Patents by Inventor Steve Carle

Steve Carle 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: 10070539
    Abstract: One aspect is an electrical junction with wireless controller configured for attachment in a building structure. The junction includes a junction body having surfaces defining an opening. A junction device is coupled to the opening of the junction body and a wireless controller is coupled to the junction body. An external conductor routs voltage from a voltage source in the building structure into the junction body. The wireless controller is electrically coupled between the external conductor and the junction device and is mechanically coupled to the junction body behind a surface of the building structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced Currents Corporation
    Inventors: Doug Gates, Steve Carle
  • Publication number: 20170318691
    Abstract: One aspect is an electrical junction with wireless controller configured for attachment in a building structure. The junction includes a junction body having surfaces defining an opening. A junction device is coupled to the opening of the junction body and a wireless controller is coupled to the junction body. An external conductor routs voltage from a voltage source in the building structure into the junction body. The wireless controller is electrically coupled between the external conductor and the junction device and is mechanically coupled to the junction body behind a surface of the building structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Advanced Currents Corporation
    Inventors: Doug Gates, Steve Carle
  • Patent number: 9455845
    Abstract: MIMO UWB Communications apparatus is configured to send out a channel estimation sequence comprising a plurality of sequentially transmitted symbols in accordance with a first band hopping sequence, sent from one antenna of the apparatus, while another antenna is transmitting another sequence of channel estimation symbols in accordance with another, complementary band hopping sequence. A legacy device will be capable of synchronizing with the channel estimation symbols sent in accordance with the first band hopping sequence, while a MIMO receiver will be able to determine channel estimates for all MIMO channels on the basis of the combined channel estimation transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Steve Carl Jamieson Parker, Justin Coon
  • Publication number: 20140323787
    Abstract: A concentration system and method is disclosed. An example concentration system includes at least two material tubes configured to receive organic material. The example concentration system also includes a collection tank connected to at least one material tube at a time. The example concentration system also includes a recovery unit connected to the collection tank. The example concentration system also includes a solvent charging tank connected to the recovery unit. Under heat and pressure, an extraction from the organic material in the at least one material tube is removed and the solvent is converted into a gaseous state for collection as a liquid solvent in the solvent charging tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Steve Carl
  • Publication number: 20140153614
    Abstract: MIMO UWB Communications apparatus is configured to send out a channel estimation sequence comprising a plurality of sequentially transmitted symbols in accordance with a first band hopping sequence, sent from one antenna of the apparatus, while another antenna is transmitting another sequence of channel estimation symbols in accordance with another, complementary band hopping sequence. A legacy device will be capable of synchronising with the channel estimation symbols sent in accordance with the first band hopping sequence, while a MIMO receiver will be able to determine channel estimates for all MIMO channels on the basis of the combined channel estimation transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Steve Carl Jamieson PARKER, Justin COON
  • Patent number: 8415561
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a first part and a second part together forming a body. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface that are separated on opposing surfaces of the body. An outer junction is adjacent the outer surface of the body and an inner junction adjacent the inner surface of the body. Conductive pass-throughs that are at least partially contained within the body electrically couple the inner and outer junctions. An external conductor routing high-voltage from a high-voltage source in the building structure is coupled to the outer junction and mechanically fixed thereto, enclosed by a cover engaging the outer surface sufficiently to provide fire protection and prevent degradation, and such that no portion of the external conductor passes through the body into the inner surface. The second part is removable through the first part thereby providing access to the outer junction through the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Currents Corp.
    Inventors: Doug Gates, Steve Carle
  • Publication number: 20130010831
    Abstract: MIMO UWB Communications apparatus is configured to send out a channel estimation sequence comprising a plurality of sequentially transmitted symbols in accordance with a first band hopping sequence, sent from one antenna of the apparatus, while another antenna is transmitting another sequence of channel estimation symbols in accordance with another, complementary band hopping sequence. A legacy device will be capable of synchronising with the channel estimation symbols sent in accordance with the first band hopping sequence, while a MIMO receiver will be able to determine channel estimates for all MIMO channels on the basis of the combined channel estimation transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Steve Carl Jamieson PARKER, Justin Coon
  • Publication number: 20110194586
    Abstract: MIMO UWB Communications apparatus is configured to send out a channel estimation sequence comprising a plurality of sequentially transmitted symbols in accordance with a first band hopping sequence, sent from one antenna of the apparatus, while another antenna is transmitting another sequence of channel estimation symbols in accordance with another, complementary band hopping sequence. A legacy device will be capable of synchronising with the channel estimation symbols sent in accordance with the first band hopping sequence, while a MIMO receiver will be able to determine channel estimates for all MIMO channels on the basis of the combined channel estimation transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Steve Carl Jamieson PARKER, Justin Coon
  • Publication number: 20100186982
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a first part and a second part together forming a body. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface that are separated on opposing surfaces of the body. An outer junction is adjacent the outer surface of the body and an inner junction adjacent the inner surface of the body. Conductive pass-throughs that are at least partially contained within the body electrically couple the inner and outer junctions. An external conductor routing high-voltage from a high-voltage source in the building structure is coupled to the outer junction and mechanically fixed thereto, enclosed by a cover engaging the outer surface sufficiently to provide fire protection and prevent degradation, and such that no portion of the external conductor passes through the body into the inner surface. The second part is removable through the first part thereby providing access to the outer junction through the first part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Advanced Currents Corp.
