Patents by Inventor Bruce Alton COCHRAN

Bruce Alton COCHRAN 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).

  • Symbol timing synchronization methods and apparatus
    Patent number: 8724757
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods and apparatus for performing symbol timing synchronization for a symbol-bearing signal. The symbol-bearing signal is sampled to produce a plurality of symbol samples. First-direction interpolation processes are performed on the plurality of symbol samples in a first temporal direction, where the first temporal direction is a direction from a first sampling time towards a second sampling time. In addition, second-direction interpolation processes are performed on the symbol samples in a second temporal direction, where the second temporal direction is a direction from the second sampling time towards the first sampling time, resulting in a set of interpolated symbol samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Alton Cochran
  • SYMBOL TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION METHODS AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110235762
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods and apparatus for performing symbol timing synchronization for a symbol-bearing signal. The symbol-bearing signal is sampled to produce a plurality of symbol samples. First-direction interpolation processes are performed on the plurality of symbol samples in a first temporal direction, where the first temporal direction is a direction from a first sampling time towards a second sampling time. In addition, second-direction interpolation processes are performed on the symbol samples in a second temporal direction, where the second temporal direction is a direction from the second sampling time towards the first sampling time, resulting in a set of interpolated symbol samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL DYNAMICS C4 SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Alton COCHRAN