Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Yates

Kenneth W. Yates 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).

  • Random access multiple user communication system
    Patent number: 5307341
    Abstract: A frequency comb multiple access (FCMA) communications system in which address and message data are transmitted on a common channel to different users. The data transmitted are in the form of signatures, each of which consists of combined specific frequencies selected from a range of discrete frequencies available in the bandwidth of the common channel. Each signature corresponds to an address and to a data message directed to the address. This system does not require handshaking nor channel assignment. A transmitter and a receiver for the system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignees: OTC Limited, University of Technology, Sydney
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Yates, Terence J. Stevenson, Terence M. P. Percival, Roksana Boreli, Richard A. Z. Simington