Patents by Inventor Anthony Thomas DeMarco

Anthony Thomas DeMarco 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 amplification system with intelligent control of amplifier modules
    Patent number: 6463269
    Abstract: A product and system is disclosed for intelligently controlling the number of amplifier modules that are active in a linear amplification system. By exercising such control, the system can avoid using unnecessary power. The invention monitors the system and gathers information from signals associated with the system, particularly information concerning signal power. A control functionality evaluates the gathered information to decide how many modules are necessary to sufficiently operate the amplification system or to decide if it has been commanded to perform certain functions. Once this decision is made, the control functionality communicates control signals to the power amplification modules to activate the needed or desired number of modules and deactivate the unneeded or undesired number of modules. Likewise, the control functionality configures the splitter and the combiner according to the number of needed or desired amplifier modules. This gathering, evaluation, and control is conducted continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: BellSouth Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Thomas DeMarco
  • POWER AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM WITH INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF AMPLIFIER MODULES
    Publication number: 20010051513
    Abstract: A product and system is disclosed for intelligently controlling the number of amplifier modules that are active in a linear amplification system. By exercising such control, the system can avoid using unnecessary power. The invention monitors the system and gathers information from signals associated with the system, particularly information concerning signal power. A control functionality evaluates the gathered information to decide how many modules are necessary to sufficiently operate the amplification system or to decide if it has been commanded to perform certain functions. Once this decision is made, the control functionality communicates control signals to the power amplification modules to activate the needed or desired number of modules and deactivate the unneeded or undesired number of modules. Likewise, the control functionality configures the splitter and the combiner according to the number of needed or desired amplifier modules. This gathering, evaluation, and control is conducted continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventor: ANTHONY THOMAS DEMARCO