Patents by Inventor Dave Steckl

Dave Steckl 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).

  • Method and apparatus for acquisition of a spread-spectrum signal
    Patent number: 7085246
    Abstract: An apparatus for acquiring a pseudo-random (PN) sequence timing for a code division multiple access (CDMA) radiotelephone. A buffer stores samples of representations of at least one pilot signal. A correlator coupled to the buffer is operable to correlate at least a portion of the samples with a PN sequence at each of a plurality of different PN offsets to produce corresponding correlation energies. A controller coupled to the correlator interrupts the correlator as soon as the PN sequence at a particular PN offset produces a correlation energy at least equal to an energy threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Peter LaRosa, Brian David Storm, Michael John Carney, Christopher Becker, Tracie Ann Schirtzinger, Dave Steckl