Patents by Inventor James Hilmer Glende, Jr.

James Hilmer Glende, Jr. 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).

  • Powerline communication receiver and related methods
    Patent number: 9088404
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards a circuit-based apparatus for receiving data communications over power distribution lines that carry power using alternating current (AC). The apparatus has a processing circuit that is configured and arranged to receive an input signal representing the data communications over power distribution lines. For a quadrature encoded signal, the input signal is separated into intermediary signals representing a real portion of and an imaginary portion. The processing circuit can then determine timing information from the real portion of and the imaginary portion. The intermediary signals can then be decimated according to a variable rate of decimation that is responsive to the determined timing information. The decimated intermediary signals are also filtered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Landis+Gyr Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: James Hilmer Glende, Jr.
  • POWERLINE COMMUNICATION RECEIVER AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140226733
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards a circuit-based apparatus for receiving data communications over power distribution lines that carry power using alternating current (AC). The apparatus has a processing circuit that is configured and arranged to receive an input signal representing the data communications over power distribution lines. For a quadrature encoded signal, the input signal is separated into intermediary signals representing a real portion of and an imaginary portion. The processing circuit can then determine timing information from the real portion of and the imaginary portion. The intermediary signals can then be decimated according to a variable rate of decimation that is responsive to the determined timing information. The decimated intermediary signals are also filtered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Landis+Gyr Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: James Hilmer Glende, Jr.