Patents by Inventor Robert Heaton

Robert Heaton 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: 7969186
    Abstract: A mixed signal integrated circuit includes a digital logic array and an analog cell array. Each cell of the analog cell array shares a common architecture and is fully programmable. An analog cell includes mirror NFETs, cascode NFETs, differential pair NFETs, differential pair PFETs, cascode PFETs and mirror PFETs. An analog cell may also include special purpose components, such as low value resistors, high value resistors and PFETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: MIPS Technologies
    Inventor: Robert Heaton
  • Publication number: 20100301897
    Abstract: A mixed signal integrated circuit includes a digital logic array and an analog cell array. Each cell of the analog cell array shares a common architecture and is fully programmable. An analog cell includes mirror NFETs, cascode NFETs, differential pair NFETs, differential pair PFETs, cascode PFETs and mirror PFETs. An analog cell may also include special purpose components, such as low value resistors, high value resistors and PFETs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventor: Robert Heaton
  • Patent number: 7706488
    Abstract: A synchronization pulse representing a symbol boundary in a signal such as an OFDM signal is obtained by deriving a first signal representing the difference between the amplitudes of samples separated by the useful part of an OFDM symbol, a second signal representing the phase difference between the samples, and combining the first and second signals to derive a resultant signal. The resultant signal is examined and the synchronization pulse generated in response to the signal changing in a predetermined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nongji Chen, Robert Heaton, Miyuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040208269
    Abstract: A synchronisation pulse representing a symbol boundary in a signal such as an OFDM signal is obtained by deriving a first signal representing the difference between the amplitudes of samples separated by the useful part of an OFDM symbol, a second signal representing the phase difference between the samples, and combining the first and second signals to derive a resultant signal. The resultant signal is examined and the synchronisation pulse generated in response to the signal changing in a predetermined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Nongji Chen, Robert Heaton, Miyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5664108
    Abstract: In a fast Ethernet, each station is connected to the hub by four unshielded twisted pairs. A first pair is transmit only for the station and receive only for the hub, a second pair is transmit only for the hub and receive only for the station, and the third and fourth pairs are bidirectional. Both the station and the hub use their transmit only and the bidirectional pairs for data transmission and their receive only pair for collision detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Standard Microsystems Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Heaton, Nariman Yousefi, Khosrow Sadeghi, David Fischer
  • Patent number: 5544323
    Abstract: In a fast Ethernet, each station is connected to the hub by four unshielded twisted pairs. A first pair is transmit only for the station and receive only for the hub, a second pair is transmit only for the hub and receive only for the station, and the third and fourth pairs are bidirectional. Both the station and the hub use their transmit only and the bidirectional pairs for data transmission and their receive only pair for collision detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Standard Microsystems Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Heaton, Nariman Yousefi, Khosrow Sadeghi, David Fischer
  • Patent number: 4518145
    Abstract: A valve for controlling flow of abrasive media from a blast tank to a nozzle, utilizes rollers for constricting a straight-through tube. In this way the valve meters the flow of the abrasive media into a blast hose through which air is directed under pressure as a carrier for the media. Contact with the media within the valve is limited to a radially constrictable tube adapted for ready replacement as the only component subject to the destructive characteristics of media such as mineral grit, sand, or the like. In association with the pinch tube housing, means is provided permitting ready interchange of manual and automatic tube-constricting assemblies. In the automatic configuration, the size of the valve orifice through which the media passes can be accurately and swiftly regulated by varying the pressure on a diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Empire Abrasive Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Keltz, Robert Heaton