Patents by Inventor Christopher Ken Ashworth

Christopher Ken Ashworth 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).

  • Publication number: 20200336199
    Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater. A repeater can comprise: a server port; a donor port; a first uplink (UL) filtering and amplification path coupled between the server port and the donor port, wherein the first UL filtering and amplification path is configured to filter an UL signal of a first frequency range; a first downlink (DL) filtering and amplification path coupled between the server port and the donor port, wherein the first DL filtering and amplification path is configured to filter a DL signal of the first frequency range; and a second DL filtering and amplification path coupled between the server port and the donor port, wherein the second DL filtering and amplification path is configured to filter a DL signal of a second frequency range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Patrick Lee Cook
  • Publication number: 20200337117
    Abstract: A technology is described for a user equipment (UE) dock configured to retain a UE. The UE dock can comprise: a cradle; and a coupling antenna carried by the cradle. The coupling antenna can be movable to a plurality of physical locations relative to the cradle to minimize a coupling loss between the coupling antenna and a UE antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Casey James Nordgran, Samuel Vaughn Judd
  • Patent number: 10805026
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can measure a first power level within a passband. The repeater can adjust a gain of the repeater by a selected amount. The repeater can measure a second power level within the passband. The repeater can calculate a difference between the first power level and the second power level. The repeater can determine that the repeater is approaching an oscillation when the difference is different than a selected amount by a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Vernon Alan VanBuren
  • Publication number: 20200303820
    Abstract: Technology for a wire antenna is disclosed. The wire antenna can include a vertical center feed line. The wire antenna can include a horizontal antenna element carried by the vertical center feed line. The horizontal antenna element can have a first conductive surface and a second conductive surface substantially opposite to the first conductive surface. The wire antenna can include a first parasitic element adjacent to the first conductive surface and spaced at a first selected parasitic distance from the horizontal antenna element. The wire antenna can include a second parasitic element substantially orthogonal to the first parasitic element. The second parasitic element can be adjacent to the first conductive surface and spaced at a second selected parasitic distance from the horizontal antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Taehee Jang, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Brooks Stephen Ruhman
  • Publication number: 20200296740
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can identify a current location of the signal booster. The signal booster can determine one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster based on the current location of the signal booster. The signal booster can boost signals in the one or more bands that are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster for the current location of the signal booster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Michael James Mouser
  • Publication number: 20200295818
    Abstract: Technology for a desktop signal booster is disclosed. The desktop signal booster can include a cellular signal amplifier, an integrated device antenna coupled to the cellular signal amplifier, an integrated node antenna coupled to the cellular signal amplifier, and wireless charging circuitry. The cellular signal amplifier can be configured to amplify signals for a wireless device, and the wireless device can be within a selected distance from the desktop signal booster. The integrated device antenna can be configured to transmit signals from the cellular signal amplifier to the wireless device. The integrated node antenna can be configured to transmit signals from the cellular signal amplifier to a base station. The wireless charging circuitry can be configured to wirelessly charge the wireless device when the wireless device is placed in proximity to the desktop signal booster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Michael James Mouser
  • Publication number: 20200287614
    Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater system. The repeater system can comprise a repeater and a power adaptor. The repeater can comprise a donor port, a server port, and one or more amplification and filtering paths coupled between the donor port and the server port. The power adaptor can be integrated with a server antenna. The integrated power adaptor can be configured to be coupled to a power supply and the server port to enable the repeater to receive power from the power supply and to communicate a signal between the server antenna and the server port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Vaughn Judd, Michael James Mouser, Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20200287284
    Abstract: Technology for an antenna is disclosed. The antenna can include a center feed line and a plurality of antenna elements carried by the center feed line. An antenna element in the plurality of antenna elements can have a selected length and a selected width with a first end of the antenna element carried by the center feed line and a second end of the antenna element can be disposed distally from the center feed line. Two or more antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements can each include a protrusion with a stepped width over a selected length. The protrusion can be located proximate to the second end of the antenna element, and the protrusion can have a width that is greater than the selected width of the antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Taehee Jang, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Brooks Stephen Ruhman
  • Publication number: 20200259552
    Abstract: Technology for a multi-repeater system including wireless transmission of power from a first repeater to a second repeater is disclosed. A first and second repeater can be disposed opposite each other about a structural element. Wireless power can be transmitted from the first repeater through the structural element to the second repeater for use by the second repeater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Ken ASHWORTH
  • Patent number: 10715244
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first-direction signal path, a second-direction signal path and a controller. The controller can set a first gain for the first-direction signal path based on a second-direction received signal level. The controller can set a second gain for the second-direction signal path based on the second-direction received signal level with a differential with respect to the first gain. The differential between the first gain and the second gain can be set for a first signal type. The controller can adjust the differential between the first gain and the second gain for a second signal type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Lee Cook, Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20200212994
    Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater. The repeater can be configured to: receive an access level indicator from a spectrum access system (SAS) for a selected contested frequency band; identify one or more sub-bands available to the repeater in the selected contested frequency band based on the access level indicator; and activate the repeater for the one or more sub-bands when the access level permits repeater access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Publication number: 20200212993
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first-direction signal path configured to amplify and filter a signal in a first-direction band using a first bandpass filter. The repeater can include a second-direction signal path configured to amplify and filter a signal in a second-direction band using a second bandpass filter. The second-direction band can be spectrally adjacent to the first-direction band. The first bandpass filter and the second bandpass filter can provide filtering to isolate the first-direction band from the spectrally adjacent second-direction band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Casey James Nordgran
  • Publication number: 20200212942
    Abstract: A technology is described for a bi-directional repeater having a switchable antenna port. The repeater can comprise a switchable common port, a switchable second-band port, and a switchable third-band port. The repeater can have a first-band amplification and filtering path coupled to the switchable common port via a first path of a first multiplexer. The repeater can have a second-band amplification and filtering path coupled to one of the switchable common port via a second path of the first multiplexer, a first path of a first radio frequency (RF) switch, and a first path of a second multiplexer. The repeater can have a third band amplification and filtering path coupled to the switchable common port via a first path of a second RF switch, the second path of the second multiplexer, the first path of the first RF switch, and the second path of the first diplexer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dale Robert Anderson, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Michael James Mouser
  • Publication number: 20200177269
    Abstract: Technology for a cellular signal booster operable to amplify cellular signals is disclosed. The cellular signal booster can include a downlink cellular signal path configured to amplify and filter a received downlink cellular signal in a plurality of selected bands. The downlink signal path can combine at least a first band and a second band in the plurality of selected bands. The cellular signal booster can include a controller operable to perform network protection by adjusting an uplink gain or noise power for at least one of a first band or a second band in an uplink signal path. The uplink gain or noise power can be adjusted for the first band in the uplink signal path or the second band in the uplink signal path using a signal strength associated with the received downlink cellular signal on the downlink cellular signal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Casey James Nordgran, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook
  • Patent number: 10674526
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can identify a current location of the signal booster. The signal booster can determine one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster based on the current location of the signal booster. The signal booster can boost signals in the one or more bands that are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster for the current location of the signal booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Michael James Mouser
  • Patent number: 10673517
    Abstract: Technology for a desktop signal booster is disclosed. The desktop signal booster can include a cellular signal amplifier, an integrated device antenna coupled to the cellular signal amplifier, an integrated node antenna coupled to the cellular signal amplifier, and wireless charging circuitry. The cellular signal amplifier can be configured to amplify signals for a wireless device, and the wireless device can be within a selected distance from the desktop signal booster. The integrated device antenna can be configured to transmit signals from the cellular signal amplifier to the wireless device. The integrated node antenna can be configured to transmit signals from the cellular signal amplifier to a base station. The wireless charging circuitry can be configured to wirelessly charge the wireless device when the wireless device is placed in proximity to the desktop signal booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Michael James Mouser
  • Patent number: 10673518
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first-direction signal path for a first-direction band. The repeater can include a second-direction signal path for a second-direction band. The repeater can include a controller configured to decrease a gain of the first-direction signal path by a first amount. The controller can increase a gain of the second-direction signal path by a second amount when the gain of the first-direction signal path is decreased by the first amount to enable a total loop gain of the first-direction signal path and the second-direction signal path to be less than a total loop crossover isolation level of the first-direction signal path and the second-direction signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20200169316
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can include a first signal booster, and a second signal booster communicatively coupled to the first signal booster. The first signal booster can be configured to amplify signals in a first band. The second signal booster can be configured to amplify signals in a second band, and a frequency range of the second band is contiguous with a frequency range of the first band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook
  • Patent number: 10659142
    Abstract: Technology for a cellular signal booster operable to amplify cellular signals is disclosed. The cellular signal booster can include a downlink cellular signal path configured to amplify and filter a received downlink cellular signal in a plurality of selected bands. The downlink signal path can combine at least a first band and a second band in the plurality of selected bands. The cellular signal booster can include a controller operable to perform network protection by adjusting an uplink gain or noise power for at least one of a first band or a second band in an uplink signal path. The uplink gain or noise power can be adjusted for the first band in the uplink signal path or the second band in the uplink signal path using a signal strength associated with the received downlink cellular signal on the downlink cellular signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Casey James Nordgran, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook
  • Patent number: 10644790
    Abstract: Technology for a cellular signal booster with a satellite location system signal rebroadcast functionality is disclosed. The cellular signal booster can identify a satellite location system signal received via a satellite location system module of the cellular signal booster. The cellular signal booster can provide the satellite location system signal to a signal path for amplification of the satellite location system signal. The cellular signal booster can broadcast an amplified satellite location system signal to a mobile device within a defined distance from the cellular signal booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth