Patents by Inventor Mike A. Ploof

Mike A. Ploof 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).

  • Integrated programmable tuner
    Patent number: 8063997
    Abstract: An integrated tuner is programmable to optimize its components for either analog signal reception or digital signal reception. Power to the components is increased for analog operation and decreased for digital operation. The tuner also includes a selectable and integrated low noise amplifier that may be selected for single-signal reception and bypassed for multi-signal reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Mats Lindstrom, Glenn W. Eswein, Abdolreza Shafie, Mike A. Ploof, Ryuji Maeda, Manjit S. Gill, Eileen Carlson, Anthony R. Simon, Henry S. Lau
  • Integrated Programmable Tuner
    Publication number: 20090096935
    Abstract: An integrated tuner is programmable to optimize its components for either analog signal reception or digital signal reception. Power to the components is increased for analog operation and decreased for digital operation. The tuner also includes a selectable and integrated low noise amplifier that may be selected for single-signal reception and bypassed for multi-signal reception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Mats Lindstrom, Glenn W. Eswein, Abdolreza Shafie, Mike A. Ploof, Ryuji Maeda, Manjit S. Gill, Eileen Carlson, Anthony R. Simon, Henry S. Lau
  • Integrated programmable tuner
    Patent number: 7414676
    Abstract: An integrated tuner is programmable to optimize its components for either analog signal reception or digital signal reception. Power to the components is increased for analog operation and decreased for digital operation. The tuner also includes a selectable and integrated low noise amplifier that may be selected for single-signal reception and bypassed for multi-signal reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Conexant Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mats Lindstrom, Glenn Eswein, Abdolreza Shafie, Mike A. Ploof, Ryuji Maeda, Manjit S. Gill, Eileen Carlson, Anthony R. Simon, Henry S. Lau
  • Cable receiver having in-band and out-of-band tuners
    Publication number: 20040031064
    Abstract: A cable television receiver includes in-band and out-of-band tuners integrated on a single IC. A mode controller determines whether an out-of-band signal is being received and powers the out-of-band tuner off when no out-of-band signal is present. A signal divider divides the signals between the in-band and out-of-band tuners and may be an asymmetric coupler in order to provide a higher power signal to the in-band tuner and a lower power signal to the out-of-band tuner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: Conexant Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mats Lindstrom, Glenn W. Eswein, Abdolreza Shafie, Mike A. Ploof, Ryuji Maeda, Manjit S. Gill, Eileen Carlson, Anthony R. Simon
  • Integrated programmable tuner
    Publication number: 20040021798
    Abstract: An integrated tuner is programmable to optimize its components for either analog signal reception or digital signal reception. Power to the components is increased for analog operation and decreased for digital operation. The tuner also includes a selectable and integrated low noise amplifier that may be selected for single-signal reception and bypassed for multi-signal reception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: Conexant Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mats Lindstrom, Glenn W. Eswein, Abdolreza Shafie, Mike A. Ploof, Ryuji Maeda, Manjit S. Gill, Eileen Carlson, Anthony R. Simon, Henry S. Lau