Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Sawyer
Kevin A. Sawyer 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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Publication number: 20230354196Abstract: A wake-up radio system in a wireless sensor network, the wake-up radio comprising: an analog front end configured to communicate with matching network; an analog to digital converter coupled to the analog front end; and a digital baseband coupled to the analog to digital converter, wherein the digital baseband outputs a fast wake-up signal and a secure wake-up signal, and wherein the wake-up radio listens to all channels simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Everactive, Inc.Inventors: David D. Wentzloff, Kuo-Ken Huang, Farah Bassam Yahya, Jonathan Kirk Brown, Richard Kevin Sawyer, JR., Nicholas Andrew Clark Collins, David Sharif Abdallah, Christopher Shaw
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Patent number: 11758480Abstract: A wake-up radio system in a wireless sensor network, the wake-up radio comprising: an analog front end configured to communicate with matching network; an analog to digital converter coupled to the analog front end; and a digital baseband coupled to the analog to digital converter, wherein the digital baseband outputs a fast wake-up signal and a secure wake-up signal, and wherein the wake-up radio listens to all channels simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: EVERACTIVE INC.Inventors: David D. Wentzloff, Kuo-Ken Huang, Farah Bassam Yahya, Christopher John Lukas, Jonathan Kirk Brown, Richard Kevin Sawyer, Jr., Nicholas Andrew Clark Collins, David Sharif Abdallah, Christopher Shaw
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Publication number: 20230156313Abstract: A system for recording video in a wearable device is provided. The system includes: a barrel to provide mechanical support for one or more components in the system, a camera, disposed inside the barrel, wherein the camera includes a front lens with a field of view pointed to an onlooker outside of the wearable device, a cover glass mounted on the barrel, the cover glass configured to protect the front lens and one or more components in the system, a light emitting device, disposed inside the barrel, and a light pipe configured to receive a light from the light emitting device and to transmit the light through an overlap area on the cover glass and to the onlooker, when the camera is recording a scene outside of the wearable device, within the field of view, wherein the camera field of view comprises at least a portion of the overlap area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Kirk Erik Burgess, Kevin Sawyer
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Publication number: 20210258878Abstract: A wake-up radio system in a wireless sensor network, the wake-up radio comprising: an analog front end configured to communicate with matching network; an analog to digital converter coupled to the analog front end; and a digital baseband coupled to the analog to digital converter, wherein the digital baseband outputs a fast wake-up signal and a secure wake-up signal, and wherein the wake-up radio listens to all channels simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: EVERACTIVE INC.Inventors: David D. Wentzloff, Kuo-Ken Huang, Farah Bassam Yahya, Christopher John Lukas, Jonathan Kirk Brown, Richard Kevin Sawyer, JR., Nicholas Andrew Clark Collins, David Sharif Abdallah, Christopher Shaw
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Patent number: 11002702Abstract: An optical module includes first and second transparent substrates and a spacer between the first and second transparent substrates, holding the first transparent substrate in proximity to the second transparent substrate, with first and second diffractive optical elements (DOEs) on respective faces of the first and second transparent substrates. At least first and second capacitance electrodes are disposed respectively on the first and second transparent substrates in proximity to the first and second DOEs. Circuitry is coupled to measure changes in a capacitance between at least the first and second capacitance electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Hannah D Noble, Kevin A Sawyer, Martin B Adamcyk, Yazan Z Alnahhas, Yu Qiao Qu, Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20190162691Abstract: An optical module includes first and second transparent substrates and a spacer between the first and second transparent substrates, holding the first transparent substrate in proximity to the second transparent substrate, with first and second diffractive optical elements (DOEs) on respective faces of the first and second transparent substrates. At least first and second capacitance electrodes are disposed respectively on the first and second transparent substrates in proximity to the first and second DOEs. Circuitry is coupled to measure changes in a capacitance between at least the first and second capacitance electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Hannah D. Noble, Kevin A. Sawyer, Martin B. Adamcyk, Yazan Z. Alnahhas, Yu Qiao Qu, Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 10302585Abstract: An optical module includes first and second transparent substrates and a spacer between the first and second transparent substrates, holding the first transparent substrate in proximity to the second transparent substrate, with first and second diffractive optical elements (DOEs) on respective faces of the first and second transparent substrates. At least first and second capacitance electrodes are disposed respectively on the first and second transparent substrates in proximity to the first and second DOEs. Circuitry is coupled to measure changes in a capacitance between at least the first and second capacitance electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Hannah D. Noble, Kevin A. Sawyer, Martin B. Adamcyk, Yazan Z. Alnahhas, Yu Qiao Qu, Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Patent number: 10234536Abstract: A method of geolocating comprises: receiving wirelessly, at an asset located on the Earth's surface and from at least two airborne aircraft, ADS-B signals, respectively; interpolating, using a Bayes filter, at least some state information of the at least two airborne aircraft based on the ADS-B signals, respectively; determining differences in received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values (RSSI-difference values) of successive aircraft-specific ADS-B signals, respectively; estimating, using a likelihood function, locations of the asset based on the RSSI-difference values, the ADS-B signals and the interpolated state information, respectively, thereby producing a set of estimated locations; and searching amongst the set to find one of the estimated locations that is regarded as being most likely to most accurately describe an actual position of the asset.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: LINK LABS, INC.Inventors: Ricardo Luna, Jr., Adrian Sapio, Richard Kevin Sawyer, Jr., Mark Olden Bloechl
