Patents by Inventor Bernd Pregardier

Bernd Pregardier 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).

  • Publication number: 20240079774
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first digital beamformer (DBF) associated with a first subset of antennas of a phased array antenna, the first DBF including a transmit section associated with transmission of a first signal at a first frequency in a transmit mode and a receive section associated with receiving of a second signal at a second frequency in a receive mode, the second frequency being different from the first frequency. The apparatus includes a second DBF associated with a second subset of antennas of the phased array antenna. The first and second DBFs are configured to receive a local oscillator signal having the first frequency from a common local oscillator in the transmit mode and receive the local oscillator signal having the second frequency from the common local oscillator in the receive mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Ali Sajjadi, Bagher Afshar, Babak Vakili-Amini, Alireza Mehrnia, Behzad Nourani, Bernd Pregardier
  • Publication number: 20240039568
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system is configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from a phased array antenna, the RF signal comprising at least a portion of a plurality of data beams included in a single channel, generate a plurality of channel signals based on the RF signal. Generating the plurality of channel signals includes separating the RF signal into a plurality of channels in which each channel of the plurality of channels includes at least a portion of a respective subset of the plurality of data beams. The receiver is further configured to decode each data beam of the plurality of channel signals with a respective phase and a respective time delay. The receiver is further configured to output the plurality of data beams of the plurality of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
  • Patent number: 11855362
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a device is included in a communications system, the device including a plurality of antenna elements configured in a phased array antenna; a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) chips, wherein each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips is associated with a respective subset of antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements, and wherein, for each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips, the associated subset of antenna elements is used for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals by the IC chip; and a local oscillator configured to generate a common local oscillator signal and provide the common local oscillator signal to each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Ali Sajjadi, Bagher Afshar, Babak Vakili-Amini, Alireza Mehrnia, Behzad Nourani, Bernd Pregardier
  • Patent number: 11817894
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
  • Publication number: 20230006706
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
  • Patent number: 11483021
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
  • Publication number: 20210194524
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; and a plurality of decoders electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each of the plurality of channel signals into a respective plurality of decoded data beam portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
  • Patent number: 10944442
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a receiver included in a communications system includes a channel extractor configured to segregate a received signal into a plurality of channel signals, wherein the plurality of channel signals includes a plurality of data signals; a plurality of phase shifters electrically coupled to the channel extractor and configured to decode each data signal of the plurality of data signals with a respective phase; and a plurality of time delay filters electrically coupled to the plurality of phase shifters and configured to decode each data signal of the plurality of data signals with a respective time delay, wherein the plurality of time delay filters outputs each subset of the plurality of data signals in a respective channel of the plurality of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Alireza Mehrnia, Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Bagher Afshar, Ali Sajjadi, Bernd Pregardier, Ka Shun Carson Pun, Omid Nasiby, Igor Elgorriaga
  • Publication number: 20200388916
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a device is included in a communications system, the device including a plurality of antenna elements configured in a phased array antenna; a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) chips, wherein each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips is associated with a respective subset of antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements, and wherein, for each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips, the associated subset of antenna elements is used for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals by the IC chip; and a local oscillator configured to generate a common local oscillator signal and provide the common local oscillator signal to each IC chip of the plurality of IC chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Masoud Kahrizi, Alex Ahmad Mirzaei, Ali Sajjadi, Bagher Afshar, Babak Vakili-Amini, Alireza Mehrnia, Behzad Nourani, Bernd Pregardier
  • Patent number: 9553615
    Abstract: A single hybrid receiver is provided for processing both single carrier and carrier aggregated (CA) communications signals where carriers are split into independent receive paths without any additional external components. The receiver receives all contiguous and non-contiguous intra-band CA and inter-band CA signals, including those of unequal bandwidths, allowing for improved rejection and balanced rejection of jamming signals on either side of the two carrier signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amir Hadji-Abdolhamid, Bernd Pregardier, Masoud Kahrizi
