Patents by Inventor Kevin F. Walsh

Kevin F. Walsh 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).

  • Dual serial/parallel interface devices and switching components
    Patent number: 9990322
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for communicating with a serial/parallel interface are described herein. In an aspect, a wireless device includes a transceiver configured to output a plurality of transmission paths, and an antenna configured to output a signal corresponding to at least one of the transmission paths. The wireless device further includes a wireless switching component including a radio-frequency switch configured to selectively connect the antenna to one of the transmission paths, a plurality of signal pins, a serial interface including a plurality of serial inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a parallel interface including a plurality of parallel inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a decoder, and a level shifter configured to control the radio-frequency switch, the at least one pin electrically coupled to both a serial input and a parallel input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Scott Whitefield, Nuttapong Srirattana, Kevin F. Walsh, Florinel G. Balteanu
  • DUAL SERIAL/PARALLEL INTERFACE DEVICES AND SWITCHING COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20150293872
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for communicating with a serial/parallel interface are described herein. In an aspect, a wireless device includes a transceiver configured to output a plurality of transmission paths, and an antenna configured to output a signal corresponding to at least one of the transmission paths. The wireless device further includes a wireless switching component including a radio-frequency switch configured to selectively connect the antenna to one of the transmission paths, a plurality of signal pins, a serial interface including a plurality of serial inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a parallel interface including a plurality of parallel inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a decoder, and a level shifter configured to control the radio-frequency switch, the at least one pin electrically coupled to both a serial input and a parallel input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: David Scott Whitefield, Nuttapong Srirattana, Kevin F. Walsh, Florinel G. Balteanu
  • Dual mode serial/parallel interface and use thereof in improved wireless devices and switching components
    Patent number: 9092393
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for communicating with a serial/parallel interface are described herein. In an aspect, a wireless device includes a transceiver configured to output a plurality of transmission paths, and an antenna configured to output a signal corresponding to at least one of the transmission paths. The wireless device further includes a wireless switching component including a radio-frequency switch configured to selectively connect the antenna to one of the transmission paths, a plurality of signal pins, a serial interface including a plurality of serial inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a parallel interface including a plurality of parallel inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a decoder, and a level shifter configured to control the radio-frequency switch, the at least one pin electrically coupled to both a serial input and a parallel input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David Scott Whitefield, Nuttapong Srirattana, Kevin F. Walsh, Florinel G. Balteanu
  • DUAL MODE SERIAL/PARALLEL INTERFACE AND USE THEREOF IN IMPROVED WIRELESS DEVICES AND SWITCHING COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20120233374
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for communicating with a serial/parallel interface are described herein. In an aspect, a wireless device includes a transceiver configured to output a plurality of transmission paths, and an antenna configured to output a signal corresponding to at least one of the transmission paths. The wireless device further includes a wireless switching component including a radio-frequency switch configured to selectively connect the antenna to one of the transmission paths, a plurality of signal pins, a serial interface including a plurality of serial inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a parallel interface including a plurality of parallel inputs electrically coupled to at least one pin of the plurality of signal pins, a decoder, and a level shifter configured to control the radio-frequency switch, the at least one pin electrically coupled to both a serial input and a parallel input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: David Scott Whitefield, Nuttapong Srirattana, Kevin F. Walsh, Florinel G. Balteanu