Patents by Inventor Brian Honeck

Brian Honeck 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).

  • Transceiver with closed loop control of antenna tuning and power level
    Patent number: 7469129
    Abstract: A trainable transceiver for learning and transmitting an activation signal that includes an RF carrier frequency modulated with a code for remotely actuating a device, such as a garage door opener. The trainable transceiver preferably includes a controller, a signal generator, and a dynamically tunable antenna having a variable impedance that may be selectively controlled in accordance with a detector circuit signal. The detector circuit provides a measurement of the transmission power and is also used to vary the applied transmission power of the transceiver in response to operating and environmental parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: David Blaker, Matthew Cardwell, Paul Duckworth, Brian Honeck
  • Transceiver with closed loop control of antenna tuning and power level
    Publication number: 20060234670
    Abstract: A trainable transceiver for learning and transmitting an activation signal that includes an RF carrier frequency modulated with a code for remotely actuating a device, such as a garage door opener. The trainable transceiver preferably includes a controller, a signal generator, and a dynamically tunable antenna having a variable impedance that may be selectively controlled in accordance with a detector circuit signal. The detector circuit provides a measurement of the transmission power and is also used to vary the applied transmission power of the transceiver in response to operating and environmental parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: David Blaker, Matthew Cardwell, Paul Duckworth, Brian Honeck
  • Transceiver with closed loop control of antenna tuning and power level
    Patent number: 6978126
    Abstract: A trainable transceiver for learning and transmitting an activation signal that includes an RF carrier frequency modulated with a code for remotely actuating a device, such as a garage door opener. The trainable transceiver preferably includes a controller, a signal generator, and a dynamically tunable antenna having a variable impedance that may be selectively controlled in accordance with a detector circuit signal. The detector circuit provides a measurement of the transmission power and is also used to vary the applied transmission power of the transceiver in response to operating and environmental parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: David Blaker, Matthew Cardwell, Paul Duckworth, Brian Honeck
  • System and method for identifying tire position on a vehicle
    Publication number: 20050187667
    Abstract: A method of determining the position of a tire on a vehicle using signal pulses is described. The method includes receiving a plurality of signal pulses from a transmitter associated with the tire in the time the tire completes approximately one rotation, providing at least one predetermined signal pattern associated with a unique tire position on the vehicle, and comparing the plurality of signal pulses to the predetermined signal pattern to determine the position of the tire on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Loren Vredevoogd, Brian Honeck, Thierry Pinard, Regis Boutroy