Patents by Inventor Joseph Hannan

Joseph Hannan 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: 11754782
    Abstract: A photonic device includes a PCB having an integrated circuit mounted thereon, with a cap mounted to the PCB and carrying a lens positioned over the integrated circuit. The cap is formed by: an outer wall mounted to the PCB, extending upwardly from the PCB, and surrounding a portion of the integrated circuit; a first retention structure extending inwardly from the outer wall and across the integrated circuit, the first retention structure having a hole defined therein; and a second retention structure having a hole defined therein, the second retention structure being affixed within the first retention structure such that the hole in the second retention structure is axially aligned with the hole in the first retention structure. The lens is mechanically constrained within the cap between the first retention structure and the second retention structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventor: Joseph Hannan
  • Publication number: 20230184938
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an assembly for an electronic device, the assembly comprising: a display screen comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix scheme comprising rows orientated in a first direction and columns orientated in a second direction; and a proximity sensor comprising at least one optical light emitter, each adapted to emit a light beam through one or more first pixels of the display screen, and an optical detector adapted to receive through one or more second pixels of the display screen the light beam emitted by the at least one optical light emitter and reflected on an object; wherein none of the one or more second pixels is in the same row as any of the one or more first pixels, and none of the one or more second pixels is in the same column as any of the one or more first pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED, STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS (ALPS) SAS
    Inventors: Joseph HANNAN, Adam CALEY, Megane Estelle GUILLON, Charlotte MILANETTO, Christophe PREMONT
  • Publication number: 20220357507
    Abstract: A photonic device includes a PCB having an integrated circuit mounted thereon, with a cap mounted to the PCB and carrying a lens positioned over the integrated circuit. The cap is formed by: an outer wall mounted to the PCB, extending upwardly from the PCB, and surrounding a portion of the integrated circuit; a first retention structure extending inwardly from the outer wall and across the integrated circuit, the first retention structure having a hole defined therein; and a second retention structure having a hole defined therein, the second retention structure being affixed within the first retention structure such that the hole in the second retention structure is axially aligned with the hole in the first retention structure. The lens is mechanically constrained within the cap between the first retention structure and the second retention structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventor: Joseph HANNAN
  • Patent number: 10738985
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a housing for a light source mounted on a substrate, the housing comprising: a molded body having an opening permitting the passage of a light beam generated by the light source; one or more surfaces for receiving a diffuser; and first and second conducting pins traversing the molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED, STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Joseph Hannan, Stuart Robertson, Romain Coffy, Jean-Michel Riviere
  • Publication number: 20190376676
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a housing for a light source mounted on a substrate, the housing comprising: a molded body having an opening permitting the passage of a light beam generated by the light source; one or more surfaces for receiving a diffuser; and first and second conducting pins traversing the molded body, each pin abutting one of said surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED, STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Joseph HANNAN, Stuart ROBERTSON, Romain COFFY, Jean-Michel RIVIERE
  • Patent number: 9521538
    Abstract: A practical inter-carrier roaming solution by way of a roaming location protocol (RLP) router that provides consistent location support across heterogeneous wireless network standards. The RLP router maintains connectivity to each location server in a roaming ecosystem, alleviating the need for an expensive and impractical mesh network of location servers. When a home location server (H-LS) determines it cannot locate a subscriber device because the subscriber device is roaming, the H-LS sends an RLP request to the RLP router. The RLP router then routes the RLP request to a serving location server (S-LS), which subsequently returns location information for the roaming subscriber device. The RLP router maintains mobile switching center ID (MSCID) to location based services (LBS) mappings for routing RLP requests. The RLP router may also maintain rough MSC-level positioning data for each MSCID to enable the RLP router to resolve certain location fixes without utilizing an S-LS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon John Hines, Paul Thompson, Kambiz Ghozati, Lynne Seitz, Joseph Hannan
  • Publication number: 20160205655
    Abstract: A practical inter-carrier roaming solution by way of a roaming location protocol (RLP) router that provides consistent location support across heterogeneous wireless network standards. The RLP router maintains connectivity to each location server in a roaming ecosystem, alleviating the need for an expensive and impractical mesh network of location servers. When a home location server (H-LS) determines it cannot locate a subscriber device because the subscriber device is roaming, the H-LS sends an RLP request to the RLP router. The RLP router then routes the RLP request to a serving location server (S-LS), which subsequently returns location information for the roaming subscriber device. The RLP router maintains mobile switching center ID (MSCID) to location based services (LBS) mappings for routing RLP requests. The RLP router may also maintain rough MSC-level positioning data for each MSCID to enable the RLP router to resolve certain location fixes without utilizing an S-LS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: GORDON JOHN HINES, PAUL THOMPSON, KAMBIZ GHOZATI, LYNNE SEITZ, JOSEPH HANNAN
  • Patent number: 9313645
