Patents by Inventor Edward F. Lawrence

Edward F. Lawrence 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: 11661683
    Abstract: A flame resistant textile containing a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction of the textile interwoven with a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction approximately perpendicular to the warp direction. The warp yarns contain inherent FR polyester yarns having between about 1500 and 3500 ppm of a phosphorous based FR chemistry and the weft yarns contain polyester yarns. the textile contains more weft yarns by weight than warp yarns and wherein the FR textile contain about 1500 ppm or less of the phosphorous based FR chemistry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Leanne O. Flack, Edward F. Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20200007177
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate tuning an impedance presented to a common port of a multi-throw switch and a tunable notch filter coupled to the common port. The impedance presented to the common port can be tuned based on an impedance associated with a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a shunt inductor in parallel with a tunable capacitance circuit can tune the impedance presented to the common port of the multi-throw switch. In certain embodiments, the tunable notch filter includes a series LC circuit in parallel with a tunable impedance circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Edward F. Lawrence, Joshua Kawika Ellis
  • Publication number: 20190301059
    Abstract: A flame resistant textile containing a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction of the textile interwoven with a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction approximately perpendicular to the warp direction. The warp yarns contain inherent FR polyester yarns having between about 1500 and 3500 ppm of a phosphorous based FR chemistry and the weft yarns contain polyester yarns. the textile contains more weft yarns by weight than warp yarns and wherein the FR textile contain about 1500 ppm or less of the phosphorous based FR chemistry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: LeAnne O. Flack, Edward F. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 10340963
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate tuning an impedance presented to a common port of a multi-throw switch and a tunable notch filter coupled to the common port. The impedance presented to the common port can be tuned based on an impedance associated with a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a shunt inductor in parallel with a tunable capacitance circuit can tune the impedance presented to the common port of the multi-throw switch. In certain embodiments, the tunable notch filter includes a series LC circuit in parallel with a tunable impedance circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Edward F. Lawrence, Joshua Kawika Ellis
  • Patent number: 10110271
    Abstract: Described herein are circuits and methods for improving switch performance when overdriving the gate by adding a delay on a PMOS gate voltage such that it can turn on the PMOS during switch state transition to allow charge/discharge of the switch body voltage faster and it can turn off once the process is complete. For example, back-to-back diodes can be used to separate the PMOS gate and drain. This can reduce leakage current and can reduce or eliminate the potential for breakdown of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuan Li, Edward F. Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20180145717
    Abstract: Described herein are circuits and methods for improving switch performance when overdriving the gate by adding a delay on a PMOS gate voltage such that it can turn on the PMOS during switch state transition to allow charge/discharge of the switch body voltage faster and it can turn off once the process is complete. For example, back-to-back diodes can be used to separate the PMOS gate and drain. This can reduce leakage current and can reduce or eliminate the potential for breakdown of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Yuan LI, Edward F. LAWRENCE
  • Patent number: 9966982
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate tuning an impedance presented to a common port of a multi-throw switch. The impedance can be tuned based on an impedance associated with a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. This can, for example, provide impedance matching for a duplexer port coupled to a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a shunt inductor in parallel with a tunable capacitance circuit can tune the impedance presented to the common port of the multi-throw switch. The shunt inductor and the tunable capacitance circuit can be coupled to a node in a signal path between an antenna switch and an antenna port in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Joshua Kawika Ellis, Edward F. Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20170346516
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate tuning an impedance presented to a common port of a multi-throw switch and a tunable notch filter coupled to the common port. The impedance presented to the common port can be tuned based on an impedance associated with a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a shunt inductor in parallel with a tunable capacitance circuit can tune the impedance presented to the common port of the multi-throw switch. In certain embodiments, the tunable notch filter includes a series LC circuit in parallel with a tunable impedance circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Edward F. Lawrence, Joshua Kawika Ellis
  • Patent number: 9800285
    Abstract: Described herein are circuits and methods for improving switch performance when overdriving the gate by adding a delay on a PMOS gate voltage such that it can turn on the PMOS during switch state transition to allow charge/discharge of the switch body voltage faster and it can turn off once the process is complete. For example, back-to-back diodes can be used to separate the PMOS gate and drain. This can reduce leakage current and can reduce or eliminate the potential for breakdown of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan Li, Edward F. Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20170250724
    Abstract: Described herein are circuits and methods for improving switch performance when overdriving the gate by adding a delay on a PMOS gate voltage such that it can turn on the PMOS during switch state transition to allow charge/discharge of the switch body voltage faster and it can turn off once the process is complete. For example, back-to-back diodes can be used to separate the PMOS gate and drain. This can reduce leakage current and can reduce or eliminate the potential for breakdown of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Yuan LI, Edward F. LAWRENCE
  • Patent number: 9712196
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a tunable notch filter. In an embodiment, a tunable notch filter includes a series LC circuit in parallel with a tunable impedance circuit, and the tunable notch filter is in a radio frequency signal path associated with a common port of a multi-throw radio frequency switch. According to certain embodiments, the tunable notch filter can be in a radio frequency signal path between an antenna switch and an antenna port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Edward F. Lawrence, Joshua Kawika Ellis
  • Patent number: 9712197
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate tuning an impedance presented to a common port of a multi-throw switch and a tunable notch filter coupled to the common port. The impedance presented to the common port can be tuned based on an impedance associated with a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a shunt inductor in parallel with a tunable capacitance circuit can tune the impedance presented to the common port of the multi-throw switch. In certain embodiments, the tunable notch filter includes a series LC circuit in parallel with a tunable impedance circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Edward F. Lawrence, Joshua Kawika Ellis
  • Publication number: 20170063413
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate tuning an impedance presented to a common port of a multi-throw switch. The impedance can be tuned based on an impedance associated with a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. This can, for example, provide impedance matching for a duplexer port coupled to a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a shunt inductor in parallel with a tunable capacitance circuit can tune the impedance presented to the common port of the multi-throw switch. The shunt inductor and the tunable capacitance circuit can be coupled to a node in a signal path between an antenna switch and an antenna port in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Joshua Kawika Ellis, Edward F. Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20170063412
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate tuning an impedance presented to a common port of a multi-throw switch and a tunable notch filter coupled to the common port. The impedance presented to the common port can be tuned based on an impedance associated with a throw of the multi-throw switch that is activated. According to embodiments of this disclosure, a shunt inductor in parallel with a tunable capacitance circuit can tune the impedance presented to the common port of the multi-throw switch. In certain embodiments, the tunable notch filter includes a series LC circuit in parallel with a tunable impedance circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Edward F. Lawrence, Joshua Kawika Ellis
  • Publication number: 20170063411
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a tunable notch filter. In an embodiment, a tunable notch filter includes a series LC circuit in parallel with a tunable impedance circuit, and the tunable notch filter is in a radio frequency signal path associated with a common port of a multi-throw radio frequency switch. According to certain embodiments, the tunable notch filter can be in a radio frequency signal path between an antenna switch and an antenna port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Edward F. Lawrence, Joshua Kawika Ellis
  • Publication number: 20100002345
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD)-protected radio frequency (RF) transceiver switching circuit includes two or more switchable RF transmit and receive port circuits, a diode-based ESD-protection circuit, and a voltage-dividing circuit. The voltage-dividing circuit, which can be a switching circuit, minimizes the number of diode devices needed to protect against ESD by dividing the voltage at the antenna node down to a lower voltage across the diode devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: James P. Young, Ken N. Warren, Edward F. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 7194241
    Abstract: An exemplary antenna switching circuit comprises first, second, third and fourth switches. The first switch is activated by a first control signal for establishing a connection between a first transmit port and an antenna; the second switch is activated by a second control signal for establishing a connection between a second transmit port and the antenna; the third switch is activated by a third control signal for establishing a connection between a first receive port and the antenna; and the fourth switch is activated by the third control signal for establishing a connection between a second receive port and the antenna. With this arrangement, the first receive port and the second receive port are simultaneously connected to the antenna when the third switch and the fourth switch are activated by the third control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Norbert A. Schmitz, Mark N. Ayvazian, Philip H. Thompson, Edward F. Lawrence, Darryl E. Evans, David M. Johnson