Patents by Inventor George Kenneth Kannell

George Kenneth Kannell 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).

  • MEMS device with large out-of-plane actuation and low-resistance interconnect and methods of use
    Patent number: 10439591
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a MEMS device. The MEMS device includes a substrate having a first end and a second end extending along a longitudinal axis, the substrate including an electrostatic actuator. The device also includes a movable plate having a first end and a second end. The device also includes a thermal actuator having a first end coupled to the first end of the substrate and a second end coupled to the first end of the plate. The actuator moves the plate in relation to the substrate. Further, the device includes a power source electrically coupled to the thermal actuator and the substrate. The application is also directed to a method for operating a MEMS device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LGS Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jarret Holyoak, George Kenneth Kannell, Marc Jay Beacken, David J. Bishop, Jackson Chang, Matthias Imboden
  • Widely tunable cavity filter using low voltage, large out-of-plane actuation MEMS
    Patent number: 10181837
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a tunable filter system. The system includes a resonator having an inner wall surrounding a cavity. The resonator includes a MEMS device positioned in the cavity including a substrate, a movable plate and a thermal actuator. The thermal actuator is has a first end coupled to the substrate and a second end coupled to the plate. The actuator moves the plate between a first and a second position in relation to the substrate. The application is also directed to a method for operating the tunable filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LGS Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jarret Holyoak, George Kenneth Kannell, Marc Jay Beacken, David J. Bishop, Jackson Chang, Matthias Imboden
  • WIDELY TUNABLE CAVITY FILTER USING LOW VOLTAGE, LARGE OUT-OF-PLANE ACTUATION MEMS
    Publication number: 20170141754
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a tunable filter system. The system includes a resonator having an inner wall surrounding a cavity. The resonator includes a MEMS device positioned in the cavity including a substrate, a movable plate and a thermal actuator. The thermal actuator is has a first end coupled to the substrate and a second end coupled to the plate. The actuator moves the plate between a first and a second position in relation to the substrate. The application is also directed to a method for operating the tunable filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: MICHAEL JARRET HOLYOAK, GEORGE KENNETH KANNELL, MARC JAY BEACKEN, DAVID J. BISHOP, JACKSON CHANG, MATTHIAS IMBODEN
  • MEMS DEVICE WITH LARGE OUT-OF-PLANE ACTUATION AND LOW-RESISTANCE INTERCONNECT AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20170141755
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a MEMS device. The MEMS device includes a substrate having a first end and a second end extending along a longitudinal axis, the substrate including an electrostatic actuator. The device also includes a movable plate having a first end and a second end. The device also includes a thermal actuator having a first end coupled to the first end of the substrate and a second end coupled to the first end of the plate. The actuator moves the plate in relation to the substrate. Further, the device includes a power source electrically coupled to the thermal actuator and the substrate. The application is also directed to a method for operating a MEMS device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: MICHAEL JARRET HOLYOAK, GEORGE KENNETH KANNELL, MARC JAY BEACKEN, DAVID J. BISHOP, JACKSON CHANG, MATTHIAS IMBODEN
  • Local oscillator leak cancellation circuit
    Patent number: 6167247
    Abstract: A method for reducing the level of an undesired signal, generated through a frequency converter device, by implementing a local oscillator (hereinafter "LO") leak cancellation circuit. A feedback correction loop, for a radio frequency (RF) transmitter or receiver, reduces an undesired local oscillator leak generated through a single input frequency converter device, such as a mixer, by a unique detection circuit. A unique nulling circuit is also implemented for a multiple input frequency converter device, such as a quadrature modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: George Kenneth Kannell, Robert Evan Myer, Krishnamurthy Sreenath