Patents by Inventor Kevin Alexander Goodfellow

Kevin Alexander Goodfellow 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling radiation characteristics of transmitter of wireless device in correspondence with transmitter orientation
    Patent number: 8744539
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a corresponding method for controlling radiation characteristics of a transmitter of a wireless device. The wireless device includes a transmitting portion that includes one or more antennas that are characterized by one or more radiation patterns. The wireless device further comprises a sensor system for determining an orientation of the transmitting portion and a control system that is operatively coupled to the sensor system and configured to control the supply of power to each antenna depending on the orientation of the transmitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: NETGEAR, Inc.
    Inventors: Behrouz Pourseyed, Vincent Maddock Smith, Ying Wang, Kevin Alexander Goodfellow, Colin Lee
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSMITTER OF WIRELESS DEVICE IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH TRANSMITTER ORIENTATION
    Publication number: 20100279751
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a corresponding method for controlling radiation characteristics of a transmitter of a wireless device. The wireless device includes a transmitting portion that includes one or more antennas that are characterized by one or more radiation patterns. The wireless device further comprises a sensor system for determining an orientation of the transmitting portion and a control system that is operatively coupled to the sensor system and configured to control the supply of power to each antenna depending on the orientation of the transmitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Behrouz Pourseyed, Vincent Maddock Smith, Ying Wang, Kevin Alexander Goodfellow, Colin Lee