Patents by Inventor Christopher Hull

Christopher Hull 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).

  • Patent number: 12592743
    Abstract: A wireless communication device can include a channel matching network. The channel matching network includes a pair of coupled lines coupled to the input port, and a capacitive element coupled between the pair of coupled lines and an antenna load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ritesh Bhat, Stefano Pellerano, Christopher Hull
  • Patent number: 12494783
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for interfacing an integrated qubit control chip and a solid state qubit; detecting a qubit state with a transition pulse histogram; high resolution and high speed rectangular pulse generation; large-scale spin qubit state readout; and activity-based clock control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Stefano Pellerano, Christopher Hull, Todor Mladenov, JongSeok Park, Ilya Klochkov, Sushil Subramanian
  • Publication number: 20240202595
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, from one or more data systems, a message including unstructured clinical data. A machine learning model may be applied to identify a first entity and a second entity present in the unstructured clinical data. The first entity and the second entity may occupy a same row or successive rows in a same column of the unstructured clinical data. The machine learning model may be trained to determine, based at least on the unstructured clinical data including the first entity, that the second entity is a most likely entity occupying a next position in the same row or a next row in the same column of the unstructured clinical data. Clinically significant data may be extracted from the structured clinical data. At least one medical device may be controlled, based at least on the clinically significant data, to perform one or more tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Abhikesh Nag, Christopher Hull, Gautam Sampath
  • Publication number: 20240022248
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for interfacing an integrated qubit control chip and a solid state qubit; detecting a qubit state with a transition pulse histogram; high resolution and high speed rectangular pulse generation; large-scale spin qubit state readout; and activity-based clock control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Stefano PELLERANO, Christopher HULL, Todor MLADENOV, JongSeok PARK, Ilya KLOCHKOV, Sushil SUBRAMANIAN
  • Publication number: 20230198575
    Abstract: A wireless communication device can include a channel matching network. The channel matching network includes a pair of coupled lines coupled to the input port, and a capacitive element coupled between the pair of coupled lines and an antenna load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Ritesh Bhat, Stefano Pellerano, Christopher Hull
  • Patent number: 11528066
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described to use multi-finger beamforming for multimeter wave communications. A base station associates with first and second user equipment. Weight sum rates are determined for the user equipment. Transmissions are scheduled to the user equipment based on the weight sum rates. Data is encoded for the first user equipment and transmitted based on the schedule. Data is encoded for the second user equipment and transmitted based on the schedule. The transmissions are multiplexed in the power domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Oner Orhan, Ehsan Aryafar, Brent Carlton, Nageen Himayat, Christopher Hull, Navid Naderializadeh, Hosein Nikopour, Stefano Pellerano, Mustafijur Rahman, Shilpa Talwar, Jing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11469709
    Abstract: A biasing scheme for a frequency multiplication circuit, and transceiver using LO signals provided by the frequency multiplication circuit are described. A frequency doubler is cascaded with a mixer to provide a mm-wave oscillator signal. The combination provides a frequency triple that of the LO frequency supplied to the frequency doubler from a PLL. A small-sized replica of the frequency doubler is used to determine biasing of transconductance devices of the frequency doubler. A voltage output of the replica is amplified and the difference between the output and a reference voltage is supplied as feedback to the control terminal of the transconductance devices to bias the transconductance devices to near threshold. The biasing is replicated at the frequency doubler to compensate for PVT variations. A PTAT current source tied to the output of the replica regulates an average output current of the frequency multiplication circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Abhishek Agrawal, Stefano Pellerano, Christopher Hull
  • Publication number: 20220200532
    Abstract: A biasing scheme for a frequency multiplication circuit, and transceiver using LO signals provided by the frequency multiplication circuit are described. A frequency doubler is cascaded with a mixer to provide a mm-wave oscillator signal. The combination provides a frequency triple that of the LO frequency supplied to the frequency doubler from a PLL. A small-sized replica of the frequency doubler is used to determine biasing of transconductance devices of the frequency doubler. A voltage output of the replica is amplified and the difference between the output and a reference voltage is supplied as feedback to the control terminal of the transconductance devices to bias the transconductance devices to near threshold. The biasing is replicated at the frequency doubler to compensate for PVT variations. A PTAT current source tied to the output of the replica regulates an average output current of the frequency multiplication circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Abhishek Agrawal, Stefano Pellerano, Christopher Hull
