Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Voor

Thomas E. Voor 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: 11894623
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a loop antenna formed using the substrate. The loop antenna includes a set of gaps formed to isolate a first part of the loop antenna from a second part of the loop antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Thomas E. Voor, Zoltan Vida
  • Patent number: 11769949
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The apparatus further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit includes lumped reactive components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala, Thomas E. Voor
  • Patent number: 11764473
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a loop antenna formed using the substrate. The loop antenna includes a set of gaps formed to isolate a first part of the loop antenna from a second part of the loop antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Thomas E. Voor, Zoltan Vida
  • Patent number: 11757189
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The apparatus further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit includes lumped reactive components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala, Thomas E. Voor
  • Patent number: 11757188
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The apparatus further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit includes lumped reactive components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala, Thomas E. Voor
  • Patent number: 11757190
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a module, which includes an impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a capacitor that is external to the module, and is coupled to the impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The loop antenna is coupled to the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Voor, Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala
  • Patent number: 11749893
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a module, which includes an impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a capacitor that is external to the module, and is coupled to the impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The loop antenna is coupled to the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Voor, Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala
  • Publication number: 20220216610
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a module, which includes an impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a capacitor that is external to the module, and is coupled to the impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The loop antenna is coupled to the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas E. Voor, Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala
  • Publication number: 20220216608
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The apparatus further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit includes lumped reactive components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala, Thomas E. Voor
  • Publication number: 20220216609
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a loop antenna formed using the substrate. The loop antenna includes a set of gaps formed to isolate a first part of the loop antenna from a second part of the loop antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Thomas E. Voor, Zoltan Vida
  • Publication number: 20220216607
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The apparatus further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit includes lumped reactive components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala, Thomas E. Voor
  • Publication number: 20190280383
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a loop antenna formed using the substrate. The loop antenna includes a set of gaps formed to isolate a first part of the loop antenna from a second part of the loop antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Thomas E. Voor, Zoltan Vida
  • Publication number: 20190280384
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a module, which includes an impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a capacitor that is external to the module, and is coupled to the impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The loop antenna is coupled to the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas E. Voor, Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala
  • Patent number: 10346333
    Abstract: A system and method for performing an intelligent power dongle operation for information handling systems having a serial bus power connection such as a USB type-C power connection. In certain embodiments, the intelligent power dongle includes hardware and firmware to read a legacy adapter PSID information and convert the information to serial information such as USB Type-C baseboard management controller BMC compliant data. In certain embodiments the intelligent power dongle includes power management circuitry the allow selection and proper switching between a low voltage power mode (e.g., a 5V power mode) and a higher voltage power mode (e.g., a 19.5V power mode) depending on a device attached to the intelligent power dongle. In certain embodiments, the intelligent power dongle may be used to power low voltage devices (e.g., devices powered by 5V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Merle J. Wood, III, Wei-Cheng Yu, Sean P. O'Neal, Thomas E. Voor, Tsung-Cheng Liao, Tun-Chieh Liang
  • Publication number: 20190140352
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The apparatus further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit includes lumped reactive components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Pasi Rahikkala, Thomas E. Voor
  • Patent number: 10261929
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing ground bounce immunity of cables such as USB type-C cables. More specifically, in certain embodiments, ground bounce immunity is enhanced by making use of alternate modes of operation of cables conforming to the USB 3.1 specification to achieve a higher power over a cable that conforms to the USB 3.1 voltage drop specification requirements on the ground signal paths when the cable is operating at normal power levels (i.e., at a power level supported by the USB 3.1 specification). In certain embodiments, ground bounce immunity is enhanced by making use of alternate modes of operation of USB 3.1 type cables and standard use USB3.1 power delivery negotiation protocol to allow a host and end device to negotiate higher power than what would normally conform to the USB 3.1 specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Voor, Merle J. Wood, III
  • Patent number: 10140221
    Abstract: A system and method for performing a latency tolerance operation, comprising: determining whether a host and a device coupled to a cable are both capable of communicating information regarding latency tolerance; identifying a host latency tolerance and a device latency tolerance; configuring the host and the device to communicate based upon the host latency tolerance and the device latency tolerance; and, communicating between the host and the device, the communicating conforming to the host latency tolerance and the device latency tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Voor, Marcin M. Nowak
  • Patent number: 10089251
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a multi-modal active cable. In certain embodiments, the multi-modal active cable enables transmission of alternative display information from a source system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the multi-modal active cable comprises a switching component to allow host system integrated I/O signals to be provided as either I/O adapter integrated I/O signals or dedicated display signals via a single multi-modal active cable. In certain embodiments, the integrated I/O signals comprise Thunderbolt I/O signals. In certain embodiments, the dedicated display signals comprise DisplayPort signals. In certain embodiments the switching component comprises at least one radio frequency (RF) microwave high performance analog switches to switch the high speed digital signals (e.g., signal speeds up to 40 Gbps on each of a plurality of lane). By using such switches, the load capacitance on the signal paths is minimized as the impedance is carefully controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Voor, Sean P. O'Neal
  • Publication number: 20170344498
    Abstract: A system and method for performing a latency tolerance operation, comprising: determining whether a host and a device coupled to a cable are both capable of communicating information regarding latency tolerance; identifying a host latency tolerance and a device latency tolerance; configuring the host and the device to communicate based upon the host latency tolerance and the device latency tolerance; and, communicating between the host and the device, the communicating conforming to the host latency tolerance and the device latency tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Voor, Marcin M. Nowak
  • Patent number: RE49226
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) unambiguously addresses networked devices connected by a local area network (LAN) based network interface controller (NIC) by detecting a device descriptor of LAN-based NIC, determining that the device descriptor indicates a capability for assigning a reserve media access control (MAC) address to the networked device, writing the reserve MAC address in the LAN-based NIC of the networked device, and associating the reserve MAC address with the networked device in an inventory data structure for the IHS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: James T. Gillon, Thomas E. Voor, Nicholas D. Grobelny, Nathan F. Martell