Patents by Inventor Sidney W. Smith

Sidney W. Smith 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).

  • Sampling to obtain signal from RFID card
    Patent number: 7932813
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader of an apparatus in an example employs substantially synchronized sampling to obtain a signal from an RFID card notwithstanding employment by the RFID card of any of amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), or phase shift keying (PSK). The RFID reader decodes the signal notwithstanding the employment by the RFID card of any of ASK, FSK, or PSK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: RF IDeas, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Donal O'Byrne, Sidney W. Smith, James Donald Pauley
  • Sampling to obtain signal from RFID card
    Publication number: 20080272892
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader of an apparatus in an example employs substantially synchronized sampling to obtain a signal from an RFID card notwithstanding employment by the RFID card of any of amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), or phase shift keying (PSK). The RFID reader decodes the signal notwithstanding the employment by the RFID card of any of ASK, FSK, or PSK.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Hugh Donal O'Byrne, Sidney W. Smith, James Donald Pauley