  • Patent number: 11218183
    Abstract: A transmit receive switch (TRSW) system is disclosed. The system has a transmission line, a transformer based matching network, a shunt switch, an amplifier and circuitry. The transmission line is connected to an antenna port. The transformer based matching network is connected to the transmission line and has a first coil and a second coil, wherein the second coil is connected to the transmission line. The amplifier can be configured as a shunt switch when inactive. The shunt switch, including the amplifier configured as the shunt switch, can be connected to the first coil of the transformer based matching network. The circuitry is configured to cause the shunt switch to be ON during an inactive mode and create a short across the first coil. Combined, the length of transmission line needed to complete the impedance transformation is reduced, thereby lowering the overall insertion loss of the transmit/receive switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Callender, Christopher Hull, Stefano Pellerano, Woorim Shin, Ka Chun Kwok
  • Publication number: 20210364595
    Abstract: Radar circuitry can include an isolator and a mixer. The isolator can isolate a transmission signal path and a reception signal path from each other, and generate a mixing (e.g. oscillation) signal based on a transmission signal. The isolator can be coupled to the mixer such that the drive signal drives the mixer (e.g. serves as the local oscillation signal of the mixer). The mixer mixes a received signal and the drive signal to generate a converted signal (e.g. a down-converted signal). The isolator can be a hybrid transformer or electrically balanced duplexer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Woorim Shin, Christopher Hull, Stefano Pellerano
  • Patent number: 11112489
    Abstract: Radar circuitry can include an isolator and a mixer. The isolator can isolate a transmission signal path and a reception signal path from each other, and generate a mixing (e.g. oscillation) signal based on a transmission signal. The isolator can be coupled to the mixer such that the drive signal drives the mixer (e.g. serves as the local oscillation signal of the mixer). The mixer mixes a received signal and the drive signal to generate a converted signal (e.g. a down-converted signal). The isolator can be a hybrid transformer or electrically balanced duplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Woorim Shin, Christopher Hull, Stefano Pellerano
  • Publication number: 20210044318
    Abstract: A transmit receive switch (TRSW) system is disclosed. The system has a transmission line, a transformer based matching network, a shunt switch, an amplifier and circuitry. The transmission line is connected to an antenna port. The transformer based matching network is connected to the transmission line and has a first coil and a second coil, wherein the second coil is connected to the transmission line. The amplifier can be configured as a shunt switch when inactive. The shunt switch, including the amplifier configured as the shunt switch, can be connected to the first coil of the transformer based matching network. The circuitry is configured to cause the shunt switch to be ON during an inactive mode and create a short across the first coil. Combined, the length of transmission line needed to complete the impedance transformation is reduced, thereby lowering the overall insertion loss of the transmit/receive switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Steven CALLENDER, Christopher HULL, Stefano PELLERANO, Woorim SHIN, Ka Chun KWOK
  • Publication number: 20210028840
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described to use multi-finger beamforming for multimeter wave communications. A base station associates with first and second user equipment. Weight sum rates are determined for the user equipment. Transmissions are scheduled to the user equipment based on the weight sum rates. Data is encoded for the first user equipment and transmitted based on the schedule. Data is encoded for the second user equipment and transmitted based on the schedule. The transmissions are multiplexed in the power domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Oner Orhan, Ehsan Aryafar, Brent Carlton, Nageen Himayat, Christopher Hull, Navid Naderializadeh, Hosein Nikopour, Stefano Pellerano, Mustafijur Rahman, Shilpa Talwar, Jing Zhu
  • Patent number: 10720956
    Abstract: A transmit receive switch (TRSW) system is disclosed. The system has a transmission line, a transformer based matching network, a shunt switch, an amplifier and circuitry. The transmission line is connected to an antenna port. The transformer based matching network is connected to the transmission line and has a first coil and a second coil, wherein the second coil is connected to the transmission line. The amplifier can be configured as a shunt switch when inactive. The shunt switch, including the amplifier configured as the shunt switch, can be connected to the first coil of the transformer based matching network. The circuitry is configured to cause the shunt switch to be ON during an inactive mode and create a short across the first coil. Combined, the length of transmission line needed to complete the impedance transformation is reduced, thereby lowering the overall insertion loss of the transmit/receive switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Callender, Christopher Hull, Stefano Pellerano, Woorim Shin, Ka Chun Kwok
