Patents by Inventor Timothy A. Frost

Timothy A. Frost 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: 11005693
    Abstract: A cyclic prefix is configured for transmissions on a cellular network using a Radio Access Technology based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). At a User Equipment (UE) of the cellular network, information is determined for calculating a delay spread for transmission symbols from a base station of the cellular network to the UE. A cyclic prefix for the transmissions is identified based on the determined information. A delay spread can be established from received transmission symbols by: determining a coherence bandwidth based on whether a channel coefficient for each of the transmission symbols varies more than a predefined threshold, the delay spread being established using the determined coherence bandwidth; and/or determining a relationship between a cyclic prefix associated with the transmission symbols and a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio, SINR, for the received transmission symbols, the delay spread being established using the determined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: VODAFONE IP LICENSING LIMITED
    Inventors: Razieh Razavi, Timothy Frost
  • Publication number: 20200336348
    Abstract: A cyclic prefix is configured for transmissions on a cellular network using a Radio Access Technology based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). At a User Equipment (UE) of the cellular network, information is determined for calculating a delay spread for transmission symbols from a base station of the cellular network to the UE. A cyclic prefix for the transmissions is identified based on the determined information. A delay spread can be established from received transmission symbols by: determining a coherence bandwidth based on whether a channel coefficient for each of the transmission symbols varies more than a predefined threshold, the delay spread being established using the determined coherence bandwidth; and/or determining a relationship between a cyclic prefix associated with the transmission symbols and a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio, SINR, for the received transmission symbols, the delay spread being established using the determined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Razieh RAZAVI, Timothy FROST
  • Patent number: 10448252
    Abstract: A GSM, UMTS or LTE mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations, and further includes one or more additional access points. An access point may be connected to the network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a base station. Arrangements are disclosed which allow the network to restrict access to the network via these access points whilst also minimizing signaling requirements. The access points may be excluded from traditional Tracking Areas, but associated therewith by a network controller in a mapping in order to notify authorized mobile terminals of the Access Point's existence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited
    Inventors: David A. Fox, Timothy Frost, Gavin Wong, Jonathon Batkin, Jose-Luis Carrizo-Martinez
  • Publication number: 20180169576
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for more effectively sequestering or removing mercury from flue gases. This is accomplished by feeding an adsorbent into the flow of flue gas in ductwork leading into a scrubber housing containing a wet scrubber composition and providing a residence time sufficient to enable the mercury to be sequestered by the adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald R. Landreth, Jon E. Miller, William S. Pickrell, Seyed Behrooz Ghorishi, Timothy A. Frost, David E. Royer, Jack Carmical
  • Publication number: 20170257766
    Abstract: A GSM, UMTS or LTE mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations, and further includes one or more additional access points. An access point may be connected to the network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a base station. Arrangements are disclosed which allow the network to restrict access to the network via these access points whilst also minimizing signaling requirements. The access points may be excluded from traditional Tracking Areas, but associated therewith by a network controller in a mapping in order to notify authorized mobile terminals of the Access Point's existence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: David A. Fox, Timothy Frost, Gavin Wong, Jonathon Batkin, Jose-Luis Carrizo Martinez
  • Patent number: 9743344
    Abstract: Providing a mobile terminal with system information which enables the terminal to access one of the cells of a cellular telecommunications system includes transmitting from the telecommunications system to all terminals within the cell, including the terminal, a system information indicator that makes available to the terminal system information to provide access to the system. The system information indicator is transmitted on the broadcast channel (BCH). The system information indicator may be a sub-set of the system information conventionally transmitted on the BCH but which is sufficient to allow the mobile terminal to access the network and obtain in the downlink further system information. Alternatively, the information transmitted in the BCH may be a profile index value which directs the mobile terminal to retrieve from a store of the mobile terminal system information pre-stored on the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Vodafone Group PLC
    Inventors: David Andrew Fox, Timothy Frost
  • Patent number: 9647390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cord locks to secure connections of cords, especially electric cords. Cord locks of the present invention can be used to prevent the undesired separation of male and female cord plugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Creato, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Frost Creato, Michael J Creato
  • Patent number: 9585017
    Abstract: A GSM, UMTS or LTE mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations, and further includes one or more additional access points. An access point may be connected to the network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a base station. Arrangements are disclosed which allow the network to restrict access to the network via these access points while also minimizing signaling requirements. The access points may be excluded from traditional Tracking Areas, but associated therewith by a network controller in a mapping in order to notify authorized mobile terminals of the Access Point's existence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited
    Inventors: David Fox, Timothy Frost, Gavin Wong, Jonathon Batkin, Jose-Luis Carrizo Martinez
  • Patent number: 9560543
