Wenhao Xiong, Ph.D.

Wenhao Xiong, Ph.D., is an associate in Sterne Kessler’s Electronics Practice Group. His practice spans patent prosecution and inter partes matters, with a particular focus on standard essential patents and technologies involving wireless communications, networking, and video coding.

Wenhao prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications. His work includes drafting patent applications, responding to office actions, conducting examiner interviews, conducting appeals, and managing foreign prosecution. He works on patent portfolios involving wireless communication, digital signal processing, radio-frequency systems and devices, computer networking, software, analog and digital circuits, video coding, and machine learning.

Wenhao also works on proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and other inter partes patent matters. He analyzes patents, prior art, technical standards, and evidentiary records; develops invalidity and non-infringement positions; and drafts petitions, patent owner responses, motions, briefs, expert-related submissions, and other substantive filings. His work includes disputes involving standard essential patents and standardized technologies.

Before joining Sterne Kessler, Wenhao was a senior research scientist, where he conducted research and development involving wireless communication systems, 5G and LTE technologies, cross-layer protocols, and software-defined-radio testbeds. He has co-authored more than 25 journal and conference papers. Wenhao received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School, his Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical engineering from Wichita State University, and his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in China. He is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Technical Publications

• Wenhao Xiong, Jingyang Lu, Xin Tian, Genshe Chen, Khanh Pham, Erik Blasch, “Cognitive radio testbed for Digital Beamforming of satellite communication,” 2017 Cognitive Communications for Aerospace Applications Workshop (CCAA), Jun 27, 2017
• Wenhao Xiong, Xin Tian, Genshe Chen, Khanh Pham, Erik Blasch, “An adaptive software defined radio design based on a standard space telecommunication radio system API,” 2017 SPIE Sensors and Systems for Space Applications X, May 05, 2017
• Wenhao Xiong, Zijian Mo, Genshe Chen, Hang Liu, Khanh Pham, Erik Blasch, “Distributed coherent MIMO system with advanced CDMA channel estimation,” 2017 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Mar 4, 2017
• Wenhao Xiong, Zijian Mo, Genshe Chen, Khanh Pham, Erik Blasch, Hyuck Kwon, “Agile MU-MIMO in congested environments with robust channel estimation,” 2016 IEEE Military Communications Conference, Nov 1, 2016
• Wenhao Xiong, Gang Wang, Xin Tian, Khanh Pham, Erik Blasch, Genshe Chen, “Hybrid onboard and ground based digital channelizer beam-forming for SATCOM interference mitigation and protection,” 2016 SPIE Sensors and Systems for Space Applications IX, May 13, 2016
• Wenhao Xiong, Amitav Mukherjee, Hyuck M Kwon, “MIMO cognitive radio user selection with and without primary channel state information,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol 65, pp. 985-991, Feb 2016.
• Wenhao Xiong, Lun Li, Xin Tian, Khanh Pham, Erik Blasch, Genshe Chen, Gang Wang, Dan Shen, “SDR-based Adaptive Waveform Tool with Efficient Channel Estimation for SATCOM Systems,” 34th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, 2016
• Wenhao Xiong, Amitav Mukherjee, Hyuck M Kwon, “Underlay MIMO cognitive radio downlink scheduling with multiple primary users and no CSI,” 2015 IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), May 11, 2015
• Wenhao Xiong, Yazan Ibdah, Kanghee Lee, “A regenerative decode-and-forward wireless network with multihop relays under channel uncertainty,” 2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation, Nov 16, 2011
• Wenhao Xiong, Hyuck M Kwon, Yazan Ibdah, Kanghee Lee, Zuojun Wang, “Amplifying matrix design for noncooperative SIMO relay networks under channel uncertainty,” ICTC 2011, Sep 28, 2011
• Wenhao Xiong, Hyuck M Kwon, Yazan Ibdah, Kanghee Lee, Yu Bi, “Effects of node geometry on cooperative distributed AF wireless relay network,” ICTC 2011, Sep 28, 2011