Patents by Inventor James Aralis

James Aralis 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: 8405671
    Abstract: A color controller for a luminaire constituted of: a thru-converter operative to convert an input signal to at least one luminaire drive signal; an illumination sampler arranged to sample an output from the luminaire and generate a representation thereof; and a feedback controller arranged to receive the output representation and generate the updatable conversion factor in cooperation with calibration luminance and color values, wherein the thru-converter operation is responsive to a trigger signal for defining a first and a second mode, the first mode for generating the luminaire drive signal for the luminaire responsive to the input signal being a frame luminance signal and target color signals and wherein the conversion to the at least one luminaire drive signal is responsive to an updatable conversion factor, and the second mode for generating the luminaire drive signal for the luminaire responsive to the feedback controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Microsemi Corp.—Analog Mixed Signal Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Roni Blaut, Arkadiy Peker, James Aralis, Simon Kahn
  • Publication number: 20090231354
    Abstract: A color controller for a luminaire constituted of: a thru-converter operative to convert an input signal to at least one luminaire drive signal; an illumination sampler arranged to sample an output from the luminaire and generate a representation thereof; and a feedback controller arranged to receive the output representation and generate the updatable conversion factor in cooperation with calibration luminance and color values, wherein the thru-converter operation is responsive to a trigger signal for defining a first and a second mode, the first mode for generating the luminaire drive signal for the luminaire responsive to the input signal being a frame luminance signal and target color signals and wherein the conversion to the at least one luminaire drive signal is responsive to an updatable conversion factor, and the second mode for generating the luminaire drive signal for the luminaire responsive to the feedback controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSEMI CORP. - ANALOG MIXED SIGNAL GROUP, LTD.
    Inventors: Roni Blaut, Arkadiy Peker, James Aralis, Simon Kahn
  • Patent number: 6735027
    Abstract: The present invention includes a circuit and method for determining fly height based upon the PW50. A signal is used to provide a measure of PW50 by detecting the peak height and the area of the signal. The ratio of the peak height and area provides an indication of PW50 and correspondingly, the fly height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Dave Helsel, James Aralis, Dino J. Pollalis
  • Publication number: 20010050826
    Abstract: The present invention includes a circuit and method for determining fly height based upon the PW50. A signal is used to provide a measure of PW50 by detecting the peak height and the area of the signal. The ratio of the peak height and area provides an indication of PW50 and correspondingly, the fly height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: DAVE HELSEL, JAMES ARALIS, DINO J. POLLALIS
  • Patent number: 6005363
    Abstract: An apparatus for Position Error Signal (PES) measurement in a disk drive servo system includes a variable-gain amplifier that receives an analog servo signal; a multiplier coupled to the variable-gain amplifier; a low-pass filter coupled to the multiplier; a digital-to-analog converter; an analog summer that is coupled to the low-pass filter and to the digital-to-analog converter; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the analog summer; a digital summer coupled to the analog-to-digital converter, and a phase-locked loop that provides timing signals to the multiplier, the digital-to-analog converter and the analog-to digital converter. The invention enables an output of the variable-gain amplifier to be multiplied with the clocking signal of the phase-locked loop. The multiplication output signal is then filtered by the low-pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: James Aralis, Paul Walker