Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Egan

Kenneth W. Egan 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: 10659179
    Abstract: A system may comprise a sensor device. The sensor device may be configured to determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a signal received from another device. The sensor device may be configured to determine, based on the RSSI and a sensitivity threshold, a transmission power level. The sensor device may be configured to send a second signal using the determined transmission power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Clay Dearman
  • Publication number: 20190158197
    Abstract: A system may comprise a sensor device. The sensor device may be configured to determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a signal received from another device. The sensor device may be configured to determine, based on the RSSI and a sensitivity threshold, a transmission power level. The sensor device may be configured to send a second signal using the determined transmission power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Clay Dearman
  • Patent number: 10117191
    Abstract: A system may comprise a sensor device. The sensor device may be configured to determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a signal received from another device. The sensor device may be configured to determine, based on the RSSI and a sensitivity threshold, a transmission power level. The sensor device may be configured to send a second signal using the determined transmission power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Clay Dearman
  • Publication number: 20180092046
    Abstract: A system may comprise a sensor device. The sensor device may be configured to determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a signal received from another device. The sensor device may be configured to determine, based on the RSSI and a sensitivity threshold, a transmission power level. The sensor device may be configured to send a second signal using the determined transmission power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Clay Dearman
  • Patent number: 9867143
    Abstract: Systems and methods comprise determining a received signal strength (RSSI) of a signal. A sensitivity level of a receiver is determined, where the signal is to be received at the receiver. When a determination is made that the RSSI is greater than the sensitivity level, a transmitter power level is calculated as a difference between the RSSI and the sensitivity level. A transmitter of the signal is controlled in accordance with the transmitter power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Clay Dearman
  • Publication number: 20080250175
    Abstract: Techniques for improving the quality or fidelity of a digital signal transmitted via a two-wire bus interconnect utilizing an open-terminal configuration at one or both end devices of the bus interconnect are disclosed. An intermediate two-wire bus is used to connect two open-terminal-based two-wire busses. A bus adapter device is utilized at each end of the intermediate two-wire bus, whereby the bus adapter device communicates signaling on the corresponding open-terminal-based two-wire bus using open-terminal ports and communicates signaling on the intermediate two-wire bus using push-pull ports. The bus adapter device can utilize control logic to implement a state machine or other function to control the interactions between the different two-wire buses. The bus adapter devices may be implemented as interchangeable integrated circuit devices that can change configuration based on connection, thereby permitting their implementation at either end of a bus transmission system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: VIZIONWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Sheafor, Kenneth W. Egan, Geoffrey E. Brehmer, Gregory T. Chandler
  • Publication number: 20080246626
    Abstract: Techniques for improving the quality or fidelity of a digital signal transmitted via a two-wire bus interconnect utilizing an open-terminal configuration at one or both end devices of the bus interconnect are disclosed. An intermediate two-wire bus is used to connect two open-terminal-based two-wire busses. A bus adapter device is utilized at each end of the intermediate two-wire bus, whereby the bus adapter device communicates signaling on the corresponding open-terminal-based two-wire bus using open-terminal ports and communicates signaling on the intermediate two-wire bus using push-pull ports. The bus adapter device can utilize control logic to implement a state machine or other function to control the interactions between the different two-wire buses. The bus adapter devices may be implemented as interchangeable integrated circuit devices that can change configuration based on connection, thereby permitting their implementation at either end of a bus transmission system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: VIZIONWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Sheafor, Kenneth W. Egan
  • Publication number: 20080247414
    Abstract: Techniques for improving the quality or fidelity of a digital signal transmitted via a two-wire bus interconnect utilizing an open-terminal configuration at one or both end devices of the bus interconnect are disclosed. An intermediate two-wire bus is used to connect two open-terminal-based two-wire busses. A bus adapter device is utilized at each end of the intermediate two-wire bus, whereby the bus adapter device communicates signaling on the corresponding open-terminal-based two-wire bus using open-terminal ports and communicates signaling on the intermediate two-wire bus using push-pull ports. The bus adapter device can utilize control logic to implement a state machine or other function to control the interactions between the different two-wire buses. The bus adapter devices may be implemented as interchangeable integrated circuit devices that can change configuration based on connection, thereby permitting their implementation at either end of a bus transmission system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: VIZIONWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Sheafor, Kenneth W. Egan, Gregory T. Chandler
  • Publication number: 20080250184
    Abstract: Techniques for improving the quality or fidelity of a digital signal transmitted via a two-wire bus interconnect utilizing an open-terminal configuration at one or both end devices of the bus interconnect are disclosed. An intermediate two-wire bus is used to connect two open-terminal-based two-wire busses. A bus adapter device is utilized at each end of the intermediate two-wire bus, whereby the bus adapter device communicates signaling on the corresponding open-terminal-based two-wire bus using open-terminal ports and communicates signaling on the intermediate two-wire bus using push-pull ports. The bus adapter device can utilize control logic to implement a state machine or other function to control the interactions between the different two-wire buses. The bus adapter devices may be implemented as interchangeable integrated circuit devices that can change configuration based on connection, thereby permitting their implementation at either end of a bus transmission system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: VIZIONWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Sheafor, Kenneth W. Egan, Geoffrey E. Brehmer, Gregory T. Chandler
  • Publication number: 20080198945
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for spreading the power associated with digital signals being transmitted to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions by receiving, via a first transmission line, a first power spread signal representative a first digital signal modified using a first power spreading digital noise signal, modifying the power spread signal using a second power spreading digital noise signal substantially similar to the first power spreading digital noise signal to generate a second digital signal substantially similar to the first digital signal, modifying the second digital signal using a third power spreading digital noise signal to generate a second power spread signal and providing the second power spread signal for output to a second transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: VIZIONWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Gregory T. Chandler, Jitendra K. Budwal, James J. Remedi, Ted Beck, Stephen J. Sheafor
