Patents by Inventor Ryan Kevin Johnson

Ryan Kevin Johnson 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: 8185079
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing audio clicks in frequency modulated radio system includes a receiver for receiving a frequency modulated (FM) signal, and a processor for demodulating the received signal and estimating a frequency error, wherein the processor is configured to determine phase variations of the received FM signal by comparing a phase of a first signal sample to a phase of a second signal sample, wherein the first signal sample and the second signal sample are separated in time by more than one sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Alan Place, Ryan Kevin Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120040634
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing audio clicks in frequency modulated radio system includes a receiver for receiving a frequency modulated (FM) signal, and a processor for demodulating the received signal and estimating a frequency error, wherein the processor is configured to determine phase variations of the received FM signal by comparing a phase of a first signal sample to a phase of a second signal sample, wherein the first signal sample and the second signal sample are separated in time by more than one sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Alan PLACE, Ryan Kevin Johnson