Patents by Inventor Gilbert Micallef

Gilbert Micallef 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).

  • Method and apparatus for planning of cell sizes and frequency use in a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 8774097
    Abstract: A method including providing at least a first and a second operationally adjacent base stations; each base station providing at least one cell in respect of a first carrier and at least one cell in respect of a second carrier, and wherein for each carrier, the respective cell areas overlap, and wherein for a first carrier, the cell area provided by the first base station is substantially larger than the cell area provided by the second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventors: Jeroen Wigard, Istvan Zsolt Kovacs, Gilbert Micallef
  • Method and Apparatus for Planning of Cell Sizes and Frequency Use in a Wireless Communications Network
    Publication number: 20120263109
    Abstract: A method including providing at least a first and a second operationally adjacent base stations; each base station providing at least one cell in respect of a first carrier and at least one cell in respect of a second carrier, and wherein for each carrier, the respective cell areas overlap, and wherein for a first carrier, the cell area provided by the first base station is substantially larger than the cell area provided by the second base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Jeroen Wigard, Istvan Zsolt Kovacs, Gilbert Micallef