Patents by Inventor Daniel Butterfield
Daniel Butterfield 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).
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Patent number: 10749481Abstract: Aspects generally relate to reducing delay, or phase jitter, in high speed signals transmission. Variations in power supply to ground potential changes the amount of delay introduced by transmit circuitry into the signal being transmitted, resulting in jitter, or phase noise, in the transmitted signal. To reduce phase jitter, or phase noise, aspects disclosed include a variable impedance circuit coupled to the signal distribution network, the impedance level of the variable impedance circuit is adjusted in response to variation in the supply to ground potential, such that the delay introduced by the impedance compensates for changes in the delay due to variations in supply to ground potential, resulting in substantially constant delay.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Bo Sun, Yi Tang, Daniel Butterfield
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Publication number: 20190326862Abstract: Aspects generally relate to reducing delay, or phase jitter, in high speed signals transmission. Variations in power supply to ground potential changes the amount of delay introduced by transmit circuitry into the signal being transmitted, resulting in jitter, or phase noise, in the transmitted signal. To reduce phase jitter, or phase noise, aspects disclosed include a variable impedance circuit coupled to the signal distribution network, the impedance level of the variable impedance circuit is adjusted in response to variation in the supply to ground potential, such that the delay introduced by the impedance compensates for changes in the delay due to variations in supply to ground potential, resulting in substantially constant delay.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Bo SUN, Yi TANG, Daniel BUTTERFIELD
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Publication number: 20190247618Abstract: A medical system is provided. The medical system includes a guidewire configured to guide a catheter to a target location within a body, the guidewire including a sensor configured to collect sensor data indicative of a location within the body, and an electrical conductor configured to conduct electrical signals representing the sensor data. The medical system further includes a wireless transmitter and a first antenna electrically coupled with the sensor via the electrical conductor and configured to: receive the electrical signals representing the sensor data; generate, from the electrical signals, first wireless signals representing the sensor data; and transmit, via the first antenna, first wireless signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Stephen Jay SHELLHAMMER, Rashid Ahmed Akbar ATTAR, Adam Edward NEWHAM, William Henry VON NOVAK, Osvaldo ALCALA, Jorge GARCIA, Daniel BUTTERFIELD, Ravindra SHENOY
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Patent number: 10338201Abstract: An example method for use with a LIDAR system includes assigning a firing time of a laser included in the LIDAR system. The assignment of the firing time includes: (i) receiving a universal clock signal at the LIDAR system, where the universal clock signal common to one or more other LIDAR systems; (ii) synchronizing a system clock of the LIDAR system to the universal clock signal to generate a synchronized clock signal; and determining the firing time based on the synchronized clock signal to reduce interference with the one or more other LIDAR systems. The method also includes firing the laser at the firing time.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Volodimir Slobodyanyuk, Daniel Butterfield
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Patent number: 10250417Abstract: One feature pertains to an apparatus that includes a first stage track and hold circuit that subsamples a receive equalizer output of a receive equalizer, and a second stage track and hold circuit that generates a first signal representative of an average voltage value of a logical value at the receive equalizer output when a high frequency bit pattern is detected, and a second signal representative of an average voltage value of the logical value at the receive equalizer output when a steady state bit pattern is detected. The apparatus further includes a comparator circuit that generates a comparator output signal that indicates which of the first signal and the second signal has a greater magnitude, and a processing circuit that generates equalizer tuning signals based on the comparator output signal to adjust parameters of an equalizer that affects the receive equalizer output.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Bo Sun, Daniel Butterfield
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Publication number: 20190053725Abstract: Techniques described herein provide for the detection and capture of neural signals in a manner that compresses data sent from electrodes to controller by several orders of magnitude over current techniques. In particular, embodiments include detecting a threshold amplitude and/or slope of a detected neural signal, and capturing the detected neural signal once these thresholds are met. A threshold timing detector may be implemented as well. Additionally, these thresholds may be configurable to accommodate various factors, such as electrode placement, sensitivity, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: William Henry Von Novak, Osvaldo Alcala, Stephen Jay Shellhammer, Daniel Butterfield
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Publication number: 20170082737Abstract: An example method for use with a LIDAR system includes assigning a firing time of a laser included in the LIDAR system. The assignment of the firing time includes: (i) receiving a universal clock signal at the LIDAR system, where the universal clock signal common to one or more other LIDAR systems; (ii) synchronizing a system clock of the LIDAR system to the universal clock signal to generate a synchronized clock signal; and determining the firing time based on the synchronized clock signal to reduce interference with the one or more other LIDAR systems. The method also includes firing the laser at the firing time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Volodimir SLOBODYANYUK, Daniel BUTTERFIELD
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Publication number: 20130165278Abstract: A sports apparatus for throwing and catching a projectile, comprising a frame having a handle, catching means arranged on the frame, and throwing means arranged on the frame. The throwing means comprises a gripping component that is arranged to partially surround and releasably grip and retain a projectile therein, and a retained projectile may be released from the throwing means upon acceleration of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Funslinger LimitedInventors: Roderick Adam Butterfield, John Daniel Butterfield
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Publication number: 20060242139Abstract: Media objects, such as images or soundtracks, may be ranked according to a new class of metrics known as “interestingness.” These rankings may be based at least in part on the quantity of user-entered metadata concerning the media object, the number of users who have assigned metadata to the media object, access patterns related to the media object, and/or a lapse of time related to the media object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Daniel Butterfield, Caterina Fake, Callum Henderson-Begg, Serguei Mourachov
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Publication number: 20060242178Abstract: Metadata may be associated with media objects by providing media objects for display, and accepting input concerning the media objects, where the input may include at least two different types of metadata. For example, metadata may be in the form of tags, comments, annotations or favorites. The media objects may be searched according to metadata, and ranked in a variety of ways.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Daniel Butterfield, Eric Costello, Caterina Fake, Callum Henderson-Begg, Serguei Mourachov, Joshua Schachter