Patents by Inventor Thomas Winiecki

Thomas Winiecki 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: 20240080059
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to systems and methods for communication of electronic signals using a communication device. The communication device includes a first transmitter, a second transmitter, a first antenna, coupled to the first transmitter, a second antenna, coupled to the second transmitter, a memory, and a processor, coupled to the memory, the first transmitter, and the second transmitter. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to generate a long-range communication signal, generate a short-range communication signal, transmit the long-range communication signal from the first transmitter over the first antenna, transmit the short-range communication signal from a second transmitter over the second antenna, generate a charging signal, and transmit the charging signal from at least one of the first transmitter over the first antenna and the second transmitter over the second antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Nick Taluja, Jeremy Gosteau
  • Patent number: 11800372
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for installation of a phased array antenna receiving a signal, the method comprising: determining that a higher directivity of the phased array antenna is achievable; determining an orientation of the phased array antenna at which the higher directivity is achievable; and providing instructions for adjusting the orientation of the phased array antenna from an initial orientation to the determined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Sequans Communications S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, James Watts
  • Patent number: 11557843
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a phased array antenna system that includes: a first array of antenna elements having a first and second antenna element; a second array of antenna elements having a third and fourth antenna element; a beamforming integrated circuit (IC) coupled to the first and second arrays; and a set of transmission lines coupling the beamforming IC to the first and second arrays. The first and second arrays are parallel to and facing in opposite directions of each other. The set of transmission lines is configured to delay radio frequency (RF) signals from the beamforming IC to first and third antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sequans Communications SA
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Riadh Berhouma Ghandri
  • Publication number: 20220368027
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a phased array antenna system that includes: a first array of antenna elements having a first and second antenna element; a second array of antenna elements having a third and fourth antenna element; a beamforming integrated circuit (IC) coupled to the first and second arrays; and a set of transmission lines coupling the beamforming IC to the first and second arrays. The first and second arrays are parallel to and facing in opposite directions of each other. The set of transmission lines is configured to delay radio frequency (RF) signals from the beamforming IC to first and third antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Sequans Communications SA
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Riadh Berhouma Ghandri
  • Publication number: 20220124512
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for installation of a phased array antenna receiving a signal, the method comprising: determining that a higher directivity of the phased array antenna is achievable; determining an orientation of the phased array antenna at which the higher directivity is achievable; and providing instructions for adjusting the orientation of the phased array antenna from an initial orientation to the determined orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, James Watts
  • Publication number: 20220006187
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna element arrangement configured for use with a plurality of phase shifters, the antenna element arrangement comprising: a first group of elements comprising a first plurality of elements aligned in a first direction, each element in the first plurality of elements arranged to accept, in a transmit mode, a first electrical signal from a first phase shifter or to supply, in a receive mode, a first electrical signal to the first phase shifter; and a second group of elements comprising a second plurality of elements aligned in a second direction, each element in the second plurality of elements arranged to accept, in the transmit mode, a second electrical signal from a second phase shifter or to supply, in the receive mode, a second electrical signal to the second phase shifter; wherein the first and second directions are nonparallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: James Watts, Thomas Winiecki
  • Patent number: 10707841
    Abstract: A crystal driving circuit comprising a circuit input node and a circuit output node, a high power amplifier having a power consumption of more than 100 ?W, a low power amplifier comprising a power consumption less than 10 ?W, the circuit being arranged to selectively isolate the high power amplifier and associated load capacitance from the circuit input node and the circuit output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Peter Martin
  • Patent number: 10644734
    Abstract: A method of selecting an intermediate frequency, IF, for use with a low-IF receiver, the method comprising determining a first frequency as the central frequency of the system bandwidth of the communication scheme used by the low-IF receiver, determining a second frequency as the central frequency of the bandwidth of the wanted signal to be received, selecting the sign of the IF to be used based on the first and second frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS S.A.
    Inventors: Serguei Burykh, Thomas Winiecki, Serdar Sezginer, Krzysztof Walczak
  • Publication number: 20190305803
    Abstract: A method of transmitting a signal using carrier aggregation, the method comprising providing at least two component carriers, combining the at least two component carriers in the digital domain, converting the combined component carriers to the analog domain with a DAC, passing the combined component carriers through an up conversion mixer to convert each combined component carrier to within a predetermined bandwidth centred on a conversion intermediate frequency to provide a signal for transmission comprising the combined component carriers, transmitting the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Winiecki
  • Publication number: 20180287644
    Abstract: A method of selecting an intermediate frequency, IF, for use with a low-IF receiver, the method comprising determining a first frequency as the central frequency of the system bandwidth of the communication scheme used by the low-IF receiver, determining a second frequency as the central frequency of the bandwidth of the wanted signal to be received, selecting the sign of the IF to be used based on the first and second frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Serguei Burykh, Thomas Winiecki, Serdar Sezginer, Krzysztof Walczak
  • Patent number: 9667302
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of calibrating a device comprising the steps of: deriving an analytic expression for a variable to be optimized of the device in terms of at least one parameter of the device, transforming the analytic expression into polynomial form of the at least one parameter of the device, the polynomial form comprising N coefficients, capturing at least N samples of a value of the variable from the device under calibration, each sample being a result of a different independent pre-determined value of the at least one parameter, applying the captured variable values and the corresponding at least one parameter values to the polynomial form, obtaining optimal values of the at least one parameter from the applying step to calibrate the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas Winiecki
  • Patent number: 9496838
    Abstract: An envelope tracking amplifier for a transmitter has a voltage mapping linearly related to the square of the amplitude of the baseband signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: Thomas Winiecki
  • Patent number: 9431967
    Abstract: A method of providing a power supply of an amplifier of a wireless transmission system comprising, determining the power at an antenna when transmitting a signal to be transmitted by the amplifier, determining the modulation scheme for transmitting the signal, determining the frequency allocation of the signal to be transmitted, determining a transmit channel characteristic, and adjusting a parameter of the power supply of the amplifier based on the determining steps to maintain amplifier linearity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sequans Communications Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Gregory G. F. Fron
  • Publication number: 20160127004
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of calibrating a device comprising the steps of: deriving an analytic expression for a variable to be optimised of the device in terms of at least one parameter of the device, transforming the analytic expression into polynomial form of the at least one parameter of the device, the polynomial form comprising N coefficients, capturing at least N samples of a value of the variable from the device under calibration, each sample being a result of a different independent pre-determined value of the at least one parameter, applying the captured variable values and the corresponding at least one parameter values to the polynomial form, obtaining optimal values of the at least one parameter from the applying step to calibrate the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Winiecki
  • Patent number: 9313055
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing unwanted spectral emissions of a complex signal to be transmitted comprising calculating the nth power of the complex signal to be transmitted, calculating the complex conjugate of the nth power of the complex signal to be transmitted, applying a scaling factor to the complex conjugate to form a scaled correction signal, and adding the scaled correction signal to the signal to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Sequans Communications Limited
    Inventor: Thomas Winiecki
  • Patent number: 9218513
    Abstract: A switching circuit is linearized by using a capacitor to apply a drive voltage to an FET, wherein the drive voltage is independent of the signal switched by the switching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sequans Communications
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Olujide Adeyemi Adeniran
  • Publication number: 20150146820
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing unwanted spectral emissions of a complex signal to be transmitted comprising calculating the nth power of the complex signal to be transmitted, calculating the complex conjugate of the nth power of the complex signal to be transmitted, applying a scaling factor to the complex conjugate to form a scaled correction signal, and adding the scaled correction signal to the signal to be transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Winiecki
  • Publication number: 20150022271
    Abstract: A method of providing a power supply of an amplifier of a wireless transmission system comprising, determining the power at an antenna when transmitting a signal to be transmitted by the amplifier, determining the modulation scheme for transmitting the signal, determining the frequency allocation of the signal to be transmitted, determining a transmit channel characteristic, and adjusting a parameter of the power supply of the amplifier based on the determining steps to maintain amplifier linearity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Gregory G. F. Fron
  • Patent number: 8903409
    Abstract: An arrangement for a transmitter and/or receiver which is adapted to allow carrier aggregation in a wireless communication system, comprising a plurality of radio frequency (RF) blocks, each of which is inherently adapted to operate substantially across (in the region of) one of the particular groups of frequency ranges. The number of groups may be 5 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sequans Communications, Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Jackson Harvey
  • Publication number: 20140176224
    Abstract: A switching circuit is linearized by using a capacitor to apply a drive voltage to an FET, wherein the drive voltage is independent of the signal switched by the switching circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS
    Inventors: Thomas Winiecki, Olujide Adeyemi Adeniran