Patents by Inventor David D. Dressler

David D. Dressler 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).

  • Semi-static flip-flops for RFID tags
    Patent number: 7541843
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit including a semi-static flip-flop having a static storage time longer than its dynamic storage time. The RFID circuit may include a timing block circuit to provide a timing block clock signal to the semi-static flip-flop, the signal having a first clock state duration shorter than the dynamic storage time and a second clock state duration longer than the dynamic storage time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Impinj, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Hyde, Dennis Kiyoshi Hara, David D. Dressler
  • RFID tags with electronic fuses for storing component configuration data
    Patent number: 7307529
    Abstract: An RFID tag has a fuse that is adapted to store configuration data in a way that survives loss of power. The fuse can be one time programmable or many times programmable, and be implemented with a non-volatile memory. The configuration data becomes available to an operational component of the tag, such as at power up, controlling its performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: IMPINJ, Inc.
    Inventors: Vadim Gutnik, John D. Hyde, David D. Dressler, Alberto Pesavento, Ronald A. Oliver, Scott Anthony Cooper, Kurt Eugene Sundstrom