Patents by Inventor Brent Irvine

Brent Irvine has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150195001
    Abstract: In one example, an antenna system includes a radio base station for transmitting an RF signal via a transmission port, an RF splitting means for receiving the RF signal from the radio base station and for splitting the RF signal into two component signals, and at least two antennas separated by a distance greater than one wavelength and connected to the RF splitting means for transmitting the respective component signals such that an inferometric radiation gain pattern is created. The radio base station communicates with at least one mobile terminal via a dispersive multi-path radio channel where an angular spread of RF energy between the at least two antennas and the at least one mobile terminal causes nulls of the inferometric radiation pattern across a range of angles to be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: DAVID EDWIN BARKER, Lance Darren Bamford, Peter Chun Teck Song, Brent Irvine
  • Patent number: 9011633
    Abstract: A plasma generator system for reducing the effects of impedance mismatch. The system has a variable frequency source having an output for emitting an RF signal. A plasma chamber has an input for receiving the RF signal. The variable frequency source modulates at least one of the frequency and phase of the RF signal to improve the system tolerance of impedance mismatches between the output of the variable frequency source and the input of the plasma chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott R. Bullock, Aaron Radomski, Brent Irvine
  • Publication number: 20070107844
    Abstract: A plasma generator system for reducing the effects of impedance mismatch. The system has a variable frequency source having an output for emitting an RF signal. A plasma chamber has an input for receiving the RF signal. The variable frequency source modulates at least one of the frequency and phase of the RF signal to improve the system tolerance of impedance mismatches between the output of the variable frequency source and the input of the plasma chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Bullock, Aaron Radomski, Brent Irvine