Patents Assigned to Wilson Electronics, LLC
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Patent number: 12120620Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater that can comprise: a first port; a second port; a first amplification and filtering path coupled between the first port and the second port, wherein the first amplification and filtering path is configured to amplify and filter a first time division duplex (TDD) signal in a first frequency range of a first TDD uplink (UL) signal; a second amplification and filtering path coupled between the first port and the second port, wherein the second amplification and filtering path is configured to amplify and filter a second TDD signal in a second frequency range of a second TDD downlink (DL) signal; and a modem configured to generate an UL/DL indication signal for the first frequency range, and send the UL/DL indication signal to the repeater.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson
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Patent number: 12081250Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater architecture having a combined direct digital channelizer (DDC). The DDC can be coupled to a signal combiner and a breakout signal divider to enable bidirectional signals to be communicated to the DDC. A first direction receive amplification and filtering path can be coupled between a first antenna port and the signal combiner. A second direction receive amplification and filtering path can be coupled between a second antenna port and the signal combiner. A first direction transmit amplification and filtering path can be coupled between the breakout signal divider and the first antenna port. A second direction transmit amplification and filtering path can be coupled between the breakout signal divider and the second antenna port.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Dale Robert Anderson, Christopher Ken Ashworth
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Patent number: 12081498Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a signal path that includes a digital filter. The repeater can include a controller. The controller can receive plurality of signals in a multi-channel downlink signal band. The controller can digitize one or more signals in the multi-channel downlink signal band to form a plurality of digitized downlink signals. The controller can use the digital filter to adjust a gain of one or more of the digitized downlink signals based on a channel-specific received signal strength indicator (RSSI) or a network protection requirement.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Chris Ashworth, Patrick Cook
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Patent number: 12063094Abstract: Technology for a desktop signal booster is disclosed. The desktop signal booster can include one or more amplification and filtering signal paths configured to amplify and filter a cellular signal for a wireless device. The desktop signal booster can include wireless charging circuitry configured to wirelessly charge the wireless device when the wireless device is placed within a selected distance from the desktop signal booster.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Michael James Mouser
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Patent number: 12021600Abstract: A technology is described for a time division duplex (TDD) repeater with network protection. The TDD repeater can comprise a first port, a second port, and one or more amplification paths coupled between the first port and the second port. The TDD repeater can comprise a signal detector configured to measure a received signal power for a downlink (DL) signal in a first set of one or more TDD DL subframes. The TDD repeater can be further configured to adjust an uplink (UL) noise power or gain of the one or more amplification paths based on the received signal power for the DL signal in the first set of the one or more TDD DL subframes.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel
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Patent number: 11894910Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first-direction signal path configured to amplify and filter a signal in a first-direction band using a first bandpass filter. The repeater can include a second-direction signal path configured to amplify and filter a signal in a second-direction band using a second bandpass filter. The second-direction band can be spectrally adjacent to the first-direction band. The first bandpass filter and the second bandpass filter can provide filtering to isolate the first-direction band from the spectrally adjacent second-direction band.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Casey James Nordgran
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Patent number: 11870538Abstract: Technology for a repeater with a trumped amplifier network is disclosed. The repeater can include two or more signal paths corresponding to two or more bands. The repeater can include a first coupler network communicatively coupled to the two or more signal paths. The repeater can include a second coupler network communicatively coupled to an antenna port. The repeater can include two or more amplifier networks between the first coupler network and the second coupler network. A signal received via the first coupler network can be distributed to the two or more amplifier networks for amplification and combined using the second coupler network to produce an amplified output signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Dale Robert Anderson, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Stewart Raggio
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Patent number: 11863287Abstract: Technology for a pre-amplification system for a modem is disclosed. The pre-amplification system can include an uplink-downlink signal path communicatively coupled between a first modem port of the modem and a first donor antenna port. The pre-amplification system can include a downlink signal path communicatively coupled between a second modem port of the modem and a second donor antenna port. The downlink signal path can include a pre-amplifier configured to amplify a received downlink cellular signal to produce an amplified downlink cellular signal to be directed to the second modem port.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Ilesh V. Patel, Christopher Ken Ashworth
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Patent number: 11848654Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater. A repeater can comprise a first port; a second port; a first-direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the first port and the second port; a multiplexer coupled between: the first-direction amplification and filtering path; and the second port; and a power amplifier (PA) coupled between the first port and the multiplexer. The repeater can further comprise an adjustable matching network coupled between the PA and the multiplexer, wherein the adjustable matching network is actively adjusted to match an impedance of an output of the PA at a selected channel over a frequency range for a first-direction signal with an impedance of an input of the multiplexer over the selected channel over the frequency range for a first-direction signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson
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Patent number: 11784735Abstract: A technology is described for adjusting repeater gain based on user equipment need. A downlink path of the repeater can be deactivated. A deactivated throughput value can be received from the UE for data received at the UE in a selected time period. The downlink amplification path of the repeater can be activated. An activated throughput value for data received at the UE in the selected time period can be received from the UE. A difference can be determined between the deactivated throughput value and the activated throughput value. A repeater gain value can be reduced or bypassed when the deactivated throughput value is greater than the activated throughput value by a selected threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Joshua Kent Barnes, Christopher Ken Ashworth
