Patents by Inventor Raymond Morgan
Raymond Morgan 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: 9559871Abstract: A method and an apparatus for using a plurality of antennas to equalize a composite propagation channel of a wideband wireless communication is provided. The method comprises adjusting a corresponding weight associated with at least two of the plurality of antennas to obtain a channel response from the plurality of antennas over a composite propagation channel. The method further comprises equalizing the channel response of the composite propagation channel over a given bandwidth based on the corresponding weights for the wireless communication over a wideband frequency range. By adjusting a complex weight associated with each of the set of transmit antennas, a wireless communication system may obtain a channel response from the plurality of antennas over the composite propagation channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventor: Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Patent number: 8300749Abstract: An endpoint or other communication device of a communication system includes a clock recovery module. The communication device is operative as a slave device relative to another communication device that is operative as a master device. The clock recovery module comprises a clock recovery loop configured to control a slave clock frequency of the slave device so as to synchronize the slave clock frequency with a master clock frequency of the master device. The clock recovery loop utilizes a frequency error estimator implemented as a maximum-likelihood estimator with slope fitting based on a sequence of arrival timestamps, and a loop filter implemented as a series combination of an adaptive-bandwidth filter and a proportional-integral controller.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Ilija Hadzic, Dennis Raymond Morgan, Alf Neustadt, Zulfiquar Sayeed
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Patent number: 8281896Abstract: A drain plug housing body coupled to the interior of an oil pan, which receives, via threaded portions, an extended length drain plug. The drain plug housing further comprises a first threaded aperture having a first diameter terminating at the interior of the oil pan and a second threaded aperture having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, with a hollow cavity therein between. The drain plug is a substantially cylindrical bolt of varying diameters having a first male threaded portion and a second male threaded portion on its shaft that are compatible, respectively, with each of the threaded apertures of the drain plug housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Inventor: Raymond Morgan
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Patent number: 8275087Abstract: An endpoint or other communication device of a communication system includes a clock recovery module. The communication device is operative as a slave device relative to another communication device that is operative as a master device. The clock recovery module comprises a clock recovery loop configured to control a slave clock frequency of the slave device so as to synchronize the slave clock frequency with a master clock frequency of the master device. The clock recovery loop comprises a primary loop having a first frequency error estimator for generating a first estimate of error between the master and slave clock frequencies, a second frequency error estimator outside of the primary loop for generating a second estimate of error between the master and slave clock frequencies, and an accumulator coupled between the second frequency error estimator and the primary loop. The second estimate is controllably injected into the primary loop via the accumulator.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Ilija Hadzic, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Publication number: 20100158051Abstract: An endpoint or other communication device of a communication system includes a clock recovery module. The communication device is operative as a slave device relative to another communication device that is operative as a master device. The clock recovery module comprises a clock recovery loop configured to control a slave clock frequency of the slave device so as to synchronize the slave clock frequency with a master clock frequency of the master device. The clock recovery loop utilizes a frequency error estimator implemented as a maximum-likelihood estimator with slope fitting based on a sequence of arrival timestamps, and a loop filter implemented as a series combination of an adaptive-bandwidth filter and a proportional-integral controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Ilija Hadzic, Dennis Raymond Morgan, Alf Neustadt, Zulfiquar Sayeed
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Publication number: 20100158183Abstract: An endpoint or other communication device of a communication system includes a clock recovery module. The communication device is operative as a slave device relative to another communication device that is operative as a master device. The clock recovery module comprises a clock recovery loop configured to control a slave clock frequency of the slave device so as to synchronize the slave clock frequency with a master clock frequency of the master device. The clock recovery loop comprises a primary loop having a first frequency error estimator for generating a first estimate of error between the master and slave clock frequencies, a second frequency error estimator outside of the primary loop for generating a second estimate of error between the master and slave clock frequencies, and an accumulator coupled between the second frequency error estimator and the primary loop. The second estimate is controllably injected into the primary loop via the accumulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Ilija Hadzic, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Patent number: 7693291Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus for frequency-domain adaptive filtering that has broad applications such as to equalizers, but is particularly suitable for use in acoustic echo cancellation circuits for stereophonic and other multiple channel teleconferencing systems. The method and apparatus utilizes a frequency-domain recursive least squares criterion that minimizes the error signal in the frequency-domain. In order to reduce the complexity of the algorithm, a constraint is removed resulting in an unconstrained frequency-domain recursive least mean squares method and apparatus. A method and apparatus for selecting an optimal adaptation step for the UFLMS is disclosed. The method and apparatus is generalized to the multiple channel case and exploits the cross-power spectra among all of the channels.