Patents by Inventor Barry Cardiff

Barry Cardiff 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).

  • Apparatus for Directing Power Flow between Multiple Devices
    Publication number: 20230361579
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and system for directing power flow between multiple devices, the apparatus comprising: one or more inlet ports for connection to one or more devices; a plurality of outlet ports configured for supplying electrical power; and a computing device configured to route power from the one or more inlet ports to the outlet ports. The system comprises a plurality of the apparatus connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin
    Inventors: Robert SHORTEN, Julia O’CONNELL, Barry CARDIFF, Giovanni RUSSO, Pietro FERRARO, Paul CUFFE
  • IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230320606
    Abstract: The impedance cardiography device comprises an impedance measuring unit, connected to the human body to be measured, a differentiator, a comparator and a microcontroller integrated with an analog-to-digital converter, characterized by that the device further comprises two peak voltage detection units with different polarities (positive and negative), the strobing outputs of them being connected to the digital (binary) inputs of the microcontroller and the analog hold outputs to the inputs of the analog-to-digital converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Olev Märtens, Anar Abdullayev, Margus Metshein, Antoine Gautier, Antoine Frappe, Andrei Krivošei, Marek Rist, Paul Annus, Benoit Larras, Deepu John, Barry Cardiff
  • Apparatus for directing power flow between multiple devices
    Patent number: 11749998
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and system for directing power flow between multiple devices, the apparatus comprising: one or more inlet ports for connection to one or more devices; a plurality of outlet ports configured for supplying electrical power; and a computing device configured to route power from the one or more inlet ports to the outlet ports. The system comprises a plurality of the apparatus connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN , NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND
    Inventors: Robert Shorten, Julia O'Connell, Barry Cardiff, Giovanni Russo, Pietro Ferraro, Paul Dermot Cuffe
  • Apparatus for Directing Power Flow between Multiple Devices
    Publication number: 20200376969
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and system for directing power flow between multiple devices, the apparatus comprising: one or more inlet ports for connection to one or more devices; a plurality of outlet ports configured for supplying electrical power; and a computing device configured to route power from the one or more inlet ports to the outlet ports. The system comprises a plurality of the apparatus connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin
    Inventors: Robert SHORTEN, Julia O'CONNELL, Barry CARDIFF, Giovanni RUSSO, Pietro FERRARO, Paul Dermot CUFFE
  • Test apparatus for RF receiver
    Patent number: 6915113
    Abstract: Test apparatus for generating a test signal for use in determining the performance of a receiver, the apparatus comprising signal generating means for generating a test signal; fading means arranged to modify the test signal to represent a signal having the fading characteristic of a RF signal transmitted between a transmitter and a receiver; a comparitor for comparing a signal characteristic of the modified signal with a signal characteristic of a reference signal; and control means responsive to the comparitor for compensating for variations between the modified signal and the reference signal by controlling the test signal power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Barry Cardiff