Patents by Inventor Kim W. Schulze

Kim W. Schulze 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: 20240030597
    Abstract: A serially fed front end (FE) network is provided. The serially fed FE network includes a first FE comprising a first FE input/output (IO), a second FE IO, and a first antenna IO coupled to a first antenna element of a plurality of antenna elements. The first FE IO of the first FE is electrically coupled to a particular beamformer (BF) IO of a BF. The serially fed FE network includes a second FE comprising a first FE IO coupled to the second FE IO of the first FE, a second FE IO of the second FE, and a second antenna IO coupled to a second antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements. The BF is communicatively coupled by the serially fed FE network to transmit to and/or receive signals from the first and second antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kim W. Schulze, Amir Agah, Eric Pepin, Mehrdad Nosrati
  • Publication number: 20230370106
    Abstract: Systems and Techniques are provided for a radio frequency input/output (RFIO) circuit. An example RFIO circuit can include an a receive (Rx) path comprising a low noise amplifier (LNA). The example RFIO circuit can include a transmit (Tx) path comprising a power amplifier (PA). The example RFIO circuit can include a balun configured to RF couple an RFIO terminal to the Rx path or to the Tx path. The one or more selection components are configured to selectively enable the Rx path or the Tx path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Amir Agah, Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze
  • Publication number: 20230283338
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for hybrid beamforming. An example method can include determining a plurality of digital beamforming weights associated with a plurality of digital beamforming paths between digital beamformers and groups of analog beamforming circuits in a phased array antenna, each digital beamforming path being coupled to a group of analog beamforming circuits and each analog beamforming circuit being coupled to a respective set of antenna elements of the phased array antenna, and determining analog beamforming weights associated with the groups of analog beamforming circuits. The analog beamforming weights are estimated to put analog beamforming paths associated with the groups of analog beamforming circuits in a desired phase and gain relationship with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Amir Agah, Dean A. De Carli, Philippe Riondet
  • Patent number: 11716110
    Abstract: Technologies for provided for a radio frequency input/output (RFIO) combiner/splitter. An example combiner/splitter can include an RFIO circuit including a receive path including first and second low noise amplifiers (LNAs), first switches, resistors, and capacitors, each of the first switches being in series with a respective one of the first capacitors and first resistors; a transmit path including a first power amplifier (PA) including second switches coupled to second resistors and third switches coupled to third resistors, and a second PA including fourth switches coupled to fourth resistors and fifth switches coupled to fifth resistors, each of the second switches, the third switches, the fourth switches, and the fifth switches being in series with one or more respective ones of the second resistors, the third resistors, the fourth resistors, and the fifth resistors; and a balun that couples the Rx and Tx path to an RFIO terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Amir Agah, Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze
  • Patent number: 11652525
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for hybrid beamforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Amir Agah, Dean A. De Carli, Philippe Riondet
  • Publication number: 20230134123
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for cross-coupling modeling and compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Ersin Yetisir, Javier Rodriguez De Luis
  • Patent number: 11563270
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for cross-coupling modeling and compensation. An example method can include determining one or more cross-coupling coefficients representing electrical cross-coupling within a component of a phased array antenna, wherein the component of the phased array antenna includes one or more signal paths between one or more beamformers of the phased array antenna and a set of antenna elements of the phased array antenna; based on the one or more cross-coupling coefficients, modifying one or more beamforming weights calculated for one or more signals routed via the one or more signal paths, wherein the modified one or more beamforming weights compensate for the electrical cross-coupling effect within the component of the phased array antenna; and applying, by the one or more beamformers, the modified one or more beamforming weights to the one or more signals routed via the one or more signal paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Ersin Yetisir, Javier Rodriguez De Luis
  • Publication number: 20220321185
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for hybrid beamforming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze, Amir Agah, Dean A. De Carli, Philippe Riondet
  • Publication number: 20220311467
    Abstract: Technologies for provided for a radio frequency input/output (RFIO) combiner/splitter. An example combiner/splitter can include an RFIO circuit including a receive path including first and second low noise amplifiers (LNAs), first switches, resistors, and capacitors, each of the first switches being in series with a respective one of the first capacitors and first resistors; a transmit path including a first power amplifier (PA) including second switches coupled to second resistors and third switches coupled to third resistors, and a second PA including fourth switches coupled to fourth resistors and fifth switches coupled to fifth resistors, each of the second switches, the third switches, the fourth switches, and the fifth switches being in series with one or more respective ones of the second resistors, the third resistors, the fourth resistors, and the fifth resistors; and a balun that couples the Rx and Tx path to an RFIO terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Amir Agah, Eric Pepin, Kim W. Schulze
  • Patent number: 8754992
    Abstract: A system and method for programming a remote control includes pressing keys to enter a programming mode. State changes are communicated from the remote to a set top box. A user selects a device to be controlled and instructions are communicated to a user. The set top box tracks signals received from the remote corresponding to a device code entered by the user into the remote. A program guides and informs the user of programming success or failure based on signals received by the set top box. The remote includes a transmitter and runs a program associating a particular device code with a particular electronic device. The set top box includes a receiver for receiving signals from the transmitter and runs a program providing an interface on a display. The interface guides the user through programming in response to signals received by the set top box from the remote.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim W. Schulze, Roshan Menon
  • Patent number: 8402501
    Abstract: A set top box 22 includes a communication module 102 receiving a remote control configuration database having a remote control associated therewith. The set top box 22 further includes a display control module 116 forming a screen display in response to the remote control configuration database. An interface 110 forms selections in response to the screen display and a display control module displays programming instructions for the remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge H. Guzman, Kim W. Schulze
  • Publication number: 20100028010
    Abstract: A system for delivering codes to a remote control for controlling a number of electronic devices includes a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter. A display connected to the receiver has a mechanism for flashing visible-light to the remote control, the flashed visible-light being related to the signal. The remote control includes a code database and mechanisms for receiving flashed visible-light and converting it into a code storable in the database. A method for acquiring updated codes includes storing codes for controlled apparatus in a code database. Data related to additional device codes are then transmitted to a processing device connected to a visual display. The data are flashed as visible-light from the display and received by the remote control. Received visible-light is converted into at least one device code and used to update the code database in the remote control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Yonghong Zhao, Roshan Menon, Eric J. Bennett, Kim W. Schulze, Jorge H. Guzman, Roger J. Lambert
  • Publication number: 20080320542
    Abstract: A set top box 22 includes a communication module 102 receiving a remote control configuration database having a remote control associated therewith. The set top box 22 further includes a display control module 116 forming a screen display in response to the remote control configuration database. An interface 110 forms selections in response to the screen display and a display control module displays programming instructions for the remote control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jorge H. Guzman, Kim W. Schulze