Patents by Inventor Joel Richard

Joel Richard 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: 11588512
    Abstract: Radio frequency communication systems with a combined antenna impedance tuning and antenna multiplexing functionality are provided. In certain embodiments, a packaged radio frequency module includes an antenna multiplexer and an antenna impedance tuner. The module can be configured to provide impedance matching between one or more radio frequency front end modules and an antenna. The antenna impedance tuner can supplement antenna tuning provided by an antenna aperture separately connected to the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Shayan Farahvash, Weimin Sun, John C. Baldwin, Joel Richard King
  • Patent number: 11582048
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a system includes a plurality of network devices comprising a plurality of ports, a power bus connecting the network devices, wherein power is shared between the network devices over the power bus, and a controller for identifying available power and allocating power to the ports. The ports include a plurality of PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment) PoE (Power over Ethernet) ports each operable to transmit power to a device connected to one of the PSE PoE ports, a plurality of PD (Powered Device) PoE ports each operable to receive power from a device connected to one of the PD PoE ports, and a plurality of bi-directional PoE ports each configurable to operate as a PSE PoE port to transmit power to a device connected to one of the bi-directional PoE ports or as a PD PoE port to receive power from the connected device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Charles Lacey Compton, III
  • Publication number: 20230043769
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to techniques for interacting with a hierarchical video segmentation using a video timeline. In some embodiments, the finest level of a hierarchical segmentation identifies the smallest interaction unit of a video—semantically defined video segments of unequal duration called clip atoms, and higher levels cluster the clip atoms into coarser sets of video segments. A presented video timeline is segmented based on one of the levels, and one or more segments are selected through interactions with the video timeline. For example, a click or tap on a video segment or a drag operation dragging along the timeline snaps selection boundaries to corresponding segment boundaries defined by the level. Navigating to a different level of the hierarchy transforms the selection into coarser or finer video segments defined by the level. Any operation can be performed on selected video segments, including playing back, trimming, or editing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Seth WALKER, Joy O KIM, Aseem AGARWALA, Joel Richard Brandt, Jovan POPOVIC, Lubomira DONTCHEVA, Dingzeyu LI, Hijung SHIN, Xue Bai
  • Publication number: 20230040876
    Abstract: A system is provided that includes a power transmitter configured to provide power to a current loop, a power receiver configured to receive the power from the current loop. The power receiver is configured to, on a periodic basis, disconnect from the current loop to stop pulling power from the current loop for a period of time to enable a safety check to be performed by the power transmitter. The power transmitter is configured to: monitor current on the current loop; determine whether a current level on the current loop passes the safety check within a predetermined time interval since a determination that the current level was not within a safe range; and control connectivity of the power to the current loop depending on whether the safety check has or has not passed within the predetermined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jason DeWayne Potterf, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen
  • Publication number: 20230040178
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for power fault management that operates without power-source-side switching. A power transmitter is configured to provide power to a current loop, and a power receiver is configured to receive the power from the current loop. The power receiver is configured to, on a periodic basis, disconnect from the current loop to stop pulling power from current loop for a period of time to enable a safety check to be performed by the power transmitter. The power transmitter is configured to monitor current on the current loop, determine whether the current level on the current loop passes the safety check within a predetermined time interval since a determination that the current level was not within a safe range, and control connectivity of the power to the current loop based on whether the safety check has or has not passed within the predetermined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jason DeWayne Potterf, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen
  • Publication number: 20230036460
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a remote network device, power and data from a central network device, wherein the power is used to power the remote network device, performing auto-negotiation with the central network device, wherein the auto-negotiation includes operating the remote network device in a low voltage mode during fault sensing of a power circuit at the remote network device, and selecting a power operating mode, wherein selecting the power operating mode includes selecting a high voltage mode if no fault is detected during the fault sensing, the high voltage mode comprising DC (direct current) pulse power. An apparatus is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Douglas Paul Arduini, Richard Anthony O'Brien, Daniel Lee Barsotti, Sung Kee Baek
  • Publication number: 20230033244
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a power system includes a power panel operable to distribute alternating current (AC) power and pulse power to a plurality of power outlets and having an AC circuit breaker and a pulse power circuit breaker, the pulse power comprising a sequence of pulses alternating between a low direct current (DC) voltage state and a high DC voltage state, a power inverter and converter coupled to the power panel through an AC power connection and a pulse power connection and including a DC power input for receiving DC power from a renewable energy source, an AC power input for receiving AC power, and a connection to an energy storage device, and a power controller in communication with the power inverter and converter and operable to balance power load and allocate power received at the DC power input and the AC power input to the power panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones
  • Patent number: 11563696
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for front end configurations that support multiple input multiple output (MiMo) communication for cellular signals. The configurations include an antenna triplexer, a first multiplexer, and a second multiplexer. A first filter of the triplexer is coupled to a signal port of the first multiplexer, a second filter of the triplexer is coupled to a first signal port of the second multiplexer, and a third filter of the triplexer is coupled to a second signal port of the second multiplexer. The first multiplexer processes low-band (LB) cellular frequency bands and the second multiplexer processes mid-band (MB), high-band (HB), and ultra high-band (UHB) cellular frequency bands. Each frequency band includes a duplexer to enable bi-directional communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephane Richard Marie Wloczysiak, Joel Richard King
  • Patent number: 11564317
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus generally comprises a printed circuit board comprising a first side, a second side, and a plurality of power vias extending from the first side to the second side, the first side configured for receiving an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and a power delivery board mounted on the second side of the printed circuit board and comprising a power plane interconnected with power vias in the power delivery board to electrically couple voltage regulator modules and the ASIC. The voltage regulator modules are mounted on the second side of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Shobhana Punjabi, Kan Seto, Straty Argyrakis, Joel Richard Goergen, Paul Lachlan Mantiply, Richard Anthony O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11547841
    Abstract: An automatic tattoo apparatus can be used to robotically apply tattoos. A customer can shop on an online tattoo marketplace to select designs created by various artists located anywhere. The online tattoo marketplace can process and manage payments, artist and/or customer profiles, bookings, tattoo design uploads, browsing and design selection, design changes, and/or perform other actions. The automatic tattoo device can apply tattoos precisely, quickly, and may with reduced pain. The tattoo apparatus can apply a wide range of different types of tattoos, including but not limited to micro tattoos, dotwork, blackwork tattoos, realism tattoos, fine-line tattoos, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Blackdot, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Azdoud, Joel Richard Pennington, Eric Nelson Watts, Deniz Ozturk, Anna Ailene Scott, Christopher Daniel Kelley
  • Patent number: 11543844
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a T-adapter includes an input for receiving power and data on a wire pair, a first output for transmitting the power and data to a first load, a second output for transmitting the power and data to a second load, and a controller operable to detect and authenticate the first load at the first output or the second load at the second output and enable power at the first output or the second output in response to load detection and authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Emanuele Umberto Giacometti
  • Patent number: 11526143
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes initiating a protection mode at a network device having a protective cover installed to filter airflow entering a network device, reducing one or more of a fan speed, processing functions, or power at the network device, exiting the protection mode upon removal of the protective cover from the network device, and increasing one or more of the fan speed, the processing functions, or the power to resume normal operation at the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, J. Scott Scheeler, Kameron Rose Hurst, Robert Gregory Twiss
  • Patent number: 11519789
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen
  • Publication number: 20220385334
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes transmitting pulse power on two wire pairs, the pulse power comprising a plurality of high voltage pulses with the high voltage pulses on the wire pairs offset between the wire pairs to provide continuous power, performing low voltage fault detection on each of the wire pairs between the high voltage pulses, and transmitting data on at least one of the wire pairs during transmittal of the high voltage pulses. Data transmittal is suspended during the low voltage fault detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen, George Allan Zimmerman, Richard Anthony O'Brien, Douglas Paul Arduini, Jason DeWayne Potterf, Sung Kee Baek
  • Publication number: 20220370778
    Abstract: Art Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are typically associated with the ownership of the digital art. NFTs can be used in the field of tattooing to manage a tattoo client, art generation, art conversion into tattoo instructions, manage payment of stakeholders, allow a client to buy and sell tattoos in a secondary market, book/manage tattoo sessions, or combinations thereof. An NFT structure allows for the certification of ownership. For the context of tattooing, a smart contract may be used to track ownership of the digital design rendition of the tattoo and tattooing information. The NFT smart contract may contain the rights for the execution of the tattoo, which may allow one or many applications of a tattoo rendition of the NFT digital design, such right being consumed in the process of successive executions until the NFT may not contain any rights associated with tattooing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yan Azdoud, Joel Richard Pennington, Deniz Ozturk
  • Publication number: 20220329327
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a connector for coupling a cable comprising at least one optical fiber and at least one electrical wire to an optical module at a network communications device, the connector comprising an electrical contact plate for engagement with an electrical contact on the optical module, and a ferrule for receiving the at least one optical fiber. The electrical contact plate is configured for electrically coupling the at least one electrical wire to the electrical contact on the optical module for delivery of power through the optical module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, D. Brice Achkir, Chad M. Jones
  • Publication number: 20220323736
    Abstract: An automatic tattoo apparatus can be used to robotically apply tattoos. A customer can shop on an online tattoo marketplace to select designs created by various artists located anywhere. The online tattoo marketplace can process and manage payments, artist and/or customer profiles, bookings, tattoo design uploads, browsing and design selection, design changes, and/or perform other actions. The automatic tattoo device can apply tattoos precisely, quickly, and may with reduced pain. The tattoo apparatus can apply a wide range of different types of tattoos, including but not limited to micro tattoos, dotwork, blackwork tattoos, realism tattoos, fine-line tattoos, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yan Azdoud, Joel Richard Pennington, Eric Nelson Watts, Deniz Ozturk, Christopher Kelley
  • Publication number: 20220329448
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a power adapter configured for direct connection to a Power Supply Unit (PSU) installed in a network device, the power adapter comprising a power input port for receiving power on an Ethernet cable, a power converter module for converting the power received at the power input port to a PSU input power, and a power output connector for connection with a PSU power input connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Jessica Kiefer, Douglas Paul Arduini
  • Publication number: 20220313970
    Abstract: An automatic tattoo apparatus can be used to robotically apply tattoos. A customer can shop on an online tattoo marketplace to select designs created by various artists located anywhere. The online tattoo marketplace can process and manage payments, artist and/or customer profiles, bookings, tattoo design uploads, browsing and design selection, design changes, and/or perform other actions. The automatic tattoo device can apply tattoos precisely, quickly, and may with reduced pain. The tattoo apparatus can apply a wide range of different types of tattoos, including but not limited to micro tattoos, dotwork, blackwork tattoos, realism tattoos, fine-line tattoos, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yan Azdoud, Joel Richard Pennington, Eric Nelson Watts, Deniz Ozturk, Anna Ailene Scott, Christopher Daniel Kelley
  • Patent number: 11456883
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an input power interface for receiving input power, a power control system for transmitting DC (Direct Current) pulse power on multiple phases over a cable to a plurality of powered devices and verifying cable operation during an off-time of pulses in the DC pulse power, and a cable interface for delivery of the DC pulse power on the multiple phases and data over the cable to the powered devices. A method for transmitting multiple phase pulse power is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Anthony O'Brien, Douglas Paul Arduini, Sung Kee Baek, Ruqi Li, Joel Richard Goergen