Patents Assigned to Wilson Electronics, LLC
  • Patent number: 11601187
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Patrick Lee Cook
  • Patent number: 11539498
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Ashworth, Patrick Cook
  • Patent number: 11527898
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Joshua Kent Barnes, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Patent number: 11418251
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first port, a second port, and a third port. The repeater can include a first amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the first port and the second port for a first frequency range. The repeater can include a second amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the first port and the third port for a second frequency range. The first frequency range can be spectrally adjacent to the second frequency range in a same signal direction, and a combination of the first frequency range and the second frequency range can have a fractional bandwidth that is greater than a defined fractional bandwidth threshold ratio for a selected filter type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Patent number: 11418253
    Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater. The repeater can be configured to: receive an access level indicator from a spectrum access system (SAS) for a selected contested frequency band; identify one or more sub-bands available to the repeater in the selected contested frequency band based on the access level indicator; and activate the repeater for the one or more sub-bands when the access level permits repeater access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Patent number: 11394453
    Abstract: 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, a 2nd first-direction signal amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the third interface port and the 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Raggio
  • Patent number: 11387893
    Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater system comprising a repeater and a scanning receiver. The repeater can comprise a first port, a second port, one or more amplification and filtering paths coupled between the first port and the second port and one or more processors and memory. The scanning receiver can be configured to: identify one or more frequency ranges associated with a plurality of cellular carriers; scan the one or more frequency ranges; identify cellular carrier specific information for the one or more frequency ranges associated with the plurality of cellular carriers; and provide the cellular carrier specific information to the repeater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Mouser, Stephen Todd Fariss, Dale Robert Anderson, William Gerald Sarver, Jr., Ilesh V. Patel, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Philip Anthony Weaver, Douglas Edward Bohls
  • Patent number: 11362729
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Ilesh V. Patel, Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Patent number: 11362798
    Abstract: A technology is described for increasing signal booster gain from a weak-signal far node in the proximity of a strong-signal near node. A first splitter can be coupled to a first interface port. A first channelized switchable first-direction parallel path can be coupled to the first splitter comprising a first channelized first-direction bandpass filter for a first subset of a selected first-direction band. A first switchable first-direction parallel path coupled to the first splitter can comprise: a switchable first-direction path comprising a first bandpass filter for passing the selected first-direction band; and a second channelized switchable first-direction parallel path comprising a second channelized first-direction bandpass filter for a second subset of the selected first-direction band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel
  • Patent number: 11303369
    Abstract: A technology is described for adjusting repeater gain based on user equipment need. A repeater can be configured to receive a downlink signal strength indicator value of a user equipment (UE) via a wireless connection of the UE with the repeater. The repeater can be further configured to select a threshold value for the downlink signal strength indicator value. The repeater can be further configured to reduce or bypass a downlink repeater gain level when the downlink signal strength indicator value is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Kent Barnes, Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Patent number: 11233492
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Patent number: 11223415
    Abstract: Technology for a mobile repeater operable to operate in a low power mode is disclosed. The repeater can comprise of detecting an uplink signal from one or more mobile devices for a selected period of time. The repeater can comprise of setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time to reduce a power draw. Wherein setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode comprises turning off one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains including at least one power amplifier (PA) to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater. Wherein the one or more signal chain components further comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA); a gain block; or a variable attenuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Nolan J. Bradshaw, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Patent number: 11223384
    Abstract: Technology for a low-noise signal chain is disclosed. The low-noise signal chain can include a signal path configured to carry a signal. The low-noise signal chain can include a bypassable amplifier communicatively coupled to the signal path. The low-noise signal chain can include a switchable band pass filter communicatively coupled to the signal path. The low-noise signal chain can include an amplifier bypass path communicatively coupled to the signal path. The signal can be configured to be directed to the amplifier bypass path to bypass the bypassable amplifier. The low-noise signal chain can include a band pass filter bypass path communicatively coupled to the signal path. The signal can be configured to be directed to the band pass filter bypass path to bypass the switchable band pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Lee Cook, Christopher K. Ashworth, Michael James Mouser
  • Patent number: 11218237
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a signal path configured to carry a signal having a selected radio frequency (RF) bandwidth on an RF carrier at a selected frequency. The signal path can include an intermediate frequency (IF) filter block operable for down-conversion of the RF carrier to an IF carrier to enable the selected RF bandwidth of the signal to be bandpass filtered at an IF filter bandwidth having an IF passband frequency range and the IF passband frequency range of the IF filter bandwidth is greater than the selected RF bandwidth. The down-conversion to the IF carrier can provide increased crossover attenuation or midband isolation of the RF carrier for the repeater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Patent number: 11201664
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Patent number: 11102801
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can identify a current location of the signal booster. The signal booster can determine one or more bands in which signals are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster based on the current location of the signal booster. The signal booster can boost signals in the one or more bands that are permitted to be boosted by the signal booster for the current location of the signal booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Michael James Mouser
  • Patent number: 11095359
    Abstract: Technology for a desktop signal booster is disclosed. The desktop signal booster can include a cellular signal amplifier, an integrated device antenna coupled to the cellular signal amplifier, an integrated node antenna coupled to the cellular signal amplifier, and wireless charging circuitry. The cellular signal amplifier can be configured to amplify signals for a wireless device, and the wireless device can be within a selected distance from the desktop signal booster. The integrated device antenna can be configured to transmit signals from the cellular signal amplifier to the wireless device. The integrated node antenna can be configured to transmit signals from the cellular signal amplifier to a base station. The wireless charging circuitry can be configured to wirelessly charge the wireless device when the wireless device is placed in proximity to the desktop signal booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Michael James Mouser
  • Patent number: D934211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Jay Hamilton, Scot Herbst, Will Hunter, Patrick Tufts, Ellen Posch
  • Patent number: D934845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Jay Hamilton, Scot Herbst, Will Hunter, Ellen Posch
  • Patent number: D943562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Brooks Stephen Ruhman, Scot Herbst, William Hunter