Patents by Inventor Chad Andrews

Chad Andrews 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).

  • Publication number: 20220376677
    Abstract: A method includes determining a phase error for a first clock signal and a second clock signal and determining an offset based on the phase error for the first clock signal and the second clock signal. The method also includes adding the offset to a phase of the first clock signal to produce a first adjusted clock signal and subtracting the offset from a phase of the second clock signal to produce a second adjusted clock signal. A phase error for the first adjusted clock signal and the second adjusted clock signal is smaller than the phase error for the first clock signal and the second clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yang YOU, Chad Andrew MARQUART, Glen A. WIEDEMEIER, Tyler BOHLKE, Daniel M. DREPS
  • Patent number: 11405688
    Abstract: Method (1000) of providing power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1010) media content comprising a plurality of media segments, determining (1020) a power consumption indicator for a media segment of the plurality of media segments, determining (1030) power saving information for the media segment based on the power consumption indicator for the media segment and providing (1040) the power saving information. Method (1100) of receiving power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1110) power saving information for a media segment in a media content, applying (1120) said power saving information to the media segment to generate a power adjusted media content and providing (1130) the power adjusted media content. Equivalent apparatuses for providing (110, 200) and for receiving (120, 200, 250) power saving information for media content are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Interdigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
    Inventors: Mark Francis Rumreich, Thomas Edward Horlander, Chad Andrew Lefevre
  • Patent number: 11201767
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to continuous time linear equalization including a low frequency equalization circuit which maintains DC gain. A first all-pass filter is coupled to an integrated filter, the integrated filter having a low-pass filter and a second all-pass filter. A high-pass filter is coupled to the first all-pass filter and the integrated filter, a differential input terminal being coupled to the first all-pass filter, the integrated filter, and the high-pass filter, where a differential output terminal is coupled to the high-pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erik English, Chad Andrew Marquart, Pier Andrea Francese
  • Publication number: 20210258622
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods that enable secure real time communication (“RTC”) sessions that may be used, for example, for editing and movie production. Client devices may interact with an RTC management system to obtain color calibration information so that the color presented on the different client devices is consistent with each other and corresponds to the intended color of the video for which collaboration is to be performed. In addition, on-going multifactor authentication may be performed for each client device of an RTC session during the RTC session. Still further, to improve the quality of the exchanged video information and to reduce transmission requirements, in response to detection of events, such as a pause event, a high resolution image of a paused video may be generated and sent for presentation on the display of each client device, instead of continuing to stream a paused video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Damien Phelan Stolarz, Roger Patrick Barton, Brad Thomas Ahlf, Chad Andrew Furman, Steven Barry Cohen
  • Publication number: 20210258623
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods that enable secure real time communication (“RTC”) sessions that may be used, for example, for editing and movie production. Client devices may interact with an RTC management system to collaborate on different files retained on the different client devices, without the files having to be uploaded from the client device on which it is stored. In addition, on-going multifactor authentication may be performed for each client device of an RTC session during the RTC session and/or video authentication may be used to grant access into an RTC session. Still further, to improve the quality of the exchanged video information and to reduce transmission requirements, in response to detection of events, such as a pause event, a high resolution image of a paused video may be generated and sent for presentation on the display of each client device, instead of continuing to stream a paused video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Alex Cyrell, Brad Thomas Ahlf, Jon Walkenhorst, Marcie Jastrow, Roger Patrick Barton, Chad Andrew Furman, Steven Barry Cohen, Damien Phelan Stolarz
  • Patent number: 11049830
    Abstract: An input/output (I/O) interface of a die is disclosed. The I/O interface of the die includes a first region of a backside of the die. The I/O interface further includes a second region of the backside surface of the die positioned along at least a portion of a perimeter of the first region. The second region provides power and ground connections to the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chad Andrew Marquart, Daniel M. Dreps
  • Patent number: 10979541
