Patents by Inventor Dale A. Thrasher

Dale A. Thrasher 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: 20230176229
    Abstract: A method of triggering an action includes: determining that a mobile device is under water by: determining that an amplitude of a satellite positioning system (SPS) signal, or a wireless communication signal, or a combination thereof, received by the mobile device is below a threshold amplitude; or comparing data from a motion sensor of the mobile device with motion sensor data characteristic of entering water; or a combination thereof; determining that the mobile device has an action-inducing relationship to water; and taking the action in response to determining that the mobile device has the action-inducing relationship to water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jie WU, Robert Dale THRASHER, Jeffrey WONG, Krishnaranjan RAO
  • Patent number: 11520369
    Abstract: Techniques described herein address these and other issues by utilizing two or more sensors to take temperature measurements from which a temperature-differential or instantaneous temperature rate-of-change, can be determined. In turn, this can be used to make a highly accurate model of the relationship between the temperature, temperature-differential, and clock circuitry frequency, to accurately estimate the frequency rate-of-change for frequency correction/compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Dale Thrasher, Jordan Cookman, Duong Hoang
  • Publication number: 20210240217
    Abstract: Techniques described herein address these and other issues by utilizing two or more sensors to take temperature measurements from which a temperature-differential or instantaneous temperature rate-of-change, can be determined. In turn, this can be used to make a highly accurate model of the relationship between the temperature, temperature-differential, and clock circuitry frequency, to accurately estimate the frequency rate-of-change for frequency correction/compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Dale THRASHER, Jordan COOKMAN, Duong HOANG
  • Patent number: 10797836
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving a data signal on a data channel and a pilot signal on a pilot channel, demodulating the received data signal and the received pilot signal to obtain a demodulated data signal and a demodulated pilot signal, generating a data stream by decoding the demodulated data signal, generating a feedback signal by encoding the data stream, and performing a measurement of a coherent sum signal comprising the coherent sum of (1) the demodulated pilot signal and (2) the product of the demodulated data signal and the feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Dale Thrasher
  • Publication number: 20190207729
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving a data signal on a data channel and a pilot signal on a pilot channel, demodulating the received data signal and the received pilot signal to obtain a demodulated data signal and a demodulated pilot signal, generating a data stream by decoding the demodulated data signal, generating a feedback signal by encoding the data stream, and performing a measurement of a coherent sum signal comprising the coherent sum of (1) the demodulated pilot signal and (2) the product of the demodulated data signal and the feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Dale THRASHER
  • Patent number: 4932979
    Abstract: A high performance methanol fuel is described. In the present invention, the methanol fuel is formulated with approximately 3-15% high purity water, resulting in an aqueous fuel whose properties are independent of subsequent condensation of water from the environment. A low concentration dye, in the range of 0.0005 to 0.0020 weight percent, is utilized to impart color to the liquid fuel. In the preferred embodiment, arazine yellow, manufactured by Chem Serv is utilized, and has no noticable effect on fuel properties. A low concentration of alkali metal salts, such as sodium or lithium carbonate, or a low concentration of alkaline earth salts such as calcium or strontium acetate, in the range of 0.0005 to 0.001 weight percent is utilized as a flame colorant. Improved lubricity of the methanol fuel of the present invention is achieved by utilizing a flourosurfactant of about 0.05 percent by weight. In the preferred embodiment, ZONYL manufactured by DUPONT, is utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: XL, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Thrasher, Leonard Greiner, Gordon Cooper