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cellular communication network serving mobile terminals or devices and how to optimize the switching between Dual Cell High-Speed Uplink Packet Access [DC-HSUPA] and Single Cell High-Speed Uplink Packet Access [SC-HSUPA] and vice versa. This invention makes the reconfiguration to dual cell or single cell HSUPA depending on the UE power, available capacity in the cells, sufficient data from UE, and UE battery consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Dominguez Romero, Timothy Frost, Yannick Le Pezennec
  • Patent number: 9382051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to holders for securing an elongated, flexible article of manufacture like an electric cord or a hose in a desired configuration, for example, a rolled-up configuration for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Creato, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Frost Creato
  • Patent number: 9353953
    Abstract: A horizontal venturi burner has at least one burner ring, if not several, supplied by respective ports which supply air/fuel mixture thereto. The ports are directed at orifice holders which are received in receivers preferably formed in cast top and bottom pots. The receivers may have openings on either side which allow single direction installation of the holders and preferably prevent rotation by having adjacent and cooperating flats/faces therein, as well as openings which properly position the holders in a desired axial arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Burner Systems International, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Frost
  • Publication number: 20160121264
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for more effectively sequestering or removing mercury from flue gases. This is accomplished by feeding an adsorbent into the flow of flue gas in ductwork leading into a scrubber housing containing a wet scrubber composition and providing a residence time sufficient to enable the mercury to be sequestered by the adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald R. Landreth, Jon E. Miller, William S. Pickrell, Seyed Behrooz Ghorishi, Timothy A. Frost, David E. Royer, Jack Carmical
  • Patent number: 9217571
    Abstract: A burner head and cap combination provides gas burner for use with gas appliances. At least one magnet is utilized to assist in retaining the burner cap to the burner head. Mobile appliances can particularly benefit from such a construction, such as in recreational vehicles and even stationary uses may find such a construction advantageous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Burner Systems International, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Frost
  • Patent number: 9162330
    Abstract: A connection is provided whereby a first tube, which may be bent into an elbow, has at least one end flow drilled. During the flow drilling process the first end is shortened, reduced in thickness, and most importantly, the inner diameter is increased to accept a second tube. Before connecting the second tube, the first end is preferably tapped with threads which can receive a nut and the nut captures an end of the second tube, preferably entrapping one of at least one bead and a ferrel to provide a connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Burner Systems International Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Frost, Samuel Keith Adams, Tony Byron Leeseberg
  • Publication number: 20150264623
    Abstract: A data or control word block received at an Open Radio equipment Interface (ORI) input port of a Radio Equipment (RE) can be forwarded. A transmission frame is configured for communication through an ORI output port of the RE, the transmission frame comprising the received block. The received block is identified within the transmission frame by: a size of the received block; and a start position of the received block within the transmission frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Timothy Frost
  • Publication number: 20150138984
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cellular communication network serving mobile terminals or devices and how to optimize the switching between Dual Cell High-Speed Uplink Packet Access [DC-HSUPA] and Single Cell High-Speed Uplink Packet Access [SC-HSUPA] and vice versa. This invention makes the reconfiguration to dual cell or single cell HSUPA depending on the UE power, available capacity in the cells, sufficient data from UE, and UE battery consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Dominguez Romero, Timothy Frost, Yannick Le Pezennec
  • Patent number: 8869835
    Abstract: A dual valve construction partners first and second valve portions with a mechanical linkage such as gears to operably couple the control stems together. The gears need not be identical and in fact a first gear may have flats so that motion of the first gear need not always move the second gear proportionally. Furthermore, the gears may have differing gear ratios at different portion of the gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Burner Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Sapp, Timothy Frost
  • Publication number: 20140295796
    Abstract: A GSM, UMTS or LTE mobile telecommunications network includes a radio access network comprising base stations, and further includes one or more additional access points. An access point may be connected to the network core by an IP transport broadband connection. The access point is configured to appear to the mobile terminal as a base station. Arrangements are disclosed which allow the network to restrict access to the network via these access points whilst also minimizing signaling requirements. The access points may be excluded from traditional Tracking Areas, but associated therewith by a network controller in a mapping in order to notify authorized mobile terminals of the Access Point's existence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Vodafone Group PLC
    Inventors: David Fox, Timothy Frost, Gavin Wong, Jonathon Batkin, Jose-Luis Carrizo Martinez
  • Patent number: 8832922
    Abstract: A connection is provided whereby a first tube, which may be bent into an elbow, has at least one end flow drilled. During the flow drilling process the first end is shortened, reduced in thickness, and most importantly, the inner diameter is increased to accept a second tube. Before connecting the second tube, the first end is preferably tapped with threads which can receive a nut and the nut captures an end of the second tube, preferably entrapping one of at least one bead and a ferrel to provide a connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Burner Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Frost, Samuel Keith Adams, Tony Byron Leeseberg
  • Publication number: 20140096344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to holders for securing an elongated, flexible article of manufacture like an electric cord or a hose in a desired configuration, for example, a rolled-up configuration for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Timothy Frost Creato