Patents by Inventor Mark W. May

Mark W. May 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).

  • Receiver chip with multiple independent loop-through paths
    Patent number: 9190975
    Abstract: A radio receiver and method of operating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the radio receiver may include a RF receive path configured to convey a first radio signal within a first band to a radio tuning circuit. The RF receive path may be controllable using a first AGC circuit. The radio receiver may also include a loop-through path configured to convey a second radio signal within a second band between an input and an output of the radio receiver. The second band may be different from the first band. The loop-through path may be controllable using a second AGC circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Dan B. Kasha, Russell Croman, Mike R. May, Mark W. May, Navin Harwalkar, Tim Stroud
  • Receiver Chip with Multiple Independent Loop-Through Paths
    Publication number: 20150094007
    Abstract: A radio receiver and method of operating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the radio receiver may include a RF receive path configured to convey a first radio signal within a first band to a radio tuning circuit. The RF receive path may be controllable using a first AGC circuit. The radio receiver may also include a loop-through path configured to convey a second radio signal within a second band between an input and an output of the radio receiver. The second band may be different from the first band. The loop-through path may be controllable using a second AGC circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Dan B. Kasha, Russell Croman, Mike R. May, Mark W. May, Navin Harwalkar, Tim Stroud
  • Circuits and methods of low-frequency noise filtering
    Patent number: 8831521
    Abstract: A circuit includes an input terminal for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and a noise mitigation circuit coupled to the input terminal. The noise mitigation circuit is configured to detect a low-frequency noise signature in the RF signal and to automatically adjust an attenuation network to filter low-frequency noise from the RF signal in response to detecting the low-frequency noise signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Ken A. Strickland, Mark W. May, Scott Thomas Haban
  • Circuits and Methods of Low-Frequency Noise Filtering
    Publication number: 20120157031
    Abstract: A circuit includes an input terminal for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and a noise mitigation circuit coupled to the input terminal. The noise mitigation circuit is configured to detect a low-frequency noise signature in the RF signal and to automatically adjust an attenuation network to filter low-frequency noise from the RF signal in response to detecting the low-frequency noise signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SILICON LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ken A. Strickland, Mark W. May, Scott Thomas Haban