    Abstract: A system and method for setting time and date in a device (e.g., a set top box (614), or similar client device) through a network connection when a network time standard server (606, 620) (e.g., a NTP server) is unavailable (e.g., blocked or blacklisted) are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure involves sending (404) a request over a network from a device for information from an Internet address (618), receiving (406) a packet (500) from the Internet address (618) in response to the request, extracting (408) time and date information from a header (502) in the packet (500), and using the extracted time and date information to set (416) the current time and date for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Interdigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
    Inventors: Scott Edward Klopfenstein, Steven True, Chad Andrew Lefevre
  • Patent number: 10958248
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are described to implement a bandpass filter in a current mode logic (CML) stage of a clock tree in an electronic system. The bandpass filter has a bandpass filter transfer function to attenuate frequencies lower than and higher than a carrier frequency. The bandpass filter uses adjustable active inductors and capacitive source degeneration. Adjustable resistors may be controlled to move a peak frequency of the bandpass filter transfer function to a higher or lower frequency. The adjustable active inductors and capacitive degeneration may consist of field effect transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yang You, Glen A. Wiedemeier, Chad Andrew Marquart, Jeffrey Kwabena Okyere, Daniel M. Dreps, Sudipto Chakraborty
  • Patent number: 10931269
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include a process for receiving data and a first clock signal of a first chip and a second clock signal of a second chip, the data being received on a data path and the first clock signal being received on a clock signal path, and determining that the first clock signal is arriving before the second clock signal by a difference quantity. Also, the process includes adding delay to the data path and the clock signal path according to the difference quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Sperling, Pawel Owczarczyk, Chad Andrew Marquart, Douglas Malone
  • Publication number: 20210050318
    Abstract: An input/output (I/O) interface of a die is disclosed. The I/O interface of the die includes a first region of a backside of the die. The I/O interface further includes a second region of the backside surface of the die positioned along at least a portion of a perimeter of the first region. The second region provides power and ground connections to the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Chad Andrew Marquart, Daniel M. Dreps
  • Patent number: 10887633
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods that enable secure real time communication (“RTC”) sessions that may be used, for example, for editing and movie production. Client devices may interact with an RTC management system to obtain color calibration information so that the color presented on the different client devices is consistent with each other and corresponds to the intended color of the video for which collaboration is to be performed. In addition, on-going multifactor authentication may be performed for each client device of an RTC session during the RTC session. Still further, to improve the quality of the exchanged video information and to reduce transmission requirements, in response to detection of events, such as a pause event, a high resolution image of a paused video may be generated and sent for presentation on the display of each client device, instead of continuing to stream a paused video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Evercast, LLC
    Inventors: Damien Phelan Stolarz, Roger Patrick Barton, Brad Thomas Ahlf, Chad Andrew Furman, Steven Barry Cohen
  • Patent number: 10826810
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in a receiver to determine if a high speed communication link is in an idle mode or in an active mode. Signals during the idle mode are of lower amplitude and lower frequency compared to amplitude and frequency in the active mode. A signal detector in the receiver determines if the high speed communication link has transitioned from idle mode to active mode and, if so, wakes up high power circuitry in the receiver to receive data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yang You, Pier Andrea Francese, Glen Wiedemeier, Daniel M. Dreps, Chad Andrew Marquart
  • Patent number: 10795692
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a first device to determine profile information are described including receiving input from a second device, wherein at least one of the first device or the second device detects physical characteristics of people present in an area and the physical characteristics are used by the device to determine who is present in the area, retrieving profile information of the people present in the area, determining a relationship between profiles of the people in the area, applying rules to negotiate a compromise regarding device settings responsive to the relationship between profiles of the people present in the area and adjusting settings of a first device or a third device responsive to the compromise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
    Inventors: Chad Andrew Lefevre, Thomas Edward Horlander, Mark Francis Rumreich
  • Patent number: 10518301
