Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Pleasant

Wayne E. Pleasant 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: 6823178
    Abstract: A point-to-point microwave radio link that operates in a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode using direct digital modulation with a Continuous Phase-Frequency Shift Keyed (CP-FSK) scheme. The transmit signal is generated by a circuit that uses a Voltage-Control Oscillator (VCO) operating in a microwave radio band. The VCO is deviated over a narrow frequency range that is reduced by a predetermined factor. The output of the VCO is then frequency multiplied by the predetermined factor to produce the modulated microwave output signal at the desired band. The deviation frequency of the VCO is thus chosen to be the reciprocal of the multiplication factor times the transport bit rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: YDI Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne E. Pleasant, Joseph Chandler
  • Patent number: 6741139
    Abstract: A point-to-point microwave radio link that operates in a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode using direct digital modulation with a Continuous Phase Shift Keyed (PSK) scheme. The transmit signal is generated by a circuit that uses a Voltage-Control Oscillator (VCO) operating in a microwave radio band to obtain the modulated signal. The VCO output is fed to a phase modulator to obtain the modulated signal. The output of the VCO is then frequency multiplied by the predetermined factor to produce the modulated microwave output signal at the desired band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: YDI Wirelesss, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne E. Pleasant, Joseph Chandler
  • Patent number: 6591086
    Abstract: A communication transceiver circuit intended for operation in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) system. The configuration eliminates the need for transmit-receive switches and the circuitry needed to operate them. Instead, a three port circulator is used to couple a transmitter section and receiver section to a common antenna. A signal power detector and blanking circuit are coupled to the receiver section input and arranged to generate a blanking signal for an input receiver amplifier. This disables the receiver during conditions when power reflected back through the antenna and circulator would otherwise saturate the receiver. In a preferred environment, a second circulator is connected to an intermediate frequency (IF) side of the transceiver together with a pair of isolators to permit the transceiver to be connected to IF equipment with a single cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Telaxis Communications Corporation
    Inventor: Wayne E. Pleasant
  • Publication number: 20030061614
    Abstract: A point-to-point microwave radio link that operates in a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode using direct digital modulation with an ON-OFF Keyed (OOK) scheme. The transmit signal is generated by a circuit that uses an oscillator operating in a microwave radio band. The oscillator output is switched at the input bit rate. The output of the switched oscillator is then frequency multiplied by the predetermined factor to produce the modulated microwave output signal at the desired band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Telaxis Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Wood, Christopher T. Koh, Myung K. Lee, Eric L. Holzman, Wayne E. Pleasant
  • Patent number: 6496079
    Abstract: A point-to-point microwave radio link that operates in a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode using direct digital modulation with a Continuous Phase Shift Keyed (PSK) scheme. The transmit signal is generated by a circuit that uses a Voltage-Control Oscillator (VCO) operating in a microwave radio band to obtain the modulated signal. The VCO output is fed to a phase modulator to obtain the modulated signal. The output of the VCO is then frequency multiplied by the predetermined factor to produce the modulated microwave output signal at the desired band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Telaxis Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne E. Pleasant, Joseph Chandler
  • Publication number: 20020186094
    Abstract: A point-to-point microwave radio link that operates in a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode using direct digital modulation with a Continuous Phase Shift Keyed (PSK) scheme. The transmit signal is generated by a circuit that uses a Voltage-Control Oscillator (VCO) operating in a microwave radio band to obtain the modulated signal. The VCO output is fed to a phase modulator to obtain the modulated signal. The output of the VCO is then frequency multiplied by the predetermined factor to produce the modulated microwave output signal at the desired band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: Telaxis Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne E. Pleasant, Joseph Chandler
  • Publication number: 20020175776
    Abstract: A point-to-point microwave radio link that operates in a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode using direct digital modulation with a Continuous Phase Shift Keyed (PSK) scheme. The transmit signal is generated by a circuit that uses a Voltage-Control Oscillator (VCO) operating in a microwave radio band to obtain the modulated signal. The VCO output is fed to a phase modulator to obtain the modulated signal. The output of the VCO is then frequency multiplied by the predetermined factor to produce the modulated microwave output signal at the desired band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Telaxis Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne E. Pleasant, Joseph Chandler
  • Publication number: 20020111150
    Abstract: A point-to-point microwave radio link that operates in a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode using direct digital modulation with a Continuous Phase-Frequency Shift Keyed (CP-FSK) scheme. The transmit signal is generated by a circuit that uses a Voltage-Control Oscillator (VCO) operating in a microwave radio band. The VCO is deviated over a narrow frequency range that is reduced by a predetermined factor. The output of the VCO is then frequency multiplied by the predetermined factor to produce the modulated microwave output signal at the desired band. The deviation frequency of the VCO is thus chosen to be the reciprocal of the multiplication factor times the transport bit rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Telaxis communications corporation
    Inventors: Wayne E. Pleasant, Joseph Chandler