Patents by Inventor Julian W Zuber

Julian W Zuber 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: 12283936
    Abstract: Systems and methods combine a test signal with a wanted (downlink or uplink) signal at an input of a duplexer of a communication device, and receive the test signal at an output of the duplexer. The test signal may include a radio frequency signal having less power than the wanted signal to avoid interference, or a digital signal that is added to or extracted from the wanted signal when the wanted signal does not have a radio frequency. A processor of the communication device causes the duplexer to operate in a tuning state (e.g., to transmit signals having a transmission frequency and receive signals having a receive frequency). The measurement system determines a difference or ratio in power between the test signal at the duplexer output and the duplexer input, and adjusts the tuning state based on the difference or ratio (e.g., to decrease or minimize the difference or ratio).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christof Pfannenmüller, Dominic Koehler, Julian W Zuber, Oliver Georg Dorn, Bjoern Lenhart, Harald Pretl, Rastislav Vazny, Christian F Tanzer
  • Patent number: 12143145
    Abstract: Systems and methods combine a test signal with a wanted (downlink or uplink) signal at an input of a duplexer of a communication device, and receive the test signal at an output of the duplexer. The test signal may include a radio frequency signal having less power than the wanted signal to avoid interference, or a digital signal that is added to or extracted from the wanted signal when the wanted signal does not have a radio frequency. A processor of the communication device causes the duplexer to operate in a tuning state (e.g., to transmit signals having a transmission frequency and receive signals having a receive frequency). The measurement system determines a difference or ratio in power between the test signal at the duplexer output and the duplexer input, and adjusts the tuning state based on the difference or ratio (e.g., to decrease or minimize the difference or ratio).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christof Pfannenmüller, Dominic Koehler, Julian W Zuber, Oliver Georg Dorn, Bjoern Lenhart, Harald Pretl, Rastislav Vazny, Christian F Tanzer
  • Publication number: 20240291440
    Abstract: An amplifier (e.g., a low noise amplifier (LNA)) may operate in multiple modes, including a first, default mode (e.g., a high gain and/or power-saving mode) which may apply when an out-of-band blocker signal (e.g., transmitted or received by other radios, transceivers, or devices) is not present. The LNA may also operate in a second, Long Term Evolution (LTE) blocking or high linearity mode, which may be selected when a blocker and/or transmission signal leakage is present during, for example, LTE operation. The LNA may further operate in a third, Global System for Mobile (GSM) blocking mode, which may include a high compression point to withstand a GSM blocker that may be present during, for example, GSM operation. The LNA may also operate in a protection mode when voltage of a received signal is excessive to protect the LNA or device having the LNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Julian W. Zuber, Christian F. Tanzer, Dominic Koehler
  • Publication number: 20240080008
    Abstract: Systems and methods combine a test signal with a wanted (downlink or uplink) signal at an input of a duplexer of a communication device, and receive the test signal at an output of the duplexer. The test signal may include a radio frequency signal having less power than the wanted signal to avoid interference, or a digital signal that is added to or extracted from the wanted signal when the wanted signal does not have a radio frequency. A processor of the communication device causes the duplexer to operate in a tuning state (e.g., to transmit signals having a transmission frequency and receive signals having a receive frequency). The measurement system determines a difference or ratio in power between the test signal at the duplexer output and the duplexer input, and adjusts the tuning state based on the difference or ratio (e.g., to decrease or minimize the difference or ratio).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Christof Pfannenmüller, Dominic Koehler, Julian W Zuber, Oliver Georg Dorn, Bjoern Lenhart, Harald Pretl, Rastislav Vazny, Christian F Tanzer
  • Publication number: 20240080063
    Abstract: Systems and methods combine a test signal with a wanted (downlink or uplink) signal at an input of a duplexer of a communication device, and receive the test signal at an output of the duplexer. The test signal may include a radio frequency signal having less power than the wanted signal to avoid interference, or a digital signal that is added to or extracted from the wanted signal when the wanted signal does not have a radio frequency. A processor of the communication device causes the duplexer to operate in a tuning state (e.g., to transmit signals having a transmission frequency and receive signals having a receive frequency). The measurement system determines a difference or ratio in power between the test signal at the duplexer output and the duplexer input, and adjusts the tuning state based on the difference or ratio (e.g., to decrease or minimize the difference or ratio).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Christof Pfannenmüller, Dominic Koehler, Julian W Zuber, Oliver Georg Dorn, Bjoern Lenhart, Harald Pretl, Rastislav Vazny, Christian F Tanzer