Patents by Inventor Christopher Ranson

Christopher Ranson 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).

  • Transport data reduction for DAS systems
    Patent number: 9014256
    Abstract: An endpoint element of a distributed antenna system includes processing circuitry configured for processing a plurality of digital signals for conditioning the signals and compression circuitry configured for compressing at least one of the digital signals according to a compression scheme to yield at least one compressed digital signal and compression settings. The digital signals are combined into a single digital stream and combined and time division multiplexed onto a serial data link with the compression settings. The digital signals are also transmitted with compression settings to another endpoint element over the serial data link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ranson, Fred William Phillips, Thomas Kummetz
  • System and method for determining and controlling gain margin in an RF repeater
    Patent number: 8948687
    Abstract: An apparatus for repeating signals includes a receive antenna for capturing a receive signal, processing circuitry for processing the receive signal to form a repeated signal, and a transmit antenna for transmitting the repeated signal. The processing circuitry includes gain circuitry for gain in the repeated signal and decorrelation circuitry configured for modifying the repeated signal with respect to the receive signal to thereby decorrelate the repeated signal from the receive signal. The processing circuitry further comprises circuitry configured for calculating a gain margin for the apparatus utilizing the decorrelated receive and repeated signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Van Hanson, Christopher Ranson
  • TRANSPORT DATA REDUCTION FOR DAS SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140079112
    Abstract: An endpoint element of a distributed antenna system includes processing circuitry configured for processing a plurality of digital signals for conditioning the signals and compression circuitry configured for compressing at least one of the digital signals according to a compression scheme to yield at least one compressed digital signal and compression settings. The digital signals are combined into a single digital stream and combined and time division multiplexed onto a serial data link with the compression settings. The digital signals are also transmitted with compression settings to another endpoint element over the serial data link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Andrew LLC, a Division of CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Christopher Ranson, Fred William Phillips, Thomas Kummetz
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND CONTROLLING GAIN MARGIN IN AN RF REPEATER
    Publication number: 20110143658
    Abstract: An apparatus for repeating signals includes a receive antenna for capturing a receive signal, processing circuitry for processing the receive signal to form a repeated signal, and a transmit antenna for transmitting the repeated signal. The processing circuitry includes gain circuitry for gain in the repeated signal and decorrelation circuitry configured for modifying the repeated signal with respect to the receive signal to thereby decorrelate the repeated signal from the receive signal. The processing circuitry further comprises circuitry configured for calculating a gain margin for the apparatus utilizing the decorrelated receive and repeated signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Van Hanson, Christopher Ranson
  • System and method for determining and controlling gain margin in an RF repeater
    Patent number: RE47075
    Abstract: An apparatus for repeating signals includes a receive antenna for capturing a receive signal, processing circuitry for processing the receive signal to form a repeated signal, and a transmit antenna for transmitting the repeated signal. The processing circuitry includes gain circuitry for gain in the repeated signal and decorrelation circuitry configured for modifying the repeated signal with respect to the receive signal to thereby decorrelate the repeated signal from the receive signal. The processing circuitry further comprises circuitry configured for calculating a gain margin for the apparatus utilizing the decorrelated receive and repeated signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Van Hanson, Christopher Ranson