Patents by Inventor Michael Kowalski

Michael Kowalski 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: 20230300827
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE receives an RRC message comprising first information used for indicating a reduced UE processing capability from a set of multiple reduced UE processing capabilities. The UE receives an RRC message comprising second information used for indicating a numerology for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission. The UE receives an RRC message comprising third information used for indicating a scaling factor for reduced UE PUSCH preparation time. The UE receives an RRC message comprising fourth information used for indicating an offset for reduced UE PUSCH preparation time. The UE transmits, to the base station apparatus, a transport block if the first uplink symbol in the PUSCH allocation for a transport block including a Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) is no earlier than at symbol X.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: KAI YING, ZHANPING YIN, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Patent number: 11757572
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuity configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a first parameter used for configuring a periodicity. The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive a RRC message comprising a second parameter used for configuring a number of repetitions. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on the first parameter and the second parameter, repetitions of transmissions of a transport block. The UE is not expected to be configured with the number of repetitions larger than the number of slots within the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kai Ying, Tatsushi Aiba, John Michael Kowalski
  • Publication number: 20230262449
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE receives an RRC message comprising first information used for indicating a reduced UE processing capability from a set of multiple reduced UE processing capabilities; receives an RRC message comprising second information used for indicating a numerology for a PDSCH transmission; receives an RRC message comprising third information used for indicating a scaling factor for reduced UE PDSCH decoding time; and receives an RRC message comprising fourth information used for indicating an offset for reduced UE PDSCH decoding time. The UE also transmits, to the base station, a valid HARQ-ACK message if the first uplink symbol of a PUCCH which carries the HARQ-ACK information starts no earlier than at symbol X, the symbol X being defined as the next uplink symbol with its CP starting after Tproc,1, relaxed after the end of the last symbol of the PDSCH carrying a TB being acknowledged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: KAI YING, ZHANPING YIN, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230239768
    Abstract: A repeater node of a telecommunications network wirelessly communicates with a parent node and another node. The repeater node comprises receiver circuitry, processor circuitry, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a frame of information from the parent node. The processor circuitry is configured to include a customized control signal in the frame of information received from the parent node. The customized control signal is customized for the repeater node. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the frame of information which includes the customized control signal to the other node which may be a wireless terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: John Michael KOWALSKI, Atsushi ISHII, Zhanping YIN
  • Publication number: 20230217244
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes transmitting circuitry configured to send a low-capability indication that indicates reduced capabilities of the UE to a 5G New Radio (NR) network. In some examples, multiple low-capability indications may be sent to indicate capabilities of the UE to the 5G NR network. In other examples, a single low-capability indication may be sent in an attach request. The 5G NR network may request the reduced capabilities of the UE in a capability request update. In yet other examples, a single low-capability indication may be sent in a radio resource control (RRC) establishment cause.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kamel M. SHAHEEN, KAI YING, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI
  • Publication number: 20230209511
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) for uplink transmission with reduced capability. The DCI includes a time domain resource assignment field The UE also includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a resource allocation based on the DCI with the time domain resource assignment field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, ZHANPING YIN, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230199891
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) for downlink transmission with reduced capability. The DCI includes a time domain resource assignment field The UE also includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a resource allocation based on the DCI with the time domain resource assignment field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, ZHANPING YIN, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230180147
    Abstract: An Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node comprises a set of plural communication circuitries. Each communication circuitry of the set is configured to perform wireless communications with at one or plural other IAB nodes. The IAB node comprises processor circuitry and transmitter circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to obtain, from a configuration command, an indication whether to generate a power report pertaining to all communication circuitries of the set or a subset of the plural communication circuitries, and to generate the power report in accordance with the indication. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the power report to the parent IAB node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230156735
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes processing circuitry configured to determine slot aggregation scheduling for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) based on received slot aggregation configuration signaling. The UE also includes receiving circuitry configured to receive signaling in at least one aggregated slot of the PDSCH based on the slot aggregation scheduling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Patent number: 11647513
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive system information comprising first information of first time domain resource assignment for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive a UE-specific radio resource control (RRC) signal comprising second information of second time domain resource assignment for a PDSCH. The receiving circuitry is also configured to perform, based on a detection of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the PDSCH reception according to either the first information of the first time domain resource assignment or the second information of the second time domain resource assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sharp Corporation
    Inventors: Kai Ying, Tatsushi Aiba, John Michael Kowalski
  • Publication number: 20230071471
    Abstract: A node of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) network comprises processor circuitry and interface circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to make a determination concerning crosslink interference (CLI) between (a) abeam transmitted from a parent node to the IAB node and (b) a beam transmitted from the IBA node to a child node of the IAB node; and in accordance with the determination, and to generate a command configured to modify a property of the beam transmitted from the parent node to the IAB node. The interface circuitry is configured to transmit the command to a beam controller of the parent node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth PARK, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20220408663
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an outdoor blower that is capable of safely releasing any electrostatic charge that builds up in the blower. During the operation of the blower, electric charge builds up in the housing and components of the blower as particles in the air are moved through the blower. The blower includes a wire contact in the handle that is electrically connected to various other components in the blower. As electric charge is built up in the blower, it can be passed to the wire contact, which is graspable by a user, who acts as a ground and is able to release any charge that builds up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Cooper, Nathan Greene, Brian E. Poole, Michael Kowalski
  • Publication number: 20220386363
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number (HPN). The HPN indicates one or more configured grant (CG) configurations that are activated and/or released/deactivated. The UE also includes processing circuitry configured to activate and/or release/deactivate one or more CG configurations based on the HPN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20220369341
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive first downlink control information (DCI) used for indicating a deactivation of a configured grant corresponding to a configured grant configuration with a first index. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit, based on a reception of the first DCI, a configured grant confirmation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). The configured grant confirmation MAC CE includes a value indicating a deactivation status of the configured grant configuration with the first index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI
  • Publication number: 20220361230
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive first downlink control information (DCI) used for indicating a deactivation of a configured grant corresponding to a configured grant configuration with a first index. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit, based on a reception of the first DCI, a configured grant confirmation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). The configured grant confirmation MAC CE includes a value indicating a deactivation status of the configured grant configuration with the first index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI
  • Publication number: 20220353711
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) conveying a pre-emption indication that indicates pre-emption of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive radio resource control (RRC) signaling that comprises a configuration for a configured grant and a configuration for grant-based PUSCH. The UE also includes a higher layer processor configured to determine whether to follow the configuration for the configured grant or the configuration for grant-based PUSCH for a scheduled retransmission of a TB previously transmitted on a PUSCH with a configured grant. The UE further includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit or skip the PUSCH transmission based on the pre-emption indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI
  • Patent number: 11477776
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Receiving circuitry is configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message including information used for configuring more than one periodicities, each of the more than one periodicities corresponding to each of more than one uplink bandwidth parts (UL BWPs). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a downlink control information format used for scheduling of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), the downlink control information format being used for activating one UL BWP among the more than one UL BWPs. Transmitting circuitry is configured to perform, based on a periodicity among the more than one periodicities, an uplink transmission on the PUSCH in the activated one UL BWP. The periodicity among the more than one periodicities is determined based on the activated one UL BWP in which the uplink transmission is performed on the PUSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Tatsushi Aiba, John Michael Kowalski, Kamel M. Shaheen, Zhanping Yin
  • Publication number: 20220330176
    Abstract: In one of its example aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node (24) that communicates over a radio interface. The IAB node comprises mobile-termination circuitry (50), distributed unit circuitry (52), and processor circuitry (54). The mobile-termination circuitry is configured to transmit over the radio interface with a parent node. The distributed unit circuitry is configured to transmit over the radio interface with a child node. The processor circuitry is configured to manage transmission power utilized by the IAB node by taking into consideration both transmission by the mobile-termination circuitry and transmission by the distributed unit circuitry. Other example aspects of the technology disclosed herein concern transmission power reporting by such IAB node, transmission power prioritization by such IAB node; transmission power governance for the distributed unit circuitry for such IAB node; and method of operating such IAB node(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Patent number: 11457434
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a first parameter(s) used for configuring a first allocation table and a second allocation table. Each of the first allocation table and the second allocation table are used for defining a time domain allocation for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. The receiving circuitry is also configured to detect in a UE specific search space, a downlink control information (DCI) format comprising first information used for indicating a row index to the first allocation table or the second allocation table. The DCI format is used for scheduling of the PUSCH. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on a detection of the DCI format, the PUSCH transmission based on either of the first allocation table or the second allocation table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Kai Ying, Tatsushi Aiba, John Michael Kowalski, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Publication number: 20220279511
    Abstract: A parent Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node that communicates over a radio interface, the parent IAB node comprises processor circuitry resource configuration information for use by one or more child IAB nodes. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the radio resource configuration information to the child IAB node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA