Patents by Inventor Marc E. Shelton

Marc E. Shelton 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 determining uplink noise power in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 9209858
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes receiving signals from user equipment, despreading the received signals by applying an unused channelization code, and determining the uplink noise power based on output of the despreading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Jerry Zhenyu Wang, Kumud Kumar Sanwal, Jonqyin Sun, Kai Xie, Susan M. Miller, Marc E. Shelton
  • Method and apparatus for determining signal-to-noise ratio
    Patent number: 8767799
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes despreading the received signals by applying an unused channelization code, determining noise power based on output of the despreading, and determining a signal-to-noise ratio, SIR, based on the noise power and at least one of the received signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Jerry Wang, Kumud Sanwal, Jonqyin Sun, Kai Xie, Susan M. Miller, Marc E. Shelton
  • Method And Apparatus For Determining Uplink Noise Power In A Wireless Communication System
    Publication number: 20120263046
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes receiving signals from user equipment, despreading the received signals by applying an unused channelization code, and determining the uplink noise power based on output of the despreading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
    Inventors: Jerry Zhenyu Wang, Kumud Kumar Sanwal, Jonqyin Sun, Kai Xie, Susan M. Miller, Marc E. Shelton
  • Method And Apparatus For Determining Signal-To-Noise Ratio
    Publication number: 20120263221
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes despreading the received signals by applying an unused channelization code, determining noise power based on output of the despreading, and determining a signal-to-noise ratio, SIR, based on the noise power and at least one of the received signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
    Inventors: Jerry Zhenyu Wang, Kumud Kumar Sanwal, Jonqyin Sun, Kai Xie, Susan M. Miller, Marc E. Shelton