Patents by Inventor Houshang Aghahassan

Houshang Aghahassan 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: 11221394
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that enable radar attenuation mitigation. To improve radar performance, characteristics of an attenuator and/or properties of a radar signal are determined to reduce attenuation of the radar signal due to the attenuator and enable a radar system to detect a target located on an opposite side of the attenuator. These techniques are beneficial in situations in which the attenuator is unavoidably located between the radar system and a target, either due to integration within other electronic devices or due to an operating environment. These techniques save power and cost by reducing the attenuation without increasing transmit power or changing material properties of the attenuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Amihood, David Weber, Houshang Aghahassan, Abhijit A. Shah, Jaime Lien
  • Publication number: 20200355818
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that enable radar attenuation mitigation. To improve radar performance, characteristics of an attenuator and/or properties of a radar signal are determined to reduce attenuation of the radar signal due to the attenuator and enable a radar system to detect a target located on an opposite side of the attenuator. These techniques are beneficial in situations in which the attenuator is unavoidably located between the radar system and a target, either due to integration within other electronic devices or due to an operating environment. These techniques save power and cost by reducing the attenuation without increasing transmit power or changing material properties of the attenuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Amihood, David Weber, Houshang Aghahassan, Abhijit A. Shah, Jaime Lien
  • Patent number: 10761204
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that enable radar attenuation mitigation. To improve radar performance, characteristics of an attenuator and/or properties of a radar signal are determined to reduce attenuation of the radar signal due to the attenuator and enable a radar system to detect a target located on an opposite side of the attenuator. These techniques are beneficial in situations in which the attenuator is unavoidably located between the radar system and a target, either due to integration within other electronic devices or due to an operating environment. These techniques save power and cost by reducing the attenuation without increasing transmit power or changing material properties of the attenuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Amihood, David Weber, Houshang Aghahassan, Abhijit A. Shah, Jaime Lien
  • Publication number: 20190187270
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that enable radar attenuation mitigation. To improve radar performance, characteristics of an attenuator and/or properties of a radar signal are determined to reduce attenuation of the radar signal due to the attenuator and enable a radar system to detect a target located on an opposite side of the attenuator. These techniques are beneficial in situations in which the attenuator is unavoidably located between the radar system and a target, either due to integration within other electronic devices or due to an operating environment. These techniques save power and cost by reducing the attenuation without increasing transmit power or changing material properties of the attenuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Amihood, David Weber, Houshang Aghahassan, Abhijit A. Shah, Jaime Lien
  • Patent number: 7571415
    Abstract: A layout of a power device is provided. The layout includes a substrate, a unit array, a plurality of first, second, third and fourth signal paths, and a first, second, third and fourth port. The unit array with a plurality of rows is disposed on the substrate. Each row of the unit array includes a plurality of units. The first and second signal paths on the substrate are disposed on a first side and a second side of corresponding odd-numbered rows of the unit array. The third and the fourth signal paths on the substrate are disposed above a corresponding row of the unit array. The first to fourth ports on the substrate are electrically connected to the first to fourth signal paths respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Houshang Aghahassan, Albert Kuo Huei Yen, Chung-Che Reed, Tsung-Chien Wu
  • Publication number: 20080174371
    Abstract: A layout of a power device is provided. The layout includes a substrate, a unit array, a plurality of first, second, third and fourth signal paths, and a first, second, third and fourth port. The unit array with a plurality of rows is disposed on the substrate. Each row of the unit array includes a plurality of units. The first and second signal paths on the substrate are disposed on a first side and a second side of corresponding odd-numbered rows of the unit array. The third and the fourth signal paths on the substrate are disposed above a corresponding row of the unit array. The first to fourth ports on the substrate are electrically connected to the first to fourth signal paths respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Houshang Aghahassan, Albert Kuo Huei Yen, Chung-Che Reed, Tsung-Chien Wu