Patents Examined by Quochien B. Vuong
  • Patent number: 12047106
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module (1) includes a module substrate (70) having major surfaces (701 and 702) opposite to each other, external connection terminals (90a and 90b) disposed on the major surface (702), a power amplifier (11) having major surfaces (111 and 112) opposite to each other and being disposed on the major surface (702) such that the major surface (111) is a mounting surface on the module substrate (70), a bonding wire (45) coupled to the major surface (112), and a heat dissipation electrode (91) disposed apart from the power amplifier (11) on the major surface (112) side with respect to the power amplifier (11) and coupled to the bonding wire (45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoji Tsuda, Yukiya Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 12047107
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a communication apparatus. The communication apparatus may include a first transceiver, a second transceiver, and a power amplifier. The first transceiver and the second transceiver may be separately connected to the power amplifier. In this way, when it is determined that a network load is relatively low, any transceiver in the communication apparatus may be turned off. Because the turned-off transceiver no longer continues to generate power consumption, power consumption of the entire communication apparatus is reduced, to achieve an energy saving effect. In addition, when an electronic component in the communication apparatus is turned off, the power amplifier may not be turned off, and the power amplifier may still receive a corresponding radio frequency signal from a transceiver that is not turned off, to perform power amplification and send a corresponding radio frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaojun Zheng, Wei Chen, Jianming Cui
  • Patent number: 12047111
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing insertion loss in a transceiver while improving an operating efficiency of the transceiver. To do so, the transceiver may include isolation circuitry with harmonic distortion rejection circuitry, an electrostatic discharge filter, an out-of-band noise filter, and/or a matching network. In particular, the harmonic distortion rejection circuitry may enable a second harmonic signal to pass from a power amplifier of a transmitter of the transceiver to ground. The electrostatic discharge filter may also provide a path to ground for electrostatic discharge, and the out-of-band noise filter may provide a path to ground for noise signals. The isolation circuitry may substantially remove or decrease interference caused by undesirable signals while reducing a power consumption and thus improving an operating efficiency of the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Saihua Lin
  • Patent number: 12034467
    Abstract: Communication circuitry and an electronic device including the communication circuitry are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungjoon Kim, Yongjun An, Hyunseok Choi
  • Patent number: 12034494
    Abstract: An interference detection system comprises memory storing computer instructions to cause a processor to perform gathering a temporal snapshot of radio parameter values associated with a first site of a point-to-point radio system, the radio parameter values including at least a receive signal level (RSL) value and at least one other radio parameter value correlated with signal degradation; determining whether the RSL value is greater than an RSL threshold; determining whether the other radio parameter value indicates a threshold level of signal degradation; when the RSL is greater than the RSL threshold and the other parameter indicates a threshold level of signal degradation during the temporal snapshot, determining that external interference is present during the temporal snapshot; when the RSL is not greater than the RSL threshold, determining that the external interference is not present; and performing a responsive action to a determination of the external interference being likely present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: AVIAT U.S., INC.
