Patents by Inventor Greg Mendolia
Greg Mendolia 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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Patent number: 10177731Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, an apparatus having a matching network adapted to reduce a magnitude of a signal reflection at a port of the matching network. The matching network can have one or more controllable variable reactive elements. A controller can be adapted to determine reflection coefficient information from incident and reflected waves sampled at the port of the matching network, and follow at least one cycle of a coarse tune process for generating one or more control signals to tune one or more reactances of the one or more controllable variable reactive elements. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Publication number: 20180109235Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, an apparatus having a matching network adapted to reduce a magnitude of a signal reflection at a port of the matching network. The matching network can have one or more controllable variable reactive elements. A controller can be adapted to determine reflection coefficient information from incident and reflected waves sampled at the port of the matching network, and follow at least one cycle of a coarse tune process for generating one or more control signals to tune one or more reactances of the one or more controllable variable reactive elements. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Patent number: 9853622Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, an apparatus having a matching network adapted to reduce a magnitude of a signal reflection at a port of the matching network. The matching network can have one or more controllable variable reactive elements. A controller can be adapted to determine reflection coefficient information from incident and reflected waves sampled at the port of the matching network, and follow at least one cycle of a coarse tune process for generating one or more control signals to tune one or more reactances of the one or more controllable variable reactive elements. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Patent number: 8942657Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, an apparatus having a matching network adapted to reduce a magnitude of a signal reflection at a port of the matching network. The matching network can have one or more controllable variable reactive elements. A controller can be adapted to determine reflection coefficient information from incident and reflected waves sampled at the port of the matching network, and follow at least one cycle of a coarse tune process for generating one or more control signals to tune one or more reactances of the one or more controllable variable reactive elements. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Publication number: 20130241664Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, an apparatus having a matching network adapted to reduce a magnitude of a signal reflection at a port of the matching network. The matching network can have one or more controllable variable reactive elements. A controller can be adapted to determine reflection coefficient information from incident and reflected waves sampled at the port of the matching network, and follow at least one cycle of a coarse tune process for generating one or more control signals to tune one or more reactances of the one or more controllable variable reactive elements. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Research In Motion RF, Inc.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Patent number: 8463218Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, an apparatus having a matching network adapted to reduce a magnitude of a signal reflection at a port of the matching network. The matching network can have one or more controllable variable reactive elements. A controller can be adapted to determine reflection coefficient information from incident and reflected waves sampled at the port of the matching network, and follow at least one cycle of a coarse tune process for generating one or more control signals to tune one or more reactances of the one or more controllable variable reactive elements. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion RF, Inc.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Patent number: 8325097Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus, comprising a tunable antenna including a variable reactance network connected to the antenna a closed loop control system adapted to sense the RF voltage across the variable reactance network and adjust the reactance of the network to maximize the RF voltage. The variable reactance network may comprise a parallel capacitance or a series capacitance. Further, the variable reactance networks may be connected to the antenna, which may be a patch antenna, a monopole antenna, or a slot antenna.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Research In Motion RF, Inc.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Keith Manssen, Greg Mendolia
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Patent number: 8269683Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a method, comprising improving the radiated harmonic distortion of a transmitting antenna system by sensing the RF voltage present on a variable reactance network within the antenna system; controlling the bias signal presented to the variable reactance network; and maximizing the RF voltage present on the variable reactance network.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Research In Motion RF, Inc.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, Greg Mendolia, Keith Manssen
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Publication number: 20120157026Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention an apparatus, comprising an apparatus, comprising an adaptively-tuned antenna including a variable reactance network connected to the antenna, an RF field probe located near the antenna, an RF detector to sense voltage from the field probe, a controller that monitors the RF voltage and supplies control signals to a driver circuit and wherein the driver circuit converts the control signals to bias signals for the variable reactance network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Paratek Microwave, Inc.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, Greg Mendolia, Keith Manssen
