Patents by Inventor Peter Rashev

Peter Rashev 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: 8909176
    Abstract: A radio transmission system comprising: a first Volterra Engine (VE) linearizer; a second VE linearizer coupled to the first VE linearizer; and a power amplifier (PA) coupled to at least one of the VE linearizers. Each VE linearizer compensates for a different distortion or nonlinearity aspect of an output signal from the PA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev, John Holt
  • Patent number: 8843088
    Abstract: Included is a radio transmission system comprising a plurality of power amplifiers (PAs); a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers corresponding to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; at least one digital hybrid matrix (DHM) coupled to the VE linearizers; and an analog hybrid matrix (AHM) coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM and the VE linearizers but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops. Also included is a radio system comprising a plurality of PAs; a Volterra DHM (VDHM) coupled to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; and an AHM coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev
  • Publication number: 20140009224
    Abstract: Included is a radio transmission system comprising a plurality of power amplifiers (PAs); a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers corresponding to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; at least one digital hybrid matrix (DHM) coupled to the VE linearizers; and an analog hybrid matrix (AHM) coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM and the VE linearizers but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops. Also included is a radio system comprising a plurality of PAs; a Volterra DHM (VDHM) coupled to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; and an AHM coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev
  • Publication number: 20130285742
    Abstract: A radio transmission system comprising: a first Volterra Engine (VE) linearizer; a second VE linearizer coupled to the first VE linearizer; and a power amplifier (PA) coupled to at least one of the VE linearizers. Each VE linearizer compensates for a different distortion or nonlinearity aspect of an output signal from the PA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev, John Holt
  • Patent number: 8509712
    Abstract: A radio transmission system comprising a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers; a power amplifier (PA) coupled to the YE linearizers; a feedback circuitry coupled to the VE linearizers and the PA; and at least one adaptive controller coupled to the feedback circuitry, wherein each VE linearizer is coupled to at least another VE linearizer in series, in parallel, or both, and is configured to compensate for at least one distortion aspect of an output signal from the PA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev, John Holt
  • Patent number: 8364095
    Abstract: Included is a radio transmission system comprising a plurality of power amplifiers (PAs); a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers corresponding to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; at least one digital hybrid matrix (DHM) coupled to the VE linearizers; and an analog hybrid matrix (AHM) coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM and the VE linearizers but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops. Also included is a radio system comprising a plurality of PAs; a Volterra DHM (VDHM) coupled to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; and an AHM coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev
  • Publication number: 20130005283
    Abstract: A radio transmission system comprising a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers; a power amplifier (PA) coupled to the YE linearizers; a feedback circuitry coupled to the VE linearizers and the PA; and at least one adaptive controller coupled to the feedback circuitry, wherein each VE linearizer is coupled to at least another VE linearizer in series, in parallel, or both, and is configured to compensate for at least one distortion aspect of an output signal from the PA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev, John Holt
  • Patent number: 8331879
    Abstract: A radio transmission system comprising a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers; a power amplifier (PA) coupled to the VE linearizers; a feedback circuitry coupled to the VE linearizers and the PA; and at least one adaptive controller coupled to the feedback circuitry, wherein each VE linearizer is coupled to at least another VE linearizer in series, in parallel, or both, and is configured to compensate for at least one distortion aspect of an output signal from the PA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev, John Holt
  • Publication number: 20120229206
    Abstract: Included is a radio transmission system comprising a plurality of power amplifiers (PAs); a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers corresponding to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; at least one digital hybrid matrix (DHM) coupled to the VE linearizers; and an analog hybrid matrix (AHM) coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM and the VE linearizers but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops. Also included is a radio system comprising a plurality of PAs; a Volterra DHM (VDHM) coupled to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; and an AHM coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: ROCKSTAR BIDCO LP
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev
  • Patent number: 8213880
    Abstract: Included is a radio transmission system comprising a plurality of power amplifiers (PAs); a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers corresponding to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; at least one digital hybrid matrix (DHM) coupled to the VE linearizers; and an analog hybrid matrix (AHM) coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM and the VE linearizers but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops. Also included is a radio system comprising a plurality of PAs; a Volterra DHM (VDHM) coupled to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; and an AHM coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Rockstar Bidco, LP
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev
  • Publication number: 20100090762
    Abstract: Included is a radio transmission system comprising a plurality of power amplifiers (PAs); a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers corresponding to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; at least one digital hybrid matrix (DHM) coupled to the VE linearizers; and an analog hybrid matrix (AHM) coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM and the VE linearizers but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops. Also included is a radio system comprising a plurality of PAs; a Volterra DHM (VDHM) coupled to the PAs; a plurality of feedback loops corresponding to the PAs; and an AHM coupled to the PAs, wherein the feedback loops are connected to the AHM but not to the PAs to reduce the number of feedback loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev
  • Publication number: 20100093290
    Abstract: A radio transmission system comprising a plurality of Volterra Engine (VE) linearizers; a power amplifier (PA) coupled to the VE linearizers; a feedback circuitry coupled to the VE linearizers and the PA; and at least one adaptive controller coupled to the feedback circuitry, wherein each VE linearizer is coupled to at least another VE linearizer in series, in parallel, or both, and is configured to compensate for at least one distortion aspect of an output signal from the PA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: John-Peter van Zelm, Peter Rashev, John Holt
  • Publication number: 20080095266
    Abstract: An adaptive controller for linearization of transmitters using predistortion of the input signal has reduced sensitivity to impairments such as gain variation, phase noise or modulation/demodulation frequency instability by linearizing an adaptively normalized gain provided through a separate estimation and cancellation of linear gain variations. Values of a nonlinear and a linear gain blocks, cascaded with the linearized transmitter and called respectively a predistortion block and a gain regulation block, are independently adjusted by two different adaptive controllers. In one embodiment, four banks of real gain elements compose the predistortion block and realize an arbitrary step-wise approximation of a generalized 2×2 transmit gain matrix of nonlinear functions. In a further embodiment cancellation of a DC level bias multi-channel impairment is provided by an adaptively adjusted signal adder inserted in the transmit chain between the predistortion block and the linearized transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Peter RASHEV, David Tholl