  • Publication number: 20200209349
    Abstract: Radar circuitry can include an isolator and a mixer. The isolator can isolate a transmission signal path and a reception signal path from each other, and generate a mixing (e.g. oscillation) signal based on a transmission signal. The isolator can be coupled to the mixer such that the drive signal drives the mixer (e.g. serves as the local oscillation signal of the mixer). The mixer mixes a received signal and the drive signal to generate a converted signal (e.g. a down-converted signal). The isolator can be a hybrid transformer or electrically balanced duplexer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Woorim Shin, Christopher Hull, Stefano Pellerano
  • Publication number: 20200083924
    Abstract: A transmit receive switch (TRSW) system is disclosed. The system has a transmission line, a transformer based matching network, a shunt switch, an amplifier and circuitry. The transmission line is connected to an antenna port. The transformer based matching network is connected to the transmission line and has a first coil and a second coil, wherein the second coil is connected to the transmission line. The amplifier can be configured as a shunt switch when inactive. The shunt switch, including the amplifier configured as the shunt switch, can be connected to the first coil of the transformer based matching network. The circuitry is configured to cause the shunt switch to be ON during an inactive mode and create a short across the first coil. Combined, the length of transmission line needed to complete the impedance transformation is reduced, thereby lowering the overall insertion loss of the transmit/receive switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Callender, Christopher Hull, Stefano Pellerano, Woorim Shin, Ka Chun Kwok
  • Patent number: 10541717
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for a local oscillator (LO) signal distribution. An exemplary LO distribution network includes a common LO buffer configured to buffer an LO signal, a receive (RX) LO buffer, and a transmit (TX) mixer in a cascaded arrangement. The RX LO buffer is configured to receive the LO signal and buffer the LO signal and to provide the LO signal to an RX mixer. A first LO signal line and a second LO signal line are configured to conduct the LO signal from the common LO buffer to the RX LO buffer. The RX LO buffer is coupled to the first LO signal line and the second LO signal line. The TX mixer is also coupled to the first LO signal line and the second LO signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Woorim Shin, Christopher Hull, Steven Callender
  • Patent number: 9698838
    Abstract: A receiver system includes a blocker detector circuit configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) input signal and detect an existence of a blocker therein, and further configured to output a blocker detection signal indicative of the existence of the blocker. The receiver system further includes a configurable receiver circuit configured to receive the RF input signal and the blocker detection signal, and selectively configure the configurable receiver circuit between a first mode wherein the configurable receiver circuit exhibits first linearity characteristics, and a second mode wherein the configurable receiver circuit exhibits second, different linearity characteristics based on the blocker detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shreyas Sen, Ritesh Bhat, Yanjie Wang, Stefano Pellerano, Christopher Hull, Farhana Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20170187405
    Abstract: A receiver system includes a blocker detector circuit configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) input signal and detect an existence of a blocker therein, and further configured to output a blocker detection signal indicative of the existence of the blocker. The receiver system further includes a configurable receiver circuit configured to receive the RF input signal and the blocker detection signal, and selectively configure the configurable receiver circuit between a first mode wherein the configurable receiver circuit exhibits first linearity characteristics, and a second mode wherein the configurable receiver circuit exhibits second, different linearity characteristics based on the blocker detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Shreyas Sen, Ritesh Bhat, Yanjie Wang, Stefano Pellerano, Christopher Hull, Farhana Sheikh
  • Patent number: 9525539
    Abstract: Embodiments of a multi-transceiver wireless communication device and methods for adaptive multi-band communication are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the multi-transceiver wireless communication device is configurable for half-duplex operation and for asymmetrical full-duplex operation on two non-interfering channels. In some embodiments, a contention-based channel access procedure may be performed to attempt to gain access to both a primary channel and an auxiliary channel. A primary transceiver and an auxiliary transceiver may be configured for asymmetrical full-duplex operation when access to both the primary channel and the auxiliary channel is granted. One of the transceivers may be configured for half-duplex operation when access to only one of the channels is granted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Huimin Chen, Christopher Hull, Thomas A. Tetzlaff