Patents by Inventor Robert F. Kwasnick
Robert F. Kwasnick 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: 11160089Abstract: A system and method are provided for assessing and mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) in a network comprising a plurality of wireless devices. During an RFI assessment phase the process includes receiving an attacker signal to operate as an attacker device and then responding to the attacker signal by transmitting a transmitted interference test packet (ITPkt) to one or more other wireless devices of the plurality of wireless devices. The transmitted ITPkt comprises ITPkt parameters includes a network identifier of the device, a transmission globally unique identifier, and a time of transmission for a transmitted interference test pattern (ITPat). The process additionally includes transmitting the transmitted ITPat at the time of transmission for the transmitted ITPat.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Clark VanDam
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Patent number: 10983894Abstract: System and techniques for autonomously adaptive performance monitoring are described herein. A device state may be measured. A measurement set may be located using the device state. A difference set between the measurement set and a current measurement group may be identified. The current measurement group may be changed into a next measurement group using the difference set. A measurement package created during at least one sample period of the next measurement group may be sent to a remote device.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Jamel Tayeb, Robert F. Kwasnick
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Publication number: 20200296730Abstract: A system and method are provided for assessing and mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) in a network comprising a plurality of wireless devices. During an RFI assessment phase the process includes receiving an attacker signal to operate as an attacker device and then responding to the attacker signal by transmitting a transmitted interference test packet (ITPkt) to one or more other wireless devices of the plurality of wireless devices. The transmitted ITPkt comprises ITPkt parameters includes a network identifier of the device, a transmission globally unique identifier, and a time of transmission for a transmitted interference test pattern (ITPat). The process additionally includes transmitting the transmitted ITPat at the time of transmission for the transmitted ITPat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Clark VanDam
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Patent number: 10688874Abstract: A vehicular inductive power transfer system includes a power transmission unit and a power receiving unit. The distance between the units and the overall alignment of the units with respect to each other determines the overall efficiency of the energy transfer between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit. Magnetic fields produced by the inductive power transfer system may exceed allowable standards or regulations for human exposure to electromagnetic fields. An inductive power transfer control circuit autonomously causes an actuator to position at least one of the power transmission unit or the power receiving unit in a three-dimensional space based on one or more measured power transfer parameters. Such positioning may occur while the vehicle is moving or stationary. The control circuit may further autonomously adjust one or more power transfer parameters to maintain magnetic field exposure levels at or below industry standards or governmental regulations.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Suraj Sindia, Songnan Yang, Zhen Yao
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Patent number: 10634714Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: a first array of reliability monitors including first and second reliability monitors, wherein the first and second reliability monitors include first and second switches and first and second conductors, wherein the first and second switches are coupled to first and second conductors, respectively; and first and second comparators coupled to the first and second switches, respectively. Described is an apparatus which comprises: a conductor formed on a metal layer; a switch having a source terminal coupled to the conductor, and a drain terminal coupled to a power supply node, wherein the switch is controllable by a controller; and a comparator having a first input coupled to the power supply node and to the switch, wherein the comparator includes a second input coupled to an adjustable reference.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Huy Le, Mona Mayeh, Victor Zia, Robert F. Kwasnick
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Patent number: 10516304Abstract: An apparatus is described herein. The apparatus includes a power transmit unit coil and an active shielding coil. The power transmit unit coil includes a set of main windings, positioned at a first location on a structure, to carry a first current in a first direction, wherein the first current is to cause an electromagnetic field to emanate from the power transmit unit coil. The active shielding coil is positioned at a second location on the structure and is to carry a second current in a direction substantially opposite the first direction wherein the second current is to cause a reduction of the size of the electromagnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Suraj Sindia, Songnan Yang, Zhen Yao, Robert F. Kwasnick
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Patent number: 10513272Abstract: Various systems and methods for monitoring integrate circuits for failure are described herein. A system to monitor for potential component failure includes a sensor array interface to obtain a first safety level from a first sensor and a second safety level from a second sensor, the first and second sensors installed in a machine, the first and second safety levels indicating how safe the machine is to operate; and a processor to: obtain configuration parameters from a rule data store; combine the first and second safety levels using the configuration parameters to produce a composite safety level; and initiate a responsive action based on the composite safety level.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Huy Le
