Patents by Inventor Mark Harrison

Mark Harrison 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: 20250217365
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing a schema-state-based data structure that enables access to new columns in the database table while preventing computational errors from occurring in accessing the old data. For example, the system may enable multiple queries to be received and query responses/results to be provided. The first query request may comprise a FROM field that identifies a database table and an AS-OF field identifies a second time associated with the database table. Upon confirming that a data cell for a column heading in the fetched record does not have valid data at a first time associated with the AS-OF field and does have valid data at a second time associated with the FETCHED field, adding a null value to the data cell in the fetched record and providing the fetched record for the column heading as a query response to the first query request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Ralph Gootee, III, Mark Harrison
  • Publication number: 20250220726
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for random access procedure. A method at a user equipment (UE) comprises selecting a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) with a signal measured metric satisfying a criterion. The method further comprises transmitting a first message including a random access channel (RACH) preamble on a RACH occasion and data on an uplink shared channel (USCH) to a base station. The RACH preamble and the RACH occasion are selected based on a mapping of the SSB to the RACH preamble and the RACH occasion. The method further comprises receiving a second message from the base station as a response to the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Zhipeng Lin, Jan Christoffersson, Robert Mark Harrison
  • Patent number: 12349146
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus and computer program products for transmitting and receiving an uplink signal on physical control channel. A method comprises: determining that a terminal device has a capability of transmitting the uplink signal on physical control channel in at least a first time instant and a second time instant coherently; performing a first transmission of the uplink signal on physical control channel in the first time instant in a first set of subcarriers; and performing a second transmission of the uplink signal on physical control channel in the second time instant in a second set of subcarriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ling Su, Zhipeng Lin, Robert Mark Harrison, Andreas Cedergren
  • Patent number: 12321023
    Abstract: An I/O connector includes a body comprising a first surface, a second surface, side surfaces extending between the first surface and the second surface, and a cable entrance port at a rear end of the body extending toward a front end of the body. The I/O connector includes a printed circuit board (PCB) positioned between the first surface and the second surface of the body. The PCB includes a first set of one or more electrical components mounted on a first side of the PCB. A first heatsink is disposed on the first surface. The I/O connector includes first heatpipe thermally coupled with the first heatsink and the first set of one or more electrical components, positioned between the first surface and the first side of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Shiping Yu, Mark Harrison
  • Patent number: 12317314
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for downlink control information. A method at a network device comprises determining a format of downlink control information (DCI) used for scheduling of downlink shared channel in a 2-step random access procedure. The method further comprises determining an identifier used for scrambling cyclic redundancy check (CRC) of the format of DCI. The identifier comprises at least one of a common identifier or a specific identifier. The method further comprises transmitting information regarding a scheduled downlink shared channel with the format of DCI with the CRC scrambled by the identifier on a downlink control channel to at least one terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventors: Zhipeng Lin, Robert Mark Harrison
  • Patent number: 12300654
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor are provided. In an embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. A first surface of a metal silicide layer may be treated with an oxidizing agent to oxidize metal silicide protrusions on the first surface of the metal silicide layer. After treating the first surface with the oxidizing agent, the first surface may be treated with a cleaning agent to remove oxide over the metal silicide protrusions, wherein a size of a metal silicide protrusion of the metal silicide protrusions after treating the first surface with the cleaning agent is smaller than a size of the metal silicide protrusion prior to treating the first surface with the oxidizing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventor: Mark Harrison
  • Publication number: 20250125843
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for port index signalling. In one embodiment, a method for a network node includes generating at least one port indication in one of a rank nested and a non-rank nested manner; and signalling the at least one port indication in the one of the rank nested and the non-rank nested manner. In another embodiment, a method for a wireless device (WD) includes receiving at least one port indication from a network node, the at least one port index indication being received in one of a rank nested and a non-rank nested manner; and generating channel state information, CSI, feedback based on the at least one port indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Shiwei GAO, Sebastian FAXÉR, Robert Mark HARRISON, Siva MURUGANATHAN
