Patents by Inventor Frederic Castella

Frederic Castella 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).

  • Virtual FM antenna
    Patent number: 8121662
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for receiving wireless signals couples an antenna input of a receiver to a human body and receives a signal conducting from said body. Impedance matching circuitry lessens signal power loss at the antenna input. Parameters of the impedance matching circuitry can be adjusted based on a detected impedance, a detected signal strength, or the frequency of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Francis Rajesh Martin, Patrick Clement, Sameer Bidichandani, Frederic Castella
  • VIRTUAL FM ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20080024375
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for receiving wireless signals couples an antenna input of a receiver to a human body and receives a signal conducting from said body. Impedance matching circuitry lessens signal power loss at the antenna input. Parameters of the impedance matching circuitry can be adjusted based on a detected impedance, a detected signal strength, or the frequency of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Francis Rajesh MARTIN, Patrick Clement, Sameer Bidichandani, Frederic Castella