Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Edwards

Thomas A. Edwards 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: 11901924
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus comprises a transmit path including a power amplifier to receive, process and output a transmit radio frequency (RF) signal the transmit path comprising a power amplifier. A detection circuit coupled to the transmit path may be configured to: detect, during a first portion of a packet of the transmit RF signal, a level of the transmit RF signal at an input to the power amplifier; and detect, during a second portion of the packet of the transmit RF signal the level of the transmit RF signal at an output of the power amplifier. Based at least in part on the detected level at at least one of the power amplifier input or output, a level of at least one component of the transmit path upstream to the power amplifier is to be updated, to control a transmit power variation of the transmit RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Voor, Hendricus De Ruijter, Richard Hendricks
  • Publication number: 20240049157
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are drawn to systems, apparatus and methods that perform wireless ranging procedures using EHT frames supporting large bandwidth transmission. Moreover, ranging specifications are expanded for the EHT frame format in order to support BW320 ranging with improved performance and accuracy. Embodiments of the present invention support high-bandwidth BW320 and BW240 wireless ranging using a EHT frame format and support 802.11az ranging using a high efficiency (HE) for 802.11be devices. Long training field (LTF) repetition features and security features are also described for EHT-LTFs, and signaling of preamble puncturing patterns are defined for 320 MHz physical layer protocol data units (PPDUs) carried in the U-SIG field and in Trigger Frames to improve spectrum efficiency and reduce interference, according to embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Shuling Feng, Jianhan Liu, Thomas Edward Pare, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240048421
    Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction for resource unit (RU) duplication and tone repetition in wireless communications are described. An apparatus generates a resource unit (RU) or multi-RU (MRU). The apparatus then performs a wireless communication using the RU or MRU with either or both of a RU duplication and a tone repetition such that a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Shengquan Hu, Jianhan Liu, Tung Sheng Yang, Thomas Edward Pare, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240046907
    Abstract: A component for manipulating an input shockwave. The component includes a body comprising a first material. The body defines a cavity for manipulating the input shockwave so to produce a manipulated shockwave. The cavity comprises an input for receiving the input shockwave incident upon the component and an output for outputting the manipulated shockwave from the cavity. The cavity contains a second material having a shock-impedance that is lower than a shock-impedance of the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Allan, Matthew Betney, Hugo Doyle, Thomas Edwards, Nicholas Hawker, James Pecover, Jonathan Skidmore
  • Publication number: 20240048418
    Abstract: Techniques pertaining to transmission methods of resource unit (RU) duplication and tone repetition for Enhanced Long Range (ELR) communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., station (STA)) generates a resource unit (RU) or multi-RU (MRU). The apparatus then performs an ELR communication wirelessly with either or both of: (a) duplication of the RU or MRU; and (b) repetition of tones of the RU or MRU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Shengquan Hu, Jianhan Liu, Tung Sheng Yang, Thomas Edward Pare, JR.
  • Patent number: 11893668
    Abstract: A method of generating an image may include obtaining a profile of a combination of a full-frame camera and a lens; obtaining image information from an electronic sensor of a mobile electronic device; and/or generating, via an electronic control unit of the mobile electronic device, a final digital image via applying a profile of the one or more profiles to the image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Bishop
  • Patent number: 11883578
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing negative pressure to a tissue site are disclosed. Illustrative embodiments may include an apparatus or system for delivering negative-pressure to a tissue site, which can be used in conjunction with low-profile distribution components for wound therapy. Such apparatus may include a low-profile dressing interface or connector comprising at least two side-by-side fluid pathways fluidly coupled to a recessed space of the connector, one for providing negative pressure to a tissue interface or manifold and the other for sensing the negative pressure within the recessed space adjacent the tissue interface. In some embodiments, for example, the apparatus may comprise a first layer of polymeric film having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of features extending from the inner surface, and a second layer of polymeric film coupled to the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke, Thomas Edwards
  • Patent number: 11889429
    Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to encoding and transmit power control for downsized trigger-based (TB) physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) transmissions in next-generation WLAN systems are described. A station (STA) receives a trigger frame indicating an allocated resource unit (RU) of a first size. The STA performs channel sensing responsive to receiving the trigger frame. In response to detecting at least one subchannel being busy from the channel sensing, the STA performs a downsized trigger-based (TB) transmission with a downsized RU or multi-RU (MRU) of a second size smaller than the first size by utilizing downsized RU or MRU allocation information while maintaining a value of each of one or more parameters unchanged in an encoding process to perform the downsized TB transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shengquan Hu, Jianhan Liu, Thomas Edward Pare, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11889435
    Abstract: A first apparatus communicates with a second apparatus via a first link in a first frequency band and via a second link in a second frequency band different than the first frequency band by performing operations. For example, the first apparatus performs an independent enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) on each of the first link and the second link. Then, the first apparatus obtains a transmit opportunity (TXOP). Next, the first apparatus synchronizes a starting time and/or an ending time of a transmission and a reception on the first link and the second link to avoid causing an in-device coexistence (IDC) interference due to the transmission and the reception occurring simultaneously. Alternatively, the first apparatus refrains from transmitting and receiving on the first link and the second link simultaneously to avoid causing the IDC interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongho Seok, Jianhan Liu, James Chih-Shi Yee, Thomas Edward Pare, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11882598
    Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., an access point (AP)) announces to one or more stations (STAs), in a frame, one or more preamble detection (PD) channels in a frequency segment such that each of the one or more STAs monitors a respective one of the one or more PD channels to detect any transmission on the one or more PD channels. The apparatus then wirelessly communicates with at least one of the one or more STAs on one of the one or more PD channels during a transmission opportunity (TXOP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Ying Lu, Yongho Seok, Chao-Chun Wang, Jianhan Liu, James Chih-Shi Yee, Thomas Edward Pare, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20240022365
    Abstract: Techniques pertaining to enhanced long range (ELR) waveform structures and signal (SIG) subfield in wireless communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., a station (STA)) performs an ELR wireless communication by: (i) transmitting an ELR physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU); or (ii) receiving the ELR PPDU. The ELR PPDU includes a waveform structure with backward and forward compatibilities with different generations of Wi-Fi standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: You-Wei Chen, Jianhan Liu, Shengquan Hu, TingChe Tseng, Lin-Kai Chiu, Tung Sheng Yang, Thomas Edward Pare, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240013770
    Abstract: During text-to-speech processing, a speech model creates output audio data, including speech, that corresponds to input text data that includes a representation of the speech. A spectrogram estimator estimates a frequency spectrogram of the speech; the corresponding frequency-spectrogram data is used to condition the speech model. A plurality of acoustic features corresponding to different segments of the input text data, such as phonemes, syllable-level features, and/or word-level features, may be separately encoded into context vectors; the spectrogram estimator uses these separate context vectors to create the frequency spectrogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jaime Lorenzo Trueba, Thomas Renaud Drugman, Viacheslav Klimkov, Srikanth Ronanki, Thomas Edward Merritt, Andrew Paul Breen, Roberto Barra-Chicote
  • Patent number: 11870735
    Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to design simplification for distributed-tone resource units (RUs) in 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) systems are described. A communication entity performs tone distribution with a logical RU size over a bandwidth to generate a distributed-tone RU. The communication entity then communicates wirelessly using the distributed-tone RU in a 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shengquan Hu, Jianhan Liu, Thomas Edward Pare, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11864227
    Abstract: A device detects a primary channel busy for an operating bandwidth having a plurality of channel segments comprising the primary channel and at least one non-primary channel. In response to detecting the primary channel busy, the device obtains a transmission opportunity (TXOP) through a first non-primary channel of the at least one non-primary channel. Then, the device performs a transmission at least on the first non-primary channel during the TXOP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Ying Lu, Jianhan Liu, Chao-Chun Wang, Yongho Seok, Thomas Edward Pare, Jr., James Chih-Shi Yee
  • Publication number: 20230421194
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus includes a receive path to receive, process and output a receive radio frequency (RF) signal, the receive path comprising at least one low noise amplifier (LNA) and a plurality of signal nodes. The receive path may be configurable to operate in a plurality of modes. The apparatus also may include at least one filter to filter the receive RF signal and at least one detector circuit to detect one or more levels present at one or more of the plurality of signal nodes. The apparatus may configure an order of the at least one LNA and the at least one filter, based at least in part on the one or more levels detected in the at least one detector circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Voor, Jeffrey L. Sonntag, Richard Hendricks, Logan Lucas, Hendricus De Ruijter, Luigi Panseri
  • Publication number: 20230422070
    Abstract: Techniques pertaining to further indication for WLAN sensing measurement report in wireless communications are described. A sensing receiver is configured to perform a sensing measurement and generate a sensing measurement report indicating channel state information (CSI) according to the sensing measurement. The sensing measurement report further indicates one or more categories of a frequency response of the sensing receiver without indicating any gain setting of the sensing receiver. The sensing receiver is also configured to transmit, as a sensing responder, the sensing measurement report to a sensing initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Shuling Feng, Jianhan Liu, Thomas Edward Pare, JR., Tsung-Han Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230422053
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method comprises: monitoring, via at least one computer system of a central entity, performance information of a plurality of wireless devices present in a network environment remotely coupled to the central entity; updating a monitoring database based on monitoring the performance information; and causing at least some of the plurality of wireless devices to be reconfigured from a first mode to a second mode based at least in part on the performance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Voor, Jeffrey L. Sonntag, Richard Hendricks
  • Publication number: 20230421192
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method comprises: initializing a front end circuit of a wireless device into a first mode in which a radio frequency (RF) signal processing path comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA) having an output coupled to an RF filter; and in response to an RF signal received in the front end circuit having a level greater than a first threshold, reconfiguring the front end circuit into a second mode in which the RF filter is coupled to an input of the LNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hendricus De Ruijter, Thomas Edward Voor, Jeffrey L. Sonntag
  • Publication number: 20230421183
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus comprises a transmit path including a power amplifier to receive, process and output a transmit radio frequency (RF) signal the transmit path comprising a power amplifier. A detection circuit coupled to the transmit path may be configured to: detect, during a first portion of a packet of the transmit RF signal, a level of the transmit RF signal at an input to the power amplifier; and detect, during a second portion of the packet of the transmit RF signal the level of the transmit RF signal at an output of the power amplifier. Based at least in part on the detected level at at least one of the power amplifier input or output, a level of at least one component of the transmit path upstream to the power amplifier is to be updated, to control a transmit power variation of the transmit RF signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Voor, Hendricus De Ruijter, Richard Hendricks
  • Patent number: D1010042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HeadRight Products LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Sedlack, Walter Jeffrey Shakespeare