    Inventors: Doug Gates, Steve Carle
  • Patent number: 7705239
    Abstract: A junction device includes a junction device main portion configured for attachment to an electrical enclosure and a modular device portion electrically coupled to the junction device main portion and configured for electrical coupling to an inner junction of the electrical enclosure. At least one conductive pass-through electrically couples the inner junction of the electrical enclosure to an outer junction of the electrical enclosure. The outer junction is enclosed by an outer enclosure that is configured to engage the electrical enclosure thereby surrounding the outer junction to prevent degradation of a coupled external high-voltage conductor and to provide fire protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Currents Corp.
    Inventors: Doug Gates, Steve Carle
  • Patent number: 7668252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to estimating and correcting for frequency offset errors in wireless receivers, and is particularly but not exclusively related to MIMO WLAN applications. The present invention provides an improved method of tracking receiver frequency offsets in a receiver for MIMO systems. These receiver based frequency offset components are caused by errors or inaccuracies in various receiver sub-systems such as phase lock loops or carrier frequency oscillator error, and sampling clock rate errors. The frequency offsets due to each of a number of receiver sub-systems are estimated by monitoring frequency offsets on a number of channels or subcarriers (such as OFDM pilot channels) on different frequencies. These channel frequency offsets are preferably estimated by detecting the phase rotation between adjacent pilot symbols on each respective channel. They are then weighted according to a quality parameter of the estimates, which corresponds to their accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Magnus Stig Torsten Sandell, Darren Phillip McNamara, Steve Carl Jamieson Parker
  • Publication number: 20090008120
    Abstract: A junction device includes a junction device main portion configured for attachment to an electrical enclosure and a modular device portion electrically coupled to the junction device main portion and configured for electrical coupling to an inner junction of the electrical enclosure. At least one conductive pass-through electrically couples the inner junction of the electrical enclosure to an outer junction of the electrical enclosure. The outer junction is enclosed by an outer enclosure that is configured to engage the electrical enclosure thereby surrounding the outer junction to prevent degradation of a coupled external high-voltage conductor and to provide fire protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Advanced Currents Corp.
    Inventors: Doug Gates, Steve Carle
  • Publication number: 20080292016
    Abstract: This invention is generally concerned with methods, apparatus and processor control code for decoding a signal received over a MIMO (multiple input-multiple output) channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Robert Jan Piechocki, Magnus Sandell, Steve Carl Jamieson Parker, Christophe Andrieu
  • Publication number: 20080240270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating a signal for transmission over a channel subject to transmission conditions. A corresponding signal and a method of receiving a signal over a channel subject to transmission conditions are also disclosed. The invention further relates to a transmitter and a receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Justin Coon, Steve Carl Jamieson Parker
  • Patent number: 7425677
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a body, a face, an outer junction, an inner junction, and a pass-through. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface that are separated without an opening. The outer junction is adjacent the outer surface of the body. The inner junction is adjacent the inner surface of the body. The pass-through is at least partially contained within the body and it electrically couples the inner and outer junctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Advanced Currents Corp.
    Inventors: Doug Gates, Steve Carle
  • Publication number: 20080212652
    Abstract: MIMO UWB Communications apparatus is configured to send out a channel estimation sequence comprising a plurality of sequentially transmitted symbols in accordance with a first band hopping sequence, sent from one antenna of the apparatus, while another antenna is transmitting another sequence of channel estimation symbols in accordance with another, complementary band hopping sequence. A legacy device will be capable of synchronising with the channel estimation symbols sent in accordance with the first band hopping sequence, while a MIMO receiver will be able to determine channel estimates for all MIMO channels on the basis of the combined channel estimation transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Steve Carl Jamieson PARKER, Justin COON
  • Patent number: 7324786
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for implementing a high capacity MIMO system with high throughput which will ensure an eigenmode rich channel largely irrespective of the environment. In conventional MIMO systems, the environment can substantially reduce the theoretically achievable throughput if there is little angular diversity. The system includes a scattering structure for scattering beams emitted by an antenna array to provide good angular diversity at the receiver and hence good throughput in all environments. In addition, the scattering structure is controllable to allow its properties and hence the eigenmodes generated to be varied to maximise the efficiency of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Steve Carl Jamieson Parker
  • Publication number: 20080011501
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a body, a face, an outer junction, an inner junction, and a pass-through. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface that are separated without an opening. The outer junction is adjacent the outer surface of the body. The inner junction is adjacent the inner surface of the body. The pass-through is at least partially contained within the body and it electrically couples the inner and outer junctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Doug Gates, Steve Carle
  • Publication number: 20070171994
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for data transmission in OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed) communication systems. More particularly, it relates to data transmission in multi-band OFDM (MB-OFDM) systems. The method of generating an OFDM signal for transmission, comprises the steps of: dividing a plurality of subcarriers into two or more groups of subcarriers, minimising the peak-average power ratio (PAPR) of an OFDM signal, and enhancing the transmission of said OFDM signal by further repeating transmission of said OFDM signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Steve Carl Jamieson Parker, Justin Coon
  • Publication number: 20040162034
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for implementing a high capacity MIMO system with high throughput which will ensure an eigenmode rich channel largely irrespective of the environment. In conventional MIMO systems, the environment can substantially reduce the theoretically achievable throughput if there is little angular diversity. The system includes a scattering structure for scattering beams emitted by an antenna array to provide good angular diversity at the receiver and hence good throughput in all environments. In addition, the scattering structure is controllable to allow its properties and hence the eigenmodes generated to be varied to maximise the efficiency of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Steve Carl Jamieson Parker