Patents by Inventor Thomas Booker
Thomas Booker 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: 20230306520Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a model predictive control (MPC) method in a dynamic control system for strategic asset allocation (SAA) with illiquid asset classes. For example, the multi-period optimization-based MPC method for constructing portfolios with both liquid and illiquid alternative assets incorporates random intensities with the classic linear model of the illiquid asset's calls and distributions to formulate a multi-period optimization problem to perform strategic asset allocation with liquid and illiquid assets. The multi-period optimization problem uses homogeneous risk constraints to account for growth in the multi-period planning, and liquidity/insolvency constraints to ensure calls are covered with high probability.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Misha van Beek, Thomas Booker
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Patent number: 11751178Abstract: A system for ESC protection includes a spectrum access system (SAS) configured to allocate a frequency band in the system and at least one Citizens Broadband Radio Service device (CBSD) communicatively coupled to the SAS and configured to provide wireless service to UEs. The system also includes at least one ESC communicatively coupled to the SAS and configured to detect RADAR signals from offshore RADAR devices. The SAS is configured to assign grants to the at least one CBSD such that the aggregate signal energy received at the ESC does not cross an overload threshold, as calculated by the SAS. The ESC is configured to detect an aggregate signal energy received at the ESC, and trigger, in response to the aggregate signal energy exceeding the overload threshold, an operation that suspends transmission of at least one CBSD or moves at least one CBSD to a different frequency channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Ariful Hannan, Andrew E. Beck, Khalid W. Al-Mufti, Thomas Booker Gravely
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Publication number: 20220322367Abstract: Techniques are provided for enhancing continuity in service of a radio authorized to transmit in shared spectrum by setting a transmit expiry time based upon whether the radio must cease transmission when a dynamic incumbent user operates in the dynamic protection area (DPA) to avoid aggregate interference to a receiver of the dynamic incumbent user, in or about the DPA, exceeding a threshold interference level.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Andrew E. Beck, Christopher R. Hardy, Thomas Booker Gravely
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Patent number: 11304132Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises: setting a first voltage level provided to a cable; operating a radio, coupled to the cable, with constant power consumption; measuring a first current level provided to the cable; setting a second voltage level provided to the cable; measuring a second current level provided to the cable; and determining a first resistance of the cable using the first and second voltage and current levels.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Daryl A. Coleman, Khalid W. Al-Mufti, Thomas Booker Gravely
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Patent number: 11059425Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a floor assembly for a vehicle load space. The floor assembly includes a floor panel that is configurable in a lowered position, a first raised position and a second raised position. The floor assembly includes a first pivot means defining a first pivot axis about which the floor panel pivots from the lowered position to the first raised position. The floor assembly includes a second pivot means defining a second pivot axis about which the floor panel pivots from the lowered position to said second raised position. The floor panel can perform different functions in the first and second raised positions. The present disclosure also relates to a vehicle having a floor assembly. The floor assembly may be provided in the floor of the vehicle load space.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITEDInventors: Edward Simmons, Christopher Bellamy, Kripa Balachandran, James Pickup, Daniel Tait, Ben Cook, Emily Greenhalgh, Paul Kellitt, Christopher Brown, Matthew Atkinson, Thomas Booker, Lucy Wakefield, David Warburton
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Publication number: 20210144635Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises: setting a first voltage level provided to a cable; operating a radio, coupled to the cable, with constant power consumption; measuring a first current level provided to the cable; setting a second voltage level provided to the cable; measuring a second current level provided to the cable; and determining a first resistance of the cable using the first and second voltage and current levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Daryl A. Coleman, Khalid W. Al-Mufti, Thomas Booker Gravely
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Patent number: 10912025Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises: setting a first voltage level provided to a cable; operating a radio, coupled to the cable, with constant power consumption; measuring a first current level provided to the cable; setting a second voltage level provided to the cable; measuring a second current level provided to the cable; and determining a first resistance of the cable using the first and second voltage and current levels.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Daryl A. Coleman, Khalid W. Al-Mufti, Thomas Booker Gravely
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Publication number: 20200059931Abstract: A system for ESC protection includes a spectrum access system (SAS) configured to allocate a frequency band in the system and at least one Citizens Broadband Radio Service device (CBSD) communicatively coupled to the SAS and configured to provide wireless service to UEs. The system also includes at least one ESC communicatively coupled to the SAS and configured to detect RADAR signals from offshore RADAR devices. The SAS is configured to assign grants to the at least one CBSD such that the aggregate signal energy received at the ESC does not cross an overload threshold, as calculated by the SAS. The ESC is configured to detect an aggregate signal energy received at the ESC, and trigger, in response to the aggregate signal energy exceeding the overload threshold, an operation that suspends transmission of at least one CBSD or moves at least one CBSD to a different frequency channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Ariful Hannan, Andrew E. Beck, Khalid W. Al-Mufti, Thomas Booker Gravely
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Publication number: 20190394723Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises: setting a first voltage level provided to a cable; operating a radio, coupled to the cable, with constant power consumption; measuring a first current level provided to the cable; setting a second voltage level provided to the cable; measuring a second current level provided to the cable; and determining a first resistance of the cable using the first and second voltage and current levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Daryl A. Coleman, Khalid W. Al-Mufti, Thomas Booker Gravely
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Publication number: 20190176711Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a floor assembly for a vehicle load space. The floor assembly includes a floor panel that is configurable in a lowered position, a first raised position and a second raised position. The floor assembly includes a first pivot means defining a first pivot axis about which the floor panel pivots from the lowered position to the first raised position. The floor assembly includes a second pivot means defining a second pivot axis about which the floor panel pivots from the lowered position to said second raised position. The floor panel can perform different functions in the first and second raised positions. The present disclosure also relates to a vehicle having a floor assembly. The floor assembly may be provided in the floor of the vehicle load space.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Edward SIMMONS, Christopher BELLAMY, Kripa BALACHANDRAN, James PICKUP, Daniel TAIT, Ben COOK, Emily GREENHALGH, Paul KELLITT, Christopher BROWN, Matthew ATKINSON, Thomas BOOKER, Lucy WAKEFIELD, David WARBURTON