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Publication number: 20120058739Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, determining from nodal voltages sampled at an input port of a matching network an impedance of a variable load coupled to an output port of the matching network, generating at least one control signal according to the nodal voltage, and tuning the matching network with the at least one control signal. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Publication number: 20120049975Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, determining at a port of a matching network reflection information from a signal sampled across at least one predetermined fixed-value reactance component, generating at least one control signal according to the reflection information, and tuning the matching network with the at least one control signal, where the matching network comprises one or more controllable variable reactive elements each with an independent control voltage. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Patent number: 8125399Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention an apparatus, comprising an apparatus, comprising an adaptively-tuned antenna including a variable reactance network connected to the antenna, an RF field probe located near the antenna, an RF detector to sense voltage from the field probe, a controller that monitors the RF voltage and supplies control signals to a driver circuit and wherein the driver circuit converts the control signals to bias signals for the variable reactance network.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Paratek Microwave, Inc.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, Greg Mendolia, Keith Manssen
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Radio frequency tunable capacitors and method of manufacturing using a sacrificial carrier substrate
Patent number: 8112852Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising manufacturing capacitors by creating a wafer using a substrate as a sacrificial carrier for the construction of said capacitor; and removing said sacrificial carrier wafer once said capacitor processing is complete.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Paratek Microwave, Inc.Inventors: Greg Mendolia, Bill Macropoulos -
Publication number: 20110063042Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising an input port and a dynamic impedance matching network capable of determining a mismatch at the input port and dynamically changing the RF match by using at least one matching element that includes at least one voltage tunable dielectric capacitor. The matching network may be a “Pi”, a “T”, or “ladder” type network and the apparatus may further comprise at least one directional coupler capable of signal collection by sampling a portion of an incident signal, a reflected signal or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC.Inventors: Greg Mendolia, James Andrew Martin, III, Izz Khayo, Cornelis Frederik Du Toit, Heinz Bachmann, William McKinzie
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Patent number: 7865154Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising an input port and a dynamic impedance matching network capable of determining a mismatch at the input port and dynamically changing the RF match by using at least one matching element that includes at least one voltage tunable dielectric capacitor. The matching network may be a “Pi”, a “T”, or “ladder” type network and the apparatus may further comprise at least one directional coupler capable of signal collection by sampling a portion of an incident signal, a reflected signal or both.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2005Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Paratek Microwave, Inc.Inventors: Greg Mendolia, James Andrew Martin, III, Izz Khayo, Cornelis Frederik du Toit, Heinz Bachmann, William McKinzie
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Publication number: 20100156552Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, an apparatus having a matching network adapted to reduce a magnitude of a signal reflection at a port of the matching network. The matching network can have one or more controllable variable reactive elements. A controller can be adapted to determine reflection coefficient information from incident and reflected waves sampled at the port of the matching network, and follow at least one cycle of a coarse tune process for generating one or more control signals to tune one or more reactances of the one or more controllable variable reactive elements. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC.Inventors: William E. McKinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Patent number: 7711337Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention an apparatus, comprising an adaptive impedance matching module (AIMM) adapted to minimize the magnitude of an input reflection coefficient seen at an RFin port under boundary conditions of a variable load impedance ZL, a tuner connected to the AIMM and including a plurality of variable reactance networks with independent control signals, wherein node voltages are sampled within the tuner; and a microcontroller or digital signal processor (DSP) calculates complex reflection coefficient information from the sampled voltages, the microcontroller or DSP providing a coarse and fine tune function that feeds bias signals to control impedance matching.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Paratek Microwave, Inc.Inventors: William E. Mckinzie, III, Heinz Bachmann, Greg Mendolia
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Radio frequency tunable capacitors and method of manufacturing using a sacrificial carrier substrate
Publication number: 20090284895Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising manufacturing capacitors by creating a wafer using a substrate as a sacrificial carrier for the construction of said capacitor; and removing said sacrificial carrier wafer once said capacitor processing is complete.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventors: Greg Mendolia, Bill Macropoulos -
Publication number: 20090078456Abstract: At least an embodiment of the present technology provides a method of manufacturing a mechanically adapting interconnecting device for multi-substrate packages comprising placing a metal laminate on each side of a polymer composite, forming a channel in the metal laminate; and metallizing the laminate to create a metal connection inside the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventors: William Macropoulos, Izzac Khayo, Greg Mendolia
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Patent number: 7471146Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising an integrated circuit, wherein a first portion of the integrated circuit is placed on a top tier substrate and a second portion of the integrated circuit is placed on a bottom tier substrate stacked adjacent the top tier substrate and wherein the first portion and the second portion of the integrated circuit are interconnected; and printed spiral arms stacked vertically on both the top and bottom surface of the top tier substrate thereby creating high Q inductors.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2006Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Paratek Microwave, Inc.Inventors: William Macropoulos, Greg Mendolia, James G. Oakes, Izz Khayo