Inventor

Thomas J. Kolze

Inventor

Phoenix, AZ, US

Overview

1997–2020

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 161 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Lprimary

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication44%

H04BTransmission22%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television11%

H03MCoding10%

H04JMultiplex communication7%

H04WWireless communication networks1%

H03GControl of amplification1%

H03LAutomatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses1%

H04HBroadcast communication1%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use1%

PatentTitleYear

10,574,426Full duplex ranging systems and methods2020 10,158,445Compensating for unwanted interference in a communications receiver2018 10,009,191Communication system with proactive network maintenance and methods for use therewith2018 9,929,853'Flexible upstream PHY burst profile parameters to improve performance of short bursts in impulse noise'2018 9,906,325'Simplified multi-modulation coding set (MCS) or multiple profile transmission (MPT) scheme for communications'2018 9,774,419'Inband spurious detection and processing within communication systems'2017 9,722,764'Frequency spectrum and modulation scheme allocation for high speed data networks'2017 9,692,624'Fine step blended modulation communications'2017 9,596,041'Noise localization within cable based communication systems'2017 9,531,562'Communication system with proactive network maintenance and methods for use therewith'2016 9,509,416'Interference cancellation within OFDM communications'2016 9,461,683'Communication receiver enhancements using multi-signal capture'2016 9,432,222'Broadband amplifier linearization using captured histogram data'2016 9,413,490'Set-partitioned coded modulation with multiple encodings'2016 9,379,741'Memory depth optimization in communications systems with ensemble PHY layer requirements'2016 9,380,350'Method and system for digital video broadcast for cable (DVB-C2)'2016 9,350,491'System and method for mitigating burst noise in a communications system'2016 9,350,451'Signal detection for optical transmitters in networks with optical combining'2016 9,350,376'Frame adaptive digital to analog converter and methods for use therewith'2016 9,325,372'Upstream power amplifier'2016 9,276,794'High peak to average power ratio (PAPR) mitigation in high speed data networks using symbol mapping adjustment'2016 9,264,101'Communication system with proactive network maintenance and methods for use therewith'2016 9,252,917'Upstream burst noise measurement and characterization'2016 9,252,829'Power savings within communication systems'2016 9,237,050'High peak to average power ratio (PAPR) mitigation in high speed data networks using symbol mapping adjustment'2016 9,203,664'Measurement of intermodulation products of digital signals'2015 9,130,811'Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) interleaving'2015 9,130,587'Frame adaptive digital to analog converter and methods for use therewith'2015 9,130,790'Upstream frequency response measurement and characterization'2015 9,124,537'Systems and methods to transmit information among a plurality of physical upstream channels'2015 9,118,378'Interference cancellation with time-varying interference and/or distortion'2015 9,106,242'Digital correction techniques for data converters'2015 9,077,576'Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with variable bit loading and time and/or frequency interleaving'2015 9,071,397'Detection and characterization of laser clipping within communication devices'2015 9,049,069'Sparse equalizer system'2015 9,049,399'Digital up-converter and N-channel modulator with flexible association of QAM generation resources to narrowcast and broadcast frequencies'2015 9,049,058'Fine step blended modulation communications'2015 9,042,436'Asymmetric multi-channel adaptive equalizer'2015 9,042,492'Staggered transmission and reception for reducing latency and memory'2015 9,025,710'Compensating for unwanted interference in a communications receiver'2015 9,020,067'Distortion and aliasing reduction for digital to analog conversion'2015 8,989,687'Communication receiver enhancements using multi-signal capture'2015 8,948,316'Upstream frequency response measurement and characterization'2015 8,934,586'Selectable interference cancellation in a communications receiver'2015 8,907,825'Imbalance and distortion cancellation for composite analog to digital converter (ADC)'2014 8,897,147'Spectrum analysis capability in network and/or system communication devices'2014 8,891,709'Adaptive equalization and interference cancellation with time-varying noise and/or interference'2014 8,891,699'Characterization and assessment of communication channel average group delay variation'2014 8,873,672'Concatenated coding scheme for burst noise and AWGN for multi-channel applications'2014 8,817,865'Linear distortion and interference estimation using decision feedback equalizer coefficients'2014 8,804,607'Method and apparatus for maintaining synchronization in a communication system'2014 8,774,332'Characterizing channel response