Pulse or digital communications – Transmitters – Antinoise or distortion
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-28
2011-11-15
Payne, David C. (Department: 2611)
Pulse or digital communications
Transmitters
Antinoise or distortion
C375S229000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08059749
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are controlled to provide the desired phase, frequency, and/or amplitude characteristics of the desired time-varying complex envelope signal. In another embodiment, a time-varying complex envelope signal is decomposed into a plurality of constant envelope constituent signals. The constituent signals are amplified equally or substantially equally, and then summed to construct an amplified version of the original time-varying envelope signal. Embodiments also perform frequency up-conversion.
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Rawlins Gregory S.
Rawlins Michael W.
Sorrells David F.
ParkerVision, Inc.
Payne David C.
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Stevens Brian J
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