Patents by Inventor Daniel Colum Breen
Daniel Colum Breen 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).
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Patent number: 11262436Abstract: A radar system is provided that includes a first radar transceiver integrated circuit (IC) including transmission signal generation circuitry operable to generate a continuous wave signal and a first transmit channel coupled to the transmission generation circuitry to receive the continuous wave signal and transmit a test signal based on the continuous wave signal, and a second radar transceiver IC including a first receive channel coupled to an output of the first transmit channel of the first radar transceiver IC via a loopback path to receive the test signal from first the transmit channel, the second radar transceiver IC operable to measure phase response in the test signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Daniel Colum Breen, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Krishnanshu Dandu
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Patent number: 11231484Abstract: Methods for monitoring of performance parameters of one or more receive channels and/or one or more transmit channels of a radar system-on-a-chip (SOC) are provided. The radar SOC may include a loopback path coupling at least one transmit channel to at least one receive channel to provide a test signal from the at least one transmit channel to the at least one receive channel when the radar SOC is operated in test mode. In some embodiments, the loopback path includes a combiner coupled to each of one or more transmit channels, a splitter coupled to each of one or more receive channels, and a single wire coupling an output of the combiner to an input of the splitter.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Karthik Subburaj, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Daniel Colum Breen, Sandeep Rao, Karthik Ramasubramanian
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Publication number: 20200379084Abstract: A radar system is provided that includes a first radar transceiver integrated circuit (IC) including transmission signal generation circuitry operable to generate a continuous wave signal and a first transmit channel coupled to the transmission generation circuitry to receive the continuous wave signal and transmit a test signal based on the continuous wave signal, and a second radar transceiver IC including a first receive channel coupled to an output of the first transmit channel of the first radar transceiver IC via a loopback path to receive the test signal from first the transmit channel, the second radar transceiver IC operable to measure phase response in the test signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Daniel Colum Breen, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Krishnanshu Dandu
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Patent number: 10746850Abstract: A radar system is provided that includes a first radar transceiver integrated circuit (IC) including transmission signal generation circuitry operable to generate a continuous wave signal and a first transmit channel coupled to the transmission generation circuitry to receive the continuous wave signal and transmit a test signal based on the continuous wave signal, and a second radar transceiver IC including a first receive channel coupled to an output of the first transmit channel of the first radar transceiver IC via a loopback path to receive the test signal from first the transmit channel, the second radar transceiver IC operable to measure phase response in the test signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Daniel Colum Breen, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Krishnanshu Dandu
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Publication number: 20200209353Abstract: Methods for monitoring of performance parameters of one or more receive channels and/or one or more transmit channels of a radar system-on-a-chip (SOC) are provided. The radar SOC may include a loopback path coupling at least one transmit channel to at least one receive channel to provide a test signal from the at least one transmit channel to the at least one receive channel when the radar SOC is operated in test mode. In some embodiments, the loopback path includes a combiner coupled to each of one or more transmit channels, a splitter coupled to each of one or more receive channels, and a single wire coupling an output of the combiner to an input of the splitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Karthik Subburaj, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Daniel Colum Breen, Sandeep Rao, Karthik Ramasubramanian
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Patent number: 10598767Abstract: Methods for monitoring of performance parameters of one or more receive channels and/or one or more transmit channels of a radar system-on-a-chip (SOC) are provided. The radar SOC may include a loopback path coupling at least one transmit channel to at least one receive channel to provide a test signal from the at least one transmit channel to the at least one receive channel when the radar SOC is operated in test mode. In some embodiments, the loopback path includes a combiner coupled to each of one or more transmit channels, a splitter coupled to each of one or more receive channels, and a single wire coupling an output of the combiner to an input of the splitter.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Karthik Subburaj, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Daniel Colum Breen, Sandeep Rao, Karthik Ramasubramanian
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Publication number: 20190154797Abstract: Methods for monitoring of performance parameters of one or more receive channels and/or one or more transmit channels of a radar system-on-a-chip (SOC) are provided. The radar SOC may include a loopback path coupling at least one transmit channel to at least one receive channel to provide a test signal from the at least one transmit channel to the at least one receive channel when the radar SOC is operated in test mode. In some embodiments, the loopback path includes a combiner coupled to each of one or more transmit channels, a splitter coupled to each of one or more receive channels, and a single wire coupling an output of the combiner to an input of the splitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Karthik Subburaj, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Daniel Colum Breen, Sandeep Rao, Karthik Ramasubramanian
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Patent number: 10234542Abstract: Methods for monitoring of performance parameters of one or more receive channels and/or one or more transmit channels of a radar system-on-a-chip (SOC) are provided. The radar SOC may include a loopback path coupling at least one transmit channel to at least one receive channel to provide a test signal from the at least one transmit channel to the at least one receive channel when the radar SOC is operated in test mode. In some embodiments, the loopback path includes a combiner coupled to each of one or more transmit channels, a splitter coupled to each of one or more receive channels, and a single wire coupling an output of the combiner to an input of the splitter.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Karthik Subburaj, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Daniel Colum Breen, Sandeep Rao, Karthik Ramasubramanian
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Publication number: 20190004148Abstract: A radar system is provided that includes a first radar transceiver integrated circuit (IC) including transmission signal generation circuitry operable to generate a continuous wave signal and a first transmit channel coupled to the transmission generation circuitry to receive the continuous wave signal and transmit a test signal based on the continuous wave signal, and a second radar transceiver IC including a first receive channel coupled to an output of the first transmit channel of the first radar transceiver IC via a loopback path to receive the test signal from first the transmit channel, the second radar transceiver IC operable to measure phase response in the test signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Daniel Colum Breen, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Krishnanshu Dandu
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Patent number: 10061015Abstract: A radar system is provided that includes a first radar transceiver integrated circuit (IC) including transmission signal generation circuitry operable to generate a continuous wave signal and a first transmit channel coupled to the transmission generation circuitry to receive the continuous wave signal and transmit a test signal based on the continuous wave signal, and a second radar transceiver IC including a first receive channel coupled to an output of the first transmit channel of the first radar transceiver IC via a loopback path to receive the test signal from first the transmit channel, the second radar transceiver IC operable to measure phase response in the test signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Daniel Colum Breen, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Krishnanshu Dandu
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Publication number: 20170090014Abstract: Methods for monitoring of performance parameters of one or more receive channels and/or one or more transmit channels of a radar system-on-a-chip (SOC) are provided. The radar SOC may include a loopback path coupling at least one transmit channel to at least one receive channel to provide a test signal from the at least one transmit channel to the at least one receive channel when the radar SOC is operated in test mode. In some embodiments, the loopback path includes a combiner coupled to each of one or more transmit channels, a splitter coupled to each of one or more receive channels, and a single wire coupling an output of the combiner to an input of the splitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Karthik Subburaj, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Daniel Colum Breen, Sandeep Rao, Karthik Ramasubramanian
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Publication number: 20170090015Abstract: A radar system is provided that includes a first radar transceiver integrated circuit (IC) including transmission signal generation circuitry operable to generate a continuous wave signal and a first transmit channel coupled to the transmission generation circuitry to receive the continuous wave signal and transmit a test signal based on the continuous wave signal, and a second radar transceiver IC including a first receive channel coupled to an output of the first transmit channel of the first radar transceiver IC via a loopback path to receive the test signal from first the transmit channel, the second radar transceiver IC operable to measure phase response in the test signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Daniel Colum Breen, Brian Paul Ginsburg, Krishnanshu Dandu