Patents by Inventor Richard D. Loveman

Richard D. Loveman 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).

  • Power offloading for a subscriber line interface circuit
    Patent number: 7164763
    Abstract: A power offload network has a node for receiving at least one supply V1. The power offload network includes at least one switch and a power offload element providing a supply drop of VR. The switch is configurable for selecting a linefeed supply level from the set including {V1, V1?VR}. A subscriber line interface circuit receives the selected linefeed supply level for driving a subscriber line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. George, Marius Goldenberg, Richard D. Loveman, Carlos A. Laiz
  • Serial device daisy chaining method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6928501
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus associated with a plurality of serial devices designed to communicate with a bus master in either a daisy chain or a normal configuration are provided. One method includes the step of serially providing a command sequence having a channel identifier to a given device of a plurality of daisy chained devices. The channel identifier is modified as it passes thru each daisy chained device. A specific device is identified or enabled when the channel identifier it receives matches a pre-determined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Andreas, Christopher D. Eckhoff, Richard D. Loveman
  • Serial device daisy chaining method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20030074505
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus associated with a plurality of serial devices designed to communicate with a bus master in either a daisy chain or a normal configuration are provided. One method includes the step of serially providing a command sequence having a channel identifier to a given device of a plurality of daisy chained devices. The channel identifier is modified as it passes thru each daisy chained device. A specific device is identified or enabled when the channel identifier it receives matches a pre-determined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: David C. Andreas, Christopher D. Eckhoff, Richard D. Loveman