Patents by Inventor Christopher Ken

Christopher Ken 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: 20190089452
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can include a first quadplexer. The signal booster can include a second quadplexer. The signal booster can include one or more first-direction signal paths communicatively coupled between the first quadplexer and the second quadplexer. At least one of the one or more first-direction signal paths can be configured to amplify and filter signals in two or more spectrally adjacent bands. The signal booster can include one or more second-direction signal paths communicatively coupled between the first quadplexer and the second quadplexer. At least one of the one or more second-direction signal paths can be configured to amplify and filter signals in two or more spectrally adjacent bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20190090209
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster operable to mitigate an oscillation is disclosed. The signal booster can include a signal path configured to carry a signal in a defined band. The signal booster can include a controller configured to detect an oscillation in the signal booster. The controller can determine a range of signal attenuation levels that are applicable by the controller. The controller can apply one or more signal attenuation levels within the range of signal attenuation levels to the signal booster to mitigate the oscillation. A signal attenuation level can be iteratively adjusted until a minimum signal attenuation level within the range of signal attenuation levels is applied that mitigates the oscillation in the signal booster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Miklos Zoltan, Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20190068136
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a power amplifier and a controller. The controller can determine whether a load is connected to the repeater. The controller can protect the power amplifier when the load is not connected to the repeater by disabling the power amplifier. The controller can unprotect the power amplifier when the load is connected to the repeater by enabling the power amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20190069342
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first defined connection. The repeater can include a first coaxial cable connector configured to be communicatively coupled to the first defined connection. The repeater can include a repeater unit communicatively coupled to the first defined connection. The repeater can include a controller configured to adjust a gain or output power of the repeater unit that compensates for insertion losses between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Michael James Mouser
  • Publication number: 20180375565
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first-direction signal path for a first-direction band. The repeater can include a second-direction signal path for a second-direction band. The repeater can include a controller configured to decrease a gain of the first-direction signal path by a first amount. The controller can increase a gain of the second-direction signal path by a second amount when the gain of the first-direction signal path is decreased by the first amount to enable a total loop gain of the first-direction signal path and the second-direction signal path to be less than a total loop crossover isolation level of the first-direction signal path and the second-direction signal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20180375264
    Abstract: A repeater system includes an amplifier and a self-terminating connector configured to protect the amplifier. The self-terminating connector can include a switching element to couple the amplifier of the repeater to an impedance element of the self-terminating connector when an antenna is uncoupled from the self-terminating connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20180364771
    Abstract: A repeater system including one or more donor antennas, one or more server antennas and a repeater integrated with a pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Michael James Mouser, Patrick Lee Cook, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Casey James Nordgran, Eddie F. Iglesias
  • Patent number: 10153826
    Abstract: A technology is described for a signal booster. The signal booster can include a selected number of uplink transmission paths. Each uplink transmission path can be configured to amplify an uplink signal at a selected band. The signal booster can include a selected number of downlink transmission paths. Each downlink transmission path can be configured to amplify a downlink signal at a selected band. The selected number of uplink transmission paths in the signal booster may not equal the selected number of downlink transmission paths in the signal booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Cook, Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Patent number: 10148341
    Abstract: Technology for a cellular signal booster operable to amplify cellular signals is disclosed. The cellular signal booster can include a downlink cellular signal path configured to amplify and filter a received downlink cellular signal in a plurality of selected bands. The downlink signal path can combine at least a first band and a second band in the plurality of selected bands. The cellular signal booster can include a controller operable to perform network protection by adjusting an uplink gain or noise power for at least one of a first band or a second band in an uplink signal path. The uplink gain or noise power can be adjusted for the first band in the uplink signal path or the second band in the uplink signal path using a signal strength associated with the received downlink cellular signal on the downlink cellular signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Casey James Nordgran, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook
  • Publication number: 20180331752
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater configured to perform variable bandwidth filtering of signals is disclosed. The repeater can include a signal path for a radio frequency (RF) signal. The signal path can include a fixed-bandwidth low pass filter (LPF) operable to perform a variable bandwidth filtering of the RF signal to produce a channelized signal. The variable bandwidth filtering at the LPF can be performed by adjusting a first variable local oscillator (LO). The signal path can include a fixed-bandwidth high pass filter (HPF) operable to perform a variable bandwidth filtering of a channelized signal output from the LPF. The variable bandwidth filtering at the HPF can be performed by adjusting a second variable LO. The first variable LO and the second variable LO can be set to create a variable bandwidth that enables the repeater to perform variable bandwidth filtering of the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180323860
