Patents by Inventor Randall Wetzel

Randall Wetzel 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: 9229833
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a connector configured to receive an electrical contact of an accessory device that is electrically coupled to a resistor of the accessory device, a current source configured to apply a specified current to the resistor to generate a resulting voltage, a comparator configured to receive and compare the resulting voltage to a reference voltage, and a controller configured to store an outcome of the comparison as a bit in a register, to adjust the applied current using the outcome of the comparison, and to determine a resistance value for the resistor using the bit stored in the register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall Wetzel, Kenneth P. Snowdon, Kenneth O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20120198183
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a connector configured to receive an electrical contact of an accessory device that is electrically coupled to a resistor of the accessory device, a current source configured to apply a specified current to the resistor to generate a resulting voltage, a comparator configured to receive and compare the resulting voltage to a reference voltage, and a controller configured to store an outcome of the comparison as a bit in a register, to adjust the applied current using the outcome of the comparison, and to determine a resistance value for the resistor using the bit stored in the register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Randall Wetzel, Kenneth P. Snowdon, Kenneth O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20120198101
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, methods and apparatus for detecting an attached state of a port of a device. In an example, a method can include monitoring a supply bus pin of a USB port for a valid voltage using a first state machine, monitoring an ID pin of the USB port for a non-floating voltage using a second state machine, and simultaneously and independently executing the first state machine and the second state machine, wherein the first state machine is different than the second state machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Brewster Porcella, Randall Wetzel
  • Publication number: 20050214301
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated antibodies that specifically bind human P210 BCR-ABL fusion protein, but do not bind the respective wild type BCR and c-ABL proteins. The detection of this fusion protein is relevant to CML and other diseases characterized by the P210 BCR-ABL translocation. Also provided are methods for determining the level or expression of P210 BCR-ABL in a biological sample, or identifying a compound that modulates such expression, by using the disclosed BCR-ABL specific antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Randall Wetzel, Carrie Brown