Patents by Inventor Stuart Aitken

Stuart Aitken 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: 8537950
    Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the generation of a DC signal at the output of a mixer, so that the DC signal is predictable, enabling a static offset compensation voltage to offset the DC signal. The apparatus comprises a mixer configured to receive a first and a second input signal, the mixer being such as to generate a first DC signal at the output of the mixer when the first and second input signals have the same frequency and a first relative phase, a phase detector for determining the relative phase of the first and second signals, and a phase modifier configured to modify the phase of the second signal relative to the first signal in dependence on the determination of the relative phase between the first and second signals such that the resulting DC signal at the output of the mixer is the first DC signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited
    Inventors: Kwangseok Han, Marco Bruno, Stuart Aitken, Steve Jones, Simon Chang, James Digby Yarlet Collier
  • Publication number: 20110188555
    Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the generation of a DC signal at the output of a mixer, so that the DC signal is predictable, enabling a static offset compensation voltage to offset the DC signal. The apparatus comprises a mixer configured to receive a first and a second input signal, the mixer being such as to generate a first DC signal at the output of the mixer when the first and second input signal have the same frequency and a first relative phase, a phase detector for determining the relative phase of the first and second signals, and a phase modifier configured to modify the phase of the second signal relative to the first signal in dependence on the determination of the relative phase between the first and second signals such that the resulting DC signal at the output of the mixer is the first DC signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LIMITED
    Inventors: Kwangseok Han, Marco Bruno, Stuart Aitken, Steve Jones, Simon Chang, James Digby Yarlet Collier
  • Publication number: 20080270262
    Abstract: The present application discloses systems and methods for managing nutritional information which in some embodiments comprises a database coupled to a central processor, a storage module configured to store in the database a plurality of records comprising loyalty card data for products purchased with a loyalty card and nutritional information for products available for purchase with the loyalty card, and a plurality of records relating to after sale product information. These systems and methods may further comprise a data processing module configured to compare products purchased with a loyalty card with the after sale product information, and determine if there are conflicts and an output module for transmitting results, wherein the central processor is configured to generate a report based upon the information found in the storage module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Safeway, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaushik Subramanian, Stuart Aitken, Jonathan Quinn
  • Publication number: 20080086374
    Abstract: In one embodiment, computerized systems and methods for nutritional planning are disclosed that may comprise providing a database coupled to a central terminal, storing in the database a plurality of records comprising nutritional information related to products available for purchase using a loyalty profile, and associating in the database the nutritional information with products purchased using the loyalty profile. These systems and methods may further comprise identifying deficiencies in a nutritional profile and displaying products which compensate for deficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Safeway, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Aitken, Warren Lee, Kaushik Subramanian, Jonathan Quinn