Patents by Inventor Tom Banwell

Tom Banwell 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: 11388044
    Abstract: A computer-program product, a system, and a computer-implemented method include a processor(s) obtaining a configuration of a network including configurations of multiple network nodes and configurations of the network communication devices. The program code automatically models the network to generate a system model. The program code derives, from the system model, a loop-free Bayesian inference model, by generating a loop-free Bayesian network from the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Peraton Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Leung Lau, David Shur, Qiong Shen, Kiran Rege, Rajesh Krishnan, Ta Chen, Andrzej Cichocki, Tom Banwell
  • Patent number: 9979484
    Abstract: A system and method for channelization of a wideband radio frequency signal into multiple narrowband channels includes obtaining, a dual-banded optical signal, where the dual-banded signal is a translated wideband radio frequency signal, and where the dual-banded signal includes a signal and an idler. The method also includes modifying, by the spectral phase mask, the spectral phases of at least one of the signal or the idler, where the modifying produces a spectral phase modulated output comprising at least one of a spectrally-modulated signal or a spectrally modulated idler. The method includes outputting, by the spectral phase mask, the spectral phase modulated output to an optical phase sensitive amplifier. The method includes receiving, by the optical phase sensitive amplifier, the spectral phase modulated output, and either amplifying or de-amplifying, by the optical phase sensitive amplifier, each component of the spectrally modulated output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Vencore Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Dailey, Anjali Agarwal, Paul Toliver, Tom Banwell
  • Patent number: 9787374
    Abstract: A system and method to optimize a multiple-input multiple-output signal processing RF communication system that includes obtaining, by a processor, at the receiver, during spatial processing, metrics from the channel stream. The metrics include a spatial correlation metric representing spatial coupling between multiplexed streams in the channel stream, a signal-to-noise power ratio metric representing propagation losses encountered by the signal, and a cross polarization discrimination metric representing whether polarization modes can be processed as independent groups. The processor obtains these metrics based on obtaining geometric information related to the receiver and the transmitter. Predictive methods may be employed to determine expectations for some metrics in advance. The method includes applying a policy with at least one objective of the system, and based on at least one metric and the policy, applying at least one adaptation to at least one of: the receiver or, the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Vencore Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted K. Woodward, Tom Banwell, Eric Beck, Eddie Fung, John C. Koshy
  • Publication number: 20170222721
    Abstract: A system and method for channelization of a wideband radio frequency signal into multiple narrowband channels includes obtaining, a dual-banded optical signal, where the dual-banded signal is a translated wideband radio frequency signal, and where the dual-banded signal includes a signal and an idler. The method also includes modifying, by the spectral phase mask, the spectral phases of at least one of the signal or the idler, where the modifying produces a spectral phase modulated output comprising at least one of a spectrally-modulated signal or a spectrally modulated idler. The method includes outputting, by the spectral phase mask, the spectral phase modulated output to an optical phase sensitive amplifier. The method includes receiving, by the optical phase sensitive amplifier, the spectral phase modulated output, and either amplifying or de-amplifying, by the optical phase sensitive amplifier, each component of the spectrally modulated output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: James M. DAILEY, Anjali AGARWAL, Paul TOLIVER, Tom BANWELL
  • Patent number: 8466819
    Abstract: A system and method for selective wavelength interleaved filtering technique for analog to digital conversion (ADC) comprises a remote aperture for analog input, a modulator operable to transform the analog input into an initial optical signal, a photonic front end having high resolution optical filters operable to filter the optical signal into multiple subsequent optical signals and supply local oscillators for downconversion into electrical signals, a segmented subsystem having a plurality of ADCs, each operable to receive and convert one subsequent optical signal of the optical signals, and a memory buffer and process subsystem operable to reconstruct the converted subsequent optical signals into a digital representation of the analog input by executing reconstruction algorithms. Provision is made for compensation of distortions arising in the electrical to optical to electrical conversion process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted K. Woodward, Tom Banwell, Anjali Agarwal, Paul Toliver, Carol Martin
  • Publication number: 20110234435
    Abstract: A system and method for selective wavelength interleaved filtering technique for analog to digital conversion (ADC) comprises a remote aperture for analog input, a modulator operable to transform the analog input into an initial optical signal, a photonic front end having high resolution optical filters operable to filter the optical signal into multiple subsequent optical signals and supply local oscillators for downconversion into electrical signals, a segmented subsystem having a plurality of ADCs, each operable to receive and convert one subsequent optical signal of the optical signals, and a memory buffer and process subsystem operable to reconstruct the converted subsequent optical signals into a digital representation of the analog input by executing reconstruction algorithms. Provision is made for compensation of distortions arising in the electrical to optical to electrical conversion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ted K. Woodward, Tom Banwell, Anjali Agarwal, Paul Toliver, Carol Martin