Patents by Inventor Christophe Olivier Mertens

Christophe Olivier Mertens 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: 20230049027
    Abstract: One example discloses a wireless device, comprising: an input configured to receive an interference signal; a transmitter configured to generate a transmit signal having either a first data rate or a second data rate; and a controller coupled to the input and the transmitter, and configured to define an interference threshold; wherein the controller is configured to command the transmitter to modulate the transmit signal at the first data rate if the interference signal is below the interference threshold, and modulate the transmit signal at the second data rate if the interference signal is above the interference threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Christophe Olivier Mertens, Antony Joseph
  • Patent number: 10734961
    Abstract: A receiver includes at least a first amplifier configured to receive a received signal and provide a first amplified signal based thereon, a mixer configured to receive the first amplified signal and provide an intermediate frequency signal based thereon and a second amplifier configured to receive the intermediate frequency signal and provide a second amplified signal based thereon. An automatic gain controller for the receiver is configured to, based on a first overload signal indicative of a first frequency range of the first amplified signal having one or more frequency components exceeding a first maximum signal power threshold and a second overload signal indicative of a second frequency range, narrower than the first, of the second amplified signal having one or more frequency components exceeding a second maximum signal power threshold, provide for control of a respective gain of one or both of the first amplifier and the second amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Sebastien Robert, Fabian Rivière, Franck Bisson, Christophe Olivier Mertens, Samuel Becqué
  • Publication number: 20190131949
    Abstract: A receiver includes at least a first amplifier configured to receive a received signal and provide a first amplified signal based thereon, a mixer configured to receive the first amplified signal and provide an intermediate frequency signal based thereon and a second amplifier configured to receive the intermediate frequency signal and provide a second amplified signal based thereon. An automatic gain controller for the receiver is configured to, based on a first overload signal indicative of a first frequency range of the first amplified signal having one or more frequency components exceeding a first maximum signal power threshold and a second overload signal indicative of a second frequency range, narrower than the first, of the second amplified signal having one or more frequency components exceeding a second maximum signal power threshold, provide for control of a respective gain of one or both of the first amplifier and the second amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Sebastien Robert, Fabian Rivière, Franck Bisson, Christophe Olivier Mertens, Samuel Becqué