Patents by Inventor KENLE CHEN

KENLE CHEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20220255506
    Abstract: Described herein is a reconfigurable asymmetrical load-modulated balanced amplifier. The reconfigurable asymmetrical load-modulated balanced amplifier can include a radio frequency (RF) input port, an RF output port, a peaking amplifier circuit operably coupled between the RF input and RF output ports, where the peaking amplifier circuit is a balanced amplifier that comprises a pair of asymmetrical power amplifiers, and a carrier amplifier circuit operably coupled to the RF input port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kenle Chen, Yuchen Cao, Haifeng Lyu
  • Publication number: 20220255507
    Abstract: Described herein are load-modulated balanced amplifiers. An example load-modulated balanced amplifier can include a radio frequency (RF) input port, a RF output port, a peaking amplifier circuit operably coupled between the RF input and RF output ports, where the peaking amplifier circuit is a balanced amplifier that includes a pair of power amplifiers, and a carrier amplifier circuit operably coupled to the RF input port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kenle Chen, Yuchen Cao
  • Patent number: 11362625
    Abstract: A balanced-to-Doherty (B2D) mode-reconfigurable power amplifier (PA) has the capability of maintaining high linearity and high efficiency against load mismatch. The reconfigurable PA includes a switch to alternatively connect to a pre-determined resistive load or a pre-determined pure reactive load (jX), i.e., short, open, or finite reactance between an output quadrature coupler and ground. The biasing of Doherty mode is adaptive dependent on the value of reactive loading (jX). The Doherty operation of this PA is based on an architecture configured from a balanced amplifier, e.g., a quasi-balanced amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: University of Central Florida
    Inventor: Kenle Chen
  • Publication number: 20200382071
    Abstract: A balanced-to-Doherty (B2D) mode-reconfigurable power amplifier (PA) has the capability of maintaining high linearity and high efficiency against load mismatch. The reconfigurable PA includes a switch to alternatively connect to a pre-determined resistive load or a pre-determined pure reactive load (jX), i.e., short, open, or finite reactance between an output quadrature coupler and ground. The biasing of Doherty mode is adaptive dependent on the value of reactive loading (jX). The Doherty operation of this PA is based on an architecture configured from a balanced amplifier, e.g., a quasi-balanced amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Kenle Chen
  • Publication number: 20200228071
    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes an input matching network, a tunable resonator, a fixed output matching network and a transistor. The tunable resonator includes a varactor and an inductor connected in series. The output matching network includes at least one shunt open-stub connected to the output of the inductor in the tunable resonator and at least one transmission line connected to the at least one shunt open-stub. The transistor includes a gate connected to the input matching network, a source connected to ground, and a drain directly connected to an input of the tunable resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: KENLE CHEN, DIMITRIOS PEROULIS
  • Patent number: 10601380
    Abstract: A tunable amplifier includes continuous tunability for both frequency and power levels. The tunable amplifier includes a combination of a tunable series resonator and a multi-stage LC network as the output matching network. The tunable amplifier incorporates a variable diode varactor with high breakdown voltage and high tuning range into a tunable resonator. The tunable resonator is connected to a fixed output matching network to enable a wide range of operating frequencies. The tunable amplifier enables high power, high efficiency, broadband and load-modulated power amplification, which is greatly desired for next-generation wireless communication systems and other high-frequency applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kenle Chen, Dimitrios Peroulis
  • Publication number: 20190199297
    Abstract: A tunable amplifier includes continuous tunability for both frequency and power levels. The tunable amplifier includes a combination of a tunable series resonator and a multi-stage LC network as the output matching network. The tunable amplifier incorporates a variable diode varactor with high breakdown voltage and high tuning range into a tunable resonator. The tunable resonator is connected to a fixed output matching network to enable a wide range of operating frequencies. The tunable amplifier enables high power, high efficiency, broadband and load-modulated power amplification, which is greatly desired for next-generation wireless communication systems and other high-frequency applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: KENLE CHEN, DIMITRIOS PEROULIS
  • Patent number: 10122327
    Abstract: A tunable amplifier includes continuous tunability for both frequency and power levels. The tunable amplifier includes a combination of a tunable series resonator and a multi-stage LC network as the output matching network. The tunable amplifier incorporates a variable diode varactor with high breakdown voltage and high tuning range into a tunable resonator. The tunable resonator is connected to a fixed output matching network to enable a wide range of operating frequencies. The tunable amplifier enables high power, high efficiency, broadband and load-modulated power amplification, which is greatly desired for next-generation wireless communication systems and other high-frequency applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kenle Chen, Dimitrios Peroulis
  • Publication number: 20160105153
    Abstract: A tunable amplifier includes continuous tunability for both frequency and power levels. The tunable amplifier includes a combination of a tunable series resonator and a multi-stage LC network as the output matching network. The tunable amplifier incorporates a variable diode varactor with high breakdown voltage and high tuning range into a tunable resonator. The tunable resonator is connected to a fixed output matching network to enable a wide range of operating frequencies. The tunable amplifier enables high power, high efficiency, broadband and load-modulated power amplification, which is greatly desired for next-generation wireless communication systems and other high-frequency applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: KENLE CHEN, DIMITRIOS PEROULIS