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Patent number: 8032149Abstract: A system and method for determining the location of a mobile appliance where the tasking of the system to determine the location of the mobile appliance utilizes a first communications protocol standard and the reporting of the location of the mobile appliance utilizes a second communications protocol standard, where the first and second communication protocol standards are not the same and can include any of the commonly used communication protocol standards including TIA defined standards, ETSI standards, and SMR/ESMR defined standards.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2002Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Thomas Booker Gravely, Andrew Beck
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Patent number: 7949340Abstract: A system and method for determining the positioning of mobile-appliance location determining sensors in a mobile-appliance communications network by estimating the positioning accuracy of the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2010Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Andrew, LLCInventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Thomas Booker Gravely, John Peter Carlson, Andrew Beck
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Publication number: 20100120413Abstract: A system and method for determining the positioning of mobile-appliance location determining sensors in a mobile-appliance communications network by estimating the positioning accuracy of the sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2010Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, JR., Thomas Booker Gravely, John Peter Carlson, Andrew Beck
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Patent number: 7668552Abstract: A system and method for determining the positioning of mobile-appliance location determining sensors in a mobile-appliance communications network by estimating the positioning accuracy of the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Allen Telecom LLCInventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Thomas Booker Gravely, John Peter Carlson, Andrew Beck
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Patent number: 7546084Abstract: A novel system and method for a network overlay geolocation system operating in a host wireless communication system with repeaters (350a, 350b) is disclosed. Embodiments of the novel system and method enable the geolocation system to determine if signals being received by the geolocation system arrive directly from a target mobile appliance or if the signals are passing through a repeater (350a, 350b) and therefore are subject to a known time delay. Embodiments of the novel system and method provide a more accurate geolocation of mobiles served by repeater stations than capable in the prior art.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2003Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Thomas Booker Gravely, Andrew Beck, John P. Carlson, Martin Alles
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Patent number: 7483703Abstract: A system for monitoring each channel of the communication link (307) for protocol messages and identifying a set of channels with valid protocol messages and, monitoring the set of channels to determine the transceivers (309) served by the set of channels and associating the transciver (309) with respective channels from the set of channels.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2004Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Thomas Booker Gravely, Robert Brickhouse, Dennis Bergin
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Patent number: 7429914Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for determining the location of a mobile appliance using the reverse pilot channel provided in CDMA 2000 communication systems to determine an attribute (e.g., time of arrival, angle of arrival, time difference of arrival, received power level) of a reverse pilot signal at one or more wireless location sensors. A network overlay of wireless location sensors monitors the reverse pilot channel for a target mobile's reverse pilot signal. The monitored signal may be compared to a reference signal to determine a correlation and thereby determine an attribute of the target mobile's reverse pilot signal. The method may be performed independently from the communication system and without requiring retrieval of information bits from the mobile appliance. The reference signal may be generated from the unique long spreading code mask of the target mobile appliance which is typically a function of the ESN of the target mobile appliance.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2004Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Andrew CorporationInventors: John Peter Carlson, Thomas Booker Gravely, Joseph P. Kennedy, James T. McDaniel, Jr.
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Patent number: 6920329Abstract: A system and method for determining the positioning of mobile-appliance location determining sensors in a mobile-appliance communications network by estimating the positioning accuracy of the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2002Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Allen TelecomInventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Thomas Booker Gravely, John Peter Carlson, Andrew Beck
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Publication number: 20050061251Abstract: This invention is a method for metal plasma ion implantation and metal plasma ion deposition, comprising: providing a vacuum chamber with at least one workpiece having a surface positioned on a worktable within the vacuum chamber; reducing the pressure in the vacuum chamber; generating a plasma of metal ions within the vacuum chamber, applying a negative bias to the worktable to thereby accelerate metal ions from the plasma toward at least one workpiece to thereby either implant metal ions into or deposit metal ions onto the workpiece or both. This invention includes an apparatus for metal ion implantation and metal ion plasma deposition, comprising: a vacuum chamber, a metal plasma generator within the vacuum chamber, and at least one worktable within the vacuum chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Ronghua Wei, Thomas Booker, Christopher Rincon, James Arps
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Patent number: 6845240Abstract: A system and method for determining the geolocation of autonomous mobile appliances emitting analog waveforms is disclosed. More specifically, the inventive system and method is used to geolocate FM analog signals such as those used in the AMPS cellular radio air standard by using a time difference of arrival (“TDOA”) approach. The inventive system and method uses a novel approach to minimize the amount of data sent between location sensors and the central location processor comprising adaptive signal combining from N channel to a single channel, FM demodulation to reduce bandwidth, Fourier transformation for signal compression, and segmentation of the location sensors into primary and secondary modes to allow for parallel processing to ease the computational burden on the central location processor.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2001Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: Grayson WirelessInventors: John Peter Carlson, Thomas Booker Gravely, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.