  • Patent number: 7386028
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for spreading the power associated with digital signals being transmitted to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions by receiving, via a first transmission line, a first power spread signal representative a first digital signal modified using a first power spreading digital noise signal, modifying the power spread signal using a second power spreading digital noise signal substantially similar to the first power spreading digital noise signal to generate a second digital signal substantially similar to the first digital signal, modifying the second digital signal using a third power spreading digital noise signal to generate a second power spread signal and providing the second power spread signal for output to a second transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: VizionWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Gregory T. Chandler, Jitendra K. Budwal, James J. Remedi, Ted Beck, Stephen J. Sheafor
  • Patent number: 7305020
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for spreading the power associated with digital signals being transmitted to lower electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions. After being transmitted across a transmission line, a representation of the original digital signal is recovered and provided to a destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: VizionWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Thanh T. Tran, Ce Liu, Kenneth W. Egan
  • Publication number: 20070268085
    Abstract: A method of determining characteristics for electromagnetic shielding for a signal interconnect is disclosed. The electromagnetic shielding is to comprise a shielding dielectric layer and a shielding conductive layer. The method includes determining a set of harmonic frequencies associated with an operating frequency of a signal to be transmitted via the interconnect, identifying a dielectric material based on a loss tangent of the dielectric material and the set of harmonic frequencies, determining an expected appreciable electromagnetic field generated by a transmission of the signal, and determining a maximum extent of the expected appreciable electromagnetic field from the interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: X-EMI, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Egan
  • Publication number: 20070206640
    Abstract: Transmit-side active signal management circuitry applies one or more active signal management processes to a digital signal at a transmit side of an interconnect. At the receive side of the interconnect, receive-side active signal management circuitry applies one or more corresponding active signal management processes, as appropriate, to the received digital signal to recover the information represented by the original digital signal. The interconnect can include a cable used to transmit the signals between a source device and a destination device, whereby one or both of the transmit-side active signal management circuitry and the receive-side active signal management circuitry is implemented at a corresponding cable receptacle of the cable. Alternately, one or both of the transmit-side active signal management circuitry and the receive-side active signal management circuitry can be implemented at a cable adaptor, thereby permitting the use of a passive cable interconnect to transmit the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: X-EMI, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Stephen J. Sheafor
  • Publication number: 20070206642
    Abstract: Transmit-side active signal management circuitry applies one or more active signal management processes to a digital signal at a transmit side of an interconnect. At the receive side of the interconnect, receive-side active signal management circuitry applies one or more corresponding active signal management processes, as appropriate, to the received digital signal to recover the information represented by the original digital signal. The interconnect can include a cable used to transmit the signals between a source device and a destination device, whereby one or both of the transmit-side active signal management circuitry and the receive-side active signal management circuitry is implemented at a corresponding cable receptacle of the cable. Alternately, one or both of the transmit-side active signal management circuitry and the receive-side active signal management circuitry can be implemented at a cable adaptor, thereby permitting the use of a passive cable interconnect to transmit the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: X-EMI, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Gregory T. Chandler, Geoffrey E. Brehmer, Stephen J. Sheafor
  • Publication number: 20070206641
    Abstract: Transmit-side active signal management circuitry applies one or more active signal management processes to a digital signal at a transmit side of an interconnect. At the receive side of the interconnect, receive-side active signal management circuitry applies one or more corresponding active signal management processes, as appropriate, to the received digital signal to recover the information represented by the original digital signal. The interconnect can include a cable used to transmit the signals between a source device and a destination device, whereby one or both of the transmit-side active signal management circuitry and the receive-side active signal management circuitry is implemented at a corresponding cable receptacle of the cable. Alternately, one or both of the transmit-side active signal management circuitry and the receive-side active signal management circuitry can be implemented at a cable adaptor, thereby permitting the use of a passive cable interconnect to transmit the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: X-EMI, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Egan
  • Publication number: 20070206643
    Abstract: Transmit-side active signal management circuitry applies one or more active signal management processes to a digital signal at a transmit side of an interconnect. At the receive side of the interconnect, receive-side active signal management circuitry applies one or more corresponding active signal management processes, as appropriate, to the received digital signal to recover the information represented by the original digital signal. The interconnect can include a cable used to transmit the signals between a source device and a destination device, whereby one or both of the transmit-side active signal management circuitry and the receive-side active signal management circuitry is implemented at a corresponding cable receptacle of the cable. Alternately, one or both of the transmit-side active signal management circuitry and the receive-side active signal management circuitry can be implemented at a cable adaptor, thereby permitting the use of a passive cable interconnect to transmit the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: X-EMI, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Gregory T. Chandler, Stephen J. Sheafor
  • Publication number: 20040001533
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for spreading the power associated with digital signals being transmitted to lower electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions. After being transmitted across a transmission line, a representation of the original digital signal is recovered and provided to a destination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Tranh T. Tran, Ce Liu, Kenneth W. Egan