Patents by Inventor Patrick Carl
Patrick Carl 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).
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Patent number: 11978961Abstract: An antenna array may include a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) oriented in a stacked arrangement, parallel to and spaced apart from one another. Each of the PCBs may include a linear array of antenna elements, which cooperate with the linear arrays of antenna elements on other PCBs to form a two-dimensional array of antenna elements. The PCBs may be supported at one end by a common backplate in a cantilevered manner, with the linear arrays of antenna elements located near the free end of the PCBs. The PCBs may include a thicker portion and a thinner portion, and the thinner portion may include a heat sink or other thermal dissipation structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Taoglas Group Holdings LimitedInventors: Jeffrey Keith Shamblin, Vladimir Furlan, Patrick Carl Frank
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Patent number: 11932529Abstract: In described examples, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) includes a first element and a second element. The first element is mounted on a substrate and has a first contact surface. The second element is mounted on the substrate and has a second contact surface that protrudes from the second element to form an acute contact surface. The first element and/or the second element is/are operable to move in: a first direction, such that the first contact surface comes in contact with the second contact surface; and a second direction, such that the second contact surface separates from the first contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Patrick Ian Oden, James Carl Baker, Sandra Zheng, William C. McDonald
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Publication number: 20240037220Abstract: An access token broker is executed within a first iFrame, a fully trusted application is executed in a second iFrame within the first iFrame, and a partially trusted application is executed in a third iFrame within the second iFrame. The partially trusted application may identify the iFrame in which the access token broker is executing and request an access token from the access token broker. The access token broker determines whether the request for the access token is to be granted. If the request is to be granted, the access token broker requests the access token from a hosting application. The hosting application obtains the requested access token from an access token server and provides the access token to the access token broker. The access token broker receives the access token from the hosting application and provides the access token to the partially trusted application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Graham Lee MCMYNN, Patrick Carl MILLER, Luca BANDINELLI, John Giang NGUYEN
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Publication number: 20230178900Abstract: An antenna array may include a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) oriented in a stacked arrangement, parallel to and spaced apart from one another. Each of the PCBs may include a linear array of antenna elements, which cooperate with the linear arrays of antenna elements on other PCBs to form a two-dimensional array of antenna elements. The PCBs may be supported at one end by a common backplate in a cantilevered manner, with the linear arrays of antenna elements located near the free end of the PCBs. The PCBs may include a thicker portion and a thinner portion, and the thinner portion may include a heat sink or other thermal dissipation structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey Keith Shamblin, Vladimir Furlan, Patrick Carl Frank
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Publication number: 20230093671Abstract: Circular patch antenna with integrated arc slots. In one embodiment, the circular patch antenna includes a top dielectric patch and a bottom dielectric patch. The top dielectric patch includes a first plurality of apertures while the bottom dielectric patch includes a second plurality of apertures. At least a portion of the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures are aligned with one another when the top dielectric patch is positioned over the bottom dielectric patch. A flex printed circuit board (PCB) is positioned between the top dielectric patch and the bottom dielectric patch and includes a plurality of arc slots, each of the plurality of arc slots are positioned between the first and second plurality of apertures and an external periphery of the flex PCB. Methods of operating the circular patch antenna as well as systems that incorporate the circular patch antenna are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventor: Patrick Carl Frank
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Patent number: 11509065Abstract: An antenna array may include a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) oriented in a stacked arrangement, parallel to and spaced apart from one another. Each of the PCBs may include a linear array of antenna elements, which cooperate with the linear arrays of antenna elements on other PCBs to form a two-dimensional array of antenna elements. The PCBs may be supported at one end by a common backplate in a cantilevered manner, with the linear arrays of antenna elements located near the free end of the PCBs. The PCBs may include a thicker portion and a thinner portion, and the thinner portion may include a heat sink or other thermal dissipation structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: TAOGLAS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Jeffrey Keith Shamblin, Vladimir Furlan, Patrick Carl Frank
