Patents by Inventor Dale Branlund

Dale Branlund 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: 9456354
    Abstract: A non-line of sight backhaul system and method are described that provides self-alignment of the antennas beams of the wireless radios of the system, that provides robust operation in licensed and unlicensed frequency bands, that facilitates the use of a reduced number of frequency channels from M to 1 and that enables operation in a non-line of sight (NLOS) propagation environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: TARANA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Dale Branlund
  • Publication number: 20160164586
    Abstract: A non-line of sight backhaul system and method are described that provides self-alignment of the antennas beams of the wireless radios of the system, that provides robust operation in licensed and unlicensed frequency bands, that facilitates the use of a reduced number of frequency channels from M to 1 and that enables operation in a non-line of sight (NLOS) propagation environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Dale Branlund
  • Publication number: 20160135060
    Abstract: A non-line of sight backhaul system and method are described that provides self-alignment of the antennas beams of the wireless radios of the system, that provides robust operation in licensed and unlicensed frequency bands, that facilitates the use of a reduced number of frequency channels from M to 1 and that enables operation in a non-line of sight (NLOS) propagation environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Tarana Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale Branlund
  • Publication number: 20160134337
    Abstract: A non-line of sight backhaul system and method are described that provides self-alignment of the antennas beams of the wireless radios of the system, that provides robust operation in licensed and unlicensed frequency bands, that facilitates the use of a reduced number of frequency channels from M to 1 and that enables operation in a non-line of sight (NLOS) propagation environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Tarana Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale Branlund
  • Patent number: 9325409
    Abstract: A non-line of sight backhaul system and method are described that provides self-alignment of the antennas beams of the wireless radios of the system, that provides robust operation in licensed and unlicensed frequency bands, that facilitates the use of a reduced number of frequency channels from M to 1 and that enables operation in a non-line of sight (NLOS) propagation environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: TARANA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Dale Branlund
  • Publication number: 20160036610
    Abstract: A new frame structure applicable to the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA wireless waveform is described, for the purposes of increasing base station capacity, increasing subscriber link rates and extending base station range. The frame structure provides the necessary constructs so that advance signal processing technologies such as Stacked Carrier Spread Spectrum and adaptive antenna technology may be used in combination with these constructs in order to realize these gains. These concepts are equally applicable in other advanced wireless waveforms based on OFDM or OFDMA such as LTE or UMB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Matthew C. Bromberg
  • Patent number: 9252908
    Abstract: A non-line of sight backhaul system and method are described that provides self-alignment of the antennas beams of the wireless radios of the system, that provides robust operation in licensed and unlicensed frequency bands, that facilitates the use of a reduced number of frequency channels from M to 1 and that enables operation in a non-line of sight (NLOS) propagation environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: TARANA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Dale Branlund
  • Publication number: 20150381259
    Abstract: Methods and systems that enhance interference cancellation in communication channels are described. Specialized time domain training sequences and simple cross correlation are used to obtain a channel estimate for use in stacked carrier beamforming and OFDM based spatial beamforming. In certain embodiments, a time domain preamble sequence is provided as an alternative to the conventional frequency domain preamble sequence. The use of a time domain preamble can increase channel estimation performance, facilitating cancellation of co-channel interference. Embodiments include generating a training sequence preamble in the time domain, computing a frequency domain response of the channel using an estimate of its time domain impulse response, and using the frequency domain response of the channel to calculate channel estimation from a cross correlation of data received from the channel against the training sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew C. Bromberg, Dale Branlund, Weimin Sun
  • Patent number: 9100093
    Abstract: A new frame structure applicable to the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA wireless waveform is described, for the purposes of increasing base station capacity, increasing subscriber link rates and extending base station range. The frame structure provides the necessary constructs so that advance signal processing technologies such as Stacked Carrier Spread Spectrum and adaptive antenna technology may be used in combination with these constructs in order to realize these gains. These concepts are equally applicable in other advanced wireless waveforms based on OFDM or OFDMA such as LTE or UMB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Matthew C. Bromberg
  • Patent number: 9088446
    Abstract: Methods and systems that enhance interference cancellation in communication channels are described. Specialized time domain training sequences and simple cross correlation are used to obtain a channel estimate for use in stacked carrier beamforming and OFDM based spatial beamforming. In certain embodiments, a time domain preamble sequence is provided as an alternative to the conventional frequency domain preamble sequence. The use of a time domain preamble can increase channel estimation performance, facilitating cancellation of co-channel interference. Embodiments include generating a training sequence preamble in the time domain, computing a frequency domain response of the channel using an estimate of its time domain impulse response, and using the frequency domain response of the channel to calculate channel estimation from a cross correlation of data received from the channel against the training sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew C. Bromberg, Dale A. Branlund, Weimin Sun
  • Publication number: 20150188604
    Abstract: An exemplary wireless communication network that includes a base that communicates with remote units located in a cell of the network. The base concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to a destination remote unit. One or more remote units communicating with the base each concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to that remote unit. An adaptive receiver system for a base unit rapidly adapts optimal despreading weights for reproducing information symbols transmitted from multiple remote units. A transmitter system for a base unit concatenates information symbols with a preamble associated with a remote unit in the cell. An adaptive receiver system for a remote unit in a communication network rapidly adapts optimal weights for reproducing a signal transmitted to it by a specific base unit in the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Phillip L. Kelly, Matthew C. Bromberg