  • Patent number: 12267879
    Abstract: A method of transmitting a Random Access Channel (RACH) Occasion configuration to a terminal device and receiving a RACH preamble according to the RACH Occasion configuration. The RACH Occasion configuration comprises a first time resource indication identifying a first set of time resources in which the terminal device is allowed to transmit a RACH preamble according to a first random access procedure, a first frequency resource indication identifying at least a first set of frequency resources in which the terminal device is allowed to transmit the RACH preamble, a second time resource indication identifying a second set of time resources in which the terminal device is allowed to transmit a RACH preamble according to a second random access procedure, and a second frequency resource indication identifying at least a second set of frequency resources in which the terminal device is allowed to transmit the RACH preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Zhipeng Lin, Jingya Li, Robert Mark Harrison
  • Patent number: 12256439
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for random access procedure. A method at a user equipment (UE) comprises selecting a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) with a signal measured metric satisfying a criterion. The method further comprises transmitting a first message including a random access channel (RACH) preamble on a RACH occasion and data on an uplink shared channel (USCH) to a base station. The RACH preamble and the RACH occasion are selected based on a mapping of the SSB to the RACH preamble and the RACH occasion. The method further comprises receiving a second message from the base station as a response to the first message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Zhipeng Lin, Jan Christoffersson, Robert Mark Harrison
  • Publication number: 20250082404
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for laser alignment, and more particularly, systems and methods for alignment of an optical element for laser transmission. In certain embodiments, a cover plate is configured to slide into place on an optic mounting plate. Positioning the cover plate applies force to a biasing element to press an optical element against a registration surface of the optic mounting plate to align the optical element with an optical aperture. The cover plate may be secured relative to the optic mounting plate to retain the biasing element and the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Harrison Farley, Ronald Dean Smith
  • Publication number: 20250062796
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the techniques disclosed herein, a UE adapted to transmit on different antenna subsets transmits an indication that the UE can transmit a number of distinct RS resources, where each of the RS resources comprises at least one RS port. The UE transmits capability information indicating that the UE is capable of transmitting simultaneously on multiple RS resources and/or receives first and second RS configurations, where the first RS configuration is a first list of SRS resources that at least correspond to RS resource indications used for PUSCH transmission, and the second RS configuration is a second list of RS resources that may be used for SRS transmission. The UE receives an indication of at least one RS resource and transmits a physical channel on antennas of the UE associated with the indicated RS resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Mark Harrison, Sebastian Faxér, Niklas Wernersson, Andreas Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20250038799
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for transmitting multiple layers of an uplink physical channel comprises transmitting to a network node an indication of a capability to operate according to a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. In the first mode a codebook subset comprises precoding matrices with at most one non-zero elements per column, and in the second mode the codebook subset comprises precoding matrices with at most two non-zero elements per column. The codebook subset is in a codebook for use when transform precoding of a physical channel is disabled. The method further comprises receiving a configuration from the network node for a selected mode of operation, and transmitting the physical channel using transform precoding and, at least when transmitting with two layers, using the codebook subset comprising the precoding matrices of the selected mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Mark Harrison, Ling Su, Zhipeng Lin
  • Publication number: 20250028180
    Abstract: A beam delivery system for a probe includes a plurality of laser sources configured to generate a respective incident beam, including a first laser source generating a first incident beam and a second laser source generating a second incident beam. The system includes routing structures respectively positioned along a path of the respective incident beam. An optical subsystem is adapted to sequentially direct a respective output beam from the routing structures into each core of a multi-core fiber in communication with the probe. The first routing structure and the second routing structure respectively include an array of optical elements adapted to be synchronously moved such that the first incident beam and the second incident beam encounter an identical member of the array at a same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Alireza Mirsepassi, Mark Harrison Farley, Ronald T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20250023612
