Patents by Inventor Timothy Mark Avicola

Timothy Mark Avicola 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).

  • Power delivery system and method of controlling the power delivery system for use in a radio frequency system
    Patent number: 5831479
    Abstract: A power delivery system (500) including a power splitter (502), a plurality of power amplifier modules (508) responsive to the power splitter (502), a power combiner (504), and a gateway controller (506) is provided. Each of the plurality of power amplifier modules (508) include an input switch (520), a variable attenuator (524), an RF power amplifier (526) responsive to the variable attenuator (524) and the input switch (520), an output switch (530) responsive to the RF power amplifier (526), and an alarm detector (532) for indicating an alarm condition of the RF power amplifier (526). The power combiner (504) is responsive to the plurality of power amplifier modules (508), and the gateway controller (506) is in communication with each of the plurality of power amplifier modules (508).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael David Leffel, Edward Vincent Louis, Douglas Edward Miller, Mark G. Obermann, Timothy Mark Avicola