Patents by Inventor Tom E. Patton

Tom E. Patton 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).

  • Method and system for controlling power consumption at a base station through dynamic configuration of antenna structures
    Patent number: 10542488
    Abstract: A mechanism to control power consumption by a base station, such as a base station that implements an antenna array, such as a massive-MIMO antenna array. A computing system detects operation by the base station in a low-usage state and operation by a collated base station in a low-usage state. In response, the computing system then causes reconfiguration of a proper subset of antenna structures of the antenna array from an enabled state to a disabled state, while keeping a remainder of the antenna structures of the antenna array in the enabled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Tom E. Patton