communications with multiple classes of terrestrial terminal devices

5 Jul 22

In one implementation, a communications satellite includes a main antenna system and a communications controller.

George Xenakis, Hermon Pon, Charles Woloszynski

Filed: 30 Aug 17

Utility

Wireless Communication with Interference Mitigation

30 Jun 22

In one implementation, a wireless communications terminal includes a multi-element antenna.

Jeffrey Francis BULL

Filed: 31 Dec 20

Utility

Load balancing for a satellite network

26 Apr 22

In one implementation, load balancing within a constellation of communications satellites is performed.

Patrick Tatum

Filed: 16 Apr 20

Utility

Locating a Satellite In Low-earth Orbit

17 Mar 22

According to one implementation of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method of operating a feeder link terminal to locate a satellite in low-Earth orbit includes accessing predicted location information for a satellite in low-Earth orbit and determining an initial position at which to start a scan for the satellite.

Ryan SHEPPERD

Filed: 22 Nov 21

Utility

Wireless communication terminal

26 Oct 21

In one implementation, an antenna array has a plurality of antenna element, each of which is configured to apply a phase shift to a signal.

Jeffrey Francis Bull, Alden Joe Fuchs, Charles Howard Woloszynski

Filed: 5 Jan 18

Utility

Satellite communications networking

26 Jan 21

A method of operating a satellite communication network is disclosed.

Cedric Baudoin, Jean-Francois Boutillon

Filed: 22 Jul 19

Utility

Wireless Communication with Interference Mitigation

23 Dec 20

In one implementation, a wireless communication terminal includes a sense antenna module configured to sample an interference signal.

Jeffrey BULL

Filed: 5 Apr 20

Utility

Load Balancing for a Satellite Network

7 Oct 20

In one implementation, load balancing within a constellation of communications satellites is performed.

Patrick TATUM

Filed: 15 Apr 20

Utility

Wireless communication with interference mitigation

14 Sep 20

In one implementation, a wireless communication terminal includes a primary antenna array and a first controller configured to steer a main beam of the primary antenna array in a desired direction.

Jeffrey Francis Bull

Filed: 21 Jul 19

Utility

Managing Congestion In a Satellite Communications Network

17 Jun 20

In one implementation, congestion in a satellite communications network is managed based on current resource usage information received for a primary satellite servicing a terminal that is requesting to initiate a communications session.

George XENAKIS, Jayesh PATEL, Hermon PON

Filed: 15 Dec 19

Utility

Load balancing for a satellite network

20 Apr 20

In one implementation, load balancing within a constellation of communications satellites is performed.

Patrick Tatum

Filed: 5 Mar 19

Utility

Wireless communication with interference mitigation

6 Apr 20

In one implementation, a wireless communication terminal includes a sense antenna module configured to sample an interference signal.

Jeffrey Bull

Filed: 4 Jun 17

Utility

Interference mitigation for a satellite network

2 Mar 20

In one implementation, interference generated by a constellation of satellites is mitigated.

Patrick Tatum

Filed: 2 Dec 18