Patents by Inventor Tom McKinney

Tom McKinney 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).

  • Programmable sample rate conversion engine for wideband systems
    Patent number: 7248189
    Abstract: A programmable hardware architecture and design methodology for the implementation of a sample rate conversion engine is presented. The conversion engine supports scalable filter taps and can be tuned to a range of interpolation and decimation requirements. The conversion engine can be used effectively in wideband systems to efficiently extract and process digital sequences with protocol specific sampling rate requirements. The conversion engine can also be used as a hardware accelerator for software defined radios and communication systems that require adaptive sampling rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Edgewater Computer Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Sinha, Tom McKinney
  • Programmable sample rate conversion engine for wideband systems
    Publication number: 20040117764
    Abstract: A programmable hardware architecture and design methodology for the implementation of a sample rate conversion engine is presented. The conversion engine supports scalable filter taps and can be tuned to a range of interpolation and decimation requirements. The conversion engine can be used effectively in wideband systems to efficiently extract and process digital sequences with protocol specific sampling rate requirements. The conversion engine can also be used as a hardware accelerator for software defined radios and communication systems that require adaptive sampling rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Engim, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Sinha, Tom McKinney