Patents by Inventor James Hendrie

James Hendrie 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: 10642387
    Abstract: A touchscreen display including a touchscreen panel with a set of spaced-apart electrically-conductive transmit lines and a set of spaced-apart electrically-conductive receive lines extending in orthogonal directions. A set of class-D transmit drivers generate transmit signals applied to the transmit lines based on a driving pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signals, respectively. The PWM signals control the amplitude, phase, and slew rate of the pulses of the transmit signals, respectively. The parameters of the pulses are controlled so that the transmit signals arrive with substantially the same amplitude, phase, and slew rate at each receiver regardless of which transmit driver generated the transmit signal. This allows a single anti-phase signal at each receiver to substantially cancel out the receive signal during no panel load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sameer Wadhwa, James Hendrie McIntyre, Raghunatha Reddy Sripuram, Kezhen Liu
  • Patent number: 10581431
    Abstract: An interface circuit includes an amplifier having a first input, a second input, and an output, a drive capacitor coupled to the first input of the amplifier, and a feedback path coupled between the output of the amplifier and the second input of the amplifier. The interface circuit also includes a current driver coupled to the first input of the amplifier and the second input of the amplifier, wherein the current driver is configured to drive the drive capacitor with a first current, and to drive a touch panel capacitor coupled to the second input of the amplifier with a second current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: James Hendrie Mcintyre, Sameer Wadhwa
  • Publication number: 20190310725
    Abstract: An interface circuit includes an amplifier having a first input, a second input, and an output, a drive capacitor coupled to the first input of the amplifier, and a feedback path coupled between the output of the amplifier and the second input of the amplifier. The interface circuit also includes a current driver coupled to the first input of the amplifier and the second input of the amplifier, wherein the current driver is configured to drive the drive capacitor with a first current, and to drive a touch panel capacitor coupled to the second input of the amplifier with a second current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: James Hendrie Mcintyre, Sameer Wadhwa
  • Publication number: 20190294270
    Abstract: A touchscreen display including a touchscreen panel with a set of spaced-apart electrically-conductive transmit lines and a set of spaced-apart electrically-conductive receive lines extending in orthogonal directions. A set of class-D transmit drivers generate transmit signals applied to the transmit lines based on a driving pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signals, respectively. The PWM signals control the amplitude, phase, and slew rate of the pulses of the transmit signals, respectively. The parameters of the pulses are controlled so that the transmit signals arrive with substantially the same amplitude, phase, and slew rate at each receiver regardless of which transmit driver generated the transmit signal. This allows a single anti-phase signal at each receiver to substantially cancel out the receive signal during no panel load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Sameer Wadhwa, James Hendrie McIntyre, Raghunatha Reddy Sripuram, Kezhen Liu
  • Patent number: 10317212
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods associated with enhancement of phase response of intracavity phase interferometers are applicable in a variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Diels, Ladan Arissian, Matthias Lenzner, James Hendrie
  • Patent number: 10214880
    Abstract: A greywater recovery and reuse system is shown, including a body for collecting, reconditioning and discharging greywater. The body has an inlet connection to a source of greywater; a filter for filtering the greywater; a tank for receiving the filtered greywater; a disinfector for disinfecting the filtered greywater; a pump for discharging the reconditioned greywater from said tank to a toilet that needs flushing water; a discharge connection to a sanitary sewer system; a fresh water connection and a control system for controlling the operation of the greywater recovery and reuse system. The system includes a controller for operating the system and dealing with certain alarm and status conditions. Methods of operating the system are also comprehended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventors: Carl L. Robb, N. Scott Baldwin, James Brian Mantyla, Michael F. Wilson, Stacey Charleen Gay, Timothy James Hendrie Poupore, Leo Peter Van Kampen, Robert Cooke
  • Patent number: 10138138
    Abstract: A greywater recovery and reuse system is shown, including a body for collecting, conditioning and discharging greywater. The body has an inlet connection to a source of greywater; a filter for filtering the greywater; a tank for receiving the filtered greywater; a disinfector for disinfecting the filtered greywater; a pump for discharging the conditioned greywater from said tank to a toilet that needs flushing water; a discharge connection to a sanitary sewer system; a fresh water connection and a control system for controlling the operation of the greywater recovery and reuse system. The system includes a controller for operating the system and dealing with certain alarm and status conditions. Methods of operating the system are also comprehended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventors: Carl L. Robb, N. Scott Baldwin, James Brian Mantyla, Michael F. Wilson, Stacey Charleen Gay, Timothy James Hendrie Poupore, Leo Peter Van Kampen
  • Patent number: 9828759
    Abstract: There is an inlet baffle assembly for use in an in-line interceptor for separating FOG from wastewater and a method of cleaning the inlet baffle assembly without the need for removal from the interceptor. The inlet baffle assembly has an inlet baffle for the grease collecting chamber of an in-line interceptor which defines a flow channel through which influent enters the collecting chambers and has a moveable section moveable between open and closed positions. The inlet baffle assembly also has a flow control element to control the rate of flow of influent entering the flow channel when the moveable section is in the closed position. The flow control element is accessible for cleaning when the moveable section is in the open position. After cleaning, the moveable section is moved into the closed position to facilitate fluid flowing through the inlet baffle assembly into the grease collecting chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Canplas Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Bird, Timothy James Hendrie Poupore, Steve Armstrong, Michael F. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20160177545
    Abstract: A greywater recovery and reuse system is shown, including a body for collecting, reconditioning and discharging greywater. The body has an inlet connection to a source of greywater; a filter for filtering the greywater; a tank for receiving the filtered greywater; a disinfector for disinfecting the filtered greywater; a pump for discharging the reconditioned greywater from said tank to a toilet that needs flushing water; a discharge connection to a sanitary sewer system; a fresh water connection and a control system for controlling the operation of the greywater recovery and reuse system. The system includes a controller for operating the system and dealing with certain alarm and status conditions. Methods of operating the system are also comprehended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: CARL L. ROBB, N. SCOTT BALDWIN, JAMES BRIAN MANTYLA, MICHAEL F. WILSON, STACEY CHARLEEN GAY, TIMOTHY JAMES HENDRIE POUPORE, LEO PETER VAN KAMPEN, ROBERT COOKE
  • Publication number: 20150191365
    Abstract: A greywater recovery and reuse system is shown, including a body for collecting, conditioning and discharging greywater. The body has an inlet connection to a source of greywater; a filter for filtering the greywater; a tank for receiving the filtered greywater; a disinfector for disinfecting the filtered greywater; a pump for discharging the conditioned greywater from said tank to a toilet that needs flushing water; a discharge connection to a sanitary sewer system; a fresh water connection and a control system for controlling the operation of the greywater recovery and reuse system. The system includes a controller for operating the system and dealing with certain alarm and status conditions. Methods of operating the system are also comprehended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Carl L. Robb, N. Scott Baldwin, James Brian Mantyla, Michael F. Wilson, Stacey Charleen Gay, Timothy James Hendrie Poupore, Leo Van Kampen
  • Publication number: 20150152629
    Abstract: There is an inlet baffle assembly for use in an in-line interceptor for separating FOG from wastewater and a method of cleaning the inlet baffle assembly without the need for removal from the interceptor. The inlet baffle assembly has an inlet baffle for the grease collecting chamber of an in-line interceptor which defines a flow channel through which influent enters the collecting chambers and has a moveable section moveable between open and closed positions. The inlet baffle assembly also has a flow control element to control the rate of flow of influent entering the flow channel when the moveable section is in the closed position. The flow control element is accessible for cleaning when the moveable section is in the open position. After cleaning, the moveable section is moved into the closed position to facilitate fluid flowing through the inlet baffle assembly into the grease collecting chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: ANDREW BIRD, TIMOTHY JAMES HENDRIE POUPORE, STEVE ARMSTRONG, MICHAEL F. WILSON
  • Publication number: 20120293329
    Abstract: The present invention is an alarm system that includes at least one base unit operable to detect sound levels and to transmit a signal to cause an alarm response, such as emission of media that may be the sound of one or more dog barks. The media may be emitted through one or more applicable broadcasting device, such as through a speaker, and may be the sound of one or more dog barks. The broadcasting device and base units may be configured to function collectively to create a realistic deterrent effect. Other alarm responses may be part of the system, such as electronic device warning messages, turning on a light, etc. The alarm responses and the general operation of the system may be set by a user, either through the base unit or by other remote input means (e.g., a fob unit or other electronic device).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: James Vernon CUNNINGHAM, Mircea Dan PAUL, Timothy James Hendrie POUPORE, Stacey Charleen GAY, Leo RALPH