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Patent number: 10512094Abstract: A system and method are provided for assessing and mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) in a network comprising a plurality of wireless devices. During an RFI assessment phase the process includes receiving an attacker signal to operate as an attacker device and then responding to the attacker signal by transmitting a transmitted interference test packet (ITPkt) to one or more other wireless devices of the plurality of wireless devices. The transmitted ITPkt comprises ITPkt parameters includes a network identifier of the device, a transmission globally unique identifier, and a time of transmission for a transmitted interference test pattern (ITPat). The process additionally includes transmitting the transmitted ITPat at the time of transmission for the transmitted ITPat.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Clark VanDam
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Patent number: 10390123Abstract: A proximity sensing headphone may include a gyroscopic sensor to determine the motion of the headphone structure and a proximity sensor to determine the movement of an external object through a three-dimensional ambient environment. A proximity sensing headphone control circuit determines the relative motion or movement between the headphone structure in the three-dimensional ambient environment and the external object in the three-dimensional ambient environment to determine at least a distance between the headphone structure and the external object and a velocity of the external object through the three-dimensional ambient environment about the headphone structure. The control circuit may provide an alert output if the determined distance between the headphone structure and the external object is less than a defined distance threshold or the velocity of the external object through the three-dimensional ambient environment about the headphone structure exceeds a defined velocity threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Suraj Sindia, Meggie Hakim, Robert F. Kwasnick
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Publication number: 20190213100Abstract: System and techniques for autonomously adaptive performance monitoring are described herein. A device state may be measured. A measurement set may be located using the device state. A difference set between the measurement set and a current measurement group may be identified. The current measurement group may be changed into a next measurement group using the difference set. A measurement package created during at least one sample period of the next measurement group may be sent to a remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Jamel Tayeb, Robert F. Kwasnick
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Publication number: 20190047580Abstract: Various systems and methods for monitoring integrate circuits for failure are described herein. A system to monitor for potential component failure includes a sensor array interface to obtain a first safety level from a first sensor and a second safety level from a second sensor, the first and second sensors installed in a machine, the first and second safety levels indicating how safe the machine is to operate; and a processor to: obtain configuration parameters from a rule data store; combine the first and second safety levels using the configuration parameters to produce a composite safety level; and initiate a responsive action based on the composite safety level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Huy Le
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Publication number: 20190045515Abstract: A system and method are provided for assessing and mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) in a network comprising a plurality of wireless devices. During an RFI assessment phase the process includes receiving an attacker signal to operate as an attacker device and then responding to the attacker signal by transmitting a transmitted interference test packet (ITPkt) to one or more other wireless devices of the plurality of wireless devices. The transmitted ITPkt comprises ITPkt parameters includes a network identifier of the device, a transmission globally unique identifier, and a time of transmission for a transmitted interference test pattern (ITPat). The process additionally includes transmitting the transmitted ITPat at the time of transmission for the transmitted ITPat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Clark VanDam
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Patent number: 10114981Abstract: Apparatus, method, and system for remotely affecting the functionality and lifetime of an integrated circuit are described herein. One embodiment of a method includes: tracking a plurality of operational metrics relating to a monitored device, sending one or more of the plurality of operational metrics to a remote monitor and responsively receiving a command generated by the remote monitor, generating a threat level based on the plurality of operational metrics and the command, and performing a derating action based on the threat level. The command from the remote monitor may be generated by the remote monitor based, at least in part, on the one or more of the plurality of operational metrics. Alternatively, the command may be generated based on information obtained independently by the remote monitor and not based on the one or more of the plurality of operational metrics.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Suraj Sindia, Clark N. Vandam, Balkaran Gill
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Publication number: 20180262407Abstract: Examples include systems and methods for implementing telemetry architecture on an integrated circuit are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, telemetric architecture on an integrated circuit may include a telemetric semantic space (TSS) such that the TSS is a memory space that stores a set of telemetric data from a plurality of sensors coupled to the integrated circuit. The telemetry architecture may also include a telemetry aggregator that aggregates the set of telemetric data from the plurality of sensors. Furthermore, the telemetry architecture may include a telemetry consumer that queries the telemetry aggregator for a subset of the set of telemetric data stored in the TSS.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Arijit Biswas, Johan G. Van De Groenendaal, Jeremy J. Shrall, Jeremiah D. Williamson, Rahul Khanna, Robert F. Kwasnick, Arthur E. Handras, Victor T. Lau
