Patents by Inventor James D. Alley

James D. Alley 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: 11917950
    Abstract: A baler for hay, straw, grass, and similar feed materials is provided. The baler communicates compressed material from a vertically inclined compression passage formed in between opposing conveyer belts to a central area of a baling chamber for baling. A plunger within the baling chamber can reciprocate in two directions to form bales which are tied and discharged from both ends of the baling chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jack D. Alley, James Whitaker, Gary G. Gomes
  • Patent number: 11188493
    Abstract: A test and measurement instrument including a digital down converter configured to receive a bus signal and output in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband component waveform data, a trace generator configured to receive the in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband component waveform data and generate at least one radio frequency versus time trace, a decoder configured to receive the at least one radio frequency versus time trace and decode the bus signal based on the at least one radio frequency versus time trace and a wireless modulation scheme, and a trigger configured to capture at least a portion of the bus signal based on the decoded bus signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Alley, Gary J. Waldo
  • Publication number: 20200233827
    Abstract: A test and measurement instrument including a digital down converter configured to receive a bus signal and output in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband component waveform data, a trace generator configured to receive the in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband component waveform data and generate at least one radio frequency versus time trace, a decoder configured to receive the at least one radio frequency versus time trace and decode the bus signal based on the at least one radio frequency versus time trace and a wireless modulation scheme, and a trigger configured to capture at least a portion of the bus signal based on the decoded bus signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: James D. Alley, Gary J. Waldo
  • Patent number: 10024884
    Abstract: A device is capable of receiving a waveform and capturing acquisitions of the waveform. Different boundary masks can be applied to the waveform acquisitions, depending on the timing of the acquisition. When a timing interval finishes, a different dynamic boundary mask can be loaded from memory. Boundary masks can include any number of segments, and can be used whenever desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Alley
  • Patent number: 9709605
    Abstract: A test and measurement instrument configured to receive at least one input signal is disclosed. The test and measurement instrument includes a processor configured to sample the input signal and generate a plurality of measurements. The processor is configured to generate a measurement ticker having a plurality of ticker elements configured for presentation on a display in a serial, scrolling fashion. Each ticker element has a measurement value associated with the input signal. The processor may be configured to sample a plurality of input signals and each ticker element may include a measurement value associated with at least one of the plurality of input signals. Each ticker element may further comprise a source ID and a measurement type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Alley, Tyler B. Niles
  • Publication number: 20150338442
    Abstract: A device is capable of receiving a waveform and capturing acquisitions of the waveform. Different boundary masks can be applied to the waveform acquisitions, depending on the timing of the acquisition. When a timing interval finishes, a different dynamic boundary mask can be loaded from memory. Boundary masks can include any number of segments, and can be used whenever desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Alley
  • Patent number: 9134347
    Abstract: A test and measurement instrument and method of detecting an anomaly in a test and measurement instrument are disclosed. The test and measurement instrument includes an input terminal configured to receive a signal. An acquisition engine is coupled to the input terminal, the acquisition engine being configured to digitize the signal and store the digitized signal as a signal history in an acquisition memory based on initial trigger settings. An anomaly detector is coupled to the acquisition memory, the anomaly detector being configured to detect an anomaly in the signal history. An analysis engine is coupled to the anomaly detector, the analysis engine being configured to analyze the anomaly detected in the signal history and generate modified trigger settings for detecting the anomaly. Trigger circuitry is coupled to the analysis engine, the trigger circuitry being configured to trigger based on the modified trigger settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: TEKTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Tyler B. Niles, Craig H. Nelson, James D. Alley
  • Publication number: 20140292766
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a digitizer configured to digitize input data into a plurality of digitized signals, a rasterizer configured to generate a plurality of raster images from the plurality of digitized signals, the rasterizer including a subtractor configured to decrement a pixel intensity counter, a processor configured to manipulate the raster images based on the pixel intensity counter, and a display device configured to display the raster images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Alley, Peter Letts
  • Publication number: 20140163914
    Abstract: A test and measurement instrument configured to receive at least one input signal is disclosed. The test and measurement instrument includes a processor configured to sample the input signal and generate a plurality of measurements. The processor is configured to generate a measurement ticker having a plurality of ticker elements configured for presentation on a display in a serial, scrolling fashion. Each ticker element has a measurement value associated with the input signal. The processor may be configured to sample a plurality of input signals and each ticker element may include a measurement value associated with at least one of the plurality of input signals. Each ticker element may further comprise a source ID and a measurement type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: TEKTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: James D. Alley, Tyler B. Niles
  • Publication number: 20140095098
    Abstract: A test and measurement instrument and method of detecting an anomaly in a test and measurement instrument are disclosed. The test and measurement instrument includes an input terminal configured to receive a signal. An acquisition engine is coupled to the input terminal, the acquisition engine being configured to digitize the signal and store the digitized signal as a signal history in an acquisition memory based on initial trigger settings. An anomaly detector is coupled to the acquisition memory, the anomaly detector being configured to detect an anomaly in the signal history. An analysis engine is coupled to the anomaly detector, the analysis engine being configured to analyze the anomaly detected in the signal history and generate modified trigger settings for detecting the anomaly. Trigger circuitry is coupled to the analysis engine, the trigger circuitry being configured to trigger based on the modified trigger settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: TEKTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Tyler B. Niles, Craig H. Nelson, James D. Alley