Patents by Inventor Michael W. O'Brien

Michael W. O'Brien 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: 20230375627
    Abstract: Sensors and methods for determining the state of charge of a battery are described. The state of charge is determined in some instances by applying a current perturbation having a frequency to the battery terminals, monitoring the response signal, and determining the phase of the response signal. The phase may be correlated to the state of charge of the battery, so that once the phase is determined, a determination of the state of charge of the battery may be made. In some situations, the state of charge may be used to determine the operating condition of a load connected to the battery. In some embodiments, the state of charge may be used to determine whether the battery is defective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Hemtej Gullapalli, Erfan Soltanmohammadi, Han Zhang, Michael W. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11662389
    Abstract: Sensors and methods for determining the state of charge of a battery are described. The state of charge is determined in some instances by applying a current perturbation having a frequency to the battery terminals, monitoring the response signal, and determining the phase of the response signal. The phase may be correlated to the state of charge of the battery, so that once the phase is determined, a determination of the state of charge of the battery may be made. In some situations, the state of charge may be used to determine the operating condition of a load connected to the battery. In some embodiments, the state of charge may be used to determine whether the battery is defective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Hemtej Gullapalli, Erfan Soltanmohammadi, Han Zhang, Michael W. O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20220026496
    Abstract: Sensors and methods for determining the state of charge of a battery are described. The state of charge is determined in some instances by applying a current perturbation having a frequency to the battery terminals, monitoring the response signal, and determining the phase of the response signal. The phase may be correlated to the state of charge of the battery, so that once the phase is determined, a determination of the state of charge of the battery may be made. In some situations, the state of charge may be used to determine the operating condition of a load connected to the battery. In some embodiments, the state of charge may be used to determine whether the battery is defective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hemtej Gullapalli, Erfan Soltanmohammadi, Han Zhang, Michael W. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 10841217
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to detecting a header of a packet. A receive signal path can provide a receive signal that includes packets and a guard preamble between successive packets of the packets. A receiver control circuit can trigger a timer that sets a time for detecting a header of a packet in response to detecting an end of a preamble of the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Michael W. O'Brien, Sudarshan Onkar, Joshua J. Nekl
  • Patent number: 10541721
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to transmitting and/or receiving a frequency-shift keying signal including a packet that includes a preamble and a payload. The preamble has a first modulation index that has a smaller magnitude than a second modulation index of the payload. This can enhance frequency correction in a receive device that receives the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Michael W. O'Brien, Sudarshan Onkar
  • Publication number: 20190363981
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to detecting a header of a packet. A receive signal path can provide a receive signal that includes packets and a guard preamble between successive packets of the packets. A receiver control circuit can trigger a timer that sets a time for detecting a header of a packet in response to detecting an end of a preamble of the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael W. O'Brien, Sudarshan Onkar, Joshua J. Nekl
  • Publication number: 20190097680
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to transmitting and/or receiving a frequency-shift keying signal including a packet that includes a preamble and a payload. The preamble has a first modulation index that has a smaller magnitude than a second modulation index of the payload. This can enhance frequency correction in a receive device that receives the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael W. O'Brien, Sudarshan Onkar
  • Publication number: 20180331712
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to active antenna calibration. In some embodiments, a local oscillator signal can be injected into the receive path for misalignment measurement and calibration of the receive path, a transmit signal from a transmit path can be coupled to a receive path, and the transmit path can be calibrated relative to the receive path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael W. O'Brien, Michael F. Keaveney, Emil Ivanov Entchev, James Breslin
  • Patent number: 10128894
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to active antenna calibration. In some embodiments, a local oscillator signal can be injected into the receive path for misalignment measurement and calibration of the receive path, a transmit signal from a transmit path can be coupled to a receive path, and the transmit path can be calibrated relative to the receive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL
    Inventors: Michael W. O'Brien, Michael F. Keaveney, Emil Ivanov Entchev, James Breslin