Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Hindson

Daniel J. Hindson 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).

  • Patent number: 6337888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the regeneration of in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals in electronic devices commonly used in communication, radar and instrumentation electronics. The original signal of interest comprises two orthogonal components that are mathematically modelled using complex values, which are then decomposed into a real (I) and an imaginary (Q) component. These two components are orthogonal to each other and represent fully the signal of interest. The present method adaptively compensates for the gain and phase imbalances and DC offsets in I and Q signal regeneration. First, 3 phase shifted versions of the received signal, either down-converted to some intermediate frequency (IF) or at baseband, are digitized. Although the optimum phase shift between each version is 360°/3, any phase shift different than 0° and 180° is acceptable and no a priori knowledge of the phase shifts is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry
    Inventors: Xinping Huang, Mario Caron, Daniel J. Hindson, Michel de Léséleuc