Patents by Inventor Matthew F. Gann

Matthew F. Gann 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).

  • Publication number: 20040208263
    Abstract: A digital data demodulator employs a cordic rotator-based, digital phase locked loop for carrier frequency tracking. Digitized I and Q channels downconverted to baseband using a fixed frequency oscillator are coupled to a digital cordic rotator. The cordic rotator iteratively executes pipelined phase-rotational adjustments of its digitized in-phase and quadrature inputs, in association with a pipelined reduction of the accumulated value of a phase angle vector code generated by digital phase error detection logic circuitry to which rotated I and Q outputs of the cordic rotator are applied. The phase error representative code vector is coupled through a digital loop filter as a reference angle input to the cordic rotator. The cordic rotator iteratively rotates the I and Q channel values that reduce the accumulated phase error to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Rives, Matthew F. Gann, Anthony A. Goodloe
  • Patent number: 6771715
    Abstract: A digital data demodulator employs a cordic rotator-based, digital phase locked loop for carrier frequency tracking. Digitized I and Q channels downconverted to baseband using a fixed frequency oscillator are coupled to a digital cordic rotator. The cordic rotator iteratively executes pipelined phase-rotational adjustments of its digitized in-phase and quadrature inputs, in association with a pipelined reduction of the accumulated value of a phase angle vector code generated by digital phase error detection logic circuitry to which rotated I and Q outputs of the cordic rotator are applied. The phase error representative code vector is coupled through a digital loop filter as a reference angle input to the cordic rotator. The cordic rotator iteratively rotates the I and Q channel values that reduce the accumulated phase error to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Adtran, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Rives, Matthew F. Gann, Anthony A. Goodloe