based on composite gain determination'2014 8,774,300'Signal processing under attenuated transmission conditions'2014 8,751,899'Handling burst error events with interleaved Reed-Solomon (RS) codes'2014 8,743,933'Frequency spectrum and modulation scheme allocation for high speed data networks'2014 8,731,113'Characterizing channel response using data tone decision feedback'2014 8,724,646'Systems and methods to transmit information among a plurality of physical upstream channels'2014 8,724,689'Narrowband ingress estimation and characterization using equalizer taps'2014 8,718,589'Compensating for unwanted distortion in a communications receiver'2014 8,666,005'Configurable adaptive filter'2014 8,667,362'System and method for mitigating burst noise in a communications system'2014 8,638,889'Method and apparatus to improve acquisition of a quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) signal having a frequency offset'2014 8,618,968'Dual digital to analog converters (DACs) with codeword parsing'2013 8,601,338'Modified error distance decoding of a plurality of signals'2013 8,576,103'Rollover operative digital to analog converter (DAC)'2013 8,571,137'Distortion and aliasing reduction for digital to analog conversion'2013 8,571,155'Distortion and aliasing reduction for digital to analog conversion'2013 8,564,462'Digital correction techniques for data converters'2013 8,555,134'Turbo coding for upstream and downstream transmission over a channel'2013 8,503,540'Low density parity check (LDPC) encoded higher order modulation'2013 8,498,365'Detection and mitigation of temporary impairments in a communications channel'2013 8,494,086'Distortion and aliasing reduction for digital to analog conversion'2013 8,471,745'Digital to analog converter (DAC) with ternary or tri-state current source'2013 8,472,541'Signal processing under attenuated transmission conditions'2013 8,457,040'Method and apparatus for maintaining synchronization in a communication system'2013 8,451,954'Chip blanking and processing in SCDMA to mitigate impulse and burst noise and/or distortion'2013 8,437,387'Asymmetric multi-channel adaptive equalizer'2013 8,437,406'Method and system for digital video broadcast for cable (DVB-C2)'2013 8,427,349'Digital correction techniques for data converters'2013 8,422,605'System and method for linear distortion estimation by way of equalizer coefficients'2013 8,411,791'Distortion and aliasing reduction for digital to analog conversion'2013 8,411,769'Cancellation of burst noise in a communication system with application to S-CDMA'2013 8,406,340'Distortion and aliasing reduction for digital to analog conversion'2013 8,401,132'Interference cancellation with time-varying interference and/or distortion'2013 8,369,433'Digital up-converter and N-channel modulator with flexible association of QAM generation resources to narrowcast and broadcast frequencies'2013 8,335,226'Systems and methods to transmit information among a plurality of physical upstream channels'2012 8,327,240'Handling burst error events with interleaved Reed-Solomon (RS) codes'2012 8,301,967'Turbo coding for upstream and downstream transmission in cable systems'2012 8,279,987'System and method for canceling interference in a communication system'2012 8,275,050'Low density parity check (LDPC) encoded higher order modulation'2012 8,254,500'Channel equalization with SCDMA modulation'2012 8,229,036'Characterizing channel response using data tone decision feedback'2012 8,208,514'Successive interference canceling for CDMA'2012 8,180,001'Adaptive equalization and interference cancellation with time-varying noise and/or interference'2012 8,170,154'Chip blanking and processing in SCDMA to mitigate impulse and burst noise and/or distortion'2012 8,169,926'Enhanced channel changing within multi-channel communication systems'2012 8,160,127'Asymmetric multi-channel adaptive equalizer'2012 8,107,355'Detection and mitigation of temporary (bursts) impairments in channels using SCDMA'2012 8,094,676'Flexible upstream PHY burst profile parameters to improve performance of short bursts in impulse noise'2012 8,073,086'System and method for linear distortion estimation by way of equalizer coefficients'2011 8,073,081'Chip blanking and processing in SCDMA to mitigate impulse and burst noise and/or distortion'2011 8,068,564'Detection and mitigation of temporary impairments in a communications channel'2011 8,009,075'Analog to digital converter (ADC) with extended dynamic input range'2011 7,978,795'Fast automatic gain control'2011 7,974,337'High speed receive equalizer architecture'2011 7,961,823'System and method for adjusting multiple control loops using common criteria'2011 7,953,170'Signal processing under attenuated transmission conditions'2011 7,952,502'Imbalance and distortion cancellation for composite analog to digital converter (ADC)'2011 7,941,710'System and method of uncorrelated code hopping in a communications system'2011 7,916,816'Hardware allocation in a multi-channel communication environment'2011 7,889,821'System and method for canceling interference in a communication system'2011 7,885,323'Asymmetric multi-channel