Patents by Inventor Bill Shurvinton

Bill Shurvinton 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).

  • Antenna system
    Patent number: 7019710
    Abstract: An antenna system for a transmitter, said antenna system comprising an array of antennas, said array being controllable to transmit a signal over part or all of a coverage area of said transmitter; an amplifier coupled to each antenna, said amplifier being arranged to receive one or more signals to be transmitted by the respective antenna; and a further amplifier connected to at least one of said antennas, said further amplifier arranged to receive a signal to be transmitted over substantially all of the coverage area of said transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Bill Shurvinton, Chris Hancock
  • Power control device and method for calibrating the power of a transmitter or receiver in a mobile communication network
    Publication number: 20050130595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power control device and method for calibrating the power of a transmitter or receiver in a mobile communication network comprising an antenna array, wherein burst signals are transmitted to, or received by, the antenna array. The calibration of the transmission or receiving power of the transmitter or receiver includes a summing step for summing transmission or reception signals of the antenna array, and a common calibrating step for commonly calibrating the summed signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Bill Shurvinton, David Spink
  • Antenna system
    Patent number: 6822619
    Abstract: An antenna system for a transmitter comprising an array of antennas and control means. The antennas are arranged to transmit over all or part of the transmitters coverage area. The control means control the number of antennas that are used to transmit a signal in dependence on the width of the signal to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Bill Shurvinton, Chris Hancock
  • Antenna system
    Publication number: 20040014502
    Abstract: An antenna system for a transmitter comprising an array of antennas and control means. The antennas are arranged to transmit over all or part of the transmitters coverage area The control means control the number of antennas that are used to transmit a signal in dependence on the width of the signal to be transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Bill Shurvinton, Chris Hancock