Patents by Inventor Joel Richard

Joel Richard 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).

  • RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END MODULE INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTAL FILTER
    Publication number: 20220182085
    Abstract: Radio frequency front end modules are provided. In one aspect, a front end system includes at least one power amplifier configured to amplify a transmit radio frequency signal, at least one low noise amplifier configured to receive a receive radio frequency signal, an output node coupled to an antenna. The front end system also includes a first switch configured to selectively couple the output node to the at least one power amplifier during a transmit period and to the at least one low noise amplifier during a receive period, at least one transmit filter coupled between the power amplifier and the at least one switch, and at least one receive filter coupled between the low noise amplifier and the at least one switch. The front end system further includes a transmit supplemental filter, a receive supplemental filter, and a second switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Joel Richard King, Tianming Chen, Shayan Farahvash, Stephane Richard Marie Wloczysiak, Anand Raghavan, David Richard Pehlke
  • RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END MODULE INCLUDING COMMON FILTER
    Publication number: 20220182084
    Abstract: Radio frequency front end modules are provided. In one aspect, a front end system includes at least one power amplifier configured to amplify a transmit radio frequency signal, at least one low noise amplifier configured to receive a receive radio frequency signal, an output node coupled to an antenna. The front end system further includes at least one switch configured to selectively couple the output node to the at least one power amplifier during a transmit period and to the at least one low noise amplifier during a receive period, at least one transmit filter coupled between the power amplifier and the at least one switch, and at least one receive filter coupled between the low noise amplifier and the at least one switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Joel Richard King, Tianming Chen, Shayan Farahvash, Stephane Richard Marie Wloczysiak, Anand Raghavan, David Richard Pehlke
  • ROBOTIC TATTOOING SYSTEMS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
    Publication number: 20220152371
    Abstract: An automatic tattoo apparatus can be used to robotically apply tattoos. A customer can shop on an online tattoo marketplace to select designs created by various artists located anywhere. The online tattoo marketplace can process and manage payments, artist and/or customer profiles, bookings, tattoo design uploads, browsing and design selection, design changes, and/or perform other actions. The automatic tattoo device can apply tattoos precisely, quickly, and may with reduced pain. The tattoo apparatus can apply a wide range of different types of tattoos, including but not limited to micro tattoos, dotwork, blackwork tattoos, realism tattoos, fine-line tattoos, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Yan Azdoud, Joel Richard Pennington, Eric Nelson Watts, Deniz Ozturk, Anna Ailene Scott, Christopher Daniel Kelley
  • Verification of cable application and reduced load cable removal in power over communications systems
    Patent number: 11327126
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cable for transmitting power and data from power sourcing equipment to a powered device in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) system, and plugs at each end of the cable, at least one of the plugs comprising at least one resistor, wherein power capacity of the cable is identified at the power sourcing equipment receiving one of the plugs based on the at least one resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones
  • Delivery of AC power with higher power PoE (Power over Ethernet) systems
    Patent number: 11327541
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes grouping a plurality of ports at power sourcing equipment receiving pulse power and transmitting power from the group of ports at the power sourcing equipment to a power interface module operable to combine the power and provide an AC (alternating current) outlet configured to provide AC power to one or more devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Dylan T. Walker
  • Integration of power and optics through cold plate for delivery to electronic and photonic integrated circuits
    Patent number: 11320610
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cold plate comprising a first side and a second side, a photonic integrated circuit connected to a substrate positioned on the second side of the cold plate, and an optical path extending through the cold plate and optically coupled to the photonic integrated circuit for transmitting an optical signal between the photonic integrated circuit and the first side of the cold plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Ashley Julia Maker Erickson
  • Front-end for processing 2G signal using 3G/4G paths
    Patent number: 11323073
    Abstract: Front-end for processing 2G signal using 3G/4G paths. In some embodiments, a front-end architecture can include a first amplification path and a second amplification path, with each being configured to amplify a 3G/4G signal, and the first amplification path including a phase shifting circuit. The front-end architecture can further include a splitter configured to receive a 2G signal and split the 2G signal into the first and second amplification paths, and a combiner configured to combine amplified 2G signals from the first and second amplification paths into a common output path. The front-end architecture can further include an impedance transformer implemented along the common output path to provide a desired impedance for the combined 2G signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Richard King, Hyeong Tae Jeong, Nick Cheng, Weiheng Chang, Doel Roy
