Patents by Inventor Brian Steele

Brian Steele 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).

  • Patent number: 10720287
    Abstract: A push button for a control panel. The push button includes a button body and a reflector molded as a single, monolithic piece with links extending between the button body and the reflector. A divider of the button body is between a first light source of a printed circuit board and an indicator light guide of the button body. The divider restricts light from the first light source from illuminating the indicator light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Levay, Spenser Pawlik, Javon Tucker, Murali Daruri, Jesse Moellers, Yuki Matsumoto, Brian Steele
  • Publication number: 20190378665
    Abstract: A push button for a control panel. The push button includes a button body and a reflector molded as a single, monolithic piece with links extending between the button body and the reflector. A divider of the button body is between a first light source of a printed circuit board and an indicator light guide of the button body. The divider restricts light from the first light source from illuminating the indicator light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher LEVAY, Spenser PAWLIK, Javon TUCKER, Murali DARURI, Jesse MOELLERS, Yuki MATSUMOTO, Brian STEELE
  • Patent number: 8873584
    Abstract: The present invention is directed a digital data interface device for transferring digital presentation data at a high rate over a communication link. The digital data interface device includes a message interpreter, content module and a control module. The digital data interface device may include an MDDI link controller. The digital data interface device can be used to control a peripheral device, such as a camera, bar code reader, image scanner, audio device or other sensor. In one example, a cellular telephone having a camera with an MDDI link and a digital data device interface is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Behnam Katibian, George A Wiley, Brian Steele
  • Patent number: 8812706
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product embodied on a hardware computer readable storage medium for compensating mismatched delays in at least two signals of a mobile display digital interface (MDDI) system. The method, apparatus, and computer program product embodied on a hardware computer readable storage medium sends a skew calibration packet from a host to a client. The host begins a calibration pattern; then toggling a data signal and a strobe signal at a substantially similar time which strobe signal is used by the client as a clock source. The method, apparatus, and computer program product embodied on a hardware computer readable storage medium also aligns a timing of the strobe signal and the data signal by providing varying delays and resetting the client to an original clock source before a next packet reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qiuzhen Zou, George A. Wiley, Brian Steele
  • Patent number: 8773927
    Abstract: A memory tracking circuit controls discharge duration of a tracking bit-line based on (i) a signal received at the far end of a tracking row after a propagation delay and (ii) a signal applied to a transistor-based gate delay. The tracking circuit (i) extends the discharge duration when one or more of (a) the propagation delay and (b) the transistor-based gate delay is shorter than an uncontrolled discharge duration of the tracking bit-line, and (ii) does not extend the discharge duration otherwise. Based on the discharge duration, the tracking circuit activates a reset signal that resets a clock-pulse generator to switch the memory from an access operation to a recess state. Controlling the discharge duration, and consequently the reset signal, based on the propagation delay and the gate delay allows the clock-pulse generator to adjust access times to account for the memory array configuration and process, temperature, and voltage conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Albert Evans, Rasoju Veerabadra Chary, Richard John Stephani, Bijan Kumar Ghosh, Ronald Brian Steele
  • Patent number: 8756294
    Abstract: A data Interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon James Anderson, Brian Steele, George Alan Wiley, Shashank Shekhar
  • Patent number: 8745251
    Abstract: A data Interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qiuzhen Zou, George Alan Wiley, Brian Steele
  • Patent number: 8730069
    Abstract: A double data rate serial encoder is provided. The serial encoder comprises a mux having a plurality of inputs, a plurality of latches coupled to the inputs of the mux, an enabler to enable the latches to update their data inputs, and a counter to select one of the plurality of inputs of the mux for output. In another aspect, the mux provides a glitch-less output during input transitions. The mux includes an output selection algorithm optimized based on a priori knowledge of an input selection sequence provided by the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: George A. Wiley, Brian Steele, Curtis D. Musfeldt
  • Patent number: 8719334
    Abstract: A data Interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon James Anderson, Brian Steele, George Alan Wiley, Shashank Shekhar
  • Patent number: 8705571
    Abstract: A data Interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon James Anderson, Brian Steele, George Alan Wiley, Shashank Shekhar
  • Patent number: 8705579
    Abstract: A data Interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon James Anderson, Brian Steele, George Alan Wiley, Shashank Shekhar
  • Patent number: 8705521
    Abstract: A data interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon James Anderson, Brian Steele, George Alan Wiley, Shashank Shekhar
  • Patent number: 8699330
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for adaptive digital data transmission rate control. A digital data transmission system for adaptively transferring packets over a transmission link includes a client device having a bandwidth control module and a host device coupled to the client device over the transmission link. The host device includes one or more bandwidth control registers and a packet builder. The bandwidth control module determines a packet speed and/or size for packets transmitted from the host device to the client device over the transmission link. The bandwidth control registers store the requested packet size and/or rate. The packet builder accesses these registers when transmitting packets to determine the requested packet size and/or rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Behnam Katibian, George A. Wiley, Brian Steele
  • Patent number: 8700744
    Abstract: A data Interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon James Anderson, Brian Steele, George Alan Wiley, Shashank Shekhar
  • Patent number: 8694652
    Abstract: A data Interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jon James Anderson, Brian Steele, George Alan Wiley, Shashank Shekhar
  • Patent number: D865523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
    Inventors: Luke Bott, Brian Steele, Anne Vaschetto, Taylor Goad
  • Patent number: D865524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
    Inventors: Luke Bott, Brian Steele, Anne Vaschetto, Taylor Goad, Delphine Wibaux
  • Patent number: D1039369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Seakeeper, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barry, Brian Steele
  • Patent number: D1039959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Seakeeper, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Barry, Brian Steele
  • Patent number: D1054360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Seakeeper, Inc.
    Inventors: Nabil I. Imam, Nicholas J. Troche, Brian Steele