    Abstract: In the specification and drawings, an isolation enclosure and method for conducting hot work is described and shown with an enclosure; a negative pressure atmosphere within the interior of the enclosure; a hot work apparatus operable outside of and adjacent to the enclosure; and a detector located so as to be capable of detecting the presence of combustible gas within said enclosure. A method of conducting hot work is also described and shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SafeZone Safety Systems, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Mark Alan Diebold, Benjamin Neil Tobias, Chad Andrew Grand
  • Patent number: 10480981
    Abstract: A self-draining transmitter mount head includes a head body with a transmitter process coupling port in the head body, an impulse port in the head body, and an impulse passage coupled to the impulse port. An impulse drain passage is coupled between the pressure transmitter port and the impulse passage. The impulse drain passage is positioned at an angle to the impulse passage, and relative to a head installation angle that positions the impulse drain passage to drain away from the transmitter process coupling port through a range of head installation angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DIETERICH STANDARD, INC.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Kirk Kenyon, John Henry Stehle, Bryce Arthur Bingham, Chad Andrew Steffl, Gregory Robert Strom
  • Publication number: 20180345168
    Abstract: A self-draining transmitter mount head includes a head body with a transmitter process coupling port in the head body, an impulse port in the head body, and an impulse passage coupled to the impulse port. An impulse drain passage is coupled between the pressure transmitter port and the impulse passage. The impulse drain passage is positioned at an angle to the impulse passage, and relative to a head installation angle that positions the impulse drain passage to drain away from the transmitter process coupling port through a range of head installation angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Nathaniel Kirk Kenyon, John Henry Stehle, Bryce Arthur Bingham, Chad Andrew Steffl, Gregory Robert Strom
  • Publication number: 20180270536
    Abstract: A method for adjusting power consumption of playing back a media content is presented. The method comprises receiving media content having first and second media segments; playing back the first media segment with a first number of frames different from a second number of frames in the first media segment; and playing back the second media segment, wherein the first number is determined according to average power of the first media segment and average power of the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chad Andrew LEFEVRE, Thomas Edward HORLANDER, Mark Francis RUMREICH
  • Publication number: 20180255350
    Abstract: Method (1000) of providing power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1010) media content comprising a plurality of media segments, determining (1020) a power consumption indicator for a media segment of the plurality of media segments, determining (1030) power saving information for the media segment based on the power consumption indicator for the media segment and providing (1040) the power saving information. Method (1100) of receiving power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1110) power saving information for a media segment in a media content, applying (1120) said power saving information to the media segment to generate a power adjusted media content and providing (1130) the power adjusted media content. Equivalent apparatuses for providing (110, 200) and for receiving (120, 200, 250) power saving information for media content are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Francis RUMREICH, Thomas Edward HORLANDER, Chad Andrew LEFEVRE
  • Publication number: 20180189994
    Abstract: A state of a user (user's state) may be determined. Such user states may include an engagement level of the user, an awakeness level of the user, a satisfaction level of the user, a lack of frustration level of the user, emotional level of the user, and/or any other user state. At least one physical object in the space/vicinity of the user may be recognized. Augmented reality may be used with the detected physical object to change the state of the user when the state is not at a threshold. For example, material may be visually presented to the user such that the material appears to be presented on the physical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Regine Jeanne LAWTON, Chad Andrew LEFEVRE
  • Publication number: 20180136950
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a first device to determine profile information are described including receiving input from a second device, wherein at least one of the first device or the second device detects physical characteristics of people present in an area and the physical characteristics are used by the device to determine who is present in the area, retrieving profile information of the people present in the area, determining a relationship between profiles of the people in the area, applying rules to negotiate a compromise regarding device settings responsive to the relationship between profiles of the people present in the area and adjusting settings of a first device or a third device responsive to the compromise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Chad Andrew LEFEVRE, Thomas Edward HORLANDER, Mark Francis RUMREICH