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William J. Mcfarland
Also filed as: MCFARLAND WILLIAM · MCFARLAND WILLIAM J · MCFARLAND WILLIAM JOHN
138 granted patents·24 pending applications·3,090 citations·filing 1987–2025
99Inventor score
Files withPLUME DESIGN INC74ATHEROS COMM INC45HEWLETT PACKARD CO7HUSTED PAUL J7CONNECTIVITY PATENT TRUST6
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162 records- 0199US8755756B1Active cancellation of interference in a wireless communication systemZHANG NING·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 17, 2014·115 cites·22 claims
- 0299US6853197B1Method and apparatus for insuring integrity of a connectorized antennaATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 8, 2005·287 cites·33 claims
- 0398US8498368B1Method and system for optimizing gain changes by identifying modulation type and rateHUSTED PAUL J·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 30, 2013·119 cites·20 claims
- 0498US7792158B1Media streaming synchronizationATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 7, 2010·55 cites·5 claims
- 0598US7245893B1Method and system for noise floor calibration and receive signal strength detectionATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 17, 2007·90 cites·55 claims
- 0698US6870815B2Methods for implementing a dynamic frequency selection (DFS) and a temporary channel selection feature for WLAN devicesATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2005·197 cites·11 claims
- 0798US5365187APower amplifier utilizing the vector addition of two constant envelope carriersHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 15, 1994·137 cites·7 claims
- 0897US10051494B2Optimization of distributed Wi-Fi networksPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 14, 2018·24 cites·18 claims
- 0997US8233457B1Synchronization-free station locator in wireless networkCHEN QIFAN·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 31, 2012·44 cites·20 claims
- 1096US6697013B2Radar detection and dynamic frequency selection for wireless local area networksATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2004·184 cites·19 claims
- 1195US11310106B2Cloud-based control of a Wi-Fi networkPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·8 cites·20 claims
- 1295US10554733B2Controlling clients in distributed Wi-Fi networksPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 4, 2020·15 cites·20 claims
- 1395US10470082B2Data gathering to enable the optimization of distributed Wi-Fi networksPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·17 cites·19 claims
- 1495US10178578B1Thermal management of wireless accessed points based on optimization and operation in a distributed Wi-Fi networkPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 8, 2019·22 cites·20 claims
- 1595US6961545B2Method and system for providing antenna diversityATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 1, 2005·103 cites·33 claims
- 1695US5345189AVectorial signal combiner for generating an amplitude modulated carrier by adding two phase modulated constant envelope carriersHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 6, 1994·85 cites·6 claims
- 1794US11109244B2Optimization of distributed Wi-Fi networksPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 31, 2021·7 cites·17 claims
- 1894US10708126B2Cloud-based control of a Wi-Fi networkPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 7, 2020·26 cites·20 claims
- 1994US9136937B1System and method for providing antenna diversity in multiple sub-carrier communication systemsCHENG HAO-REN·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 15, 2015·27 cites·22 claims
- 2094US8391374B2Method and apparatus for selective disregard of Co-channel transmissions on a mediumHUSTED PAUL J·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·21 cites·8 claims
- 2193US11743746B2Intelligent monitoring systems and methods for Wi-Fi metric-based alarms for cloud-based Wi-Fi networksPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 29, 2023·4 cites·18 claims
- 2293US10687227B2Network operation center dashboard for cloud-based Wi-Fi systemsPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·17 cites·29 claims
- 2393US10554482B2Optimization of distributed Wi-Fi networks estimation and learningPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 4, 2020·13 cites·20 claims
- 2493US10462929B1Cooling of a compact electronic devicePLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 29, 2019·18 cites·18 claims
- 2592US11871249B2Intelligent monitoring systems and methods for cloud-based Wi-FiPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 9, 2024·3 cites·26 claims
- 2692US10341193B2Optimization on multiple timescales in a distributed Wi-Fi systemPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 2, 2019·17 cites·18 claims
- 2792US8451918B1System and method for spur estimation and mitigationCHENG HAO-REN·Filed 2008·Granted May 28, 2013·30 cites·16 claims
- 2892US7865150B2Dual frequency band wireless LANATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·19 cites·11 claims
- 2992US7529309B2Multi-carrier communication systems employing variable symbol rates and number of carriersATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 5, 2009·14 cites·18 claims
- 3092US5760456AIntegrated circuit compatible planar inductors with increased QFiled 1995·Granted Jun 2, 1998·86 cites·14 claims
- 3191US11881991B2Cloud-based control of a Wi-Fi networkPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 23, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 3291US10777877B2Compact, direct plugged, and high-performance Wi-Fi access pointPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 15, 2020·13 cites·22 claims
- 3391US10299405B2Mid-spreader for stacked circuit boards in an electronic devicePLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 21, 2019·10 cites·17 claims
- 3491US8149880B1Media streaming synchronizationCHO JAMES·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 3, 2012·18 cites·18 claims
- 3591US7251459B2Dual frequency band wireless LANATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 31, 2007·73 cites·94 claims
- 3691US6807146B1Protocols for scalable communication system using overland signals and multi-carrier frequency communicationATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 19, 2004·88 cites·3 claims
- 3790US11398946B2Optimization of distributed Wi-Fi networks estimation and learningPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 26, 2022·3 cites·21 claims
- 3890US10433194B2Cloud-based thermal control of wireless access pointsPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 1, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
- 3990US10057866B2Media streaming synchronizationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 21, 2018·5 cites·27 claims
- 4090US7353010B1Techniques for fast automatic gain controlATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 1, 2008·41 cites·7 claims
- 4190US7158542B1Dynamic preamble detectionATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 2, 2007·47 cites·16 claims
- 4290US6891496B2Method and apparatus for physical layer radar pulse detection and estimationATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 10, 2005·44 cites·46 claims
- 4389US11895511B2Intelligent monitoring systems and methods for Wi-Fi metric-based predictions for cloud-based Wi-Fi networksPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·2 cites·17 claims
- 4489US8565133B2Synchronization-free station locator in wireless networkCHEN QIFAN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 22, 2013·7 cites·39 claims
- 4589US7835711B2Method and apparatus for a signal selective RF transceiver systemATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 16, 2010·15 cites·10 claims
- 4689US7397859B2Multi-carrier communication systems employing variable symbol rates and number of carriersATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2008·41 cites·12 claims
- 4788US11652293B2Tunable antenna system for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi bands with electronically-reconfigurable and mechanically-identical antennasPLUME DESIGN INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 16, 2023·4 cites·18 claims
- 4888US8675651B2Coexistence mechanism for non-compatible powerline communication devicesMCFARLAND WILLIAM J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 18, 2014·11 cites·25 claims
- 4988US6509779B2System for providing electrostatic discharge protection for high-speed integrated circuitsATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 21, 2003·44 cites·9 claims
- 5087US7522669B2Method and apparatus for selective disregard of co-channel transmissions on a mediumATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 21, 2009·33 cites·42 claims
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