Receiver with overloading protection/prevention

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8699977
APP PUB NO 20120243640A1
SERIAL NO

13423648

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A receiver including: an antenna for receiving signals in a plurality of frequency ranges; a plurality of amplifiers, each of the plurality of amplifiers being configured to amplify signals in one of the plurality of frequency ranges; a plurality of receive paths, each of the plurality of receive paths connecting an output of the antenna to an input of one of the plurality of amplifiers, wherein each of the plurality of receive paths includes a power detector for monitoring signal power in the receive path and a switch which can be operated to activate or deactivate the receive path, wherein the switch of each receive path is operable to deactivate the receive path if an overload condition is detected by the power detector of that receive path.

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QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LTDCHURCHILL HOUSE CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK COWLEY ROAD CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WZ

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Babitch, Daniel San Jose, US 35 703
Landmark, Joakim Phoenix, US 11 79
Sheikholeslami, Behzad Cambridge, GB 5 41
Topham, Peter Cambridge, GB 1 10

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