Patents by Inventor William B. Dress

William B. Dress 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).

  • Publication number: 20090162077
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for pulse communications using precision timing. A method includes digitally pulse coding a data stream; and modulating a carrier signal using the digitally pulse coded data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Brian Donovan
  • Patent number: 7501747
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for integrated circuit optical signal emitters. A method includes emitting an optical signal from a gas plasma that is RF inductively coupled to an integrated circuit including a gas plasma discharge device having an inductive coil. Emitting includes magnetically energizing the inductive coil with the integrated circuit to induce a discharge from the gas plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventors: Brian T. Donovan, William B. Dress
  • Publication number: 20090041459
    Abstract: Methods are described for an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect. A method includes operating an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect including: fanning-out an optical signal from an optical signal emitter, of one of a plurality of nodes, with a diverging element of one of a plurality of optics; and broadcasting the optical signal to one of a plurality of receivers of all of the plurality of nodes with a light collecting and focusing element of all of the plurality of optics, wherein the plurality of optics are positioned to define an optics array, the plurality of receivers are positioned to define a receiver array that corresponds to the optics array and the plurality of nodes are positioned to define a node array that substantially corresponds to the receiver array and the optics array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Brian T. Donovan, James E. Howard
  • Patent number: 7450857
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect. A method includes operating an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect including: fanning-out an optical signal from an optical signal emitter, of one of a plurality of nodes, with a diverging element of one of a plurality of optics; and broadcasting the optical signal to one of a plurality of receivers of all of the plurality of nodes with a light collecting and focusing element of all of the plurality of optics, wherein the plurality of optics are positioned to define an optics array, the plurality of receivers are positioned to define a receiver array that corresponds to the optics array and the plurality of nodes are positioned to define a node array that substantially corresponds to the receiver array and the optics array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Lightfleet Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Brian T. Donovan, James E. Howard
  • Patent number: 7340001
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for multidimensional signal modulation and/or demodulation for data communications. A method includes modulating a carrier signal in a first domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread; modulating the carrier signal in a second domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread; and modulating the carrier signal in a third domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: UT-Battelle LLC
    Inventors: Stephen F. Smith, William B. Dress
  • Patent number: 7315563
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for multicarrier orthogonal spread-spectrum (MOSS) data communication. A method includes individually spread-spectrum modulating at least two of a set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed carriers, wherein the resulting individually spread-spectrum modulated at least two of a set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed carriers are substantially mutually orthogonal with respect to both frequency division multiplexing and spread-spectrum modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: UT-Battelle LLC
    Inventors: Stephen F. Smith, William B. Dress
  • Patent number: 7136419
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for pulse communications using precision timing. A method includes digitally pulse coding a data stream; and modulating a carrier signal using the digitally pulse coded data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: LightFleet Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Brian Donovan
  • Patent number: 7092440
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are described for a direct-sequence spread-spectrum communication scheme that increases the number of users by utilizing a plurality of closely spaced orthogonal carriers that produce overlapping spectra. A method includes overlapping a plurality of direct-sequence spread-spectrum signals using carrier frequencies that are orthogonally spaced relative to a bit rate. The methods, systems and devices provide advantages because they can accommodate an increase in the number of normalized users and can optimize the loading of users across multiple frequency channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: UT-Battelle LLC
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Jr., Stephen F. Smith, Michael R. Moore
  • Patent number: 6920632
    Abstract: A method for the orderly execution of multiple tasks in a data processing system and a circuit for implementing that method include a plurality of task modules which construct bids based upon the order of the task and its priority. The highest priority highest order number tasks are switched to available system execution resources. The system permits the orderly execution of round-robin task sets in an environment of dynamically changing priorities. When a round-robin task set is interrupted, the system is able to return to the round-robin task set after execution of the higher priority task at the exact point the interruption occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Xyron Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Donovan, Ray S. McKaig, William B. Dress
  • Publication number: 20040156640
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect. A method includes operating an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect including: fanning-out an optical signal from an optical signal emitter, of one of a plurality of nodes, with a diverging element of one of a plurality of optics; and broadcasting the optical signal to one of a plurality of receivers of all of the plurality of nodes with a light collecting and focusing element of all of the plurality of optics, wherein the plurality of optics are positioned to define an optics array, the plurality of receivers are positioned to define a receiver array that corresponds to the optics array and the plurality of nodes are positioned to define a node array that substantially corresponds to the receiver array and the optics array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Brian T. Donovan, James E. Howard
