Patents by Inventor Brian David Young
Brian David Young 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).
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Patent number: 11817637Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a power harvesting circuit that operates generate power for the RFID tag from a continuous wave of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The RFID tag further includes a tuning circuit that is tuned based on a capacitance setting, where the capacitance setting is indicative of a power level of the power. The RFID tag further includes a processing module operably coupled to the tuning circuit, where the processing module operates to generate the capacitance setting to obtain a desired power level for the power.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young, Marwan Hassoun
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Publication number: 20230307841Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a power harvesting circuit that operates generate power for the RFID tag from a continuous wave of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The RFID tag further includes a tuning circuit that is tuned based on a capacitance setting, where the capacitance setting is indicative of a power level of the power. The RFID tag further includes a processing module operably coupled to the tuning circuit, where the processing module operates to generate the capacitance setting to obtain a desired power level for the power.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young, Marwan Hassoun
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Patent number: 11494570Abstract: A method includes sending, by a reader, a radio frequency (RF) signal to a wireless sensor that includes an antenna having a tail section and a head section. The tail section is for placement in an RF limited area for sensing moisture in a first location of a vehicle under test and wherein the head section is for placement in a non-RF limited area. The method further includes receiving, by the reader, an RF response to the RF signal from the wireless sensor. The first RF response includes an indication of adjustment of one or more RF characteristics of the wireless sensor, which corresponds to a variance of the one or more RF characteristics from a desired value, which, in turn, corresponds to a level of moisture at the first location. The method further includes outputting, by the reader, a message regarding the level of moisture at the first location.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young
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Patent number: 11446969Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an antenna, an analog front end, a processing circuit, and memory. The analog front end includes a power circuit, a tuning circuit, a transmitter, and a receiver. The power circuit is operably coupled to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal into a power supply voltage. The tuning circuit, when enabled, adjusts an RF characteristic of the analog front end to tune power harvesting from the RF signal. The transmitter is operably coupled to transmit a response signal to the RFID reader via the antenna. The receiver is operably coupled to receive a command signal from the RFID reader, wherein the command signal is contained within a portion of the RF signal. The processing circuit is operable to interpret the command signal and generate the response signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young
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Patent number: 11356184Abstract: A wireless sensor includes a radio frequency (RF) front end, a sensing element, and a processing module. The RF front end sends a coded digital value to a sensing computing device via an RF signal. The sensing element senses an environmental condition of an item. The processing module determines an effect on an operational parameter of an RF front end of the wireless sensor as a result of the sensing element sensing the environmental condition. The processing module also adjusts tuning of the RF front end to mitigate the effect on the operational parameter and equates an amount of adjusting of the tuning of the RF front end to the coded digital value.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Brian David Young, Shahriar Rokhsaz
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Publication number: 20220109240Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a power harvesting circuit that operates generate power for the RFID tag from a continuous wave of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The RFID tag further includes a tuning circuit that is tuned based on a capacitance setting, where the capacitance setting is indicative of a power level of the power. The RFID tag further includes a processing module operably coupled to the tuning circuit, where the processing module operates to generate the capacitance setting to obtain a desired power level for the power.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young, Marwan Hassoun
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Patent number: 11205851Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a power harvesting circuit that operates generate power for the RFID tag from a continuous wave of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The RFID tag further includes a tuning circuit that is tuned based on a capacitance setting, where the capacitance setting is indicative of a power level of the power. The RFID tag further includes a processing module operably coupled to the tuning circuit, where the processing module operates to generate the capacitance setting to obtain a desired power level for the power.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young, Marwan Hassoun
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Publication number: 20210152260Abstract: A wireless sensor includes a radio frequency (RF) front end, a sensing element, and a processing module. The RF front end sends a coded digital value to a sensing computing device via an RF signal. The sensing element senses an environmental condition of an item. The processing module determines an effect on an operational parameter of an RF front end of the wireless sensor as a result of the sensing element sensing the environmental condition. The processing module also adjusts tuning of the RF front end to mitigate the effect on the operational parameter and equates an amount of adjusting of the tuning of the RF front end to the coded digital value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Brian David Young, Shahriar Rokhsaz
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Publication number: 20210073490Abstract: A method includes sending, by a reader, a radio frequency (RF) signal to a wireless sensor that includes an antenna having a tail section and a head section. The tail section is for placement in an RF limited area for sensing moisture in a first location of a vehicle under test and wherein the head section is for placement in a non-RF limited area. The method further includes receiving, by the reader, an RF response to the RF signal from the wireless sensor. The first RF response includes an indication of adjustment of one or more RF characteristics of the wireless sensor, which corresponds to a variance of the one or more RF characteristics from a desired value, which, in turn, corresponds to a level of moisture at the first location. The method further includes outputting, by the reader, a message regarding the level of moisture at the first location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young
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Publication number: 20210070115Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an antenna, an analog front end, a processing circuit, and memory. The analog front end includes a power circuit, a tuning circuit, a transmitter, and a receiver. The power circuit is operably coupled to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal into a power supply voltage. The tuning circuit, when enabled, adjusts an RF characteristic of the analog front end to tune power harvesting from the RF signal. The transmitter is operably coupled to transmit a response signal to the RFID reader via the antenna. The receiver is operably coupled to receive a command signal from the RFID reader, wherein the command signal is contained within a portion of the RF signal. The processing circuit is operable to interpret the command signal and generate the response signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young
