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2016
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Broadcom
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Thomas J. Kolze
TK
Thomas J. Kolze
— 16 Patents in 2016
Broadcom
:
15
patents
#12
of
1,749
Top 1%
Phoenix, AZ
:
#4
of
625
inventors
Top 1%
Arizona
:
#27
of
3,707
inventors
Top 1%
Overall
(2016):
#2,268
of
481,213
Top 1%
16
Patents 2016
Issued Patents
2016
Showing
1–16
of
16
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
9531562
Communication system with proactive network maintenance and methods for use therewith
Bruce J. Currivan
,
Richard S. Prodan
,
Hanli Zou
,
Ramon A. Gomez
,
Leo Montreuil
+5 more
2016-12-27
9509416
Interference cancellation within OFDM communications
Bruce J. Currivan
2016-11-29
9461683
Communication receiver enhancements using multi-signal capture
Ramon A. Gomez
,
Bruce J. Currivan
,
Steven Jaffe
,
Loke Kun Tan
,
Young Joon Shin
+4 more
2016-10-04
9432222
Broadband amplifier linearization using captured histogram data
Ramon A. Gomez
,
Bruce J. Currivan
,
Lin He
,
Franciscus Maria Leonardus van der Goes
,
Jun Wang
2016-08-30
9413490
Set-partitioned coded modulation with multiple encodings
—
2016-08-09
9379741
Memory depth optimization in communications systems with ensemble PHY layer requirements
—
2016-06-28
9380350
Method and system for digital video broadcast for cable (DVB-C2)
Robbert van der Wal
,
Bruce J. Currivan
2016-06-28
9350491
System and method for mitigating burst noise in a communications system
Bruce J. Currivan
,
Daniel H. Howard
,
Thomas J. Quigley
,
Nambi Seshadri
,
Thomas Johnson
+5 more
2016-05-24
9350376
Frame adaptive digital to analog converter and methods for use therewith
Ramon A. Gomez
,
Bruce J. Currivan
2016-05-24
9350451
Signal detection for optical transmitters in networks with optical combining
Victor T. Hou
,
Bruce J. Currivan
2016-05-24
9325372
Upstream power amplifier
Ramon A. Gomez
,
Avraham Kliger
,
Kevin L. Miller
,
Joseph Leonard Laskowski
2016-04-26
9276794
High peak to average power ratio (PAPR) mitigation in high speed data networks using symbol mapping adjustment
—
2016-03-01
9264101
Communication system with proactive network maintenance and methods for use therewith
Bruce J. Currivan
,
Richard S. Prodan
,
Hanli Zou
,
Ramon A. Gomez
,
Leo Montreuil
+5 more
2016-02-16
9252917
Upstream burst noise measurement and characterization
Bruce J. Currivan
,
Jonathan S. Min
,
Victor T. Hou
2016-02-02
9252829
Power savings within communication systems
Ramon A. Gomez
2016-02-02
9237050
High peak to average power ratio (PAPR) mitigation in high speed data networks using symbol mapping adjustment
—
2016-01-12
$12,066,000
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