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Patent number: 10174931Abstract: An optical module includes a transparent substrate and a refractive optical element mounted on the substrate. A conductive heating trace is deposited on the substrate around the refractive optical element. A temperature sensor senses a temperature of the substrate. Control circuitry is coupled to the temperature sensor so as to measure a difference between the temperature of the substrate and a target operating temperature of the module, and to drive a current through the conductive heating trace, responsively to the difference, so as to heat the substrate to the target operating temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Kevin A. Sawyer, Yazan Z. Alnahhas
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Patent number: 9860882Abstract: A method of operating an end node to communicate with a central node, the method comprising: wirelessly receiving, a beacon signal periodically-transmitted from the central node; each beacon signal denoting the start of a single frame; each frame being organized to include a downlink (DL) phase which precedes an uplink (UL) phase; and a payload of the beacon signal including an offset which represents a starting time of the UL phase. The method further comprises: generating a message; selecting, unbeknownst to the central node, at least one UL logical-channel, respectively; and wirelessly transmitting, during the UL phase, at least a portion of the message from the end node over the selected at least one UL logical-channel according to a slotted ALOHA technique.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: LINK LABS, INC.Inventors: Adrian Sapio, Richard Kevin Sawyer, Jr., Allen Parker Welkie, Ricardo Luna, Jr.
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Patent number: 9819144Abstract: A method for production of an optoelectronic device includes fabricating a plurality of vertical emitters on a semiconductor substrate. Respective top surfaces of the emitters are bonded to a heat sink, after which the semiconductor substrate is removed below respective bottom surfaces of the emitters. Both anode and cathode contacts are attached to the bottom surfaces so as to drive the emitters to emit light from the bottom surfaces. In another embodiment, the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate is bonded to a carrier substrate having through-holes that are aligned with respective top surfaces of the emitters, after which the semiconductor substrate is removed below respective bottom surfaces of the emitters, and the respective bottom surfaces of the emitters are bonded to a heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Chin Han Lin, Kevin A. Sawyer, Neil MacKinnon, Venkataram R. Raju, Weiping Li, Xiaofeng Fan
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Patent number: 9775157Abstract: A method, of operating an end node to wirelessly communicate with a central node, includes: receiving wirelessly a current instance of a beacon signal periodically-transmitted from the central node; measuring a received power, PB-RX, of the beacon signal; reading locally-stored values of PB-TX and G representing a presumed transmitted power of the beacon signal and a performance goal of the end node, respectively; determining, for a given channel, a path loss, PL, based on the PB-RX and the PB-TX; and adaptively setting an energy level, EN-TX, of a forthcoming message to be transmitted from the end node by adaptively determining, based on PL and G, at least two of: a level of power, PN-TX; a forward error correction coding rate, c; and a spreading factor, SF; and a modulation format, M.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Link Labs, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo Luna, Jr., Adrian Sapio, Richard Kevin Sawyer, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170199144Abstract: An optical module includes first and second transparent substrates and a spacer between the first and second transparent substrates, holding the first transparent substrate in proximity to the second transparent substrate, with first and second diffractive optical elements (DOEs) on respective faces of the first and second transparent substrates. At least first and second capacitance electrodes are disposed respectively on the first and second transparent substrates in proximity to the first and second DOEs. Circuitry is coupled to measure changes in a capacitance between at least the first and second capacitance electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Hannah D. Noble, Kevin A. Sawyer, Martin B. Adamcyk, Yazan Z. Alnahhas, Yu Qiao Qu, Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
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Publication number: 20170153323Abstract: A method of geolocating comprises: receiving wirelessly, at an asset located on the Earth's surface and from at least two airborne aircraft, ADS-B signals, respectively; interpolating, using a Bayes filter, at least some state information of the at least two airborne aircraft based on the ADS-B signals, respectively; determining differences in received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values (RSSI-difference values) of successive aircraft-specific ADS-B signals, respectively; estimating, using a likelihood function, locations of the asset based on the RSSI-difference values, the ADS-B signals and the interpolated state information, respectively, thereby producing a set of estimated locations; and searching amongst the set to find one of the estimated locations that is regarded as being most likely to most accurately describe an actual position of the asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Link Labs, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo LUNA, JR., Adrian SAPIO, Richard Kevin SAWYER, JR., Mark Olden BLOECHL