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Patent number: 10911160Abstract: A wireless sensor includes a radio frequency (RF) front end, a sensing element, and a processing module. The RF front end receives a request for sensed data from a sensing computing device and sends a coded digital value to the sensing computing device via the RF signal. The sensing element senses an environmental condition of an item. The processing module determines an effect on an operational parameter of an RF front end of the wireless sensor as a result of the sensing element sensing the environmental condition and while receiving the RF signal. The processing module also adjusts tuning of the RF front end to mitigate the effect on the operational parameter and equates an amount of adjusting of the tuning of the RF front end to a coded digital value.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Brian David Young, Shahriar Rokhsaz
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Patent number: 10843510Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an antenna, an analog front end, a processing circuit, and memory. The analog front end includes a power circuit, a tuning circuit, a transmitter, and a receiver. The power circuit is operably coupled to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal into a power supply voltage. The tuning circuit, when enabled, adjusts an RF characteristic of the analog front end to tune power harvesting from the RF signal. The transmitter is operably coupled to transmit a response signal to the RFID reader via the antenna. The receiver is operably coupled to receive a command signal from the RFID reader, wherein the command signal is contained within a portion of the RF signal. The processing circuit is operable to interpret the command signal and generate the response signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young
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Publication number: 20200363361Abstract: A wireless sensor includes a radio frequency (RF) front end and a sensing integrated circuit (IC). The RF front end includes an antenna that is operable to transceive RF signals and a tuning circuit. The sensing IC includes a power supply. The sensing IC is operable to detect an impedance change of the power supply. The sensing IC is further operable to convert the impedance change into a digital value. The sensing IC is further operable to output, via the antenna, the digital value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventor: Brian David Young
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Publication number: 20200365993Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a power harvesting circuit that operates generate power for the RFID tag from a continuous wave of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The RFID tag further includes a tuning circuit that is tuned based on a capacitance setting, where the capacitance setting is indicative of a power level of the power. The RFID tag further includes a processing module operably coupled to the tuning circuit, where the processing module operates to generate the capacitance setting to obtain a desired power level for the power.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young, Marwan Hassoun
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Patent number: 10824831Abstract: A method includes sending, by a reader, a radio frequency (RF) signal to a wireless sensor that includes an antenna having a tail section and a head section. The tail section is for placement in an RF limited area for sensing moisture in a first location of a vehicle under test and wherein the head section is for placement in a non-RF limited area. The method further includes receiving, by the reader, an RF response to the RF signal from the wireless sensor. The first RF response includes an indication of adjustment of one or more RF characteristics of the wireless sensor, which corresponds to a variance of the one or more RF characteristics from a desired value, which, in turn, corresponds to a level of moisture at the first location. The method further includes outputting, by the reader, a message regarding the level of moisture at the first location.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young
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Patent number: 10789433Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an antenna, a power circuit, a tuning circuit, a receiver, and a backscatter transmitter. The power circuit is operably coupled to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal received via the antenna from an RFID reader into one or more power supply voltages. The tuning circuit is operably coupled to the antenna and to adjust an RF characteristic of the antenna and/or the tuning circuit based on a difference between a resonant frequency of the RFID tag and a carrier frequency of the RF signal. The receiver is operably coupled to receive a command signal from the RFID reader. The backscatter transmitter is operably coupled to transmit a response signal to the RFID reader via the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young
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Publication number: 20200282780Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an antenna, an analog front end, a processing circuit, and memory. The analog front end includes a power circuit, a tuning circuit, a transmitter, and a receiver. The power circuit is operably coupled to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal into a power supply voltage. The tuning circuit, when enabled, adjusts an RF characteristic of the analog front end to tune power harvesting from the RF signal. The transmitter is operably coupled to transmit a response signal to the RFID reader via the antenna. The receiver is operably coupled to receive a command signal from the RFID reader, wherein the command signal is contained within a portion of the RF signal. The processing circuit is operable to interpret the command signal and generate the response signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young
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Patent number: 10746682Abstract: A wireless sensor includes an antenna, a sensing integrated circuit (IC), and a power supply impedance altering element. The antenna is operable to receive an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal and to transmit an outbound RF signal. The sensing IC includes a power supply, a first power supply connection, and a second power supply connection. The power supply impedance altering element is coupled to the first and second power supply connections and is coupled to sense a condition of an item. The sensing IC is operable to detect an impedance change of the power supply based on an effect of the power supply impedance altering element. The sensing IC is further operable to convert the impedance change into a digital value that represents the condition of the item. The sensing IC is further operable to output, via the antenna, the digital value or a representation of the condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventor: Brian David Young
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Patent number: 10734727Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a power harvesting circuit, an RF front-end, and a processing module. The power harvesting circuit generates power for the RFID tag from a continuous wave of an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal. The RF front-end receives the inbound RF signal and transmits an outbound RF signal. The RF front-end includes a tuning circuit that is tuned based on a capacitance setting. The tuning of the tuning circuit effects a characteristic of the RF front-end. The processing module generate the capacitance setting to adjust the characteristic of the RF front-end to a desired characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young, Marwan Hassoun
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Publication number: 20200160007Abstract: A method includes sending, by a reader, a radio frequency (RF) signal to a wireless sensor that includes an antenna having a tail section and a head section. The tail section is for placement in an RF limited area for sensing moisture in a first location of a vehicle under test and wherein the head section is for placement in a non-RF limited area. The method further includes receiving, by the reader, an RF response to the RF signal from the wireless sensor. The first RF response includes an indication of adjustment of one or more RF characteristics of the wireless sensor, which corresponds to a variance of the one or more RF characteristics from a desired value, which, in turn, corresponds to a level of moisture at the first location. The method further includes outputting, by the reader, a message regarding the level of moisture at the first location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: RFMicron, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young