    Inventors: Gary Croke, Sergio Licardie, Robert Vilhar, Sreco Plevel, Marius Koegelenberg
  • Patent number: 12021553
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an electronic device for matching an antenna impedance may include an antenna, a wireless communication module, an impedance matching module, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: select a first index corresponding to an impedance of the antenna among a plurality of sampled indexes through a first measurement in which a tuning code of the impedance matching module is configured as a reference code; identify a use environment corresponding to the first index; select a second index corresponding to the impedance of the antenna among the plurality of sampled indexes through a second measurement in which the tuning code of the impedance matching module is configured as the reference code and as a ground code corresponding to the use environment; and adjust the impedance of the antenna based on a tuning code corresponding to the second index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongho Park, Yongbin Yoon, Hyunsoo Kim, Youngjun Park, Hyangbok Lee, Hyungjoon Yu, Youngkwon Lee
  • Patent number: 12015433
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes a module board, a transmission power amplifier, a first inductance element mounted on a first principal surface and connected to an output terminal of the transmission power amplifier, a reception low-noise amplifier, and a second inductance element mounted on a first principal surface connected to an input terminal of the reception low-noise amplifier. In a plan view of the module board, a conductive member mounted on the first principal surface is disposed between the first inductance element and the second inductance element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takanori Uejima
  • Patent number: 12015937
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of operating a communication network. The method includes receiving input data related to a state of the communication network and operation of the communication network. The method then includes determining a policy for the communication network based on the input data. The policy is a set of features for forming a plurality of communication links in the communication network over a time interval. The plurality of communication links provides one or more paths through the communication network. Determining the policy is based at least in part on utility values of previous policies. The utility values of previous policies are derived using simulation and/or real-world implementation of the previous policies. The communication network is then operated to implement the policy in the time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Aalyria Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharath Ananth, Brian Barritt, Jin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12015986
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques for transmit power control (TPC) in wireless communication systems are described. A described technique performed by a user equipment (UE) includes signaling that enables transmit power control (TPC) accumulation; receiving, by the UE, downlink control information (DCI) messages corresponding to respective physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission occasions; determining, by the UE, power control adjustment states for the PUSCH transmission occasions; and transmitting, by the UE, in the PUSCH transmission occasions in accordance with the power control adjustment states. Determining the power control adjustment states can include selectively applying TPC accumulation to one or more of the power control adjustment states based on a determination that at least one of the PUSCH transmission occasions is out-of-order based on an arrival ordering of the DCI messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Toufiqul Islam, Fatemeh Hamidi-Sepehr, Debdeep Chatterjee, Sergey Panteleev
  • Patent number: 12015206
    Abstract: A mobile radio antenna for connection to at least one mobile base station. The mobile radio antenna comprises a plurality of radiating elements and an antenna array module, which comprises at least a first housing module. The first housing module comprises a first receiving space and a second receiving space, which are separated from each other by at least one partition. A first phase shifter arrangement is situated in the first receiving space. A first duplex filter assembly is situated in the second receiving space. The at least one partition comprises a first opening, wherein a common terminal of the first duplex filter assembly is electrically or electromagnetically connected to a common terminal of the first phase shifter arrangement through the first opening. Furthermore, an antenna-side terminal of the first phase shifter arrangement is electrically connected directly or indirectly to a first terminal of at least one radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Franz Rottmoser, Christoph Staita
  • Patent number: 11996908
    Abstract: A wireless power system includes a control system configured to output radio waves to an environment and a wearable device having an energy harvesting device configured to receive the radio waves and to harvest energy from the received radio waves. The wearable device also includes a processor and a sensor configured to detect a state of the wearable device and output a state signal to the processor. The processor is configured to output a device control signal based on the detected state signal. The wearable device further includes a communicator configured to receive the device control signal from the processor and to provide an output to the control system based on the state of the wearable device. At least the processor, the sensor, or the communicator receive power via the energy harvested by the energy harvesting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Wei Cheng Yeh, Travis Jon Cossairt, Akiva Meir Krauthamer
  • Patent number: 11991626
    Abstract: Methods and circuits for reducing power dissipation in wireless transceivers and other electronic circuits and systems. Embodiments of the present invention use bias current reduction, impedance scaling, and gain changes either separately or in combination to reduce power dissipation. For example, bias currents are reduced in response to a need for reduced signal handling capability, impedances are scaled thus reducing required drive and other bias currents in response to a strong received signal, or gain is increased and impedances are scaled in response to a low received signal in the presence of no or weak interfering signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: THETA IP, LLC
    Inventor: Yannis Tsividis
  • Patent number: 11984920
