Patents by Inventor David Woodhead

David Woodhead 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: 6704579
    Abstract: A system and method providing a wireless broadband connection between base stations and customer sites. The system includes indoor units, within the base stations and customer sites, that communicate across cables to outdoor units. The indoor units link to routers, switches and other devices and services. The outdoor units transmit and receive wireless data and send it to the indoor units. The indoor units control the functioning of the outdoor units by transmitting digital messages along the interface cables. The outdoor units report various detector values to the indoor units, which allows the indoor units to tune and adjust several functions within the outdoor units. Several embodiments for automatically calibrating the receive path gain in the base stations to compensate for the base station cable between the indoor unit and outdoor unit are described. In addition, an improved transmit power control technique which is not affected by modulation type, is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Ensemble Communications
    Inventors: David Woodhead, Brian Spinar, David Gazelle, Sheldon L. Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20020119797
    Abstract: A system and method providing a wireless broadband connection between base stations and customer sites. The system includes indoor units, within the base stations and customer sites, that communicate across cables to outdoor units. The indoor units link to routers, switches and other devices and services. The outdoor units transmit and receive wireless data and send it to the indoor units. The indoor units control the functioning of the outdoor units by transmitting digital messages along the interface cables. The outdoor units report various detector values to the indoor units, which allows the indoor units to tune and adjust several functions within the outdoor units. Several embodiments for automatically calibrating the receive path gain in the base stations to compensate for the base station cable between the indoor unit and outdoor unit are described. In addition, an improved transmit power control technique which is not affected by modulation type, is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: David Woodhead, Brian Spinar, David Gazelle, Sheldon L. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 4767822
    Abstract: A process for the production of a nonaqueous stable emulsion feedstock comprising a rubber, a block copolymer having at least one component miscible with the rubber and at least one component miscible with the monomer, and at least two unsaturated organic monomers capable of free radical polymerization is disclosed. At least one of the monomers must be miscible with the rubber and the mixture of the monomers is substantially a nonsolvent for the rubber. The block copolymer maintains the rubber or rubber-rich particles in emulsified form within the mixture of monomers. In general, the process comprises (1) mixing the rubber, block copolymer and at least a portion of the rubber miscible monomers to form a first nonaqueous solution, (2) mixing the remaining monomers and the remaining portion of the rubber miscible monomers to form a second solution, and (3) combining the two solutions to form the nonaqueous stable emulsion feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Wen B. Shyu, David A. Woodhead, Vincent P. Quigley
  • Patent number: 4753997
    Abstract: A method of grafting maleic anhydride or maleic anhydride/styrene onto a polyolefin, in particular polypropylene comprising mixing maleic anhydride or maleic anhydride-styrene/styrene homologue with the polyolefin in the presence of a catalyst having the formula: ##STR1## wherein X=S, O or N;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 =an alkyl group, for example C.sub.1 -C.sub.14 or higher;R=H or ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 equal H, an alkyl group, (CH.sub.2).sub.n COOH, or mixtures thereof; andn=1 to about 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Wen B. Shyu, David A. Woodhead
  • Patent number: 4749747
    Abstract: A process for the production of a nonaqueous stable emulsion feedstock comprising a rubber, a block copolymer having at least one component miscible with the rubber and at least one component miscible with the monomer, and at least two unsaturated organic monomers capable of free radical polymerization is disclosed. At least one of the monomers must be miscible with the rubber and the mixture of the monomers is substantially a nonsolvent for the rubber. The block copolymer maintains the rubber or rubber-rich particles in emulsified form within the mixture of monomers. In general, the process comprises (1) mixing the rubber, block copolymer and at least a portion of the rubber miscible monomers to form a first nonaqueous solution, (2) mixing the remaining monomers and the remaining portion of the rubber miscible monomers to form a second solution, and (3) combining the two solutions to form the nonaqueous stable emulsion feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Wen B. Shyu, David A. Woodhead, Vincent P. Quigley
  • Patent number: 4698389
    Abstract: A process for the production of a nonaqueous stable emulsion feedstock comprising a rubber, a block copolymer having at least one component miscible with the rubber and at least one component miscible with the monomer, and at least two unsaturated organic monomers capable of free radical polymerization is disclosed. At least one of the monomers must be miscible with the rubber and the mixture of the monomers is substantially a nonsolvent for the rubber. The block copolymer maintains the rubber or rubber-rich particles in emulsified form within the mixture of monomers. In general, the process comprises (1) mixing the rubber, block copolymer and at least a portion of the rubber miscible monomers to form a first nonaqueous solution, (2) mixing the remaining monomers and the remaining portion of the rubber miscible monomers to form a second solution, and (3) combining the two solutions to form the nonaqueous stable emulsion feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Wen B. Shyu, David A. Woodhead, Vincent P. Quigley
  • Patent number: 4692498
    Abstract: Rubber-modified thermoplastic resins are characterized by having a high content of olefinically unsaturated nitriles and good transparency. These thermoplastic resins generally comprise from about 43 to about 75 parts by weight of a monovinyl aromatic monomer, from about 20 to about 40 parts by weight of an olefinically unsaturated nitrile monomer and from about five to about 35 parts by weight of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride monomer, providing 100 parts of a thermoplastic terpolymer, and from about two to about 30 parts by weight of rubber polymer per 100 parts of the thermoplastic terpolymer. Other resins characterized by having between about 30 to 45 parts by weight of unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride exhibit good heat distortion temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Christopher L. Bodolus, David A. Woodhead
  • Patent number: 4552921
    Abstract: A process for the production of a nonaqueous stable emulsion feedstock comprising a rubber, a block copolymer having at least one component miscible with the rubber and at least one component miscible with the monomer, and at least two unsaturated organic monomers capable of free radical polymerization is disclosed. At least one of the monomers must be miscible with the rubber and the mixture of the monomers is substantially a nonsolvent for the rubber. The block copolymer maintains the rubber or rubber-rich particles in emulsified form within the mixture of monomers. In general, the process comprises (1) mixing the rubber, block copolymer and at least a portion of the rubber miscible monomers to form a first nonaqueous solution, (2) mixing the remaining monomers and the remaining portion of the rubber miscible monomers to form a second solution, and (3) combining the two solutions to form the nonaqueous stable emulsion feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Wen B. Shyu, David A. Woodhead, Vincent P. Quigley
  • Patent number: 4542189
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of rubber-modified thermoplastic compositions having high temperature stability includes the steps of dissolving a rubber polymer in a solvent selected from the group consisting of monovinyl aromatic monomers, olefinically unsaturated nitriles and mixtures thereof to form a feed solution, introducing the feed solution into a reactor capable of intimately mixing multiple immiscible phases, introducing into the reactor a separate liquid monomer feed stream containing monomers selected from the group consisting of unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydrides, olefinically unsaturated nitriles and mixtures thereof, heating the feed solution and feed stream under pressure to a temperature sufficient for polymerization to begin and intimately mixing and polymerizing the monomers around the rubber polymer in the reactor to form a thermoplastic resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Christopher L. Bodolus, David A. Woodhead
  • Patent number: D310251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: D'Abico Holdings Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Kenyan, David Woodhead, Brett Saraghi
  • Patent number: RE41655
    Abstract: A system and method providing a wireless broadband connection between base stations and customer sites. The system includes indoor units, within the base stations and customer sites, that communicate across cables to outdoor units. The indoor units link to routers, switches and other devices and services. The outdoor units transmit and receive wireless data and send it to the indoor units. The indoor units control the functioning of the outdoor units by transmitting digital messages along the interface cables. The outdoor units report various detector values to the indoor units, which allows the indoor units to tune and adjust several functions within the outdoor units. Several embodiments for automatically calibrating the receive path gain in the base stations to compensate for the base station cable between the indoor unit and outdoor unit are described. In addition, an An improved transmit power control technique which is not affected by modulation type, is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Inventors: David Woodhead, Brian Spinar, David Gazelle, Sheldon Gilbert
  • Patent number: RE41936
    Abstract: A system and method providing a wireless broadband connection between base stations and customer sites. The system includes indoor units, within the base stations and customer sites, that communicate across cables to outdoor units. The indoor units link to routers, switches and other devices and services. The outdoor units transmit and receive wireless data and send it to the indoor units. The indoor units control the functioning of the outdoor units by transmitting digital messages along the interface cables. The outdoor units report various detector values to the indoor units, which allows the indoor units to tune and adjust several functions within the outdoor units. Several embodiments for automatically calibrating the receive path gain in the base stations to compensate for the base station cable between the indoor unit and outdoor unit are described. In addition, an An improved transmit power control technique which is not affected by modulation type, is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Inventors: David Woodhead, Brian Spinar, David Gazelle, Sheldon Gilbert