Patents by Inventor Alden Joe Fuchs

Alden Joe Fuchs 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).

  • Wireless communication terminal
    Patent number: 11158943
    Abstract: In one implementation, an antenna array has a plurality of antenna element, each of which is configured to apply a phase shift to a signal. A beam steering controller is configured to steer a main beam of the antenna by controlling the phase shifts applied by the antenna elements. In addition, the beam steering controller also is configured to detect a failure of an antenna element and, in response to detecting the failure, disable the failed antenna element and modify the phase shifts applied by remaining ones of the antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Iridium Satellite LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Francis Bull, Alden Joe Fuchs, Charles Howard Woloszynski
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20180145408
    Abstract: In one implementation, an antenna array has a plurality of antenna element, each of which is configured to apply a phase shift to a signal. A beam steering controller is configured to steer a main beam of the antenna by controlling the phase shifts applied by the antenna elements. In addition, the beam steering controller also is configured to detect a failure of an antenna element and, in response to detecting the failure, disable the failed antenna element and modify the phase shifts applied by remaining ones of the antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey Francis BULL, Alden Joe FUCHS, Charles Howard WOLOSZYNSKI
  • Wireless communication terminal
    Patent number: 9882279
    Abstract: In one implementation, an antenna array has a plurality of antenna element, each of which is configured to apply a phase shift to a signal. A beam steering controller is configured to steer a main beam of the antenna by controlling the phase shifts applied by the antenna elements. In addition, the beam steering controller also is configured to detect a failure of an antenna element and, in response to detecting the failure, disable the failed antenna element and modify the phase shifts applied by remaining ones of the antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Francis Bull, Alden Joe Fuchs, Charles Howard Woloszynski
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20160087339
    Abstract: In one implementation, an antenna array has a plurality of antenna element, each of which is configured to apply a phase shift to a signal. A beam steering controller is configured to steer a main beam of the antenna by controlling the phase shifts applied by the antenna elements. In addition, the beam steering controller also is configured to detect a failure of an antenna element and, in response to detecting the failure, disable the failed antenna element and modify the phase shifts applied by remaining ones of the antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Francis Bull, Alden Joe Fuchs, Charles Howard Woloszynski