Patents Assigned to Wireless Technology, Inc.
  • Power adapter with fan assembly
    Publication number: 20060279928
    Abstract: A power converter with a fan assembly cools down a temperature of the power converter. The power converter with a fan assembly includes a housing, a plate, and a second plate. The housing includes a fan assembly (which is integral to the housing) to draw in air. The plate is coupled to the housing to create an air channel between the plate and the housing and the second plated is coupled to the housing to create a second air channel between the second plate and the housing. The fan assembly draws in air through one of the air channel or the second air channel and moves air out through the other of the air channel and the second air channel to cool down the temperature of the power adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lanni
  • Programmable AC/DC power supply
    Patent number: 7148659
    Abstract: A programmable AC/DC power converter receives a plurality of input voltages and outputs a single voltage from an input voltage system. A transformer receives the single voltage. One of the plurality of input voltages is provided at a center tap of a secondary winding of the transformer. A transformed voltage is output. A rectifier receives the transformed voltage and outputs a DC voltage. A buck regulator receives a DC voltage, creates a regulated voltage, and outputs the regulated voltage and a regulated current to a portable appliance. A error correction system receives a programming signal and regulated signals and verifies that the regulated signal to programming signal ratio is within an acceptable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas W. Lanni
  • Battery coupled to adapter and tip
    Patent number: 7145312
    Abstract: A system has an adapter/charger to receive power from a power source and output a first DC power signal. A universal battery receives the first DC power signal directly from the adapter/charger and to supplies a second DC power signal, and the universal battery includes at least one battery cell chargeable by the first DC power signal. A power tip receives the second DC power signal and outputs a third DC power signal useable by an electronic device. The power tip includes control circuitry to output a programming signal to program a magnitude of the first DC power signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas W. Lanni
  • Programmable power supply
    Patent number: 7145787
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a power source and a control circuit. The power source provides DC power. A control circuit, which is remote to the power source, receives the DC power and provides a first DC power signal to an electronic device. The control circuit includes an active component to provide at least one of a voltage control output or a current control output to the power source to regulate the DC power. A power supply system includes a power source and a control circuit. The control circuit is remote to the power source, receives the DC power, and provides the DC power to an electronic device. The control circuit includes a microprocessor to provide at least one of a voltage control output and a current control output to the power source to regulate the DC power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas W. Lanni
  • Power adapter with fan assembly
    Patent number: 7142423
    Abstract: A power converter with a fan assembly cools down a temperature of the power converter. The power converter with a fan assembly includes a housing, a plate, and a second plate. The housing includes a fan assembly (which is integral to the housing) to draw in air. The plate is coupled to the housing to create an air channel between the plate and the housing and the second plated is coupled to the housing to create a second air channel between the second plate and the housing. The fan assembly draws in air through one of the air channel or the second air channel and moves air out through the other of the air channel and the second air channel to cool down the temperature of the power adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas W. Lanni
  • Power supply for simultaneously providing operating voltages to a plurality of devices
    Publication number: 20060256595
    Abstract: A power supply for providing a regulated DC output power is disclosed. An interface is coupled to the power supply and the interface provides a plurality of operational voltages to any one of a plurality of electronic devices. The plurality of operational voltages correspond to input power requirements of respective portable electronic devices. The interface may include a regulator which provides a second of the plurality of operational voltages at a different value than a first of the plurality of operational voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lanni
  • Programmable power supply
    Publication number: 20060250829
    Abstract: A progammable power supply for providing a regulated DC output power is disclosed. The power supply provides the output power to any one of a plurality of electronic devices adapted for receiving the output power at an operational voltage or an operational current. The power supply receives a programming signal to maintain the output power at the operational voltage or operational current associated with a particular selected electronic device. Accordingly, by varying the programming signal, the power supply can be programmed to provide output power to any one of several electronic devices having differing input power requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lanni
  • Programmable power supply
    Publication number: 20060250830
    Abstract: A progammable power supply for providing a regulated DC output power is disclosed. The power supply provides the output power to any one of a plurality of electronic devices adapted for receiving the output power at an operational voltage or an operational current. The power supply receives a programming signal to maintain the output power at the operational voltage or operational current associated with a particular selected electronic device. Accordingly, by varying the programming signal, the power supply can be programmed to provide output power to any one of several electronic devices having differing input power requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lanni
  • WIRELESS INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20060244726
    Abstract: A wireless input device is disclosed to include a housing, which has a top cover shell and a bottom cover shell relatively slidably coupled together, a first cursor control device, which is mounted in the top cover shell for operation by the user and has an input unit and an input control unit for operation by the user to produce input signals and a sensor mounted in the bottom cover shell for detecting movement of the housing on a surface, and a second cursor control device, which is mounted inside the housing and has a direction control unit mounted in said bottom cover shell and adapted to control the movement of a cursor on a display screen and an orientation unit mounted in the bottom cover shell for control the emitting of a laser beam for pointing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: PATEN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Yung-Hui Wang, Kuan-Hung Chen
  • Dual slot radiator single feedpoint printed circuit board antenna
    Patent number: 7129902
