Patents by Inventor Douglas R. Firth

Douglas R. Firth 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).

  • Patent number: 11255718
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/?1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe VanDeWeert, Adam Hurst, Joseph Carter, Douglas R. Firth, Alan R. Szary
  • Publication number: 20200271510
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/?1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Joe VanDeWeert, Adam Hurst, Joseph Carter, Douglas R. Firth, Alan R. Szary
  • Patent number: 10697827
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/?1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe VanDeWeert, Adam Hurst, Joseph Carter, Douglas R. Firth, Alan R. Szary
  • Publication number: 20150365072
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/?1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Joe VanDeWeert, Adam Hurst, Joseph Carter, Douglas R. Firth, Alan R. Szary
  • Patent number: 6333706
    Abstract: An on-chip analog to digital converter (ADC) test circuit comprises a waveform generator for developing a known arbitrary waveform. A switch selectively connects the waveform generator to the ADC in a test mode or an internal analog input to the ADC in an operate mode. In the test mode the ADC develops a known sequence of digital codes. A signature register is connected to an output of the ADC for receiving and compressing the sequence of digital codes during the test mode. The register develops a single compressed signature representative of the entire ADC digital output sequence. The compression method may be used to test ADC monotonicity, linearity, and that there are no missing codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brooks A. Cummings, Douglas R. Firth, Donald L. Wheater
  • Patent number: 6229465
    Abstract: A method and structure for testing an A to D converter containing a plurality of discrete components is provided. The testing methodology includes dividing the circuit into a number of segments of the discrete components (for testing purposes only) with each segment having the same number of discrete components or an unequal but known number of discrete components. The value of the components individually and collectively of each segment is tested and compared with the value of the corresponding components of at least one other segment, and an output signal is generated of the compared value of the segments being tested. Preferably, the components are in a ladder configuration and are either resistors or capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond J. Bulaga, Brooks A. Cummings, Douglas R. Firth, John L. Harris, Christina L. Newman, Donald L. Wheater