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes an integrated circuit (IC) device and an external inductor provided outside the IC device. The IC device includes a plurality of low-noise amplifiers, one or more inductors, and a switching circuit. The plurality of low-noise amplifiers includes a plurality of transistors in one to one correspondence. The one or more inductors are coupled to one or more of the plurality of transistors. Each inductor is coupled to the emitter or source of a corresponding one of the plurality of transistors. The switching circuit is coupled between the emitter or source of each of the plurality of transistors and the external inductor. The external inductor is coupled between the switching circuit and ground in series with each of the one or more inductors via the switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Daisuke Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11967978
    Abstract: A radio-frequency circuit is used in simultaneous transfer of a radio-frequency signal of 4G and a radio-frequency signal of 5G, and includes a first transfer circuit that selectively receives the 4G radio-frequency signal or the 5G radio-frequency signal, and transfers a radio-frequency signal of a first communication band including a first transmission band and a first reception band and a radio-frequency signal of a second communication band including a second transmission band and a second reception band. The first and second transmission bands at least partially overlap. The first transfer circuit includes a first power amplifier that amplifies transmission signals of the first and second communication bands, and a first transmission filter that has a first passband including the first and second transmission bands, and passes the transmission signals of the first and second communication bands output from the first power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ono, Satoshi Tanaka, Hirotsugu Mori
  • Patent number: 11967751
    Abstract: An electronic device including a housing, a display, an antenna structure positioned inside the housing, and a wireless communication circuit connected to the antenna structure, is provided. The antenna structure includes a dipole antenna element interposed between s-patch elements not to overlap with s-patch elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seongjin Park, Dongyeon Kim, Hosaeng Kim, Sumin Yun, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo
  • Patent number: 11962339
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) unit and a method for RF isolation. The RF unit includes first and second RF couplers, an RF filter, and an RF canceler connected in parallel with the RF filter. The first RF coupler is configured to receive an input signal. The RF filter is configured to receive a first portion of the input signal from the first RF coupler and attenuate frequencies outside of a passband of the RF filter from the first portion of the input signal. The RF canceler is configured to receive a second portion of the input signal from the first RF coupler and generate a cancellation signal from the second portion of the input signal based on a target frequency band of the RF canceler. The second RF coupler is configured to combine the cancellation signal with an output of the RF filter to generate an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Chen, Khurram Muhammad, Xinguang Xu
  • Patent number: 11961651
    Abstract: In a coil device, a first coil includes a common terminal side first coil conductor connected to a ground terminal, an intermediate first coil conductor, and an input/output terminal side first coil conductor connected to a first input/output terminal, and a second coil includes a common terminal side second coil conductor connected to the ground terminal, an intermediate second coil conductor, and an input/output terminal side second coil conductor connected to a second input/output terminal. The input/output terminal side first coil conductor is located between the intermediate second coil conductor and the input/output terminal side second coil conductor, and the input/output terminal side second coil conductor is located between the intermediate first coil conductor and the input/output terminal side first coil conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Mikawa, Hideaki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11962356
    Abstract: A method for a transmission and reception point (TRP) for controlling cross-link interference comprises the steps of: determining a timing advance (TA) value, for measuring or eliminating cross-link interference, in a set subframe if a section in which cross-link interferences occur between the TRP and one or more adjacent TRPs is configured; and transmitting the determined TA value in the set subframe to a terminal, wherein the section in which cross-link interference occurs can correspond to a section that is configured as an uplink section for the TRP, and as a downlink transmission section for the one or more adjacent TRPs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongkyu Kim, Yunjung Yi
  • Patent number: 11942973
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes a substrate, a power amplifier that amplifies a transmission signal in a first communication band, a power amplifier that amplifies a transmission signal in a second communication band, and a power amplifier that amplifies a transmission signal in a third communication band. Simultaneous transmission can be performed in a combination of the first communication band and the third communication band. Simultaneous transmission cannot be performed in a combination of the first communication band and the second communication band and a combination of the second communication band and the third communication band. In plan view of the substrate, a distance between the output terminals of the power amplifier and the power amplifier is longer than a distance between the output terminals of the power amplifier and the power amplifier and a distance between the output terminals of the power amplifier and the power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motoji Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11942976
    Abstract: Provided are a communication anti-interference detection method and device. The method includes: demodulating an input radio-frequency signal to acquire a demodulated signal; convolving a first signal and a second signal to acquire a detection signal, so as to detect whether there is an interfering signal in the input radio-frequency signal, wherein the first signal is a signal acquired by performing inverse Fourier transform on the demodulated signal, and the second signal is a signal acquired by performing phase inversion on a preset baseband signal; and performing anti-interference processing on an interfered signal, wherein a signal anti-interference method further includes: after deconvolving the interfering detection signal, performing subtraction or inverse superposition on the detection signal and the first signal, and filtering out the interfering signal to acquire a third signal; and modulating the third signal to acquire an output radio-frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lingyun Cai