Patents by Inventor Philip D. Coan

Philip D. Coan 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: 9713158
    Abstract: Techniques for determining power relaxation values are disclosed. The power relaxation values may be determined according to an ending resource block (RB) and a number of RBs in a contiguous allocation. In one aspect, the power relaxation values are arranged into regions based, at least in part, on transmission channel bandwidths and the distance from a protected adjacent channel. A user equipment (UE) can determine a power relaxation value for its current allocation using the ending RB index and contiguous RB length and can adjust its transmission power accordingly. Evolved NodeBs may estimate the power relaxation that a particular UE has selected in order to more accurately determine the transmit power available to the UE. Using the more accurate estimate of transmit power, the eNB may schedule the UE for uplink transmissions accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal, William R. Panton, Gene Fong, Philip D. Coan, Sumit Verma, Edward George Tiedemann, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160302205
    Abstract: Techniques for determining power relaxation values are disclosed. The power relaxation values may be determined according to an ending resource block (RB) and a number of RBs in a contiguous allocation. In one aspect, the power relaxation values are arranged into regions based, at least in part, on transmission channel bandwidths and the distance from a protected adjacent channel. A user equipment (UE) can determine a power relaxation value for its current allocation using the ending RB index and contiguous RB length and can adjust its transmission power accordingly. Evolved NodeBs may estimate the power relaxation that a particular UE has selected in order to more accurately determine the transmit power available to the UE. Using the more accurate estimate of transmit power, the eNB may schedule the UE for uplink transmissions accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal, William R. Panton, Gene Fong, Philip D. Coan, Sumit Verma, Edward George Tiedemann, JR.
  • Patent number: 9408217
    Abstract: Techniques for determining power relaxation values are disclosed. The power relaxation values may be determined according to an ending resource block (RB) and a number of RBs in a contiguous allocation. In one aspect, the power relaxation values are arranged into regions based, at least in part, on transmission channel bandwidths and the distance from a protected adjacent channel. A user equipment (UE) can determine a power relaxation value for its current allocation using the ending RB index and contiguous RB length and can adjust its transmission power accordingly. Evolved NodeBs may estimate the power relaxation that a particular UE has selected in order to more accurately determine the transmit power available to the UE. Using the more accurate estimate of transmit power, the eNB may schedule the UE for uplink transmissions accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal, William R. Panton, Gene Fong, Philip D. Coan, Sumit Verma, Edward George Tiedemann, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9407334
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to reducing jamming caused by radiated fields generated by wireless power transmitters. Exemplary embodiments include detecting a jamming condition of a wireless power receiving device resulting from a radiated field from a wireless power transmitter of a charging device. Such embodiments include synchronizing the wireless power coupling with communication of the wireless power receiving device. Synchronizing wireless power coupling may include wireless power coupling at a first level when the wireless power receiving device is expected to receive a signal on a communication channel. Synchronizing wireless power coupling may further include coupling at a higher rate when the wireless power receiving device is not expected to receive a signal on the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Stanley Slavko Toncich, Philip D. Coan
  • Publication number: 20150079904
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to reducing jamming caused by radiated fields generated by wireless power transmitters. Exemplary embodiments include detecting a jamming condition of a wireless power receiving device resulting from a radiated field from a wireless power transmitter of a charging device. Such embodiments include synchronizing the wireless power coupling with communication of the wireless power receiving device. Synchronizing wireless power coupling may include wireless power coupling at a first level when the wireless power receiving device is expected to receive a signal on a communication channel. Synchronizing wireless power coupling may further include coupling at a higher rate when the wireless power receiving device is not expected to receive a signal on the communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Stanley Slavko Toncich, Philip D. Coan
  • Patent number: 8964821
    Abstract: A modem is described. The modem includes a transmitter. The transmitter includes a digital pre-distortion module and a power amplifier. The modem also includes one or more selected shared receivers. The one or more selected shared receivers generate a feedback signal for the digital pre-distortion module. The modem further includes a feedback switch. The feedback switch selectively couples the one or more selected shared receivers to an output of the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip D. Coan, Paul J. Draxler, Roberto Rimini, Thomas D. Marra, Gurkanwal Singh Sahota, Steven C. Ciccarelli, Shrenik Patel
  • Patent number: 8929957
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to reducing jamming caused by radiated fields generated by wireless power transmitters. Exemplary embodiments include detecting a jamming condition of a wireless power receiving device resulting from a radiated field from a wireless power transmitter of a charging device. Such embodiments include synchronizing the wireless power coupling with communication of the wireless power receiving device. Synchronizing wireless power coupling may include wireless power coupling at a first level when the wireless power receiving device is expected to receive a signal on a communication channel. Synchronizing wireless power coupling may further include coupling at a higher rate when the wireless power receiving device is not expected to receive a signal on the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Stanley S. Toncich, Philip D. Coan
  • Publication number: 20130094550
    Abstract: A modem is described. The modem includes a transmitter. The transmitter includes a digital pre-distortion module and a power amplifier. The modem also includes one or more selected shared receivers. The one or more selected shared receivers generate a feedback signal for the digital pre-distortion module. The modem further includes a feedback switch. The feedback switch selectively couples the one or more selected shared receivers to an output of the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Philip D. Coan, Paul J. Draxler, Roberto Rimini, Thomas D. Marra, Gurkanwal Singh Sahota, Steven C. Ciccarelli, Shrenik Patel
  • Publication number: 20100271123
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention includes an amplifier and a processor that adapts a baseline or previous model of the input-output signal characteristic of the amplifier using metrics of the system, including peak power, peak voltage, average power, root mean square (RMS) voltage, samples of the output signal of the amplifier, etc. In particular, the system comprises an amplifier; a device to measure a metric of the system; a processor to generate a present model of the input-output signal characteristic of the amplifier based on the system metric as determined through a localized sampling window of the output signal; and a predistortion device to predistort the input signal for the amplifier based on the present amplifier model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Aracely W. Forrester, Philip D. Coan, Paul J. Draxler
  • Publication number: 20100151808
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to reducing jamming caused by radiated fields generated by wireless power transmitters. Exemplary embodiments include detecting a jamming condition of a wireless power receiving device resulting from a radiated field from a wireless power transmitter of a charging device. Such embodiments include synchronizing the wireless power coupling with communication of the wireless power receiving device. Synchronizing wireless power coupling may include wireless power coupling at a first level when the wireless power receiving device is expected to receive a signal on a communication channel. Synchronizing wireless power coupling may further include coupling at a higher rate when the wireless power receiving device is not expected to receive a signal on the communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stanley S. Toncich, Philip D. Coan
  • Patent number: 7062232
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to communications. The systems and techniques involve transmitting a signal through a first antenna, receiving feedback related to the signal transmission through the first antenna, selecting between the first antenna and a second antenna as a function of the feedback, and transmitting the signal through the selected antenna. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip D. Coan, Harris S. Simon, Michael J. Wengler
  • Publication number: 20040203541
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to communications. The systems and techniques involve transmitting a signal through a first antenna, receiving feedback related to the signal transmission through the first antenna, selecting between the first antenna and a second antenna as a function of the feedback, and transmitting the signal through the selected antenna. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Philip D. Coan, Harris S. Simon, Michael J. Wengler