Patents Represented by Attorney Stephen J. Sim & McBurney Perry
  • Patent number: 5548821
    Abstract: A system for adaptive self-tuning of a receiver in a radio communication system. Prior to transmission of each data packet from a transmitter to a receiver, the transmitter generates a sequence of predefined test bytes (test sequence) n times at an initial carrier frequency. An identical version of the predefined test sequence is stored in the receiver. Circuitry is provided in the receiver for selected predefined states of tuning impedances for varying the center operating frequency of the receiver, wherein the predefined states of tuning impedances are equal in number to the predefined number of test sequences. A microcontroller in the receiver compares the received test sequence with the stored test sequence and creates a tuning table correlating respective states of the receiver tuning impedances with error bits detected in each state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Inventor: Michael Coveley
  • Patent number: 5477208
    Abstract: An emergency flasher circuit for use with motor vehicles comprising an emergency switch, a signal generator for generating a signal having a frequency of approximately 10 Hz, and logic circuitry for selectively applying the signal to the headlight(s), and/or to one or both of the left and right turn indicator lights, for alerting other drivers to the presence of the motor vehicle. Alternatively, an optical shutter may be connected to the logic circuitry, and the headlight(s) or one or both of the left and right turn indicator lights for causing light generated by the headlight(s) and/or the turn indicator lights to flash at approximately 10 Hz upon activation of the horn switch, for alerting other drivers to the presence of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Inventors: Steven Henderson, David Kernaghan