  • FIBER WEAVE SKEW ASSESSMENT FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
    Publication number: 20220128350
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes inspecting a layer of a printed circuit board through an inspection window comprising an opening formed in one or more other layers of the printed circuit board and identifying a location of a trace aligned with the inspection window, relative to a marker in a fiber bundle of a fiber weave to assess fiber weave skew.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Amendra Koul, Yaochao Yang, Mike Sapozhnikov, Joel Richard Goergen, Kartheek Nalla
  • FIBER WEAVE SKEW ASSESSMENT FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
    Publication number: 20220120558
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes inspecting a fiber weave for use in a printed circuit board with an automated optical inspection tool and identifying a distance between fiber bundles in the fiber weave. The fiber weave comprises a plurality of the fiber bundles woven to form the fiber weave and a portion of the fiber bundles comprise markers and identifying a distance between the fiber bundles in the fiber weave comprises measuring a distance between the markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Amendra Koul, Yaochao Yang, Mike Sapozhnikov, Joel Richard Goergen, Kartheek Nalla
  • Integration of power and optics through cold plates for delivery to electronic and photonic integrated circuits
    Patent number: 11307368
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an upper cold plate and a lower cold plate, at least one of the upper cold plate or the lower cold plate comprising an electrical or optical path extending therethrough, a substrate and die package interposed between the upper cold plate or the lower cold plate, and a connector coupled to one of the upper cold plate or the lower cold plate for transmitting power or an optical signal through the electrical or optical path to the substrate and die package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Joel Richard Goergen
  • MULTIPLE PHASE PULSE POWER IN A NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220116238
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an input power interface for receiving input power, a power control system for transmitting DC (Direct Current) pulse power on multiple phases over a cable to a plurality of powered devices and verifying cable operation during an off-time of pulses in the DC pulse power, and a cable interface for delivery of the DC pulse power on the multiple phases and data over the cable to the powered devices. A method for transmitting multiple phase pulse power is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Anthony O'Brien, Douglas Paul Arduini, Sung Kee Baek, Ruqi Li, Joel Richard Goergen
  • HIGH POWER AND DATA DELIVERY IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH SAFETY AND FAULT PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20220116122
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a remote network device, power and data from a central network device, wherein the power is used to power the remote network device, performing auto-negotiation with the central network device, wherein the auto-negotiation includes operating the remote network device in a low voltage mode during fault sensing of a power circuit at the remote network device, and selecting a power operating mode, wherein selecting the power operating mode includes selecting a high voltage mode if no fault is detected during the fault sensing, the high voltage mode comprising DC (direct current) pulse power. An apparatus is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Douglas Paul Arduini, Richard Anthony O'Brien, Daniel Lee Barsotti, Sung Kee Baek
  • Fiber weave skew assessment for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 11293752
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes inspecting a fiber weave for use in a printed circuit board with an automated optical inspection tool and identifying a distance between fiber bundles in the fiber weave. The fiber weave comprises a plurality of the fiber bundles woven to form the fiber weave and a portion of the fiber bundles comprise markers and identifying a distance between the fiber bundles in the fiber weave comprises measuring a distance between the markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Amendra Koul, Yaochao Yang, Mike Sapozhnikov, Joel Richard Goergen, Kartheek Nalla
  • Fiber weave skew assessment for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 11287245
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes inspecting a layer of a printed circuit board through an inspection window comprising an opening formed in one or more other layers of the printed circuit board and identifying a location of a trace aligned with the inspection window, relative to a marker in a fiber bundle of a fiber weave to assess fiber weave skew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Amendra Koul, Yaochao Yang, Mike Sapozhnikov, Joel Richard Goergen, Kartheek Nalla
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT POWER DELIVERY IN POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220094194
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a power supply operable to output power to a load along with at least one other power supply, a sensing component for identifying a load level, and a control component for switching the power supply from a full power mode to a power saving mode based on the identified load level. The power supply shares current with the other power supply at a lower current and generally the same voltage as the other power supply while in the power saving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas Paul Arduini, Sung Kee Baek, Jonathan Lee Smith, Joel Richard Goergen
  • INTERACTING WITH SEMANTIC VIDEO SEGMENTS THROUGH INTERACTIVE TILES
    Publication number: 20220076706
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to interactive tiles that represent video segments of a segmentation of a video. In some embodiments, each interactive tile represents a different video segment from a particular video segmentation (e.g., a default video segmentation). Each interactive tile includes a thumbnail (e.g., the first frame of the video segment represented by the tile), some transcript from the beginning of the video segment, a visualization of detected faces in the video segment, and one or more faceted timelines that visualize a category of detected features (e.g., a visualization of detected visual scenes, audio classifications, visual artifacts). In some embodiments, interacting with a particular interactive tile navigates to a corresponding portion of the video, adds a corresponding video segment to a selection, and/or scrubs through tile thumbnails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Seth Walker, Hijung Shin, Cristin Ailidh Fraser, Aseem Agarwala, Lubomira Dontcheva, Joel Richard Brandt, Jovan Popovic, Joy Oakyung Kim, Justin Salamon, Jui-hsien Wang, Timothy Jeewun Ganter, Xue Bai, Dingzeyu Li
  • THUMBNAIL VIDEO SEGMENTATION IDENTIFYING THUMBNAIL LOCATIONS FOR A VIDEO
    Publication number: 20220076026
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a thumbnail segmentation that defines the locations on a video timeline where thumbnails are displayed. Candidate thumbnail locations are determined from boundaries of feature ranges of the video indicating when instances of detected features are present in the video. In some embodiments, candidate thumbnail separations are penalized for being separated by less than a minimum duration corresponding to a minimum pixel separation (e.g., the width of a thumbnail) between consecutive thumbnail locations on a video timeline. The thumbnail segmentation is computed by solving a shortest path problem through a graph that models different thumbnail locations and separations. As such, a video timeline is displayed with thumbnails at locations on the timeline defined by the thumbnail segmentation, with each thumbnail depicting a portion of the video associated with the thumbnail location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Seth Walker, Hijung Shin, Cristin Ailidh Fraser, Aseem Agarwala, Lubomira Dontcheva, Joel Richard Brandt, Jovan Popovic, Joy Oakyung Kim, Justin Salamon, Jui-hsien Wang, Timothy Jeewun Ganter, Xue Bai, Dingzeyu Li
  • CORROSION PREVENTIVE HEATSINK FOR NETWORK DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220078941
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a chassis base, a printed circuit board mounted on the chassis base, a heatsink positioned over the printed circuit board to prevent corrosion of components on the printed circuit board, wherein the heatsink comprises a plurality of upward extending fins and a plurality of downward extending walls, a seal interposed between an edge of the downward extending walls and the chassis base, and a cover extending over the heatsink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Mehmet Onder Cap, Manigandan Boopalan, Joel Richard Goergen, Sandeep Mehdiratta, Manjunatha Reddy Shivashankara, Damaruganath Pinjala
  • VIDEO SEARCH SEGMENTATION
    Publication number: 20220076025
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to video segmentation based on a query. Initially, a first segmentation such as a default segmentation is displayed (e.g., as interactive tiles in a finder interface, as a video timeline in an editor interface), and the default segmentation is re-segmented in response to a user query. The query can take the form of a keyword and one or more selected facets in a category of detected features. Keywords are searched for detected transcript words, detected object or action tags, or detected audio event tags that match the keywords. Selected facets are searched for detected instances of the selected facets. Each video segment that matches the query is re-segmented by solving a shortest path problem through a graph that models different segmentation options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hijung Shin, Cristin Ailidh Fraser, Aseem Agarwala, Lubomira Dontcheva, Joel Richard Brandt, Jovan Popovic
  • VIDEO SEGMENTATION BASED ON DETECTED VIDEO FEATURES USING A GRAPHICAL MODEL
    Publication number: 20220076424
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to video segmentation based on detected video features. More specifically, a segmentation of a video is computed by determining candidate boundaries from detected feature boundaries from one or more feature tracks; modeling different segmentation options by constructing a graph with nodes that represent candidate boundaries, edges that represent candidate segments, and edge weights that represent cut costs; and computing the video segmentation by solving a shortest path problem to find the path through the edges (segmentation) that minimizes the sum of edge weights along the path (cut costs). A representation of the video segmentation is presented, for example, using interactive tiles or a video timeline that represent(s) the video segments in the segmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hijung Shin, Cristin Ailidh Fraser, Aseem Agarwala, Lubomira Dontcheva, Joel Richard Brandt, Jovan Popovic