Patents by Inventor Christopher Steven Merola

Christopher Steven Merola 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: 12272881
    Abstract: Technologies directed to a hybrid-feed network of a parallel feed network and series-fed sub-arrays are described. The hybrid-feed network includes a parallel feed network and multiple groups of series-fed tiles, each tile including a beamforming integrated circuit (IC) and a set of antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Steven Merola, Ming-Chun Paul Lee
  • Patent number: 11804914
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting whether a phased array antenna is to be calibrated. In an example, a controller communicatively coupled with the phased array antenna measures a characteristic of a probe signal. The probe signal is communicated between an antenna element of the phased array antenna and a probe antenna mounted to the phased array antenna. The probe antenna is over-resonant. The controller further determines a drift of the phased array antenna based at least in part on the characteristic. Based at least in part on the drift, the controller initiates a calibration of the phased array antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tara Yousefi, Alireza Mahanfar, Christopher Steven Merola
  • Patent number: 11777209
    Abstract: Technologies directed to a hybrid-feed network of a parallel feed network and series-fed sub-arrays are described. The hybrid-feed network includes a parallel feed network and multiple groups of series-fed tiles, each tile including a beamforming integrated circuit (IC) and a set of antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Steven Merola, Ming-Chun Paul Lee
  • Patent number: 11664593
    Abstract: Technologies directed to arranging antenna elements in a triangular pattern on an antenna module of a phased array antenna are described. The phased array antenna includes a support structure and a first antenna module coupled to the support structure. The first antenna module element has a rectangular shape and includes a first set of antenna elements arranged as a first row and a second row within the rectangular shape. An antenna element of the first row and two antenna elements of the second row form a triangular pattern. Two adjacent antenna elements of the first set of antenna elements are separated by a first distance. Each antenna element of the first set of antenna elements has a first size that is less than half of the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Murat Veysoglu, Ming-Chun Paul Lee, Peter James Hetzel, Christopher Steven Merola
  • Patent number: 11641067
    Abstract: Technologies directed to terminated bridge elements between panel gaps are of an antenna structure are described. The antenna structure includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a structure. The first circuit board includes a first set of antenna elements. The second circuit board includes a second set of antenna elements. The structure is located over a gap between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The structure includes an antenna element. The antenna element, an antenna element of the first set of antenna elements, and an antenna element of the second set of antenna elements form a lattice pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Steven Merola