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.Inventors: Jacob Benesty, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Publication number: 20090101440Abstract: A drain plug housing body coupled to the interior of an oil pan, which receives, via threaded portions, an extended length drain plug. The drain plug housing further comprises a first threaded aperture having a first diameter terminating at the interior of the oil pan and a second threaded aperture having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, with a hollow cavity therein between. The drain plug is a substantially cylindrical bolt of varying diameters having a first male threaded portion and a second male threaded portion on its shaft that are compatible, respectively, with each of the threaded apertures of the drain plug housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventor: Raymond Morgan
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Patent number: 7471736Abstract: In a transmitter, an upconverter converts a lower frequency signal to a higher frequency signal. Prior to the upconversion, a compensator compensates for at least gain/phase distortion that will be introduced into the lower frequency signal by at least the upconverter.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2003Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventors: Lei Ding, Walter Honcharenko, Munawar Hussein Kermalli, Zhengxiang Ma, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Publication number: 20080118075Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus for frequency-domain adaptive filtering that has broad applications such as to equalizers, but is particularly suitable for use in acoustic echo cancellation circuits for stereophonic and other multiple channel teleconferencing systems. The method and apparatus utilizes a frequency-domain recursive least squares criterion that minimizes the error signal in the frequency-domain. In order to reduce the complexity of the algorithm, a constraint is removed resulting in an unconstrained frequency-domain recursive least mean squares method and apparatus. A method and apparatus for selecting an optimal adaptation step for the UFLMS is disclosed. The method and apparatus is generalized to the multiple channel case and exploits the cross-power spectra among all of the channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: Agere Systems Inc.Inventors: Jacob Benesty, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Patent number: 7310425Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus for frequency-domain adaptive filtering that has broad applications such as to equalizers, but is particularly suitable for use in acoustic echo cancellation circuits for stereophonic and other multiple channel teleconferencing systems. The method and apparatus utilizes a frequency-domain recursive least squares criterion that minimizes the error signal in the frequency-domain. In order to reduce the complexity of the algorithm, a constraint is removed resulting in an unconstrained frequency-domain recursive least mean squares method and apparatus. A method and apparatus for selecting an optimal adaptation step for the UFLMS is disclosed. The method and apparatus is generalized to the multiple channel case and exploits the cross-power spectra among all of the channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1999Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.Inventors: Jacob Benesty, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Patent number: 7269231Abstract: A signal is predistorted by producing a set of sample values, each of at least a subset of which is dependent on (i) at least one of a plurality of past time spaced input samples and (ii) a current time spaced input sample, and independent of any other time spaced input sample, and combining the sample values to produce the predistorted signal. Predistortion circuitry for generating the predistorted signal may be implemented using multiple predistortion core circuits, with each of the predistortion core circuits receiving a data input and an index input associated with a particular input sample and generating a corresponding data output. The data outputs of the predistortion core circuits correspond generally to sample values. The predistortion circuitry may also include at least one memory finite impulse response (FIR) filter which processes one or more input samples in conjunction with the production of the sample values.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2002Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Lei Ding, Zhengxiang Ma, Dennis Raymond Morgan, Michael George Zierdt
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Patent number: 7138519Abstract: A process for obtaining ?-glucan from cereal grain, such as barley and oats. A ?-glucan product obtained by the process. Uses of the ?-glucan product as a food ingredient and for treating various diseases or disorders. The process includes the steps of forming flour from the cereal grain, mixing the flour with water to form a slurry of a process for obtaining ?-glucan from cereal grain including forming flour from the cereal grain, mixing the flour with water to form a slurry of an aqueous solution of ?-glucan and a solid residue, separating the aqueous solution from the solid residue, and removing water from the aqueous solution by evaporation or ultrafiltration or combinations thereof to form a ?-glucan containing gel or solid.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2001Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignees: Grante Seed Limited, Roxdale Foods LimitedInventor: Keith Raymond Morgan