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Publication number: 20180206021Abstract: A proximity sensing headphone may include a gyroscopic sensor to determine the motion of the headphone structure and a proximity sensor to determine the movement of an external object through a three-dimensional ambient environment. A proximity sensing headphone control circuit determines the relative motion or movement between the headphone structure in the three-dimensional ambient environment and the external object in the three-dimensional ambient environment to determine at least a distance between the headphone structure and the external object and a velocity of the external object through the three-dimensional ambient environment about the headphone structure. The control circuit may provide an alert output if the determined distance between the headphone structure and the external object is less than a defined distance threshold or the velocity of the external object through the three-dimensional ambient environment about the headphone structure exceeds a defined velocity threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: SURAJ SINDIA, MEGGIE HAKIM, ROBERT F. KWASNICK
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Publication number: 20180189522Abstract: Apparatus, method, and system for remotely affecting the functionality and lifetime of an integrated circuit are described herein. One embodiment of a method includes: tracking a plurality of operational metrics relating to a monitored device, sending one or more of the plurality of operational metrics to a remote monitor and responsively receiving a command generated by the remote monitor, generating a threat level based on the plurality of operational metrics and the command, and performing a derating action based on the threat level. The command from the remote monitor may be generated by the remote monitor based, at least in part, on the one or more of the plurality of operational metrics. Alternatively, the command may be generated based on information obtained independently by the remote monitor and not based on the one or more of the plurality of operational metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Suraj Sindia, Clark N. Vandam, Balkaran Gill
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Publication number: 20170355275Abstract: A vehicular inductive power transfer system includes a power transmission unit and a power receiving unit. The distance between the units and the overall alignment of the units with respect to each other determines the overall efficiency of the energy transfer between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit. Magnetic fields produced by the inductive power transfer system may exceed allowable standards or regulations for human exposure to electromagnetic fields. An inductive power transfer control circuit autonomously causes an actuator to position at least one of the power transmission unit or the power receiving unit in a three-dimensional space based on one or more measured power transfer parameters. Such positioning may occur while the vehicle is moving or stationary. The control circuit may further autonomously adjust one or more power transfer parameters to maintain magnetic field exposure levels at or below industry standards or governmental regulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: ROBERT F. KWASNICK, SURAJ SINDIA, SONGNAN YANG, ZHEN YAO
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Publication number: 20170287757Abstract: Devices and methods are shown that use sensors to detect physical characteristics of an IC circuit or other device over time. The physical characteristics and time data may be used to calculate a damage metric of the IC circuit or other device. The damage metric may be used to notify a user about a condition of the IC circuit or other device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Robert F. Kwasnick, Min Pei, Alan E. Lucero
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Patent number: 9769557Abstract: A proximity sensing headphone may include a gyroscopic sensor to determine the motion of the headphone structure and a proximity sensor to determine the movement of an external object through a three-dimensional ambient environment. A proximity sensing headphone control circuit determines the relative motion or movement between the headphone structure in the three-dimensional ambient environment and the external object in the three-dimensional ambient environment to determine at least a distance between the headphone structure and the external object and a velocity of the external object through the three-dimensional ambient environment about the headphone structure. The control circuit may provide an alert output if the determined distance between the headphone structure and the external object is less than a defined distance threshold or the velocity of the external object through the three-dimensional ambient environment about the headphone structure exceeds a defined velocity threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Suraj Sindia, Meggie Hakim, Robert F. Kwasnick
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Publication number: 20170242068Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: a first array of reliability monitors including first and second reliability monitors, wherein the first and second reliability monitors include first and second switches and first and second conductors, wherein the first and second switches are coupled to first and second conductors, respectively; and first and second comparators coupled to the first and second switches, respectively. Described is an apparatus which comprises: a conductor formed on a metal layer; a switch having a source terminal coupled to the conductor, and a drain terminal coupled to a power supply node, wherein the switch is controllable by a controller; and a comparator having a first input coupled to the power supply node and to the switch, wherein the comparator includes a second input coupled to an adjustable reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Huy Le, Mona Mayeh, Victor Zia, Robert F. Kwasnick