Patents by Inventor Neal J. Seidl

Neal J. Seidl 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).

  • Patent number: 7751785
    Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication. The system can include a transmitter that transmits a data signal having a time period without data transmission. The system can also include a receiver including a first antenna, a second antenna, a switch that activates one of the first antenna and the second antenna, and a processor that estimates a first signal-to-noise ratio for the first antenna and a second signal-to-noise ratio for the second antenna during the time period without data transmission. The processor can control the switch to select one of the first antenna and the second antenna based on a comparison between the first signal-to-noise ratio and the second signal-to-noise ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Karina P. Carvalho, Neal J. Seidl, Matthew G. Grubis, Ralph T. Hoctor, James Hurley, Russell A. Rymut
  • Patent number: 7643571
    Abstract: A communication system including a first device transmitting a modulated signal and a second device receiving the modulated signal. The second device can include a first demodulator and a second demodulator. The first demodulator can receive the modulated signal, produce a first demodulated output, and implement a first demodulation technique. The second demodulator can receive the modulated signal, produce a second demodulated output, and implement a second demodulation technique. The second demodulation technique can differ from the first demodulation technique. The second device can also include an error detection module that can perform bit error detection based on the first demodulated output and the second demodulated output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Neal J. Seidl
  • Patent number: 7298788
    Abstract: A communication system including a first device transmitting a modulated signal and a second device receiving the modulated signal. The second device can include a first demodulator and a second demodulator. The first demodulator can receive the modulated signal, produce a first demodulated output, and implement a first demodulation technique. The second demodulator can receive the modulated signal, produce a second demodulated output, and implement a second demodulation technique. The second demodulation technique can differ from the first demodulation technique. The second device can also include an error detection module that can perform bit error detection based on the first demodulated output and the second demodulated output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Neal J. Seidl
  • Patent number: 7248843
    Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication. The system can include a transmitter that transmits a data signal having a time period without data transmission. The system can also include a receiver including a first antenna, a second antenna, a switch that activates one of the first antenna and the second antenna, and a processor that estimates a first signal-to-noise ratio for the first antenna and a second signal-to-noise ratio for the second antenna during the time period without data transmission. The processor can control the switch to select one of the first antenna and the second antenna based on a comparison between the first signal-to-noise ratio and the second signal-to-noise ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Karina P. Carvalho, Neal J. Seidl, Matthew G. Grubis, Ralph T. Hoctor, James Hurley, Russell A. Rymut