Patents Assigned to Pulse
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Patent number: 7371561Abstract: A multiple electrode pair array apparatus is provided for use with a multiple well plate which has multiple wells distributed in a two-dimensional matrix array which has R rows and C columns. The multiple electrode pair array apparatus includes a non-conductive base member. An array of pairs of electrodes are attached to the base member and project therefrom. The pairs of electrodes are distributed on the base member in a two-dimensional matrix array which has R rows and C columns to enable registration with the two-dimensional matrix array of wells. Each pair of electrodes includes a respective first electrode and a respective second electrode. An array of R row conductors are electrically connected to corresponding first electrodes. An array of C column conductors are oriented perpendicular to the R row conductors, are electrically insulated from the row conductors, and are electrically connected to corresponding second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Cyto Pulse SciencesInventors: Richard E. Walters, Paul K. Gustavson
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Patent number: 7367851Abstract: An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. In one embodiment, the connector has a plurality of ports in multi-row configuration, and the insert assembly includes a substrate adapted to receive one or more electronic components such as choke coils, transformers, or other signal conditioning elements or magnetics. The substrate also interfaces with the conductors of two modular ports of the connector, and is removable from the housing such that an insert assembly of a different electronics or terminal configuration can be substituted therefor. In this fashion, the connector can be configured to a plurality of different standards (e.g., Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100). In yet another embodiment, the connector assembly comprises a plurality of light sources (e.g., LEDs) received within the housing. Methods for manufacturing the aforementioned embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2007Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Pulse Engineering, IncInventors: Russell Lee Machado, Victor H. Renteria, Thuyen Dinh
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Patent number: 7358901Abstract: An antenna design is provided. In one embodiment, the antenna is a planar element with a radiating element containing an elliptical curved portion connected to two curved regions, the curved regions meeting at a geometric construct. Another embodiment provides an antenna constructed with intersecting planar elements. A third embodiment is an antenna that is a solid of revolution of a planar element. Some antenna embodiments include ground plane elements to shape the radiation patterns. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventors: Paul Eberhardt, Vince Salazar
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Patent number: 7358834Abstract: Waveguide nonlinear signal processors include transmission lines defined on a substrate. A plurality of varactors or pairs of varactors are situated along the transmission line and are in communication with a signal conductor of the transmission line and one or more control conductors. A processor controller is configured to provide a control signal to the one or more control conductors to select operational characteristics of the varactors or pairs of varactors. In some examples, the varactors are diodes and a control signal is provided to select a diode current-voltage characteristic in order to limit or clip an input signal to positive and/or negative amplitudes. Alternatively, a control signal is configured to provide a selected spectral transmission bandwidth or propagation delay by selecting a varactor capacitance-voltage characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2002Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Picosecond Pulse LabsInventors: Steven H. Pepper, R. Clayton Smith, Ronald L. Ramsey, James R. Andrews
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Patent number: 7355607Abstract: An automatic 3D modeling system and method are described in which a 3D model may be generated from a picture or other image. For example, a 3D model for a face of a person may be automatically generated. The system and method also permits gestures/behaviors associated with a 3D model to automatically generated so that the gestures/behaviors may be applied to any 3D models.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2006Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Pulse Entertainment, Inc.Inventor: Young Harvill
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Patent number: 7353436Abstract: A system, method and computer software product are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for generating and employing numerical sequences that may be used for synchronization codes. In one embodiment of the present invention, the derivation of numerical sequences, or codes is based on an encoding algorithm. These codes enable synchronization between communicating devices, and may also be used for channelization. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventors: Ali Taha, John Eldon
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Patent number: 7349485Abstract: A system and method for mapping, radio-frequency (RF) noise, and estimating channel quality in a multi-channel ultra-wideband communication system is provided. One method includes placing a plurality of time bins within a plurality of time frames and assigning a plurality of UWB communication channels comprising selected time bins. RF noise amplitude data is then sampled from selected time bins. The sampled RF noise amplitude data from the time bins is then averaged, thereby obtaining an average RF noise amplitude in each of the plurality of channels. The RF noise amplitude indicates the amount of RF noise present in a channel. The channels may then be ranked based on the characteristics of the RF noise.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventors: John H. Santhoff, Rodolfo T. Arrieta, Charles E. Miller
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Patent number: 7349478Abstract: Apparatus and methods of ultra-wideband (UWB) communication are provided. In one embodiment, an ultra-wideband transmitter includes a processor configured to generate data for transmission in the form of a plurality of ultra-wideband pulses. The transmitter includes a FEC encoder that generates a code word based on the data. The FEC includes a plurality of cyclic shift registers configured to receive and process the data, a plurality of fixed connections between each of the plurality of cyclic shift registers and a plurality of XOR gates communicating with the plurality of fixed connections. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventor: Ismail Lakkis
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Patent number: 7349439Abstract: Systems and methods of ultra-wideband communication are provided. In one ultra-wideband communication method, a communication channel is divided into a plurality of non-overlapping sub-channels by dividing a single serial message intended for an ultra-wideband communication device into a plurality of parallel messages. Each of the plurality of parallel messages are then encoded onto at least some of the plurality of sub-channels, and then transmitted. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventor: Ismail Lakkis
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Patent number: 7339883Abstract: A communication protocol for ultra-wideband communications is provided. The present invention provides compatibility and interoperability between ultra-wideband communications devices within various types of networks. In one embodiment, combined, or interleaved data frames having both high and low data transfer rate capability are provided. The low data transfer rate may be used for initial discovery of the type of network that is being accessed, and the high data transfer rate may be used to quickly transfer data within networks that have a high data transfer rate capability. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventors: John Santhoff, Kazimierz Siwiak