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster system is disclosed. The signal booster system can include a main signal booster and a plurality of inline signal boosters. The plurality of inline signal boosters can be communicatively coupled to the main signal booster via separate coaxial cables. Each inline signal booster in the plurality of inline signal boosters can be configured to set its uplink automatic gain control (AGC) based on dynamic gain information received from the main signal booster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: DOUGLAS EDWARD BOHLS, WILLIAM IRL THORNTON, DALE ROBERT ANDERSON, GLEN RAGGIO, CHRISTOPHER KEN ASHWORTH
  • Publication number: 20180295672
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first coaxial cable with a first defined connection. The repeater can include a repeater unit communicatively coupled to the first coaxial cable via the first defined connection. The repeater can include a controller configured to adjust a gain or output power of the repeater unit that accounts for known losses on the first coaxial cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Michael James Mouser
  • Publication number: 20180294866
    Abstract: Technology for a multi-repeater system including wireless transmission of power from a first repeater to a second repeater is disclosed. A first and second repeater can be disposed opposite each other about a structural element. Wireless power can be transmitted from the first repeater through the structural element to the second repeater for use by the second repeater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Ken ASHWORTH
  • Publication number: 20180294868
    Abstract: Technology for a multi-port repeater is disclosed. The multi-port repeater can include a plurality of ports. The multi-port repeater can include one or more amplifiers coupled to the plurality of ports. The multi-port repeater can determine one or more active ports from the plurality of ports. The multi-port repeater can determine an allocation of transmit power or gain between the one or more active ports up to a composite transmit power or gain. The multi-port repeater can adjust an output power or gain of each of the one or more amplifiers based on the allocation of the transmit power or gain between the one or more active ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20180287690
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can include one or more active signal paths configured to filter and amplify signals in one or more bands. The signal booster can include a passive signal path adjacent to the one or more active signal paths. The passive signal path can be configured to passively pass through signals in one or more bands without amplification of the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Stephen Todd Fariss, Jeffrey Thomas Gudewicz
  • Publication number: 20180235745
    Abstract: Systems and methods for screening a subject for a therapy are described. A mechanical stimulation device positioned near at target location of a blood vessel to provide a mechanical stimulus to the blood vessel. The mechanical stimulus increases strain in one or more regions of the blood vessel, such as by modifying the cross-sectional geometry and/or area of the blood vessel to have different regions of different curvature A baroreflex or related physiological response in response to the mechanical stimulation is detected. In response to the detected response, it is determined whether the subject is appropriate for the therapy and/or which of a plurality of implants with different geometries and/or cross-sectional areas is most optimally suited for deployment in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Brent SEYBOLD, Christopher KEN, Jennifer GONG, Suji SHETTY, Robert STERN, Edmund ROSCHAK
  • Publication number: 20180227039
    Abstract: Techniques for optimizing a repeater gain during installation includes determining an oscillation reduction factor for reducing oscillation caused by feedback in the repeater. An indication of the oscillation reduction factor can be output to a user for use in determining an optimal antenna installation location and/or orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Casey James Nordgran
  • Publication number: 20180219609
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first multiband filter. The repeater can include a second multiband filter. The repeater can include one or more first-direction signal paths communicatively coupled between the first multiband filter and the second multi-band filter. At least one of the one or more first-direction signal paths can be configured to amplify and filter signals in two or more spectrally adjacent bands. The repeater can include one or more second-direction signal paths communicatively coupled between the first multiband filter and the second multi-band filter. At least one of the one or more second-direction signal paths can be configured to amplify and filter signals in two or more spectrally adjacent bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20180219610
    Abstract: Technology for a cellular signal booster operable to amplify cellular signals is disclosed. The cellular signal booster can include a downlink cellular signal path configured to amplify and filter a received downlink cellular signal in a plurality of selected bands. The downlink signal path can combine at least a first band and a second band in the plurality of selected bands. The cellular signal booster can include a controller operable to perform network protection by adjusting an uplink gain or noise power for at least one of a first band or a second band in an uplink signal path. The uplink gain or noise power can be adjusted for the first band in the uplink signal path or the second band in the uplink signal path using a signal strength associated with the received downlink cellular signal on the downlink cellular signal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Casey James Nordgran, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook
  • Publication number: 20180219616
    Abstract: Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can include a signal path operable to direct signals in two or more bands comprising at least a first band and a second band in the signal path. The signal booster can include a first tap path communicatively coupled to the signal path. The signal booster can include a second tap path communicatively coupled to the signal path. The signal booster can include a signal detector switchably connected to the first tap path and the second tap path to enable separate band detection for the first band and the second band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Casey James Nordgran, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook