Patents by Inventor Eric W. Rice

Eric W. Rice 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: 12381582
    Abstract: A chip-scale controller for a reconfigurable radio frequency (RF) filter may include memory configured to store a calibration profile associating each of a plurality of digital command inputs with a plurality of digital to analog converter (DAC) codes, a plurality of digital to analog converters (DACs) each configured to generate an analog biasing output in response to one of a DAC code, a communication interface configured to receive a digital command input, and control registers configured to retrieve, from the memory, at least one plurality of DAC codes based on the received digital command input, to select a plurality of DAC codes based on the retrieved at least one plurality of DAC codes, and to provide the selected plurality of DAC codes to the plurality of DACs. At least the plurality of DACs, the communication interface, and the control registers form part of an application specific integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Indiana Microelectronics, LLC
    Inventors: Warren A. Getlin, Eric W. Rice, Eric E. Hoppenjans, Steven J. Cuppy, Fischer Bordwell, Michael J. McPheters
  • Publication number: 20020195799
    Abstract: An air bag cover assembly including a cover element of generally profiled configuration and including one or more mounting posts extending downwardly from the interior surface of the cover element. A reaction plate of generally curved surface contour substantially matching the contour of the inner surface of the cover element is held in place at a position below the cover element. A membrane horn switch is disposed in sandwiched relation between the reaction plate and the cover element. The matching contour of the inner surface of the cover element and the reaction plate establishes a substantially uniform operative separation between the cover element and the membrane horn switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Gerard K. Simon, Charles D. Griever, Eric W. Rice
  • Patent number: 6485050
    Abstract: An air bag cover assembly including a cover element of generally profiled configuration and including one or more mounting posts extending downwardly from the interior surface of the cover element. A reaction plate of generally curved surface contour substantially matching the contour of the inner surface of the cover element is held in place at a position below the cover element. A membrane horn switch is disposed in sandwiched relation between the reaction plate and the cover element. The matching contour of the inner surface of the cover element and the reaction plate establishes a substantially uniform operative separation between the cover element and the membrane horn switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard K. Simon, Charles D. Griever, Eric W. Rice