Patents by Inventor Luis Gonzalez

Luis Gonzalez 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).

  • OPTICAL RECEIVER WITH THRESHOLD CONTROL BLOCK
    Publication number: 20160149648
    Abstract: The invention concerns an optical receiver comprising: a photodiode (102) coupled to the input of a trans-impedance amplifier (308) such that the trans-impedance amplifier receives the current (IPD) of the photodiode; a first comparator (112) adapted to compare an output voltage (VOUT) of the trans-impedance amplifier (308) with a threshold voltage (VTH); and a threshold control block (314) for generating the threshold voltage (VTH), wherein the threshold control block (314) comprises at least one capacitor coupled to the output (110) of the trans-impedance amplifier (308) via at least one switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Polster, José Luis Gonzalez Jimenez
  • Power line communication filter for multiple conductors
    Patent number: 9350315
    Abstract: An apparatus attenuates pseudo-differential signals on a plurality of conductors. The apparatus may also attenuate one or both of differential signals and common mode signals on the conductors. The signals may be Power Line Communication (PLC) signals. The apparatus includes a choke including a plurality of mutually coupled windings. The windings of the choke include a first winding and a plurality of second windings, the first winding having a number of turns equal to the sum of the number of turns of the second windings. Each of the second windings may have a substantial leakage inductance. The apparatus may further include one or more capacitors electrically coupled between windings of the choke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Jose Luis Gonzalez Moreno
  • DEVICE FOR GENERATING FREQUENCY-STABLE SIGNALS WITH SWITCHABLE INJECTION-LOCKED OSCILLATOR
    Publication number: 20160112054
    Abstract: A device for generating at least one frequency-stable periodical signal, including: a generator configured to generate at least one first periodical signal with frequency spectrum that includes at least two lines at different frequencies fa and fb; a first switchable injection-locked oscillator configured to receive at an input the first periodical signal and to be locked, in a first state, to the frequency fa, and in a second state, to the frequency fb, as a function of a value of at least one control signal applied at the input of the first switchable injection-locked oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Commissarita a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives
    Inventors: Jose-Luis GONZALEZ JIMENEZ, Alexandre SILIGARIS
  • BILATERALLY-SUBSTITUTED TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE-1 (HIV-1) INFECTION AND OTHER DISEASES
    Publication number: 20160108024
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel bilaterally-substituted tricyclic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them, for use as medicaments. Due to their ability to interact with an internal RNA loop and to mimic a protein ?-helix these compounds are effective in the treatment and/or prevention of HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1) infection and other diseases such as those caused by other RNA viruses and by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, or infectious or chronic diseases responsive to inhibition of DNA transcription, or infectious or chronic diseases where these compounds can be used to modulate the function of RNA internal loops, or infectious or chronic diseases where these compounds can be used as agonists or inhibitors of ?-helical proteins in interaction with other biomolecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: José GALLEGO SALA, Santos FUSTERO LARDIÉS, José ALCAMÍPERTEJO, Luis GONZÁLEZ BULNES, Ignacio IBAÑEZ SÁNCHEZ, Silvia CATALÁN MUÑOZ, Ángel CANTERO CAMACHO, Pablo BARRIO FERNÁNDEZ, Silvia PRADO MARTÍN
  • FREQUENCY SYNTHESIS DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160105190
    Abstract: A frequency synthesis device, including: a first generator configured to generate a periodical signal with a frequency f1; a second generator, coupled to the first generator and generating from the signal with a frequency f1 a signal SG corresponding to a train of oscillations with a frequency substantially equal to N·f1, with a duration lower than T1=1/f1 and periodically repeated at the frequency f1; a third generator generating, from the signal SG, m periodical signals SLO_CH1 to SLO_CHm with frequency spectra each include a main line with a frequency fLO_CHi corresponding to an integer multiple of f1, with 1?i?m, the third generator operating as a band-pass filter applied to the signal SG and discarding from the frequency spectra of each of the periodical signals SLO_CH1 to SLO_CHm lines other than the main line with a frequency fLO_CHi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Alexandre SILIGARIS, Jose-Luis GONZALEZ JIMENEZ
  • ANODE ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20160047055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anode assembly for use in an electrolytic cell for recovery of metal. The assembly includes a hanger bar, a first perimeter bar, a second perimeter bar, optionally one or more center conductor bars, a base bar, a first tab coupled to the first perimeter bar and/or the base bar, and a second tab coupled to the second perimeter bar and/or the base bar. The assembly may also include insulating separators coupled to the tabs and/or insulators coupled to an active area of the anode assembly. A system includes the anode assembly, a cathode assembly, and a tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis A. Gonzalez Olguin, Rafael Garcia Navarro, Luis Ricardo Olivares, Larry R. Todd, Ron Haines, Chris Zanotti, Casey J. Clayton, Mark Peabody, Scot P. Sandoval
  • HIGH VOLTAGE DRIVER
    Publication number: 20160006425
    Abstract: The invention concerns a high voltage driver comprising: first and second cascoded transistors (102, 104) adapted to generate an output signal (VOUT) based on a first voltage signal (VSL) having a first voltage range and on a second voltage signal (VSH) having a voltage range shifted with respect to the first voltage range, the output signal having a second voltage range greater than the first voltage range; and a pulse generator (128) comprising a passive high-pass filter adapted to generate voltage pulses based on at least one of the first and second voltage signals and to provide the voltage pulses to a control node of at least one of the first and second transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Guillaume Waltener, Jose Luis Gonzalez Jimenez
  • Method and apparatus for separating power line communication (PLC) signals from mains electricity
    Patent number: 9203473
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device, system, and techniques for separating power line communication (PLC) signals, produced by a PLC modem, from AC mains power, which powers the PLC modem. In some aspects a universal PLC splitter is described that includes an AC mains power input with a line connection, a neutral connection, and a protective earth connection, and a filter coupling the line connection, the neutral connection, and the protective earth connection of the AC mains power input to a line connector, a neutral connector, and a protective earth connector of a socket. The filter suppresses the PLC signals on the AC mains power connections, and provides AC mains power to the socket to power the PLC modem under test. The PLC signals from the PLC modem are coupled to test signal ports for connection to test instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Antonio Jimenez De Parga Bernal, Jose Luis Gonzalez Moreno
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING SIGNALS IN AT LEAST TWO SYMMETRICAL TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY BANDS
    Publication number: 20150341162
    Abstract: Device for emitting-receiving signals in two symmetrical frequency bands in relation to a first frequency FCA and such that each one of the bands comprises symmetrical channels in relation to second frequencies FCLA, FCUA, comprising: a first circuitry generating a signal of frequency FA, a signal of frequency FB=FA/N1, a signal of frequency F1=|FCA?FCLA| and a periodic signal of frequency F2 equal to the difference between a central frequency of one of the channels and the associated second frequency, and wherein FA=N1·(FCLA+F1)/(N1+1); a second circuitry able to carry out non-linear operations between the signals of frequencies FA and F1 and those of frequencies FB and F2, generating multitone signals comprising the frequencies FA?F1, FA+F1, FB?F2 and FB+F2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventor: Jose-Luis GONZALEZ JIMENEZ
  • VECTORS FOR TRANSFORMING MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE, TRANSFORMED M. HYOPNEUMONIAE STRAINS, AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150306200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutant strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and to a method for preparing them. It also relates to carrier vectors which are used in said method, to vaccine compositions and to vaccination kits comprising the compositions against porcine enzootic pneumonia and other swine diseases. It also relates to the use of M. hyopneumoniae as a host for expressing recombinant proteins and other DNA sequences of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: HIPRA SCIENTIFIC, S.L.U.
    Inventors: Luis GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, Jaume PIÑOL RIBAS, Jordi MONTANE GIRALT, Maria CAMATS MALET, Enrique QUEROL MURILLO, Marta SITJA ARNAU
  • Sheet Material Dispenser for Utensil Item
    Publication number: 20150306900
    Abstract: A sheet material dispenser is provided for a utensil item that allows a user to dispense individual sheets of material, such as adhesive notes, tape, or paper material, from the upper end of a writing utensil or similar tool. The device comprises one of a sheet material housing or support, whereby individual sheets are dispensed from the upper end of the utensil and the device remains connected to the utensil item while the utensil item is used. The housing comprises one of a rectangular or rounded housing with an elongated slot therealong to dispense individual sheets of material. The upper end of the housing is secured closed using an end cap. The sheet material support comprises a U-shaped assembly that supports a stack of exposed sheets for individual dispensation. The lower end of each device comprises an aperture adapted to secure to the upper end of the utensil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Jose Luis Gonzalez, III
  • Anode assembly, system including the assembly, and method of using same
    Patent number: 9150974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anode assembly for use in an electrolytic cell for recovery of metal. The assembly includes a hanger bar, a first perimeter bar, a second perimeter bar, optionally one or more center conductor bars, a base bar, a first tab coupled to the first perimeter bar and/or the base bar, and a second tab coupled to the second perimeter bar and/or the base bar. The assembly may also include insulating separators coupled to the tabs and/or insulators coupled to an active area of the anode assembly. A system includes the anode assembly, a cathode assembly, and a tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luis A. Gonzalez Olguin, Rafael Garcia Navarro, Luis Ricardo Olivares, Larry R. Todd, Ron Haines, Chris Zanotti, Casey J. Clayton, Mark Peabody, Scot P. Sandoval
  • NON-THREADED TUBULAR CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20150275587
    Abstract: A technique facilitates connection of tubulars along a tubing string via a linear motion. A first tubular is provided with a first connector end having a non-circular transverse cross-section, and a second tubular is provided with a second connector end having a corresponding non-circular transverse cross-section. The non-circular cross-section and the corresponding non-circular cross-section are designed to matingly engage when the first and second tubulars are moved linearly toward each other to form a tubing string. A seal is provided to seal the first connector end with the second connector end once linearly engaged. A locking mechanism may be employed to linearly lock the first connector end with the second connector end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: John C. Wolf, Luis A. Gonzalez, Andrew Brian Huang
