Patents by Inventor Benjamin Sellers

Benjamin Sellers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11871294
    Abstract: A cellular communication network may be configured to use a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station and a New Radio (NR) base station to implement a Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) configuration, in an environment in which the NR base station uses multiple frequency bands that provide respective bandwidths. During an NSA connection with a mobile device, LTE signal strength is used as an indicator of whether the device is within the coverage area of a given NR frequency band. When the LTE signal strength indicates that the device has moved into the coverage area of a frequency band having a higher bandwidth than the currently active NR connection, the device is instructed to release and reestablish its NR connection in order to reconnect using the best available NR frequency band. LTE A1 and/or A5 event measurements may be used to evaluate signal strengths and as triggers for NR release/reestablish operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Lu, Egil Gronstad, Alan Denis MacDonald, Benjamin Sellers
  • Publication number: 20220312294
    Abstract: A cellular communication network may be configured to use a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station and a New Radio (NR) base station to implement a Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) configuration, in an environment in which the NR base station uses multiple frequency bands that provide respective bandwidths. During an NSA connection with a mobile device, LTE signal strength is used as an indicator of whether the device is within the coverage area of a given NR frequency band. When the LTE signal strength indicates that the device has moved into the coverage area of a frequency band having a higher bandwidth than the currently active NR connection, the device is instructed to release and reestablish its NR connection in order to reconnect using the best available NR frequency band. LTE A1 and/or A5 event measurements may be used to evaluate signal strengths and as triggers for NR release/reestablish operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kun Lu, Egil Gronstad, Alan Denis MacDonald, Benjamin Sellers
  • Patent number: 11368895
    Abstract: A cellular communication network may be configured to use a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station and a New Radio (NR) base station to implement a Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) configuration, in an environment in which the NR base station uses multiple frequency bands that provide respective bandwidths. During an NSA connection with a mobile device, LTE signal strength is used as an indicator of whether the device is within the coverage area of a given NR frequency band. When the LTE signal strength indicates that the device has moved into the coverage area of a frequency band having a higher bandwidth than the currently active NR connection, the device is instructed to release and reestablish its NR connection in order to reconnect using the best available NR frequency band. LTE A1 and/or A5 event measurements may be used to evaluate signal strengths and as triggers for NR release/reestablish operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Lu, Egil Gronstad, Alan Denis MacDonald, Benjamin Sellers
  • Publication number: 20210235356
    Abstract: A cellular communication network may be configured to use a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station and a New Radio (NR) base station to implement a Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) configuration, in an environment in which the NR base station uses multiple frequency bands that provide respective bandwidths. During an NSA connection with a mobile device, LTE signal strength is used as an indicator of whether the device is within the coverage area of a given NR frequency band. When the LTE signal strength indicates that the device has moved into the coverage area of a frequency band having a higher bandwidth than the currently active NR connection, the device is instructed to release and reestablish its NR connection in order to reconnect using the best available NR frequency band. LTE A1 and/or A5 event measurements may be used to evaluate signal strengths and as triggers for NR release/reestablish operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kun Lu, Egil Gronstad, Alan Denis MacDonald, Benjamin Sellers
  • Patent number: 10647731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain thiazolopyrimidinone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment using such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Jiang, Guosheng Wu, Po-Wai Yuen, Elisia Villemure, Jacob Schwarz, Cuong Ly, Benjamin Sellers, Matthew Volgraf
  • Patent number: 10280165
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyridopyrimidinone compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment using such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Volgraf, Yu Jiang, Elisia Villemure, Benjamin Sellers, Guosheng Wu, Aijun Lu
  • Publication number: 20180244694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain thiazolopyrimidinone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Jiang, Guosheng Wu, Po-Wai Yuen, Elisia Villemure, Jacob Schwarz, Cuong Ly, Benjamin Sellers, Matthew Volgraf
  • Patent number: 9988400
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain thiazolopyrimidinone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment using such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Jiang, Guosheng Wu, Po-Wai Yuen, Elisia Villemure, Jacob Schwarz, Cuong Ly, Benjamin Sellers, Matthew Volgraf
  • Publication number: 20180127414
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyridopyrimidinone compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Volgraf, Yu Jiang, Elisia Villemure, Benjamin Sellers, Guosheng Wu, Aijun Lu
  • Publication number: 20160222033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain thiazolopyrimidinone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiang Yu, Guosheng Wu, Po-Wai Yuen, Elisia Villemure, Jacob Schwarz, Cuong Ly, Benjamin Sellers, Volgraf Matthew