Patents by Inventor Chad Neil Gilbertson

Chad Neil Gilbertson 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).

  • System and method for switching an antenna in a relay station
    Patent number: 8224236
    Abstract: A relay station for use in a relay network may include an antenna, a radio, and an electronic circuit. The antenna may include a plurality of prongs. The radio may be configured to transmit and receive radio data using the antenna. The electronic circuit may be configured to select between a first mode of operation for the antenna and a second mode of operation for the antenna. The first mode of operation of the antenna may include an omni-directional mode of operation. The second mode of operation may include a directional mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Aram Sukiasyan, Claude Edwin Bedard, Chad Neil Gilbertson
  • System and Method for Switching an Antenna in a Relay Station
    Publication number: 20110014864
    Abstract: A relay station for use in a relay network may include an antenna, a radio, and an electronic circuit. The antenna may include a plurality of prongs. The radio may be configured to transmit and receive radio data using the antenna. The electronic circuit may be configured to select between a first mode of operation for the antenna and a second mode of operation for the antenna. The first mode of operation of the antenna may include an omni-directional mode of operation. The second mode of operation may include a directional mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Aram Sukiasyan, Claude Edwin Bedard, Chad Neil Gilbertson