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Patent number: 11777591Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first port and a second port. The repeater can include a transmitter communicatively coupled to the first port and a receiver communicatively coupled to the second port. The transmitter can transmit a path loss signal. The receiver can receive the path loss signal transmitted by the transmitter. The repeater can include a controller. The controller can identify a first power level of the signal transmitted from the transmitter. The controller can identify a second power level of the signal received at the receiver. The controller can determine an antenna feedback path loss of the repeater based on the first power level and the second power level. The controller can set a maximum gain level for the repeater based on the antenna feedback path loss to avoid an oscillation in the repeater.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson, Casey James Nordgran, Derrick Stout
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Patent number: 11764859Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first antenna port and a second antenna port. The repeater can include a first uplink analog signal amplification and filtering path and a second uplink analog signal amplification and filtering path. The repeater can include a first downlink analog signal amplification and filtering path and a second downlink analog signal amplification and filtering path. The repeater can include an uplink software-defined filtering (SDF) module and a downlink SDF module.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Dale Robert Anderson, Casey James Nordgran, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Ilesh V. Patel
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Patent number: 11750270Abstract: Technology for a diversity bi-directional repeater is disclosed. The diversity bi-directional repeater can include a first interface port, a second interface port, a 1st first-direction signal amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the first interface port and the second interface port, and a 1st second direction signal amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the first interface port and the second interface port. The diversity bi-directional repeater can further include a third interface port, a fourth interface port, and a 2nd second direction signal amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the third interface port and the fourth interface port.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Raggio
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Patent number: 11750272Abstract: A technology is described for a time division duplex (TDD) repeater with network protection. The TDD repeater can comprise a first port, a second port, and one or more amplification paths coupled between the first port and the second port. The TDD repeater can comprise a signal detector configured to measure a received signal power for a downlink (DL) signal in a first set of one or more TDD DL subframes. The TDD repeater can be further configured to adjust an uplink (UL) noise power or gain of the one or more amplification paths based on the received signal power for the DL signal in the first set of the one or more TDD DL subframes.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel
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Patent number: 11742931Abstract: A technology is described for a time division duplex (TDD) repeater with network protection. The TDD repeater can comprise a first port, a second port, and one or more amplification paths coupled between the first port and the second port. The TDD repeater can comprise a signal detector configured to measure a received signal power for a downlink (DL) signal in a first set of one or more TDD DL subframes. The TDD repeater can be further configured to adjust an uplink (UL) noise power or gain of the one or more amplification paths based on the received signal power for the DL signal in the first set of the one or more TDD DL subframes.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel
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Patent number: 11705958Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first antenna port and a second antenna port. The repeater can include a first uplink analog signal amplification and filtering path and a second uplink analog signal amplification and filtering path. The repeater can include a first downlink analog signal amplification and filtering path and a second downlink analog signal amplification and filtering path. The repeater can include an uplink software-defined filtering (SDF) module and a downlink SDF module.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Dale Robert Anderson, Casey James Nordgran, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Ilesh V. Patel
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Patent number: 11627482Abstract: A technology is described for a bi-directional amplifier remote monitoring system. A directional coupler can have a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port can be configured to be coupled to a bi-directional amplifier first port. The second port can be configured to be coupled to a server antenna port. The third port can be configured to be coupled to a wireless modem. The directional coupler can be configured to direct a downlink signal with a selected amount of attenuation from the bi-directional amplifier first port to the wireless modem. The directional coupler can be configured to direct a modem signal with the selected amount of attenuation from the wireless modem to the bi-directional amplifier first port for communication on an uplink path of the bi-directional amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Raggio, Dale Robert Anderson, Christopher Ken Ashworth
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Patent number: 11601187Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater. A repeater can comprise: a server port; a donor port; a first uplink (UL) filtering and amplification path coupled between the server port and the donor port, wherein the first UL filtering and amplification path is configured to filter an UL signal of a first frequency range; a first downlink (DL) filtering and amplification path coupled between the server port and the donor port, wherein the first DL filtering and amplification path is configured to filter a DL signal of the first frequency range; and a second DL filtering and amplification path coupled between the server port and the donor port, wherein the second DL filtering and amplification path is configured to filter a DL signal of a second frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Patrick Lee Cook
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Patent number: 11539498Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a signal path that includes a digital filter. The repeater can include a controller. The controller can receive a multi-channel downlink signal. The controller can digitize the multi-channel downlink signal to form a plurality of channelized downlink signals. The controller can determine a base station coupling loss (BSCL) value for each of the channelized downlink signal. The controller can use the digital filter to adjust a gain of one or more of the channelized downlink signals based on the BSCL value for each of the channelized downlink signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Chris Ashworth, Patrick Cook
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Patent number: 11527898Abstract: A user device cradle can include a receiver configured to removably retain a wireless user device. One or more Radio Frequency (RF) signal couplers and one or more power couplers can be disposed in the receiver of the cradle. The one or more RF signal couplers can be configured to couple one or more RF communication signals to the wireless user device, while the one or more power couplers can be configured to couple power to the wireless user device. The coupling of power to the user device can be reduced or minimized when a downlink signal is received by a user device in the user device cradle, or when the user device cradle is in a weak signal area.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Joshua Kent Barnes, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson