Patents by Inventor Peter Chun Teck Song
Peter Chun Teck Song 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).
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Publication number: 20240014578Abstract: A multi-band antenna may include a first antenna array for operation in a first frequency range and a second antenna array for operation in a second frequency range that is higher than the first frequency range. The first antenna array may include at least one antenna element having a plurality of components, where at least one of the plurality of components is constructed with a frequency selective surface (FSS) comprising a plurality of FSS elements. The FSS may be configured for the at least one of the plurality of components to provide a rejection of a coupling of energy from the second frequency range, and for the at least one of the plurality of components to provide a transmission of signals in the first frequency range suitable for use in a cellular communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Yilin Mao, Peter Chun Teck Song, Karl Ni, Vipin Cholleti, David Edwin Barker
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Publication number: 20220338024Abstract: A base station system may include at least one base station radio, at least one antenna, the at least one antenna including at least a first antenna comprising a linear array of antenna elements arranged in a vertical plane, and at least a one antenna distribution network for distributing radio frequency (RF) signals as component RF signals across the linear array of antenna elements of the at least the first antenna to form at least one beam in an elevation plane. In one example, the at least the one antenna feed network applies amplitude and phase weights to the component RF signals, wherein the amplitude and phase weights are selected to minimize RF coupling between the at least the first antenna and passive intermodulation sources in a near-field of the at least the first antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: David Edwin Barker, Peter Chun Teck Song, Karl Ni
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Patent number: 11197173Abstract: An antenna system may include a first phase shifting network to output a first set of component signals from a first component signal having a first frequency, a second phase shifting network to output a second set of component signals from a second component signal having a second frequency, the first frequency being less than the second, and an antenna array, the first phase shifting network to impart a first tilt angle for the first set of component signals, the second phase shifting network to impart a second tilt angle for the second set of component signals, and a single variable electrical tilt controller to control the first and second phase shifting networks and being configured to maintain a ratio between the first tilt angle and the second tilt angle, where the first tilt angle is greater than the second tilt angle, and where the ratio is less than one.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Quintel Cayman LimitedInventors: David Edwin Barker, Peter Chun Teck Song
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Patent number: 10931035Abstract: An antenna system may include a dual-polarized antenna element having a first dipole and a second dipole in a same lateral plane, the first dipole having a first and a second dipole arm, the second dipole comprising a third and a fourth dipole arm, the first dipole being co-located with the second dipole, and the first dipole having an orthogonal polarization to the second dipole. The antenna system may further include parasitic elements, each comprising at least two branches, the at least two branches including a first branch and a second branch oriented at an angle and forming an apex. A first branch of a first parasitic element may be positioned at a first coupling distance parallel to the first dipole arm of the first dipole, and a second branch may be positioned at a second coupling distance parallel to the third dipole arm of the second dipole.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Quintel Cayman LimitedInventors: Peter Chun Teck Song, David Edwin Barker
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Patent number: 10931032Abstract: An antenna system includes unit cells arranged as an array of unit cells, each unit cell including at least one dual-polarized antenna element for operation in a first radio frequency (RF) range, and least one configured as an expanded diamond antenna element with first and second pairs of co-polarized radiating elements, the first and second pairs of co-polarized radiating elements having orthogonal polarizations. The unit cell for the at least one expanded diamond antenna element may have rectangular bounds, where first and second radiating elements of the first pair of co-polarized radiating elements are disposed in first opposite corners across a first diagonal of the rectangular bounds and within the rectangular bounds, and where first and second radiating elements of the second pair of co-polarized radiating elements are disposed in second opposite corners of the four corners across a second diagonal of the rectangular bounds and within the rectangular bounds.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Quintel Cayman LimitedInventors: Peter Chun Teck Song, David Edwin Barker, Karl Ni
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Publication number: 20200344615Abstract: An antenna system may include a first phase shifting network to output a first set of component signals from a first component signal having a first frequency, a second phase shifting network to output a second set of component signals from a second component signal having a second frequency, the first frequency being less than the second, and an antenna array, the first phase shifting network to impart a first tilt angle for the first set of component signals, the second phase shifting network to impart a second tilt angle for the second set of component signals, and a single variable electrical tilt controller to control the first and second phase shifting networks and being configured to maintain a ratio between the first tilt angle and the second tilt angle, where the first tilt angle is greater than the second tilt angle, and where the ratio is less than one.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: David Edwin Barker, Peter Chun Teck Song
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Patent number: 10735978Abstract: An antenna system may include a first phase shifting network to output a first set of component signals from a first component signal having a first frequency, a second phase shifting network to output a second set of component signals from a second component signal having a second frequency, the first frequency being less than the second, and an antenna array, the first phase shifting network to impart a first tilt angle for the first set of component signals, the second phase shifting network to impart a second tilt angle for the second set of component signals, and a single variable electrical tilt controller to control the first and second phase shifting networks and being configured to maintain a ratio between the first tilt angle and the second tilt angle, where the first tilt angle is greater than the second tilt angle, and where the ratio is less than one.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Quintel Cayman LimitedInventors: David Edwin Barker, Peter Chun Teck Song
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Patent number: 10651568Abstract: In one example, a base station system comprises a base station radio unit for at least a first operating frequency and a plurality of linear antenna arrays. Each linear antenna array may comprise a plurality of radiating antenna elements, and the plurality of linear antenna arrays may be disposed in a horizontal plane. In one example, at least one set of linear antenna arrays of the plurality of linear antenna arrays for a first operating frequency has an array separation distance of substantially 1.6+1.1n wavelengths apart for the first operating frequency, where n is an integer greater than or equal to zero. In addition, in one example, the plurality of linear antenna arrays includes at least one linear antenna array for a second operating frequency that is different from the first operating frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Quintel Cayman LimitedInventors: David Edwin Barker, Peter Chun Teck Song
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Publication number: 20200044365Abstract: An antenna system may include a dual-polarized antenna element having a first dipole and a second dipole in a same lateral plane, the first dipole having a first and a second dipole arm, the second dipole comprising a third and a fourth dipole arm, the first dipole being co-located with the second dipole, and the first dipole having an orthogonal polarization to the second dipole. The antenna system may further include parasitic elements, each comprising at least two branches, the at least two branches including a first branch and a second branch oriented at an angle and forming an apex. A first branch of a first parasitic element may be positioned at a first coupling distance parallel to the first dipole arm of the first dipole, and a second branch may be positioned at a second coupling distance parallel to the third dipole arm of the second dipole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: QUINTEL CAYMAN LIMITEDInventors: Peter Chun Teck Song, David Edwin Barker
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Publication number: 20200044362Abstract: An antenna system includes unit cells arranged as an array of unit cells, each unit cell including at least one dual-polarized antenna element for operation in a first radio frequency (RF) range, and least one configured as an expanded diamond antenna element with first and second pairs of co-polarized radiating elements, the first and second pairs of co-polarized radiating elements having orthogonal polarizations. The unit cell for the at least one expanded diamond antenna element may have rectangular bounds, where first and second radiating elements of the first pair of co-polarized radiating elements are disposed in first opposite corners across a first diagonal of the rectangular bounds and within the rectangular bounds, and where first and second radiating elements of the second pair of co-polarized radiating elements are disposed in second opposite corners of the four corners across a second diagonal of the rectangular bounds and within the rectangular bounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: QUINTEL CAYMAN LIMITEDInventors: Peter Chun Teck Song, David Edwin Barker, Karl Ni
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Publication number: 20190349783Abstract: An antenna system may include a first phase shifting network to output a first set of component signals from a first component signal having a first frequency, a second phase shifting network to output a second set of component signals from a second component signal having a second frequency, the first frequency being less than the second, and an antenna array, the first phase shifting network to impart a first tilt angle for the first set of component signals, the second phase shifting network to impart a second tilt angle for the second set of component signals, and a single variable electrical tilt controller to control the first and second phase shifting networks and being configured to maintain a ratio between the first tilt angle and the second tilt angle, where the first tilt angle is greater than the second tilt angle, and where the ratio is less than one.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: David Edwin Barker, Peter Chun Teck Song
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Patent number: 10454162Abstract: In one example, an antenna radome may have at least a first face that includes a plurality of surface features, where the plurality of surface features may include at least a first ridge and at least a first depression, and where the plurality of surface features may be oriented longitudinal along the antenna radome. In another example, an antenna radome may have at least a first face that includes a plurality of surface features, where the plurality of surface features may include at least a first ridge and at least a first depression, and where the plurality of surface features may be oriented transverse along the antenna radome.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Quintel Cayman LimitedInventors: Byron Dean Proshold, Ching-Shun Yang, Peter Chun Teck Song, David Edwin Barker
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Patent number: 10340583Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure provides a phased array antenna system with a first array of antenna elements and a first radio frequency beamforming network configured to split the power of a radio frequency signal for transmission into a first plurality of component signals comprising drive signals for the first array of antenna elements, the first radio frequency beamforming network further configured to combine a radio frequency signal for reception by the phased array antenna system from a second plurality of component signals from the first array of antenna elements, where a radio frequency power distribution of the first radio frequency beamforming network is arranged to provide a weighting of the first plurality and the second plurality of component signals processed via antenna elements towards one end of the first array.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Quintel Cayman LimitedInventors: David Edwin Barker, Peter Chun Teck Song
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Publication number: 20190115650Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure provides a phased array antenna system with a first array of antenna elements and a first radio frequency beamforming network configured to split the power of a radio frequency signal for transmission into a first plurality of component signals comprising drive signals for the first array of antenna elements, the first radio frequency beamforming network further configured to combine a radio frequency signal for reception by the phased array antenna system from a second plurality of component signals from the first array of antenna elements, where a radio frequency power distribution of the first radio frequency beamforming network is arranged to provide a weighting of the first plurality and the second plurality of component signals processed via antenna elements towards one end of the first array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: DAVID EDWIN BARKER, PETER CHUN TECK SONG
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Publication number: 20190020124Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure provides a dual-polarized antenna array that includes at least one unit cell. The at least one unit cell includes at least one radiating element of a first polarization state and at least two radiating elements of a second polarization state. The second polarization state is orthogonal to the first polarization state. The at least two radiating elements of the second polarization state are displaced on a first side and a second side of the at least one radiating element of the first polarization state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Peter Chun Teck Song, Lance Darren Bamford, David Sam Piazza, David Edwin Barker
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Publication number: 20180287251Abstract: In one example, an antenna radome may have at least a first face that includes a plurality of surface features, where the plurality of surface features may include at least a first ridge and at least a first depression, and where the plurality of surface features may be oriented longitudinal along the antenna radome. In another example, an antenna radome may have at least a first face that includes a plurality of surface features, where the plurality of surface features may include at least a first ridge and at least a first depression, and where the plurality of surface features may be oriented transverse along the antenna radome.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Byron Dean Proshold, Ching-Shun Yang, Peter Chun Teck Song, David Edwin Barker
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Patent number: 10069213Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure provides a dual-polarized antenna array that includes at least one unit cell. The at least one unit cell includes at least one radiating element of a first polarization state and at least two radiating elements of a second polarization state. The second polarization state is orthogonal to the first polarization state. The at least two radiating elements of the second polarization state are displaced on a first side and a second side of the at least one radiating element of the first polarization state.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Quintel Technology LimitedInventors: Peter Chun Teck Song, Lance Darren Bamford, David Sam Piazza, David Edwin Barker
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Patent number: 9979079Abstract: In one example, an antenna radome may have at least a first face that includes a plurality of surface features, where the plurality of surface features may include at least a first ridge and at least a first depression, and where the plurality of surface features may be oriented longitudinal along the antenna radome. In another example, an antenna radome may have at least a first face that includes a plurality of surface features, where the plurality of surface features may include at least a first ridge and at least a first depression, and where the plurality of surface features may be oriented transverse along the antenna radome.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Quintel Technology LimitedInventors: Byron Dean Proshold, Ching-Shun Yang, Peter Chun Teck Song, David Edwin Barker
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Patent number: 9960500Abstract: In one example, a device includes an antenna array having at least a first cross dipole antenna element having a first dipole and a second dipole orthogonal to the first dipole and at least a second cross dipole antenna element having a third dipole and a fourth dipole orthogonal to the third dipole. An orientation of the at least a second cross dipole antenna is offset 45 degrees with respect to the at least a first cross dipole antenna element. The at least a first cross dipole antenna element and the at least a second cross dipole antenna element are for transmitting and/or receiving signals at plus 45 degrees and minus 45 degrees slant polarizations.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Quintel Technology LimitedInventors: Peter Chun Teck Song, David Edwin Barker
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Publication number: 20180026379Abstract: In one example, a base station system comprises a base station radio unit for at least a first operating frequency and a plurality of linear antenna arrays. Each linear antenna array may comprise a plurality of radiating antenna elements, and the plurality of linear antenna arrays may be disposed in a horizontal plane. In one example, at least one set of linear antenna arrays of the plurality of linear antenna arrays for a first operating frequency has an array separation distance of substantially 1.6+1.1n wavelengths apart for the first operating frequency, where n is an integer greater than or equal to zero. In addition, in one example, the plurality of linear antenna arrays includes at least one linear antenna array for a second operating frequency that is different from the first operating frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: David Edwin Barker, Peter Chun Teck Song