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Publication number: 20200395678Abstract: An antenna array may include a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) oriented in a stacked arrangement, parallel to and spaced apart from one another. Each of the PCBs may include a linear array of antenna elements, which cooperate with the linear arrays of antenna elements on other PCBs to form a two-dimensional array of antenna elements. The PCBs may be supported at one end by a common backplate in a cantilevered manner, with the linear arrays of antenna elements located near the free end of the PCBs. The PCBs may include a thicker portion and a thinner portion, and the thinner portion may include a heat sink or other thermal dissipation structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey Keith Shamblin, Vladimir Furlan, Patrick Carl Frank
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Patent number: 10408674Abstract: An apparatus comprises a light source configured to generate light, and a modulator coupled to the light source and configured to modulate the light above a predetermined frequency. A slider is configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording and to receive the modulated light. A resistive sensor is integral to the slider and subject to heating by absorption of electromagnetic radiation and conduction of heat. Measuring circuitry is coupled to the resistive sensor and configured to measure a response of the resistive sensor due to absorbed electromagnetic radiation and not from the heat conduction. The measuring circuitry may further be configured to determine output optical power of the light source using the measured resistive sensor response.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: James Dillon Kiely, John Charles Duda, Patrick Carl Fletcher, Andrei Dorobantu, Jon D. Trantham
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Publication number: 20190212192Abstract: An apparatus comprises a light source configured to generate light, and a modulator coupled to the light source and configured to modulate the light above a predetermined frequency. A slider is configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording and to receive the modulated light. A resistive sensor is integral to the slider and subject to heating by absorption of electromagnetic radiation and conduction of heat. Measuring circuitry is coupled to the resistive sensor and configured to measure a response of the resistive sensor due to absorbed electromagnetic radiation and not from the heat conduction. The measuring circuitry may further be configured to determine output optical power of the light source using the measured resistive sensor response.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: James Dillon Kiely, John Charles Duda, Patrick Carl Fletcher, Andrei Dorobantu, Jon D. Trantham
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Patent number: 10255377Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for generating a uniform resource locator using one or more terms in a hierarchical taxonomy. Specifically, embodiments disclosed herein provide receiving a plurality of terms for a term set and generating a hierarchical taxonomy for the term set using the plurality of terms. Once the hierarchical taxonomy has been generated, a navigation property may be assigned to at least one term in the plurality of terms. A navigation term set that mirrors the properties of the hierarchical taxonomy is then created using the at least one term.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Patrick Carl Miller, Peter Blair Gonzalez del Solar, Daniel E. Kogan
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Patent number: 10240975Abstract: An apparatus comprises a light source configured to generate light, and a modulator coupled to the light source and configured to modulate the light above a predetermined frequency. A slider is configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording and to receive the modulated light. A resistive sensor is integral to the slider and subject to heating by absorption of electromagnetic radiation and conduction of heat. Measuring circuitry is coupled to the resistive sensor and configured to measure a response of the resistive sensor due to absorbed electromagnetic radiation and not from the heat conduction. The measuring circuitry may further be configured to determine output optical power of the light source using the measured resistive sensor response.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: James Dillon Kiely, John Charles Duda, Patrick Carl Fletcher, Andrei Dorobantu, Jon D. Trantham
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Patent number: 10142399Abstract: Embodiments are provided that include client-server computing architectures that use minimal download features and functionality as part of page navigation operations, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a client-server computer system uses a page transition strategy to navigate between electronic pages based in part on script, style, content, and/or other page differences that can be used as part of providing minimal download features and functionality. A method of an embodiment operates to package page incremental rendering information for use in rendering a new electronic page without having to reapply common aspects of the new electronic page and a reference electronic page. Other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Arye Gittelman, Petru Mihai Moldovanu, Sterling John Crockett, Patrick Carl Miller
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Patent number: 10104161Abstract: Embodiments are provided that include client-server computing architectures that use minimal download features and functionality as part of page navigation operations, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a client-server computer system uses a page transition strategy to navigate between electronic pages based in part on script, style, content, and/or other page differences that can be used as part of providing minimal download features and functionality. A method of an embodiment operates to package page incremental rendering information for use in rendering a new electronic page without having to reapply common aspects of the new electronic page and a reference electronic page. Other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Arye Gittelman, Petru Mihai Moldovanu, Sterling John Crockett, Patrick Carl Miller