adaptive equalizer'2011 7,856,049'Ranging and registering cable modems under attenuated transmission conditions'2010 7,765,577'Turbo coding for upstream and downstream transmission in cable systems'2010 7,701,978'Method and apparatus for maintaining synchronization in a communication system'2010 7,697,546'Synchronization of distributed cable modem network components'2010 7,675,938'Flexible upstream PHY burst profile parameters to improve performance of short bursts in impulse noise'2010 7,673,192'System and method of uncorrelated code hopping in a communications system'2010 7,643,538'Cancellation of burst noise in a communication system with application to S-CDMA'2010 7,631,242'System, method and computer program product for mitigating burst noise in a communications system'2009 7,623,600'High speed receive equalizer architecture'2009 7,602,867'System and method for linear distortion estimation by way of equalizer coefficients'2009 7,602,839'Chip blanking and processing in SCDMA to mitigate impulse and burst noise and/or distortion'2009 7,599,423'Successive interference canceling for CDMA'2009 7,570,576'Detection and mitigation of temporary (bursts) impairments in channels using SCDMA'2009 7,567,638'System and method for canceling interference in a communication system'2009 7,529,289'Signal processing under attenuated transmission conditions'2009 7,457,352'Cancellation of interference in a communication system with application to S-CDMA'2008 7,457,351'Cancellation of interference in a communication system with application to S-CDMA'2008 7,418,061'Receiver having decisional feedback equalizer with remodulation and related methods'2008 7,415,061'Cancellation of burst noise in a communication system with application to S-CDMA'2008 7,409,228'VOFDM receiver correlation matrix processing using factorization'2008 7,366,258'Chip blanking and processing in SCDMA to mitigate impulse and burst noise and/or distortion'2008 7,359,332'Enhanced DOCSIS upstream channel changes'2008 7,327,809'Channel equalization with SCDMA modulation'2008 7,313,206'Modified branch metrics for processing soft decisions to account for phase noise impact on cluster variance'2007 7,308,050'Detection and mitigation of temporary impairments in a communications channel'2007 7,305,049'Characterizing channel response in a single upstream burst using redundant information from training tones'2007 7,236,545'Chip blanking and processing in SCDMA to mitigate impulse and burst noise and/or distortion'2007 7,218,694'System and method for canceling interference in a communication system'2007 7,215,700'Cancellation of interference in a communication system with application to S-CDMA'2007 7,203,227'All digital reference frequency locking'2007 7,197,096'Compensation of reference frequency drift in system requiring critical upstream timing'2007 7,190,710'Successive interference canceling for CMDA'2007 7,184,506'Frequency drift and phase error compensation in a VOFDM receiver'2007 7,142,618'Receiver having decisional feedback equalizer with remodulation and related methods'2006 7,139,331'Characterizing channel response in a single upstream burst using redundant information from training tones'2006 7,139,335'Optimal decision metric approximation in bit-soft decisions'2006 7,136,435'Modified branch metrics for processing soft decisions to account for phase noise impact on cluster variance'2006 7,110,434'Cancellation of interference in a communication system with application to S-CDMA'2006 7,050,516'System and method for periodic noise avoidance in data transmission systems'2006 6,947,715'VOFDM receiver correlation matrix processing using factorization'2005 6,904,111'Asynchronous resampling for data transport'2005 6,798,854'System and method for canceling interference in a communication system'2004 6,690,753'Receiver having decisional feedback equalizer with remodulation and related methods'2004 6,396,866'Symmetric chirp communications acquisition method and apparatus'2002 6,285,681'Variable length burst transmission over the physical layer of a multilayer transmission format'2001 5,892,798'Modulated clock MSK modulator for high data rate applications'1999 5,748,679'Modulated clock MSK modulator for high data rate applications'1998 5,703,887'Synchronization and error detection in a packetized data stream'1997 5,692,014'Subsampled carrier recovery for high data rate demodulators'1997

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1997–2020Based in Phoenix, AZ, US· patent location history

2004–2018Patents assigned to BROADCOM CORP (148)· patent assignee history

2011–2018Patents assigned to KOLZE THOMAS J (42)· patent assignee history

2011–2018Patents assigned to CURRIVAN BRUCE J (40)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to HE LIN (13)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to KOLZE THOMAS JOSEPH (13)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BROADCOM CORP	148	2004–2018
KOLZE THOMAS Jself	42	2011–2018
CURRIVAN BRUCE J	40	2011–2018
HE LIN	13	2012–2018
KOLZE THOMAS JOSEPHself	13	2012–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Phoenix, AZ, US	161	1997–2020