  • Patent number: 6798462
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus operates to process signal samples in a form of color reference signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples representing a legal color version of the image. The apparatus comprises a color conversion processor arranged to receive the input signal samples and which operates to convert the color reference signal samples from a unipolar form, to bipolar form on a scale between two maxima having opposite polarity, an adjustment factor generator, which operates to generate a plurality of adjustment factors which when combined with the input signal samples have an effect of converting illegal color pixels of the color image into legal color pixels, and a color legalizer coupled to the adjustment factor generator, which operates to combine the adjustment factors with the input signal samples to produce the legalized color signal samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: James Hendrie McIntyre, Ian McLean
  • Patent number: 6798902
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus operates to process input signal samples representative of at least part of a colour video image to produce legal colour signal samples representative of a legal colour version of the image. The apparatus comprises an adjustment factor generator, which operates to generate a plurality of adjustment factors which when combined with the input signal samples have an effect of converting illegal colour pixels of the colour image into legal colour pixels, an adjustment factor softener, which operates to soften the adjustment factors whereby distortion in the legal colour video image produced when the adjustment factors are combined with the input signal samples is substantially reduced, and a colour legaliser coupled to the softener, which operates to combine the softened adjustment factors with the input signal samples to produce the legalised colour signal samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: James Hendrie McIntyre, Ian McLean, Clive Henry Gillard
  • Patent number: 6734921
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus operates to process signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples representative of a legal color version of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: James Hendrie McIntyre, Ian McLean
  • Patent number: 6704443
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus operates to process input signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples representative of a legal color version of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: James Hendrie McIntyre, Ian McLean
  • Patent number: 6614489
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus operates to process input signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples representative of a legal color version of the image. The apparatus comprises an adjustment factor generator, which operates to generate a plurality of adjustment factors which when combined with the input signal samples have an effect of converting illegal color pixels of the color image into legal color pixels, an adjustment factor biasing processor coupled to the adjustment factor generator, which operates to change the adjustment factors by combining each of the adjustment factors with a biasing constant, and a color legalizer coupled to the biasing processor, which operates to combine the biased adjustment factors with the input signal samples to produce the legalized color signal samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventor: James Hendrie McIntyre
  • Patent number: 6570576
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes input signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples. An over sampled version of the input signal samples is produced. A plurality of adjustment factors are generated which, when combined with the input signal samples, have the effect of converting illegal color pixels of the color image into legal color pixels. The over sampled legalized color signal samples are decimated, resulting in a sampling rate corresponding to that of the base input signal samples, by selecting signal samples from the over sampled version of the legalized color signal samples which have not changed with respect to the corresponding input signal samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: James Hendrie McIntyre, Ian McLean
  • Patent number: 6433833
    Abstract: A system for generating a variety of solid signals and key signals. The system includes a multiple of solid generators, a multiple of key signal generators and a cross-point switch. Each of the solid generators includes a multiple of solid mixers, and each of the key signal generators includes a multiple of key signal mixers. The cross-point switch is arranged to connect any of the solid generators and key signal generators to any of the switch's main outputs, and to connect any of the solid generators to any of the key generators. The system provides for selection of preset delays to compensate for different signal routings. A timing control controls routing and delay selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Mark Greenwood, James Hendrie McIntyre, Andrew Garrett