Patents by Inventor Douglas R. Ricker

Douglas R. Ricker 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).

  • Overlapped TDM/TDMA satellite return communications
    Patent number: 11159263
    Abstract: A system includes a satellite communications gateway including a first receiver. The first receiver is programmed to receive a first signal including a time-division multiplexed (TDM) return and a time-division multiple access (TDMA) return overlapped in an allocated frequency range. The receiver is further programmed to recover the time-division multiplexed return from the first signal; and output the time-division multiplexed return.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas R. Ricker
  • OVERLAPPED TDM/TDMA SATELLITE RETURN COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20210194614
    Abstract: A system includes a satellite communications gateway including a first receiver. The first receiver is programmed to receive a first signal including a time-division multiplexed (TDM) return and a time-division multiple access (TDMA) return overlapped in an allocated frequency range. The receiver is further programmed to recover the time-division multiplexed return from the first signal; and output the time-division multiplexed return.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Douglas R. Ricker