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Publication number: 20170127403Abstract: A method of operating an end node to communicate with a central node, the method comprising: wirelessly receiving, a beacon signal periodically-transmitted from the central node; each beacon signal denoting the start of a single frame; each frame being organized to include a downlink (DL) phase which precedes an uplink (UL) phase; and a payload of the beacon signal including an offset which represents a starting time of the UL phase. The method further comprises: generating a message; selecting, unbeknownst to the central node, at least one UL logical-channel, respectively; and wirelessly transmitting, during the UL phase, at least a portion of the message from the end node over the selected at least one UL logical-channel according to a slotted ALOHA technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: LINK LABS, LLCInventors: Adrian SAPIO, Richard Kevin SAWYER, Jr., Allen Parker WELKIE, Ricardo LUNA, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160356484Abstract: An optical module includes a transparent substrate and a refractive optical element mounted on the substrate. A conductive heating trace is deposited on the substrate around the refractive optical element. A temperature sensor senses a temperature of the substrate. Control circuitry is coupled to the temperature sensor so as to measure a difference between the temperature of the substrate and a target operating temperature of the module, and to drive a current through the conductive heating trace, responsively to the difference, so as to heat the substrate to the target operating temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Kevin A. Sawyer, Yazan Z. Alnahhas
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Publication number: 20160336717Abstract: A method for production of an optoelectronic device includes fabricating a plurality of vertical emitters on a semiconductor substrate. Respective top surfaces of the emitters are bonded to a heat sink, after which the semiconductor substrate is removed below respective bottom surfaces of the emitters. Both anode and cathode contacts are attached to the bottom surfaces so as to drive the emitters to emit light from the bottom surfaces. In another embodiment, the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate is bonded to a carrier substrate having through-holes that are aligned with respective top surfaces of the emitters, after which the semiconductor substrate is removed below respective bottom surfaces of the emitters, and the respective bottom surfaces of the emitters are bonded to a heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Chin Han Lin, Kevin A. Sawyer, Neil MacKinnon, Venkataram R. Raju, Weiping Li, Xiaofeng Fan
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Publication number: 20160323886Abstract: A method, of operating an end node to wirelessly communicate with a central node, includes: receiving wirelessly a current instance of a beacon signal periodically-transmitted from the central node; measuring a received power, PB-RX, of the beacon signal; reading locally-stored values of PB-TX and G representing a presumed transmitted power of the beacon signal and a performance goal of the end node, respectively; determining, for a given channel, a path loss, PL, based on the PB-RX and the PB-TX; and adaptively setting an energy level, EN-TX, of a forthcoming message to be transmitted from the end node by adaptively determining, based on PL and G, at least two of: a level of power, PN-TX; a forward error correction coding rate, c; and a spreading factor, SF; and a modulation format, M.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: Link Labs, Inc.Inventors: Ricardo LUNA, JR., Adrian SAPIO, Richard Kevin SAWYER, JR.
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Patent number: 9264099Abstract: A method (of operating an end node) includes: wirelessly receiving an instance of a non-hopping beacon signal, B, periodically-transmitted from a central node; interpreting a frequency-block hopping guide (FBHG) according to FN(i) and IDCN thereby to determine a corresponding set, CSET(i), of at least two channels available to the end node for transmission, respectively, during frame FN(i); selecting, at least pseudo-randomly, at least one channel amongst the set CSET(i); and wirelessly transmitting at least one message from the end node using the at least one selected channel, respectively. Each instance B(i) includes: a corresponding frame number, FN(i); and an identification, IDCN, of the central node. The FBHG establishes: a total of L frames; a set of channels CSET for each frame, respectively; and that, for any two consecutive ones of the L frames, FN(j) and FN(j+1), the corresponding sets CSET(j) and CSET(j+1) will be different, CSET(j)?CSET(j+1).Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Link Labs, INC.Inventors: Adrian Sapio, Richard Kevin Sawyer, Jr.
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Patent number: 9253727Abstract: A method, of operating an end node to wirelessly communicate with a central node, includes: receiving wirelessly a current instance of a beacon signal periodically-transmitted from the central node; measuring a received power, PB-RX, of the beacon signal; reading locally-stored values of PB-TX and G representing a presumed transmitted power of the beacon signal and a performance goal of the end node, respectively; determining, for a given channel, a path loss, PL, based on the PB-RX and the PB-TX; and adaptively setting an energy level, EN-TX, of a forthcoming message to be transmitted from the end node based on PL and G.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: LINK LABS, INC.Inventors: Ricardo Luna, Jr., Adrian Sapio, Richard Kevin Sawyer, Jr.