    Abstract: A practical inter-carrier roaming solution by way of a roaming location protocol (RLP) router that provides consistent location support across heterogeneous wireless network standards. The RLP router maintains connectivity to each location server in a roaming ecosystem, alleviating the need for an expensive and impractical mesh network of location servers. When a home location server (H-LS) determines it cannot locate a subscriber device because the subscriber device is roaming, the H-LS sends an RLP request to the RLP router. The RLP router then routes the RLP request to a serving location server (S-LS), which subsequently returns location information for the roaming subscriber device. The RLP router maintains mobile switching center ID (MSCID) to location based services (LBS) mappings for routing RLP requests. The RLP router may also maintain rough MSC-level positioning data for each MSCID to enable the RLP router to resolve certain location fixes without utilizing an S-LS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon John Hines, Paul Thompson, Kambiz Ghozati, Lynne Seitz, Joseph Hannan
  • Publication number: 20130344865
    Abstract: A practical inter-carrier roaming solution by way of a roaming location protocol (RLP) router that provides consistent location support across heterogeneous wireless network standards. The RLP router maintains connectivity to each location server in a roaming ecosystem, alleviating the need for an expensive and impractical mesh network of location servers. When a home location server (H-LS) determines it cannot locate a subscriber device because the subscriber device is roaming, the H-LS sends an RLP request to the RLP router. The RLP router then routes the RLP request to a serving location server (S-LS), which subsequently returns location information for the roaming subscriber device. The RLP router maintains mobile switching center ID (MSCID) to location based services (LBS) mappings for routing RLP requests. The RLP router may also maintain rough MSC-level positioning data for each MSCID to enable the RLP router to resolve certain location fixes without utilizing an S-LS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Gordon John Hines, Paul Thompson, Kambiz Ghozati, Lynne Seitz, Joseph Hannan
  • Patent number: 8190151
    Abstract: LBS support to CDMA mobiles while roaming on another network. IS-801 session data is routed by a routing gateway to a correct visited network PDE that contains correct BSA data, which is used to return assistance data to an interrogating mobile device. A standalone exemplary roaming LBS routing gateway (XRG) provides network connectivity between PDE equipment in multiple carrier networks. Conventional LBS roaming support is defined via the use of Mobile Position Centers (MPCs). The invention implements a roaming LBS gateway to enable roaming between CDMA carriers that are only using a PDE (Positioning Determining Entity) for this purpose, since a mobile position center (MPC) is typically an optional network node according to location based services (LBS) specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Myron D'Souza, Gordon John Hines, David Bartnik, Joseph Hannan, Joel Groen, William Wells
  • Publication number: 20110223909
    Abstract: LBS support to CDMA mobiles while roaming on another network. IS-801 session data is routed by a routing gateway to a correct visited network PDE that contains correct BSA data, which is used to return assistance data to an interrogating mobile device. A standalone exemplary roaming LBS routing gateway (XRG) provides network connectivity between PDE equipment in multiple carrier networks. Conventional LBS roaming support is defined via the use of Mobile Position Centers (MPCs). The invention implements a roaming LBS gateway to enable roaming between CDMA carriers that are only using a PDE (Positioning Determining Entity) for this purpose, since a mobile position center (MPC) is typically an optional network node according to location based services (LBS) specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Myron D'Souza, Gordon John Hines, David Bartnik, Joseph Hannan, Joel Groen, William Wells
  • Patent number: 7966013
    Abstract: LBS support to CDMA mobiles while roaming on another network. IS-801 session data is routed by a routing gateway to a correct visited network PDE that contains correct BSA data, which is used to return assistance data to an interrogating mobile device. A standalone exemplary roaming LBS routing gateway (XRG) provides network connectivity between PDE equipment in multiple carrier networks. Conventional LBS roaming support is defined via the use of Mobile Position Centers (MPCs). The invention implements a roaming LBS gateway to enable roaming between CDMA carriers that are only using a PDE (Positioning Determining Entity) for this purpose, since a mobile position center (MPC) is typically an optional network node according to location based services (LBS) specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Myron D'Souza, Gordon John Hines, David Bartnik, Joseph Hannan, Joel Groen, William Wells
  • Publication number: 20100157406
    Abstract: Systems and methods for illuminating interferometric modulator reflective displays are disclosed. One embodiment includes a display including a plurality of interferometric modulators configured to reflect a spectrum of radiation having a reflectance response peak at one or more wavelengths. A plurality of quantum dots are configured to emit radiation having a peak wavelength substantially at said one or more wavelengths, and the display is configured such that light emitted from the quantum dots irradiates the plurality of interferometric modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Wayne Gruhlke, Ion Bita, Kollengode S. Narayanan, Lai Wang, John Joseph Hannan, Gang Xu, Chong Lee
  • Publication number: 20080242296
    Abstract: LBS support to CDMA mobiles while roaming on another network. IS-801 session data is routed by a routing gateway to a correct visited network PDE that contains correct BSA data, which is used to return assistance data to an interrogating mobile device. A standalone exemplary roaming LBS routing gateway (XRG) provides network connectivity between PDE equipment in multiple carrier networks. Conventional LBS roaming support is defined via the use of Mobile Position Centers (MPCs). The invention implements a roaming LBS gateway to enable roaming between CDMA carriers that are only using a PDE (Positioning Determining Entity) for this purpose, since a mobile position center (MPC) is typically an optional network node according to location based services (LBS) specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Myron D'SOUZA, Gordon John HINES, David BARTNIK, Joseph HANNAN, Joel GROEN, William WELLS
  • Patent number: D713199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Hannan