  • Publication number: 20160182094
    Abstract: A single hybrid receiver is provided for processing both single carrier and carrier aggregated (CA) communications signals where carriers are split into independent receive paths without any additional external components. The receiver receives all contiguous and non-contiguous intra-band CA and inter-band CA signals, including those of unequal bandwidths, allowing for improved rejection and balanced rejection of jamming signals on either side of the two carrier signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amir Hadji-Abdolhamid, Bernd Pregardier, Masoud Kahrizi
  • Patent number: 9356711
    Abstract: A technique to provide calibration in a receiver that receives multiple carriers and uses multiple receive signal paths to down-convert and process the multiple carrier signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Masoud Kahrizi, Bernd Pregardier
  • Patent number: 9287901
    Abstract: A single hybrid receiver is provided for processing both single carrier and carrier aggregated (CA) communications signals where carriers are split into independent receive paths without any additional external components. The receiver receives all contiguous and non-contiguous intra-band CA and inter-band CA signals allowing for improved rejection and balanced rejection of jamming signals on either side of the two carrier signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Amir Hadji-Abdolhamid, Bernd Pregardier, Masoud Kahrizi
  • Publication number: 20160043700
    Abstract: A wireless communications transmitter is divided into N binary weighted communication signal processing paths including both fixed and variable gain communication signal processing chains. Specific bit sequences are used to select a combination of fixed and variable gain signal processing paths to adjust to a desired transmitter output power. Alternately, high and low power communication signal processing paths are chosen as needed with the high power communication signal processing path including an odd order harmonic notch filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Behnam Mohammadi, Masoud Kahrizi, Ahmad Mirzaei, Bernd Pregardier, John Cumming Leete
  • Patent number: 9197179
    Abstract: A wireless communications transmitter is divided into N binary weighted communication signal processing paths including both fixed and variable gain communication signal processing chains. Specific bit sequences are used to select a combination of fixed and variable gain signal processing paths to adjust to a desired transmitter output power. Alternately, high and low power communication signal processing paths are chosen as needed with the high power communication signal processing path including an odd order harmonic notch filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Behnam Mohammadi, Masoud Kahrizi, Ahmad Mirzaei, Bernd Pregardier, John Cumming Leete
  • Patent number: 9197381
    Abstract: Various configurations and arrangements of systems and methods for providing multi-carrier aggregation are described. A system in accordance with the disclosure can include a first mixer configured to receive a first signal in a first frequency band, a second mixer configured to receive a second signal in a second frequency band, a third mixer configured to receive the second signal in the second frequency band, and a fourth mixer configured to receive a third signal in a third frequency band. The system can further include a controller configured to selectively activate one of the first mixer and the second mixer, and selectively activate one of the third mixer and the fourth mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Masoud Kahrizi, Bernd Pregardier, John Cumming Leete
  • Publication number: 20150288467
    Abstract: A technique to provide calibration in a receiver that receives multiple carriers and uses multiple receive signal paths to down-convert and process the multiple carrier signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masoud Kahrizi, Bernd Pregardier
  • Publication number: 20150092680
    Abstract: A technique to provide receiver processing of a plurality of component carrier signals that are received from one or more transmitting source by a terminal device, in which filtered component carrier signals are processed and aggregated in the terminal device. Two of the component carrier signals may be in a same frequency band grouping or two or more of the component carrier signals may be in a different band grouping. The receiver architecture allows for flexible processing of the component carrier signals by allocating the different bands into frequency band groupings to process the plurality of component carrier signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Masoud Kahrizi, Bernd Pregardier
  • Publication number: 20150087245
    Abstract: A single hybrid receiver is provided for processing both single carrier and carrier aggregated (CA) communications signals where carriers are split into independent receive paths without any additional external components. The receiver receives all contiguous and non-contiguous intra-band CA and inter-band CA signals allowing for improved rejection and balanced rejection of jamming signals on either side of the two carrier signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Amir Hadji-Abdolhamid, Bernd Pregardier, Masoud Kahrizi
  • Publication number: 20150065072
    Abstract: A wireless communications transmitter is divided into N binary weighted communication signal processing paths including both fixed and variable gain communication signal processing chains. Specific bit sequences are used to select a combination of fixed and variable gain signal processing paths to adjust to a desired transmitter output power. Alternately, high and low power communication signal processing paths are chosen as needed with the high power communication signal processing path including an odd order harmonic notch filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Behnam Mohammadi, Masoud Kahrizi, Ahmad Mirzaei, Bernd Pregardier, John Cumming Leete