Patents by Inventor Dean Armstrong
Dean Armstrong 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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Publication number: 20220204121Abstract: A wireless active suspension system is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensor mounted to an unsprung mass of a vehicle, the sensor having a low power wireless communication capability, the at least one sensor to send a sensor data transmission. The system also includes a controller in wireless communication with the at least one sensor, wherein the controller receives the sensor data from the at least one sensor and communicates an adjustment command to modify at least one damping characteristic of at least one damper.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Everet Owen ERICKSEN, Andrew DIAO, Mike FRAGUGLIA, Evan PETERSON, James T. PICKETT, Christian Jonathan Steven WRIGHT, Dean ARMSTRONG
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Patent number: 10153792Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for using Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to detect, measure, and/or compensate for, antenna load mismatch are described. One method provides a test sweep signal as digital input to a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) in a transmit path ending with an antenna, and determines a transmit transfer function based on the digital input and digital output from an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) in a loopback path which is electrically connected in parallel with a load impedance of the antenna. The determined transmit transfer function may be used for any of detecting, measuring, and compensating for, antenna mismatch.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Marco Merlin, Albert Cesari-Bohigas, Alexander Thoukydides, Dean Armstrong
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Patent number: 9723620Abstract: A communication device comprising: a receiver operable to receive radio transmissions according to a first communication protocol; a transmitter operable to transmit radio transmissions according to a second communication protocol; and an arbiter connected to the receiver and transmitter; wherein the arbiter is configured to: receive from the transmitter an indication of a first transmit operation intended for performance during a first time period and one or more intended transmit characteristics of the first transmit operation, including a representation of the intended transmit power; determine whether the receiver intends to perform a communication operation during the first time period; determine in dependence on the transmit characteristics and the receive quality, a set of one or more threshold transmit characteristics for the first transmit operation; and cause the transmitter to proceed with the first transmit operation only if its transmit characteristics are constrained in accordance with the thresType: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, LTD.Inventors: Dean Armstrong, Thomas Christopher Grocutt
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Publication number: 20150120219Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for using Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to detect, measure, and/or compensate for, antenna load mismatch are described. One method provides a test sweep signal as digital input to a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) in a transmit path ending with an antenna, and determines a transmit transfer function based on the digital input and digital output from an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) in a loopback path which is electrically connected in parallel with a load impedance of the antenna. The determined transmit transfer function may be used for any of detecting, measuring, and compensating for, antenna mismatch.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Marco MERLIN, Albert CESARI-BOHIGAS, Alexander THOUKYDIDES, Dean ARMSTRONG
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Patent number: 8913598Abstract: A communication device arranged to communicate data with another device at a given time instant according to either a first communication protocol or a second communication protocol, the communication device being constrained to transmit data according to the first communication protocol during a transmission window of predetermined duration that commences at a predetermined time instant and being arranged to, in dependence on a data communication according to the second communication protocol to be made by the communication device during that transmission window, select a time instant in that same transmission window for commencing a data transmission according to the first communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio LimitedInventors: Alexander Thoukydides, Dean Armstrong
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Patent number: 8665999Abstract: A receiver for receiving data carried by multiple carriers, the receiver having: estimation means for forming an estimate of the reliability with which data from one or more of the carriers is received as distinct from the reliability with which data from one or more other of the carriers is received; and a decoder arranged for forming an estimate of the symbols represented by the data received from the carriers in dependence on the estimate of reliability.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio LimitedInventors: Dean Armstrong, Alexander Thoukydides
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Publication number: 20130344821Abstract: A communication device comprising: a receiver operable to receive radio transmissions according to a first communication protocol; a transmitter operable to transmit radio transmissions according to a second communication protocol; and an arbiter connected to the receiver and transmitter; wherein the arbiter is configured to: receive from the transmitter an indication of a first transmit operation intended for performance during a first time period and one or more intended transmit characteristics of the first transmit operation, including a representation of the intended transmit power; determine whether the receiver intends to perform a communication operation during the first time period; determine in dependence on the transmit characteristics and the receive quality, a set of one or more threshold transmit characteristics for the first transmit operation; and cause the transmitter to proceed with the first transmit operation only if its transmit characteristics are constrained in accordance with the thresType: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Cambridge Silicon Radio LimitedInventors: Dean Armstrong, Thomas Christopher Grocutt
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Patent number: 8520652Abstract: A method for interpreting timing information at a communication support entity operable to communicate wirelessly, includes the steps of: at a first time at the communication support entity, receiving an indicator of a predetermined form over a link from another communication support entity; receiving over the link data representing one or more relative times; interpreting each such relative time represented by the received data as indicating the absolute time that is offset after the first time by the respective relative time together optionally with a latency value; and determining in dependence on the received data the manner in which the communication support entity is to communicate wirelessly at that absolute time.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio LimitedInventors: Dean Armstrong, Alexander Thoukydides
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Publication number: 20130028249Abstract: A communication device arranged to communicate data with another device at a given time instant according to either a first communication protocol or a second communication protocol, the communication device being constrained to transmit data according to the first communication protocol during a transmission window of predetermined duration that commences at a predetermined time instant and being arranged to, in dependence on a data communication according to the second communication protocol to be made by the communication device during that transmission window, select a time instant in that same transmission window for commencing a data transmission according to the first communication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Alexander Thoukydides, Dean Armstrong
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Patent number: 8300609Abstract: A communication device arranged to communicate data with another device at a given time instant according to either a first communication protocol or a second communication protocol, the communication device being constrained to transmit data according to the first communication protocol during a transmission window of predetermined duration that commences at a predetermined time instant and being arranged to, in dependence on a data communication according to the second communication protocol to be made by the communication device during that transmission window, select a time instant in that same transmission window for commencing a data transmission according to the first communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio LimitedInventors: Alexander Thoukydides, Dean Armstrong
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Publication number: 20120182976Abstract: The present invention comprises a communication device configured to communicate using several wireless networking protocols. The communication device is configured to transmit a signal according to a first protocol so as to indicate to devices on the wireless network that they should not transmit during a first period of time, and subsequently, transmit or receive signals by means of the second protocol during the first period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LIMITEDInventors: Alexander Thoukydides, Dean Armstrong
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Patent number: 8047087Abstract: A method for fixing a fuel level sensor in a fuel tank having an upper and a lower wall, the sensor having a foot and a top. The method fixedly secures the foot of the sensor to the bottom wall of the fuel tank through a molded-in retainer, and elastically fixes the tubular top of the sensor to the top wall of the tank through a molded-in retainer as well.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme)Inventors: Greg Massa, Jim Thompson, Dean Armstrong
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Publication number: 20100311455Abstract: A communication unit for communicating data in dependence on a priority associated with a data communication to be made by that communication unit and on a priority associated with a data communication to be made by another communication unit, the communication unit being arranged to assign a priority to a data communication to be made by the communication unit, make an adjustment to the priority to form an adjusted priority, the adjustment being independent of an adjustment made by the other communication unit to a priority assigned to a data communication to be made by that communication unit and communicate the adjusted priority to the other communication unit as being the priority associated with the data communication to be made by the communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LIMITEDInventors: Dean Armstrong, Alexander Thoukydides
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Publication number: 20100254495Abstract: A receiver for receiving data carried by multiple carriers, the receiver having: estimation means for forming an estimate of the reliability with which data from one or more of the carriers is received as distinct from the reliability with which data from one or more other of the carriers is received; and a decoder arranged for forming an estimate of the symbols represented by the data received from the carriers in dependence on the estimate of reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Cambridge Silicon Radio LimitedInventors: Dean Armstrong, Alexander Thoukydides
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Publication number: 20100182981Abstract: A communication device arranged to communicate data with another device at a given time instant according to either a first communication protocol or a second communication protocol, the communication device being constrained to transmit data according to the first communication protocol during a transmission window of predetermined duration that commences at a predetermined time instant and being arranged to, in dependence on a data communication according to the second communication protocol to be made by the communication device during that transmission window, select a time instant in that same transmission window for commencing a data transmission according to the first communication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LIMITEDInventors: Alexander Thoukydides, Dean Armstrong
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Publication number: 20090298530Abstract: A wireless communication system comprising a plurality of radio devices and an interconnect to facilitate sharing of resources between the plurality of radio devices. Each radio device is coupled to the interconnect such that each radio device can communicate to all of the other radio devices to facilitate sharing of resources and each radio device can ascertain the identity of a radio device sending a signal to the interconnect. The radio devices may be coupled to the interconnect by any suitable means, for example resistively or capacitively and the signals sent to the interconnect may be at baseband or at radio frequencies. Orthogonal code techniques may be utilized to allow the identification of each radio device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LTD.Inventor: Dean Armstrong
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Publication number: 20090249871Abstract: A method for fixing a fuel level sensor in a fuel tank having an upper and a lower wall, the sensor having a foot and a top. The method fixedly secures the foot of the sensor to the bottom wall of the fuel tank through a molded-in retainer, and elastically fixes the tubular top of the sensor to the top wall the tank through a molded-in retainer as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2005Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Inergy Auto, Systems Research (Societe Anonyme)Inventors: Greg Massa, James Edward Thompson, Dean Armstrong
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Publication number: 20090016374Abstract: A method for interpreting timing information at a communication support entity operable to communicate wirelessly, includes the steps of: at a first time at the communication support entity, receiving an indicator of a predetermined form over a link from another communication support entity; receiving over the link data representing one or more relative times; interpreting each such relative time represented by the received data as indicating the absolute time that is offset after the first time by the respective relative time together optionally with a latency value; and determining in dependence on the received data the manner in which the communication support entity is to communicate wirelessly at that absolute time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LIMITEDInventors: Dean Armstrong, Alexander Thoukydides
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Patent number: 6989067Abstract: A strip builder for winding a material strip about a rotating core includes a traveling applicator head assembly for receipt of the material strip from an upstream extruder station and transport of the strip to a downstream rotating core. The assembly includes a central support arm in longitudinal travel along the rotating core. Attached to the central support arm is a belt roller, an applicator roller spaced therefrom and a belt drive coupled therebetween. A conveyor belt is wound about the belt roller. Upon rotation of the core, the rotation of the applicator roller rotates the belt roller coupled thereto. Rotation of the belt roller drives the conveyor belt towards the core with the material strip thereon. Upon the belt passing between the belt roller and displaced applicator roller, the strip is stretched and deposited onto the applicator roller for subsequent deposit onto the rotating core. A traveling stitching roller subsequently smoothes the material strip deposited on the rotating core.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2003Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Roller Equipment Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: J. Dean Armstrong, Jr., Lee Meyers, Mark Andrews
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Publication number: 20040200562Abstract: A strip builder for winding a material strip about a rotating core includes a traveling applicator head assembly for receipt of the material strip from an upstream extruder station and transport of the strip to a downstream rotating core. The assembly includes a central support arm in longitudinal travel along the rotating core. Attached to the central support arm is a belt roller, an applicator roller spaced therefrom and a belt drive coupled therebetween. A conveyor belt is wound about the belt roller. Upon rotation of the core, the rotation of the applicator roller rotates the belt roller coupled thereto. Rotation of the belt roller drives the conveyor belt towards the core with the material strip thereon. Upon the belt passing between the belt roller and displaced applicator roller, the strip is stretched and deposited onto the applicator roller for subsequent deposit onto the rotating core. A traveling stitching roller subsequently smoothes the material strip deposited on the rotating core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: J. Dean Armstrong, Lee Meyers, Mark Andrews