Patents by Inventor Rimon Hokayem

Rimon Hokayem 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).

  • Beamforming configuration via cross-mixing
    Patent number: 11133851
    Abstract: Systems and methods for beamforming based on mixing elements together instead of conventional phase shifting are provided. A beamformer can be used to cross-mix the elements with one another to compensate for delays in signal reception. By replacing phase shifters with mixers, the system becomes agnostic to frequency of operation and angle of arrival.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Rimon Hokayem, Elias Alwan, John L. Volakis
  • Cross-mixing beamformer
    Patent number: 10680694
    Abstract: Systems and methods for beamforming using a cross-mixing architecture are provided. A beamformer can use an element-to-element mixing concept and can avoid the use of conventional bulky analog phase shifters. Incident signals can be sent through a phase-locked loop and then mixed with a signal from an antenna element oppositely spaced about a phase center of the antenna element array. Beamformers can be integrated into existing hybrid structures by substituting the traditional analog part of the beamforming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Rimon Hokayem, Elias Alwan, John L. Volakis