    Abstract: A dual slot radiator is provided. The dual slot radiator comprises two slot radiating elements of different lengths having a single power feed. The power feed generally comprises a microstrip feed line connected at a first end to a power source and each of the slot radiators at a second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randy Bancroft
  • Selectable length meander line antenna
    Patent number: 7129894
    Abstract: A single antenna element with a switchable extension may be used to change the size of the radiating surface and provide an antenna that has two or more separate center frequencies. The range of frequencies that may be tuned by the antenna is enhanced, while maintaining relatively low complexity tuning and matching circuitry. Switching for the extension is performed by a switching element that is located at the point of connection of the extension to the antenna element. A control line supplies a control signal to the switching element to enable and disable the extension. The control line is positioned in close proximity to the antenna element to enhance coupling between the antenna element and the control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: James Blake Winter
  • Programmable power supply
    Publication number: 20060227580
    Abstract: A progammable power supply for providing a regulated DC output power is disclosed. The power supply provides the output power to any one of a plurality of electronic devices adapted for receiving the output power at an operational voltage or an operational current. The power supply receives a programming signal to maintain the output power at the operational voltage or operational current associated with a particular selected electronic device. Accordingly, by varying the programming signal, the power supply can be programmed to provide output power to any one of several electronic devices having differing input power requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Comarco Wireless Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lanni
  • Method and apparatus for multi-waveform wireless sensor network
    Patent number: 7119676
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a multi-waveform wireless sensor network based on widely distributed sensor nodes operating in wireless local area networks and gateway connection to an operations center via wide area network protocol. The scaleable network consists of a tiered structure of sensor nodes within wireless local area networks using an ad hoc protocol to form the network and at least one gateway node within each LAN to provide a link to an operations center. The sensor network can be used to detect and track Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Silverstrim, W. Eric Holland, Kent Colling
  • Programmable power supply
    Publication number: 20060215381
    Abstract: A progammable power supply for providing a regulated DC output power is disclosed. The power supply provides the output power to any one of a plurality of electronic devices adapted for receiving the output power at an operational voltage or an operational current. The power supply receives a programming signal to maintain the output power at the operational voltage or operational current associated with a particular selected electronic device. Accordingly, by varying the programming signal, the power supply can be programmed to provide output power to any one of several electronic devices having differing input power requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lanni
  • Method and apparatus to control an antenna efficiency test device
    Patent number: 7109931
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method to measure antenna efficiency using the cavity method. In particular, the present invention provides a tunable cavity that can be tuned to avoid the anti resonance and antenna-cavity coupling problems. In particular, tuning probes and/or variable volumetric sizing of the cavity are used to tune the cavity to avoid the anti resonance and antenna-cavity coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Govind R. Kadambi, Ram M. Narayanan, Yeqin Huang, Gordon Evert, James Blake Winter
  • Antenna efficiency test device
    Patent number: 7109932
    Abstract: The present invention provides, an antenna test device to test antenna efficiency. The test device includes a cavity formed by at least one conductive sidewall. The cavity contains at least one tuning probe, at least one movable portion, or a combination thereof. The tuning probes and/or movable portion help inhibit the antenna under test from having faulty measurements due to anti resonance or coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Govind R. Kadambi, Ram M. Narayanan, Yeqin Huang, Gordon Evert, James Blake Winter
  • REPEATING RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL RANGE OF AN INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060198638
    Abstract: Inventive systems and methods for remotely controlling infrared controlled devices by using addressed radio frequency control signals. Radio frequency signals propagate through most obstructions to infrared control signals. Augmenting each control signal with an address allows for great selectivity in an environment with several transmitters and receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: X10 Wireless Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: George Stevenson, Leslie Leech, James Phillips
  • Microstrip antenna
    Patent number: 7098863
    Abstract: An antenna is provided having a relatively wide bandwidth of operation. The antenna may be a printed circuit board dipole antenna having a ladder balun feed network coupled to a ground plane and dipole radiating elements located about one-quarter wavelength from an edge of the ground plane. The ground plane acts as a reflector to increase antenna gain. A plurality of the antennas may be provided in an array configuration with antennas being located in relatively close proximity and being isolated from other antennas in the array. An array of antennas may be used to provide a wireless link in a wireless network utilizing a IEEE 802.1X frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randy Bancroft
  • REPEATING RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL RANGE OF AN INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060188261
    Abstract: Inventive systems and methods for remotely controlling infrared controlled devices by using addressed radio frequency control signals. Radio frequency signals propagate through most obstructions to infrared control signals. Augmenting each control signal with an address allows for great selectivity in an environment with several transmitters and receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: X10 WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: George Stevenson, Leslie Leech, James Phillips
  • Cradle for receiving an adapter
    Publication number: 20060187696
    Abstract: A cradle casing has a DC/DC adapter to receive DC power from a DC power source and generate a first DC power signal. A sleeve accepts an AC/DC adapter, and guides movement of the AC/DC adapter when the AC/DC adapter is inserted into the cradle casing. The AC/DC adapter is capable of receiving AC power from an AC power source and generating a second DC power signal. A circuit receives at least one of the first DC power signal and the second DC power signal and outputs a third DC power signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: COMARCO WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Lanni