  • Patent number: 8929193
    Abstract: An exemplary wireless communication network that includes a base that communicates with remote units located in a cell of the network. The base concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to a destination remote unit. One or more remote units communicating with the base each concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to that remote unit. An adaptive receiver system for a base unit rapidly adapts optimal despreading weights for reproducing information symbols transmitted from multiple remote units. A transmitter system for a base unit concatenates information symbols with a preamble associated with a remote unit in the cell. An adaptive receiver system for a remote unit in a communication network rapidly adapts optimal weights for reproducing a signal transmitted to it by a specific base unit in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Phillip L. Kelly, Matthew C. Bromberg
  • Publication number: 20140269785
    Abstract: A system and method for precision array processing using semi-coherent transceivers are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Tarana Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Branlund, Harry May
  • Patent number: 8755475
    Abstract: Methods and systems that enhance interference cancellation in communication channels are described. Samples are obtained from stacked carriers in a received signal and a data vector is created from the samples. Stacked carriers are selected using a steering vector received during synchronization of the receiver. The steering vector is calculated to obtain cancellation of interference from another receiver and is calculated based on time domain channel estimation. Specialized time domain training sequences and simple cross correlation are used to obtain a channel estimate for use in stacked carrier beamforming and/or for use in OFDM based spatial beamforming. State space or filter-based modeled interpolators or whitening matrix-filters in the frequency or time domain are used for interpolation of the channels to maintain linear beamforming weights as a function of time or frequency. Space time adaptive processing facilitates beamforming of communications signals for OFDM and 802.16 (WiMax) systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew C. Bromberg, Dale A. Branlund, Weimin Sun
  • Publication number: 20140056294
    Abstract: A new frame structure applicable to the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA wireless waveform is described, for the purposes of increasing base station capacity, increasing subscriber link rates and extending base station range. The frame structure provides the necessary constructs so that advance signal processing technologies such as Stacked Carrier Spread Spectrum and adaptive antenna technology may be used in combination with these constructs in order to realize these gains. These concepts are equally applicable in other advanced wireless waveforms based on OFDM or OFDMA such as LTE or UMB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Matthew C. Bromberg
  • Patent number: 8547822
    Abstract: A new frame structure applicable to the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA wireless waveform is described, for the purposes of increasing base station capacity, increasing subscriber link rates and extending base station range. The frame structure provides the necessary constructs so that advance signal processing technologies such as Stacked Carrier Spread Spectrum and adaptive antenna technology may be used in combination with these constructs in order to realize these gains. These concepts are equally applicable in other advanced wireless waveforms based on OFDM or OFDMA such as LTE or UMB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Matthew C. Bromberg
  • Publication number: 20120320834
    Abstract: An exemplary wireless communication network that includes a base that communicates with remote units located in a cell of the network. The base concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to a destination remote unit. One or more remote units communicating with the base each concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to that remote unit. An adaptive receiver system for a base unit rapidly adapts optimal despreading weights for reproducing information symbols transmitted from multiple remote units. A transmitter system for a base unit concatenates information symbols with a preamble associated with a remote unit in the cell. An adaptive receiver system for a remote unit in a communication network rapidly adapts optimal weights for reproducing a signal transmitted to it by a specific base unit in the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Phillip L. Kelly, Matthew C. Bromberg
  • Patent number: 8300742
    Abstract: Methods and systems that enhance interference cancellation are described. Samples are obtained from stacked carriers in a received signal and a data vector is created from the samples. Stacked carriers are selected using a steering vector received during synchronization of the receiver. The steering vector is calculated to obtain cancellation of interference from another receiver and is calculated based on time domain channel estimation. Specialized time domain training sequences and simple cross correlation are used to obtain a channel estimate for use in stacked carrier beamforming and/or for use in OFDM based spatial beamforming. State space or filter based modeled interpolators in the frequency domain or time domain to interpolation of the channels, or whitening matrix-filters over time or frequency are used for maintaining linear beamforming weights as a function of time or frequency. Space time adaptive processing facilitates beamforming of communications signals OFDM and 802.16 (WiMax) systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew C. Bromberg, Dale Branlund, Will Sun
  • Patent number: 8254241
    Abstract: An exemplary wireless communication network that includes a base that communicates with remote units located in a cell of the network. A base concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to a destination remote unit. One or more remote units communicating with a base each concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to that remote unit. An adaptive receiver system for a base unit rapidly adapts optimal despreading weights for reproducing information symbols transmitted from multiple remote units. A transmitter system for a base unit concatenates information symbols with a preamble associated with a remote unit in the cell. An adaptive receiver system for a remote unit in a communication network rapidly adapts optimal weights for reproducing a signal transmitted to it by a specific base unit in the network. A transmitter system for a remote unit in a cell of a communication network which concatenates information symbols with preamble associated with the remote unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: The DirecTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Phillip L. Kelly, Matthew C. Bromberg
  • Publication number: 20110317683
    Abstract: A new frame structure applicable to the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA wireless waveform is described, for the purposes of increasing base station capacity, increasing subscriber link rates and extending base station range. The frame structure provides the necessary constructs so that advance signal processing technologies such as Stacked Carrier Spread Spectrum and adaptive antenna technology may be used in combination with these constructs in order to realize these gains. These concepts are equally applicable in other advanced wireless waveforms based on OFDM or OFDMA such as LTE or UMB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Branlund, Matthew C. Bromberg