Patents by Inventor Michael Stephen Johnson

Michael Stephen Johnson 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 architecture having full-band capture and narrow-band paths
    Patent number: 10003482
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes: a first receiver to receive and downconvert a first radio frequency (RF) signal to a second frequency signal and to output a first digitized signal, the first receiver comprising a full-band receiver to receive at least a substantial portion of a band of interest; a second receiver to receive and downconvert a second RF signal to a third frequency signal and to output a second digitized signal, the second receiver comprising a narrow-band receiver to receive a first channel of the band of interest; a digital circuit to process at least one of the first and second digitized signals; and a controller to configure the first receiver and the second receiver and control the digital circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Stephen Johnson
  • Receiver Architecture Having Full-Band Capture And Narrow-Band Paths
    Publication number: 20180062888
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes: a first receiver to receive and downconvert a first radio frequency (RF) signal to a second frequency signal and to output a first digitized signal, the first receiver comprising a full-band receiver to receive at least a substantial portion of a band of interest; a second receiver to receive and downconvert a second RF signal to a third frequency signal and to output a second digitized signal, the second receiver comprising a narrow-band receiver to receive a first channel of the band of interest; a digital circuit to process at least one of the first and second digitized signals; and a controller to configure the first receiver and the second receiver and control the digital circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Stephen Johnson