Patents by Inventor John Paul Shoots

John Paul Shoots 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).

  • RF communications device with conductive trace and related switching circuits and methods
    Patent number: 9762270
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John McIntyre, Kevin Dell, Christopher David Mackey, John Paul Shoots
  • RF communications device with conductive trace and related switching circuits and methods
    Patent number: 9762269
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John McIntyre, Kevin Dell, Christopher David Mackey, John Paul Shoots
  • RF COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH CONDUCTIVE TRACE AND RELATED SWITCHING CIRCUITS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170104504
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN MCINTYRE, KEVIN DELL, CHRISTOPHER DAVID MACKEY, JOHN PAUL SHOOTS
  • RF COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH CONDUCTIVE TRACE AND RELATED SWITCHING CIRCUITS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170104505
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN MCINTYRE, KEVIN DELL, CHRISTOPHER DAVID MACKEY, JOHN PAUL SHOOTS
  • RF communications device with conductive trace and related switching circuits and methods
    Patent number: 9525443
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John McIntyre, Kevin Dell, Christopher David Mackey, John Paul Shoots
  • Switching circuit including DC-DC converter cooperating with a high voltage supply and related methods
    Patent number: 9331570
    Abstract: A switching circuit may include a first series diode, a second series diode, a first shunt diode coupled to the first series diode at a first control node, and a second shunt diode coupled to the second series diode at a second control node. A high voltage supply may generate a high voltage signal to be selectively applied to either the first or second control node. A dc-dc converter may cooperate with the high voltage supply to generate an intermediate bias voltage on the first and second shunt diodes so that the first series diode is reversed biased and the first shunt diode is forward biased when the high voltage control signal is applied to the first control node, and so that the second series diode is reversed biased and the second shunt diode is forward biased when the high voltage control signal is applied to the second control node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Robert McIntyre, John Paul Shoots, Gary Anton Schwenck
  • SWITCHING CIRCUIT INCLUDING DC-DC CONVERTER COOPERATING WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE SUPPLY AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20160043638
    Abstract: A switching circuit may include a first series diode, a second series diode, a first shunt diode coupled to the first series diode at a first control node, and a second shunt diode coupled to the second series diode at a second control node. A high voltage supply may generate a high voltage signal to be selectively applied to either the first or second control node. A dc-dc converter may cooperate with the high voltage supply to generate an intermediate bias voltage on the first and second shunt diodes so that the first series diode is reversed biased and the first shunt diode is forward biased when the high voltage control signal is applied to the first control node, and so that the second series diode is reversed biased and the second shunt diode is forward biased when the high voltage control signal is applied to the second control node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: John Robert McIntyre, John Paul Shoots, Gary Anton Schwenck