Patents by Inventor Firas A. Al-Kaud

Firas A. Al-Kaud 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).

  • System and method for controlling an antenna system
    Patent number: 11838045
    Abstract: A system includes: a TX port and a RX port; an omnidirectional TX antenna connected to the TX port; a plurality of RX antennas connected to the RX port, wherein each RX antenna comprises a first antenna element and a second antenna element; a monitoring circuit connected to the TX antenna; a switching circuit connected to the second antenna element of each RX antenna; and a processor connected to the monitoring circuit and to the switching circuit. The monitoring circuit monitors a status of the TX antenna. In response to a failure of the TX antenna detected by the monitoring circuit: the monitoring circuit notifies the processor of the failure; and the processor controls the switching circuit to switch the second antenna element of each RX antenna to be connected to the TX port. When the failure is not detected, the second antenna element of each RX antenna is disconnected from the TX port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Abdullah Y. Al-Hassan, Khalid D. Al-Mahasheer, Rami A. Al-Ghanim, Abdulaziz K. Al-Abdullatef, Firas A. Al-Kaud
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ANTENNA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230113117
    Abstract: A system includes: a TX port and a RX port; an omnidirectional TX antenna connected to the TX port; a plurality of RX antennas connected to the RX port, wherein each RX antenna comprises a first antenna element and a second antenna element; a monitoring circuit connected to the TX antenna; a switching circuit connected to the second antenna element of each RX antenna; and a processor connected to the monitoring circuit and to the switching circuit. The monitoring circuit monitors a status of the TX antenna. In response to a failure of the TX antenna detected by the monitoring circuit: the monitoring circuit notifies the processor of the failure; and the processor controls the switching circuit to switch the second antenna element of each RX antenna to be connected to the TX port. When the failure is not detected, the second antenna element of each RX antenna is disconnected from the TX port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Abdullah Y. Al-Hassan, Khalid D. Al-Mahasheer, Rami A. Al-Ghanim, Abdulaziz K. Al-Abdullatef, Firas A. Al-Kaud