Patents by Inventor Kelly Muldoon
Kelly Muldoon 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).
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Patent number: 10355662Abstract: Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for impedance matching. An impedance matching tuner can include a first tunable capacitor arranged in series with a radio frequency (RF) input, a second tunable capacitor arranged in shunt with the RF input, a third tunable capacitor and a first inductance device arranged in parallel with each other and in shunt with the RF input, and a fourth tunable capacitor and a second inductance device arranged in parallel with each other and in series with the RF input.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Glen Backes, Lisa Lust, Kelly Muldoon, Doug Carlson
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Patent number: 10122388Abstract: Auto-tunable antenna devices and methods of using the same are described herein. One method for tuning an antenna of a device includes comparing a reference phase of a reference signal to a return phase of a return signal of the antenna and sending a correction signal to a tunable circuit element of the antenna in response to the reference phase being out of phase with the return phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Glen Backes, Doug Carlson, Robert C. Becker, Alan Cornett, Kelly Muldoon, Lisa Lust
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Patent number: 10079432Abstract: Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for tuning an antenna. In one or more embodiments, a system can include a monopole or dipole antenna, a hardware processor electrically coupled to the monopole or dipole antenna, an amplitude or power detector electrically coupled between the monopole or dipole antenna and the processor to receive signals reflected from the monopole or dipole antenna and determine an amplitude or power of the reflected signals, and a first impedance matching network electrically connected between a feed point of the monopole or dipole antenna and the detector, the first impedance matching network including a variable capacitor, the variable capacitor having a variable capacitance that is set by the hardware processor based on the amplitude or power of the reflected determined by the amplitude or power detector.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Glen Backes, Lisa Lust, Kelly Muldoon, Doug Carlson
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Publication number: 20180159222Abstract: Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for impedance matching. An impedance matching tuner can include a first tunable capacitor arranged in series with a radio frequency (RF) input, a second tunable capacitor arranged in shunt with the RF input, a third tunable capacitor and a first inductance device arranged in parallel with each other and in shunt with the RF input, and a fourth tunable capacitor and a second inductance device arranged in parallel with each other and in series with the RF input.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Glen Backes, Lisa Lust, Kelly Muldoon, Doug Carlson
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Patent number: 9628044Abstract: Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for tuning an antenna. In one or more embodiments, a method can include sending, by processing circuitry, one or more signals to an antenna tuner to sweep the tuner through a plurality of tuner states, determining a plurality of power values, each power value corresponding to a signal received from an antenna and each power value corresponding to the tuner being in a state of the plurality of tuner states, and sending one or more signals to the tuner to set the tuner to a tuner state of the plurality of tuner states, the tuner state determined using the determined powers.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Glen Backes, Lisa Lust, Kelly Muldoon, Doug Carlson
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Publication number: 20170093040Abstract: Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for tuning an antenna. In one or more embodiments, a system can include a monopole or dipole antenna, a hardware processor electrically coupled to the monopole or dipole antenna, an amplitude or power detector electrically coupled between the monopole or dipole antenna and the processor to receive signals reflected from the monopole or dipole antenna and determine an amplitude or power of the reflected signals, and a first impedance matching network electrically connected between a feed point of the monopole or dipole antenna and the detector, the first impedance matching network including a variable capacitor, the variable capacitor having a variable capacitance that is set by the hardware processor based on the amplitude or power of the reflected determined by the amplitude or power detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Glen Backes, Lisa Lust, kelly Muldoon, Doug Carlson
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Patent number: 9552630Abstract: Motion de-blurring systems and methods are described herein. One motion de-blurring system includes an image sensing element, one or more motion sensors in an imaging device, a lens element that undergoes motion during a capture of an image by the sensing element, and a de-blurring element to de-blur the image captured by the sensing element via de-convolving a Point Spread Function (PSF).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Scott McCloskey, Kelly Muldoon, Sharath Venkatesha
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Publication number: 20160164495Abstract: Auto-tunable antenna devices and methods of using the same are described herein. One method for tuning an antenna of a device includes comparing a reference phase of a reference signal to a return phase of a return signal of the antenna and sending a correction signal to a tunable circuit element of the antenna in response to the reference phase being out of phase with the return phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Glen Backes, Doug Carlson, Robert C. Becker, Alan Cornett, Kelly Muldoon, Lisa Lust
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Publication number: 20160134254Abstract: Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for tuning an antenna. In one or more embodiments, a method can include sending, by processing circuitry, one or more signals to an antenna tuner to sweep the tuner through a plurality of tuner states, determining a plurality of power values, each power value corresponding to a signal received from an antenna and each power value corresponding to the tuner being in a state of the plurality of tuner states, and sending one or more signals to the tuner to set the tuner to a tuner state of the plurality of tuner states, the tuner state determined using the determined powers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Glen Backes, Lisa Lust, Kelly Muldoon, Doug Carlson
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Publication number: 20150042829Abstract: Motion de-blurring systems and methods are described herein. One motion de-blurring system includes an image sensing element, one or more motion sensors in an imaging device, a lens element that undergoes motion during a capture of an image by the sensing element, and a de-blurring element to de-blur the image captured by the sensing element via de-convolving a Point Spread Function (PSF).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Scott McCloskey, Kelly Muldoon, Sharath Venkatesha