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node of transmitting channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) comprises: transmitting, to the wireless device, an indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS; and transmitting CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device of receiving CSI-RS comprises: receiving an indication of a subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS associated with an antenna port; and receiving CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. In some embodiments, the indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS comprises a density value and a comb offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Siva MURUGANATHAN, Mattias FRENNE, Shiwei GAO, Stephen GRANT, Robert Mark HARRISON
  • Publication number: 20240422829
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for determining radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) in a two-step random access procedure. A method of a terminal device, comprising: determining a request message for random access, wherein the request message comprises a preamble and a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, message and the PUSCH message is determined based on a first radio network temporary identity, RNTI; transmitting the request message; and obtaining a response message for random access based on a second RNTI, wherein the first RNTI and the second RNTI are the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Zhipeng Lin, Andres Reial, Jan Christoffersson, Henrik Enbuske, Johan Axnäs, Robert Mark Harrison
  • Patent number: 12170555
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining a power to be used for a set of antenna ports for a physical uplink shared channel transmission. In some embodiments, a User Equipment (UE) comprises processing circuitry configured to derive a power P to be used for uplink power control for a physical uplink shared channel transmission and determine a power to be used for a set of antenna ports based on the power P according to a rule that depends on whether the UE is utilizing codebook based transmission or non-codebook based transmission for the physical uplink shared channel transmission. The set of antenna ports is antenna ports on which the physical uplink shared channel transmission is transmitted with non-zero power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Niklas Wernersson, Robert Mark Harrison
  • Publication number: 20240414698
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for TBoMS transmission. The method which may be performed by a terminal device comprises encoding with low density parity check (LDPC) base graph on each code block (CB) of a Transport Block over Multiple Slots (TboMS), wherein the TBoMS comprises multiple slots; and performing rate matching on the LDPC code for each of the multiple slots of the TBoMS, wherein a time unit of the rate matching is per slot in the TBoMS, and wherein the TBoMS comprises one or more CBs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ling SU, Zhipeng LIN, Robert Mark HARRISON
  • Patent number: 12166541
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the techniques disclosed herein, a UE adapted to transmit on different antenna subsets transmits an indication that the UE can transmit a number of distinct RS resources, where each of the RS resources comprises at least one RS port. The UE transmits capability information indicating that the UE is capable of transmitting simultaneously on multiple RS resources and/or receives first and second RS configurations, where the first RS configuration is a first list of SRS resources that at least correspond to RS resource indications used for PUSCH transmission, and the second RS configuration is a second list of RS resources that may be used for SRS transmission. The UE receives an indication of at least one RS resource and transmits a physical channel on antennas of the UE associated with the indicated RS resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Robert Mark Harrison, Niklas Wernersson, Sebastian Faxer, Andreas Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20240389156
    Abstract: Methods, a base station, and a terminal device for a two-step random access procedure are disclosed. The base station transmits a signalling message indicating a waveform of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) without including a waveform of a preamble which is to be used for a message A in the two-step random access procedure, through an air interface. The base station receives the message A using the waveform of the PUSCH through the air interface in the two-step random access procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Zhipeng LIN, Robert Mark HARRISON, Asbjörn GRÖVLEN
  • Publication number: 20240388390
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for frequency hopping schemes that are compatible with joint channel estimation. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a User Equipment (UE) comprises determining a value of a hopping index for a first set of N consecutive slots, wherein the N is an integer greater than 1, and after the N consecutive slots, incrementing the value of the hopping index for a second set of N consecutive slots. The method further comprises, for an uplink slot within the second set of N consecutive slots, determining a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) in which to transmit a physical channel from a set of frequency offsets according to the value of the hopping index for the second set of slots and transmitting the physical uplink channel in the selected set of PRBs in the uplink slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Mark Harrison, Johan Axnäs, Zhipeng Lin, Anqi He, Ling Su, Chunhui Zhang