Inventor

Francis Ming-Meng Ngai

Inventor

Louisville, CO, US

Overview

46→

Patents

2006–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 46 as inventor

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

H04Wprimary

H04WWireless communication networks49%

H04BTransmission20%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use11%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications5%

G06FElectric digital data processing3%

H01MProcesses or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy1%

H02JElectric power networks1%

H04JMultiplex communication1%

H04MTelephonic communication1%

PatentTitleYear

10,893,453Methods and apparatus for mitigating co-existence issues in communication systems2021 10,595,282Apparatus and method for adjustment of transmitter power in a system2020 10,314,041Predictive control for radio frequency coexistence management in multi-SIM-multi-active (MSMA) devices2019 10,194,446Techniques and apparatuses for concurrent resource usage for WWAN and WLAN2019 10,075,964Radio frequency spectrum band harmonization2018 9,712,224'Antenna switching for dual radio devices'2017 9,648,635'Subscriptions scheduling in multi-subscription devices'2017 9,544,042'Opportunistic mobile receive diversity (OMRD) in a dual-SIM dual-active (DSDA) device'2017 9,544,040'Single antenna sharing for multiple wireless connections'2017 9,462,489'Using client-specific RGS to improve performance on multi-SIM and multi-RAT devices'2016 9,445,276'Preventing coexistence interference through smart band selection in MSMA devices'2016 9,363,849'Single antenna sharing for multiple wireless connections'2016 9,363,738'Apparatus and method for dynamic pilot acquisition in a wireless communication system'2016 9,344,174'Systems, apparatus, and methods for antenna selection'2016 9,323,296'Thermal mitigation in dual SIM dual active devices'2016 9,319,977'Wireless system selection factoring RF resource availability in dual access phones'2016 9,313,711'Enhanced out-of-service scan and system selection for dual-subscription, dual-active devices'2016 9,306,653'Enhanced opportunistic mobile receive diversity for dual-SIM dual-active mobile device'2016 9,287,953'Systems, apparatus, and methods for antenna selection'2016 9,223,376'Managing electrical current in a portable computing device when two or more communications overlap in drawing power during a transmission'2015 9,172,414'Method and device for implementing radio frequency coexistence management strategy in wireless devices'2015 9,167,446'Apparatus and method for mitigating voltage droop in a dual-transceiver wireless communication device'2015 9,130,634'Digital antenna switching'2015 9,107,168'Methods and apparatuses for preemptive battery voltage management in multi-SIM mobile devices'2015 9,083,415'Method and device for antenna searching with antenna selection'2015 9,042,241'Methods and apparatus for providing robust circuit switch fall back procedure'2015 9,037,168'Multiple subscription resource access control'2015 9,026,127'Predictive control for radio frequency coexistence management in multi-SIM-multi-active (MSMA) devices'2015 8,909,282'Systems and methods for dynamic transmission power limit back-off for specific absorption rate compliance'2014 8,838,097'System for better service reselection when on other than the most preferred system'2014 8,781,437'Systems and methods for dynamic transmission power limit back-off for specific absorption rate compliance'2014 8,743,779'Systems, apparatus and methods to facilitate simultaneous traffic-idle or idle-idle demodulation'2014 8,626,179'Multiple subscription resource access control'2014 8,484,496'Method and system for thermal management of battery charging concurrencies in a portable computing device'2013 8,442,516'World mode scanning control'2013 8,437,730'Adaptive quality of service for wireless communication device'2013 8,090,395'Scanning channels while a device is out of service'2012 7,860,527'Method and apparatus for receiving data and paging from multiple wireless communication systems'2010 7,558,226'Performing an idle mode handoff in a wireless communication device'2009 7,366,142'Controlling multiple modems in a wireless terminal using dynamically varying modem transmit power limits'2008 7,260,411'Aiding beam identification in a satellite system'2007 7,099,623'Managing searcher and tracker resources in a wireless communication device'2006 7,092,725'Aiding beam identification in a satellite system'2006 7,058,421'Wireless terminal operating under an aggregate transmit power limit using multiple modems having fixed individual transmit power limits'2006 7,020,484'Controlling multiple modems in a wireless terminal using energy-per-bit determinations'2006 7,016,697'Controlling multiple modems in a wireless terminal using dynamically varying modem transmit power limits'2006

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2006–2021Patents assigned to QUALCOMM INC (46)· patent assignee history

2006–2021Based in Louisville, CO, US· patent location history

2012–2014Patents assigned to NGAI FRANCIS M (4)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to NGAI FRANCIS MING-MENG (6)· patent assignee history

2013–2015Based in Boulder, CO, US· patent location history

2014Patents assigned to BHATTACHARJEE SUPRATIK (2)· patent assignee history

2014Patents assigned to FORRESTER JOHN A (2)· patent assignee history

2020Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
QUALCOMM INC	46	2006–2021
NGAI FRANCIS MING-MENGself	6	2013–2016
NGAI FRANCIS Mself	4	2012–2014
BHATTACHARJEE SUPRATIK	2	2014
FORRESTER JOHN A	2	2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Louisville, CO, US	40	2006–2021
Boulder, CO, US	5	2013–2015
San Diego, California, US	1	2020