  • Publication number: 20040150309
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for integrated circuit optical signal emitters. A method includes emitting an optical signal from a gas plasma that is RF inductively coupled to an integrated circuit including a gas plasma discharge device having an inductive coil. Emitting includes magnetically energizing the inductive coil with the integrated circuit to induce a discharge from the gas plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Brian T. Donovan, William B. Dress
  • Patent number: 6762844
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for an optical microscope using an interferometric source of multi-color, multi-beam entangled photons. A method includes: downconverting a beam of coherent energy to provide a beam of multi-color entangled photons; converging two spatially resolved portions of the beam of multi-color entangled photons into a converged multi-color entangled photon beam; transforming at least a portion of the converged multi-color entangled photon beam by interaction with a sample to generate an entangled photon specimen beam; and combining the entangled photon specimen beam with an entangled photon reference beam within a single beamsplitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Roger A. Kisner, Roger K. Richards
  • Patent number: 6744518
    Abstract: 53 Systems and methods are described for an interferometric source of multi-color, multi-beam entangled photons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Roger A. Kisner, Roger K. Richards
  • Publication number: 20040039455
    Abstract: A method for the orderly execution of multiple tasks in a data processing system and a circuit for implementing that method include a plurality of task modules which construct bids based upon the order of the task and its priority. The highest priority highest order number tasks are switched to available system execution resources. The system permits the orderly execution of round-robin task sets in an environment of dynamically changing priorities. When a round-robin task set is interrupted, the system is able to return to the round-robin task set after execution of the higher priority task at the exact point the interruption occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Brian Donovan, Ray S. McKaig, William B. Dress
  • Patent number: 6678054
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a quantum channel for the transmission of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Roger A. Kisner, Roger K. Richards
  • Publication number: 20030235246
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for pulse communications using precision timing. A method includes digitally pulse coding a data stream; and modulating a carrier signal using the digitally pulse coded data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Brian Donovan
  • Patent number: 6625229
    Abstract: Systems and methods for pulse-transmission low-power communication modes are disclosed. A pulse transmission transmitter includes: a clock; a pseudorandom polynomial generator coupled to the clock, the pseudorandom polynomial generator having a polynomial load input; an exclusive-OR gate coupled to the pseudorandom polynomial generator, the exclusive-OR gate having a serial data input; a programmable delay circuit coupled to both the clock and the exclusive-OR gate; a pulse generator coupled to the programmable delay circuit; and a higher order time derivative filter coupled to the pulse generator. The systems and methods significantly reduce lower-frequency emissions from pulse transmission spread-spectrum communication modes, which reduces potentially harmful interference to existing radio frequency services and users and also simultaneously permit transmission of multiple data bits by utilizing specific pulse shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Jr., Stephen F. Smith
  • Patent number: 6621878
    Abstract: Systems and methods for pulse-transmission low-power communication modes are disclosed. A pulse transmission receiver includes: a higher-order time derivative pulse correlator; a demodulation decoder coupled to the higher-order time derivative pulse correlator; a clock coupled to the demodulation decoder; and a pseudorandom polynomial generator coupled to both the higher-order time derivative pulse correlator and the clock. The systems and methods significantly reduce lower-frequency emissions from pulse transmission spread-spectrum communication modes, which reduces potentially harmful interference to existing radio frequency services and users and also simultaneously permit transmission of multiple data bits by utilizing specific pulse shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Jr., Stephen F. Smith
  • Patent number: 6606350
    Abstract: Systems and methods for pulse-transmission low-power communication modes are disclosed. A pulse transmission receiver includes: a front-end amplification/processing circuit; a synchronization circuit coupled to the front-end amplification/processing circuit; a clock coupled to the synchronization circuit; a trigger signal generator coupled to the clock; and at least one higher-order time derivative pulse generator coupled to the trigger signal generator. The systems and methods significantly reduce lower-frequency emissions from pulse transmission spread-spectrum communication modes, which reduces potentially harmful interference to existing radio frequency services and users and also simultaneously permit transmission of multiple data bits by utilizing specific pulse shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Jr., Stephen F. Smith
  • Patent number: 6603818
    Abstract: Systems and methods for pulse-transmission low-power communication modes are disclosed. A method of pulse transmission communications includes: generating a modulated pulse signal waveform; transforming said modulated pulse signal waveform into at least one higher-order derivative waveform; and transmitting said at least one higher-order derivative waveform as an emitted pulse. The systems and methods significantly reduce lower-frequency emissions from pulse transmission spread-spectrum communication modes, which reduces potentially harmful interference to existing radio frequency services and users and also simultaneously permit transmission of multiple data bits by utilizing specific pulse shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Dress, Jr., Stephen F. Smith