Patents by Inventor Allen Bettner

Allen Bettner 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 cables with integrated wireless communication components
    Patent number: 9985731
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for power cords with integrated wireless communication components. In one embodiment, an example power cable may include a first portion having a first connector, a second portion having a second connector, and an integrated radio module with a ZigBee radio. The integrated radio module may be coupled between the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kamran Khojasteh, Robert Niemand, Allen Bettner
  • Signal spectrum steering method, apparatus, and system
    Publication number: 20070004339
    Abstract: A computing platform includes a wireless interface and other devices that may cause interference to the wireless interface. The other devices may change frequencies of operation or data rates to steer signal spectrum away from current wireless channels and reduce interference to the wireless interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Xintian Lin, Qinghua Li, Lei Shao, Allen Bettner
  • Dual band slot antenna
    Publication number: 20060097941
    Abstract: A slot antenna having one or more electronic components attached across a slot of the antenna to provide either an RF open or an RF short based on the bias supplied to a control terminal of the electronic component. The antenna is tunable via the RF open or short across the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Allen Bettner, Xintian Lin, Alan Waltho
  • Method and apparatus capable of determining and utilizing radio wave directional information
    Publication number: 20050245286
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises a plurality of RF antennas, the plurality of RF antennas have a calibrated radiation pattern. The apparatus may further comprise a directional finding program that receives RF signal information from said plurality of RF antennas and RF antenna calibrated radiation pattern information and then calculates the direction from which said RF signals emanate relative to said apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Xintain Lin, Oinghua Li, Allen Bettner
  • Method and apparatus for diversity switching control
    Publication number: 20050243773
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for diversity switching control are generally described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Xintian Lin, Qinghua Li, Allen Bettner
  • Slot antenna configuration
    Publication number: 20050146475
    Abstract: The skin of a computing device comprises a conductive material. A slot is included in the skin to form a slot antenna. Various embodiments of the slot antenna can support multiple frequency bands with a single slot and provide directional propagation patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Allen Bettner, Xintian Lin, Alan Waltho, Qinghua Li
  • Low profile sector antenna configuration
    Publication number: 20050057420
    Abstract: An impedance plane has an elongated strip ship. The impedance plane approximates a magnetic conductor within a particular frequency band. A sector antenna is coupled to one side of the impedance plane. The sector antenna has a planar form factor with dimensions contained within the elongated strip. The sector antenna has a radiation pattern in the particular frequency band that is flared out from the impedance plane at a particular angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Xintian Lin, Qinghua Li, Alan Waltho, Allen Bettner