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Patent number: 6794939Abstract: A signal is predistorted by producing a first set of sample values using a first predistortion technique, producing a second set of sample values using a second predistortion technique different than the first predistortion technique, and combining the first and second sets of sample values to produce a predistorted signal. At least one of the first and second predistortion techniques produce the corresponding set of sample values based at least in part on a plurality of past time spaced input samples relative to a current time spaced input sample.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2002Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Jaehyeong Kim, Zhengxiang Ma, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Patent number: 6718184Abstract: A method for processing signals from multiple receiving/transmitting elements that define an array antenna is disclosed. The method includes measuring uplink signals from the elements of the array antenna to form a directional downlink antenna response. A first covariance matrix between pairs of uplink signals is determined for desired signal components of the measured uplink signals. A second covariance matrix is determined for noise and interference components of the measured uplink signals. An antenna processing system computes adaptive weights based on the first covariance matrix, the second covariance matrix and a loading term to in effect form a directional downlink radiation pattern. The loading term represents a balance adjustment between a first performance rating of a particular coverage area versus second performance rating of the wireless communication system.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Richard Thomas Aiken, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Publication number: 20040023923Abstract: &bgr;-Glucan which is cold-water soluble and is capable of forming a gel. The solubility is greater than 2% by weight in water at a temperature below approximately 50° C. A process for preparing the &bgr;-glucan by recovering the &bgr;-glucan from an aqueous solution containing it before any gelation of the solution begins to occur. The use of the &bgr;-glucan for treating various disorders or diseases, and other uses including in foods and as an edible film.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventor: Keith Raymond Morgan
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Publication number: 20030222712Abstract: A signal is predistorted by producing a first set of sample values using a first predistortion technique, producing a second set of sample values using a second predistortion technique different than the first predistortion technique, and combining the first and second sets of sample values to produce a predistorted signal. At least one of the first and second predistortion techniques produce the corresponding set of sample values based at least in part on a plurality of past time spaced input samples relative to a current time spaced input sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2002Publication date: December 4, 2003Inventors: Jaehyeong Kim, Zhengxiang Ma, Dennis Raymond Morgan
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Publication number: 20030223508Abstract: A signal is predistorted by producing a set of sample values, each of at least a subset of which is dependent on (i) at least one of a plurality of past time spaced input samples and (ii) a current time spaced input sample, and independent of any other time spaced input sample, and combining the sample values to produce the predistorted signal. Predistortion circuitry for generating the predistorted signal may be implemented using multiple predistortion core circuits, with each of the predistortion core circuits receiving a data input and an index input associated with a particular input sample and generating a corresponding data output. The data outputs of the predistortion core circuits correspond generally to sample values. The predistortion circuitry may also include at least one memory finite impulse response (FIR) filter which processes one or more input samples in conjunction with the production of the sample values.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2002Publication date: December 4, 2003Inventors: Lei Ding, Zhengxiang Ma, Dennis Raymond Morgan, Michael George Zierdt
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Publication number: 20030154974Abstract: A process for obtaining &bgr;-glucan from cereal grain, such as barley and oats. A &bgr;-glucan product obtained by the process. Uses of the &bgr;-glucan product as a food ingredient and for treating various diseases or disorders. The process includes the steps of forming flour from the cereal grain, mixing the flour with water to form a slurry of a process for obtaining &bgr;-glucan from cereal grain including forming flour from the cereal grain, mixing the flour with water to form a slurry of an aqueous solution of &bgr;-glucan and a solid residue, separating the aqueous solution from the solid residue, and removing water from the aqueous solution by evaporation or ultrafiltration or combinations thereof to form a &bgr;-glucan containing gel or solid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventor: Keith Raymond Morgan
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Publication number: 20020192770Abstract: A process of obtaining &bgr;-glucan from cereal by extracting with water and without deactivation of enzymes associated with the cereal. A process for controlling the average molecular weight of &bgr;-glucan extracted from cereal by controlling the extraction time. A process fro recovering -glucan from an aqueous solution of &bgr;-glucan comprising freezing the solution, allowing the solution to thaw and separating solids from the resultant suspension. A &bgr;-glucan produced by any of these processes. A &bgr;-glucan which forms a gel when a heated solution of the &bgr;-glucan cools. The use of &bgr;-glucan in treating various health disorders, as an additive in cosmetics and foods, and as a film forming agent. A cereal from which b-glucan has been extracted for use as animal feed or in brewing processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Inventor: Keith Raymond Morgan