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Publication number: 20180241135Abstract: The disclosed 20 dBi KSF300. A high gain 5th generation mobile network or wireless system (5G) technology fan beam antenna array offers a wide 3 dB beamwidth for wide angular coverage in azimuth with most of the energy focused within 44° of the main beam. Since propagation losses at Ka band are 20× more than at 6 GHz, the beamwidth of the antenna is reduced when the antenna gain increases. To alleviate this problem, the fan-beam type antenna can be useful to provide simultaneously high gain and wide azimuth coverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Vladimir FURLAN, Patrick Carl Frank
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Patent number: 9978412Abstract: A slider is configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording and comprises an NFT and a transparent thermocouple configured to produce a signal indicative of temperature at the NFT. A detector can be coupled to the thermocouple and configured to detect one or both of spacing changes and contact between the slider and a magnetic recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Declan Macken, Patrick Carl Fletcher, Song Chen
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Patent number: 9916847Abstract: An apparatus comprises a thermal sensor configured to interact with a magnetic recording disk. A head-disk interface is defined between the thermal sensor and the disk. A power supply is coupled to the thermal sensor and configured to supply a bias power to the thermal sensor between a low power and a high power. A processor is coupled to the thermal sensor and configured to determine a slope of a resistance response of the thermal sensor. The processor is further configured to detect a change in the slope relative to a baseline slope. The slope change indicates increased heat sinking between the thermal sensor and the disk due to the presence of contaminant buildup at the head-disk interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Steven Douglas Granz, Michael Thomas Johnson, Patrick Carl Fletcher, Manuel Charles Anaya-Dufresne, Peng Peng
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Publication number: 20170370770Abstract: An apparatus comprises a light source configured to generate light, and a modulator coupled to the light source and configured to modulate the light above a predetermined frequency. A slider is configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording and to receive the modulated light. A resistive sensor is integral to the slider and subject to heating by absorption of electromagnetic radiation and conduction of heat. Measuring circuitry is coupled to the resistive sensor and configured to measure a response of the resistive sensor due to absorbed electromagnetic radiation and not from the heat conduction. The measuring circuitry may further be configured to determine output optical power of the light source using the measured resistive sensor response.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: James Dillon Kiely, John Charles Duda, Patrick Carl Fletcher, Andrei Dorobantu, Jon D. Trantham
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Publication number: 20170357731Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for generating a webpage using one or more terms in a hierarchical taxonomy. Specifically, embodiments provide for identifying an item in a database where the item is associated with at least one term in a term set having a hierarchical structure. A uniform resource locator is generated for the webpage using the at least one term and the hierarchical structure associated with the at least one term. An identifier associated with the item is then determined and appended to the generated uniform resource locator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Patrick Carl Miller, Peter Blair Gonzalez del Solar, Daniel E. Kogan
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Patent number: 9754046Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for generating a webpage using one or more terms in a hierarchical taxonomy. Specifically, embodiments provide for identifying an item in a database where the item is associated with at least one term in a term set having a hierarchical structure. A uniform resource locator is generated for the webpage using the at least one term and the hierarchical structure associated with the at least one term. An identifier associated with the item is then determined and appended to the generated uniform resource locator.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Patrick Carl Miller, Peter Blair Gonzalez del Solar, Daniel E. Kogan
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Publication number: 20160179977Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for generating a uniform resource locator using one or more terms in a hierarchical taxonomy. Specifically, embodiments disclosed herein provide receiving a plurality of terms for a term set and generating a hierarchical taxonomy for the term set using the plurality of terms. Once the hierarchical taxonomy has been generated, a navigation property may be assigned to at least one term in the plurality of terms. A navigation term set that mirrors the properties of the hierarchical taxonomy is then created using the at least one term.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Patrick Carl Miller, Peter Blair Gonzalez del Solar, Daniel E. Kogan