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Patent number: 8829893Abstract: In general, the disclosure is directed to techniques for determining the position of a piston within a linear actuator, such as a hydraulic cylinder, in a more cost effective and less labor-intensive fashion compared to current techniques for determining the position of a piston within a linear actuator. One or more magnets may be operably coupled to the piston, and a linear array of sensors may be disposed along an exterior length of the linear actuator. The sensors may measure the magnetic field generated by the magnet and, based on the measured magnetic field, may determine the location of the piston within the linear actuator.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Daniel Youngner, Lisa Lust, Douglas R. Carlson, Kelly Muldoon
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Patent number: 8702003Abstract: Bar code readers and methods of reading bar codes are described herein. One device includes a camera configured to produce a motion invariant image of a bar code while the bar code is in motion and a processor configured to deblur the motion invariant image of the bar code.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Scott McCloskey, Sharath Venkatesha, Kelly Muldoon
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Publication number: 20130126615Abstract: Bar code readers and methods of reading bar codes are described herein. One device includes a camera configured to produce a motion invariant image of a bar code while the bar code is in motion and a processor configured to deblur the motion invariant image of the bar code.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Scott McCloskey, Sharath Venkatesha, Kelly Muldoon
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Publication number: 20130063132Abstract: In general, the disclosure is directed to techniques for determining the position of a piston within a linear actuator, such as a hydraulic cylinder, in a more cost effective and less labor-intensive fashion compared to current techniques for determining the position of a piston within a linear actuator. One or more magnets may be operably coupled to the piston, and a linear array of sensors may be disposed along an exterior length of the linear actuator. The sensors may measure the magnetic field generated by the magnet and, based on the measured magnetic field, may determine the location of the piston within the linear actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Daniel Youngner, Lisa Lust, Douglas R. Carlson, Kelly Muldoon
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Publication number: 20100149025Abstract: A method and a system for providing a substituted timing signal for a missing satellite ephemeris in execution of a RAIM algorithm includes deriving a plurality of position, velocity, and time solutions from a GPS navigation system. The position, velocity and time solutions are derived from a plurality of satellite ephemerides. An atomic clock provides an atomic clock signal. The atomic clock signal is compared to the derived time solutions to arrive at a correction factor. The atomic clock signal is adjusted according to the correction factor to develop an adjusted atomic clock signal. The adjusted atomic clock signal is substituted for a missing satellite ephemeris to execute the RAIM algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: David W. Meyers, Lawrence C. Vallot, Brian Schipper, Kelly Muldoon
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Patent number: 7667644Abstract: A method and a system for providing a substituted timing signal for a missing satellite ephemeris in execution of a RAIM algorithm includes deriving a plurality of position, velocity, and time solutions from a GPS navigation system. The position, velocity and time solutions are derived from a plurality of satellite ephemerides. An atomic clock provides an atomic clock signal. The atomic clock signal is compared to the derived time solutions to arrive at a correction factor. The atomic clock signal is adjusted according to the correction factor to develop an adjusted atomic clock signal. The adjusted atomic clock signal is substituted for a missing satellite ephemeris to execute the RAIM algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: David W. Meyers, Lawrence C. Vallot, Brian Schipper, Kelly Muldoon
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Publication number: 20090091495Abstract: A method and a system for providing a substituted timing signal for a missing satellite ephemeris in execution of a RAIM algorithm includes deriving a plurality of position, velocity, and time solutions from a GPS navigation system. The position, velocity and time solutions are derived from a plurality of satellite ephemerides. An atomic clock provides an atomic clock signal. The atomic clock signal is compared to the derived time solutions to arrive at a correction factor. The atomic clock signal is adjusted according to the correction factor to develop an adjusted atomic clock signal. The adjusted atomic clock signal is substituted for a missing satellite ephemeris to execute the RAIM algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2007Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: David W. Meyers, Lawrence C. Vallot, Brian Schipper, Kelly Muldoon
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Publication number: 20070180338Abstract: A method of testing the electrical functionality of an optically controlled switch in a reconfigurable antenna is provided. The method includes configuring one or more conductive paths between one or more feed points and one or more test point with switches in the reconfigurable antenna. Applying one or more test signals to the one or more feed points. Monitoring the one or more test points in response to the one or more test signals and determining the functionality of the switch based upon the monitoring of the one or more test points.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2006Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Robert Becker, David Meyers, Kelly Muldoon, Douglas Carlson, Jerome Drexler
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Publication number: 20070084987Abstract: Methods and systems for low power switching are provided. In one embodiment, an optical switching system is provided. The system comprises at least one optically controlled switch adapted to maintain one of an open state and a closed state based on an associated light signal; and at least one light source adapted to output the associated light signal to the at least one switch, wherein the at least one light source cycles the light signal on and off, wherein the at least one light source is cycled on for a sufficient duration of time and with a sufficient periodicity to maintain the optically controlled switch in one of an open state and a closed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2005Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Paul Bauhahn, Robert Becker, David Meyers, Kelly Muldoon
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Publication number: 20070082643Abstract: Methods and systems for adaptable DC offset correction are provided. In one embodiment, an adaptable DC offset correction system comprises means for evaluating an incoming baseband signal to determine an appropriate DC offset removal scheme; means for removing DC offset from the incoming baseband signal based on the appropriate DC offset scheme, wherein the means for removing DC offset is responsive to the means for evaluating an incoming baseband signal; and means for outputting a reduced DC baseband signal responsive to the means for removing DC offset from the incoming baseband signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: John Golusky, Kelly Muldoon