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Patent number: 7339955Abstract: Systems and methods of ultra-wideband communication are provided. In one embodiment, an ultra-wideband communication system divides a stream of data conveying symbols into a plurality of unspread substreams. A common spreading code is generated at the ultra-wideband transmitter, and each of the unspread substreams are spread using the common spreading code to form a plurality of spread substreams. The spread substreams are combined to form a composite signal that is transmitted. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventor: Ismail Lakkis
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Patent number: 7317756Abstract: Apparatus and methods of ultra-wideband (UWB) communication are provided. In one embodiment, an ultra-wideband receiver receives a serial data stream comprising a plurality of ultra-wideband pulses. A serial to parallel converter then converts the serial data stream into a plurality of parallel data streams, which are then matched. A combiner then combines the data streams, which are then fed to an equalizer that includes a hard decision element, a past decision element and a future decision element. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2004Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventor: Ismail Lakkis
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Publication number: 20070271689Abstract: A protective article of outer-clothing (1,5) characterized in that the article: a) does not enshroud the head of the wearer; b} is not equipped with means for sensing and processing any electrical variations that the wearer's body produces; and c) incorporates an electricity conductive layer (12,14,16,17) which is selected to be of sufficiently low resistance that if, in use, prongs of a so-called stun gun are pressed against the article of clothing or located in proximity to the article and the gun is fired, the conductive layer (12,14,16,17) electrically interferes with the charge applied between the gun's prongs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2005Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: High Voltage Pulse Technology LimitedInventor: Roger Baldwin
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Patent number: 7299042Abstract: A common signaling method are apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that enables communication in under-utilized radio frequencies by receiving a master beacon, scanning radio frequencies included in the master beacon, and establishing communications using an unoccupied radio frequency from one of the listed radio frequencies. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventors: Steve Moore, John Santhoff, Douglas Cummings
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Patent number: 7289494Abstract: A method of communicating over a wideband communication channel divided into a plurality of sub-channels comprises dividing a single serial message intended for one of the plurality of communication devices into a plurality of parallel messages, encoding each of the plurality of parallel messages onto at least some of the plurality of sub-channels, and transmitting the encoded plurality of parallel messages to the communication device over the wideband communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2001Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Pulse-LINK, Inc.Inventor: Ismail Adnan Lakkis
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Patent number: 7256743Abstract: The invention relates to an internal multiband antenna intended for small-sized radio devices, and a radio device with such an antenna. The basic structure of the antenna is a two-band PIFA. A parasitic element (230) is added to it inside the outline of the radiating plane (220) of the PIFA, e.g. in the space (229) between the conductor branches (221, 222) of the radiating plane. The parasitic element extends close to the feeding point (FP) of the antenna, from which place it is connected to the ground plane of the antenna with its own short-circuit conductor (235). The structure is dimensioned so that the resonance frequency based on the parasitic element comes close to the one resonance frequency of the PIFA, thus widening the corresponding operating band, or a separate third operating band is formed for the antenna with the parasitic element.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Pulse Finland OyInventor: Heikki Korva
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Patent number: 7257156Abstract: An equalizer comprises a hard decision block which feeds an FEC block and a shift register, which uses past estimates during a first iteration. The output of the FEC block is fed back to the shift register during a subsequent iteration to fully remove any inter chip interference.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Pulse˜Link, Inc.Inventor: Ismail Lakkis
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Patent number: 7241181Abstract: An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. In one embodiment, the connector has a plurality of ports in multi-row configuration, and the insert assembly includes a substrate adapted to receive one or more electronic components such as choke coils, transformers, or other signal conditioning elements or magnetics. The substrate also interfaces with the conductors of two modular ports of the connector, and is removable from the housing such that an insert assembly of a different electronics or terminal configuration can be substituted therefor. In this fashion, the connector can be configured to a plurality of different standards (e.g., Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100). In yet another embodiment, the connector assembly comprises a plurality of light sources (e.g., LEDs) received within the housing. Methods for manufacturing the aforementioned embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Pulse Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Russell Lee Machado, Victor H. Renteria, Thuyen Dinh
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Patent number: 7237318Abstract: A method for producing internal antenna components for small radio devices. A radiator is supported by a flat-topped protrusion formed in a plastic blank—e.g., by pressing with a hot tool. The length of the protrusion sets the height of the planar antenna. The radiator and its conductors are formed by removing material from a conducting film attached to the top of the protrusion. A feed and a shorting conductor are formed as extensions of the radiator. Contacts are attached to the feed and the shorting conductor to connect the antenna component to the radio device. Elongated gaps made in the plastic blank around the edges of the protrusion can facilitate loosening of the component. A plurality of antenna components can be formed on a uniform plastic blank and placed in a common package. The method results in low manufacturing costs and quick production time.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2004Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Pulse Finland OyInventors: Petteri Annamaa, Kimmo Antila, Ilkka Niemla, Heikki Riekki
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Patent number: RE40020Abstract: An impedance blocking filter circuit is provided for use in telecommunication systems for interconnecting between incoming telephone lines and customer's terminal equipment so as to unconditionally block impedances above 20 KHz due to the customer's terminal equipment from an ADSL network unit and/or home networking interface unit. The filter circuit includes first, second, and third inductors connected in series between a first input terminal and a first common point. A first resistor has its one end connected also to the first common point and its other end connected to a first output terminal. Fourth, fifth and sixth inductors are connected in series between a second input terminal and a second common point. A second resistor has its one end also connected to the second common point and its other end connected to a second output terminal. A capacitor has its ends connected across the first and second common points.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2003Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: Pulse Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Frederick J. Kiko