  • SELECTIVE ORIENTATION AND LOCATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150259999
    Abstract: A technique facilitates use of a flexible conveyance, e.g. coil tubing or slick line, for placing a tool in a tubing string. The tool is coupled to an orienting and locating mechanism which is used to deploy the tool through a tubing string via a flexible conveyance. The tool is oriented by reciprocating the orienting and locating mechanism between orienting profiles. Once the tool is oriented, the orienting and locating mechanism is latched at a desired longitudinal location by a releasable key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Luis A. Gonzalez
  • Alignment Assembly
    Publication number: 20150259995
    Abstract: A technique facilitates latching of a tool in a desired alignment within a tubing string. The tubing string comprises a latching section designed to latch the tool in a specific orientation. The latching section comprises a plurality of mounting regions designed to receive a plurality of profile inserts which are releasably engaged and interchangeable. The profile inserts may be arranged to create a key profile for engagement with a corresponding key associated with the tool. However, the profile inserts may be interchanged to change the key profile. Additionally, different combinations of profile inserts may be used to create different key profiles from one latching section to the next in tubing strings with more than one latching section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: John C. Wolf, Luis A. Gonzalez
  • LIQUID COSMETIC AND/OR DERMOCOSMETIC COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20150245988
    Abstract: A cosmetic and/or dermocosmetic composition for its application in the treatment of skin, scalp and/or hair is disclosed. The composition is characterized for being a liquid compound that is dosed using a spray/aerosol system and for being composed by an active ingredient consisting on clay and cocoa powder, a skin beneficial compound if desired and water and wine alone or combined as disperse phase. The composition is isolated in a chamber without any contact with the propellant, suffers a distinctive maturation process and is rheologically designed for being able to fill and dose from the packing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Juan Luis GONZALEZ SEGURA, Lorena Arrastua Barbado
  • Multilateral Y-Block System
    Publication number: 20150233190
    Abstract: A technique utilizes a Y-block which is coupled with a lateral tubing string and a main tubing string. The Y-block comprises features which facilitate service and/or production operations. In well applications, the Y-block may comprise a pressure housing and a recessed bypass slot disposed along an exterior of the Y-block. A control line is positioned in the recessed bypass slot to facilitate control functions along the lateral tubing string. The recessed bypass slot enables routing of a control line without forming a splice along the control line. In other applications, the Y-block may utilize additional or other features which facilitate the desired operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Wolf, Luis A. Gonzalez, Barton Sponchia, Andrew Brian Huang
  • Integrated power line communication architectures for power entry modules
    Patent number: 9059776
    Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to wireless communications are described. A described system includes an input port configured to receive an alternating current (AC) waveform from a power line that is external to the apparatus; coupling circuitry coupled with the input port; power line communication (PLC) circuitry coupled with the coupling circuitry, configured to use the coupling circuitry to transmit and receive PLC signals via the power line, where the coupling circuitry and the PLC circuitry are electrically exposed to the AC waveform via the input port; a communication port coupled with the PLC circuitry, configured to provide PLC network access via the PLC circuitry; a filter coupled with the input port, configured to remove the PLC signals from the AC waveform and to produce a filtered AC waveform; and an output port coupled with the filter, configured to provide the filtered AC waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Antonio Jimenez de Parga, Jose Luis Gonzalez Moreno
  • Multi-band data transmission
    Patent number: 8982909
    Abstract: A system for transmitting and receiving data includes a physical adaptation block configured to separate the data into a plurality of frequency bands. Each of the frequency bands has an associated symbol time, and each of the associated symbol times is a whole multiple of one half of a smallest symbol time of all of the frequency bands. An analog front end is configured to provide the data in the plurality of frequency bands to a transmission medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell Hispania, S.L.
    Inventors: Jorge Vicente Blasco Claret, Salvador Iranzo Molinero, Agustin Badenes Corella, Jose Luis Gonzalez Moreno, Luis Manuel Torres Cantón
  • FUSE
    Publication number: 20150009008
    Abstract: A fuse comprises two electric contacts with a contact width, a fuse element disposed between two opposed fuse ends and comprising a first fuse having a minimum-section part with a first width and a first section. The fuse element further comprises at least one second fuse disposed between the first fuse and one of said two fuse ends. The second fuse comprises a narrowed part with a second width smaller than the first width and the contact width and with a second section ranging from 20% to 50% of the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Ricardo Luis González Luna