Patents by Inventor Michel Turcot

Michel Turcot 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).

  • Radio frequency transmitters having redundant signal paths and monitoring circuitry for detecting signal loss
    Patent number: 10014883
    Abstract: Radio frequency (“RF”) transmitters include a digital-to-RF electronics module that receives an input data stream and outputs an RF signal, a switch having a first input port that is coupled to an output of the digital-to-RF electronics module, a second input port that is coupled to a matched termination, and an output port that is coupled to a communications network, a DC injection circuit that is configured to inject a DC signal at a first node on an RF transmission path that connects the output of the digital-to-RF electronics module to the first input port of the switch, and a DC monitoring circuit that is configured to sense if a DC signal is present on a second RF transmission path that connects the output of the switch to the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventors: Michel Turcot, Andre Lessard, Yves Tardif, Robert Meunier
  • Radio Frequency Transmitters Having Redundant Signal Paths and Monitoring Circuitry for Detecting Signal Loss
    Publication number: 20160373139
    Abstract: Radio frequency (“RF”) transmitters include a digital-to-RF electronics module that receives an input data stream and outputs an RF signal, a switch having a first input port that is coupled to an output of the digital-to-RF electronics module, a second input port that is coupled to a matched termination, and an output port that is coupled to a communications network, a DC injection circuit that is configured to inject a DC signal at a first node on an RF transmission path that connects the output of the digital-to-RF electronics module to the first input port of the switch, and a DC monitoring circuit that is configured to sense if a DC signal is present on a second RF transmission path that connects the output of the switch to the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Michel Turcot, Andre Lessard, Yves Tardif, Robert Meunier