Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Odor

Jeffrey J. Odor 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).

  • Fully integrated, low area universal serial bus device transceiver
    Patent number: 8560754
    Abstract: A transceiver apparatus includes a process, a first type of transceiver circuit for data transmission, a second type of transceiver circuit for data transmission, and a communications interface for communicating between the first type of transceiver circuit and an external device. The first type of transceiver circuit is co-located with a physical layer associated with the first type of transceiver circuit. In some embodiments, the first type of transceiver circuit can be, for example, a USB 2.0 transceiver circuit, and the second type of transceiver circuit can be a USB 3.0 transceiver circuit. The aforementioned external device can be an external USB device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Brian K. Mueller, Eric I. Carpenter, Dustin R. Steffenson, Jeffrey J. Odor
  • FULLY INTEGRATED, LOW AREA UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DEVICE TRANSCEIVER
    Publication number: 20120072634
    Abstract: A transceiver apparatus includes a process, a first type of transceiver circuit for data transmission, a second type of transceiver circuit for data transmission, and a communications interface for communicating between the first type of transceiver circuit and an external device. The first type of transceiver circuit is co-located with a physical layer associated with the first type of transceiver circuit. In some embodiments, the first type of transceiver circuit can be, for example, a USB 2.0 transceiver circuit, and the second type of transceiver circuit can be a USB 3.0 transceiver circuit. The aforementioned external device can be an external USB device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Brian K. Mueller, Eric I. Carpenter, Dustin R. Steffenson, Jeffrey J. Odor