Patents by Inventor William Bright

William Bright 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: 12057814
    Abstract: A circuit having an input and an output, the circuit comprising: a first amplifier having a first input, a second input and an output coupled to the output of the circuit; a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first input of the first amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the output of the first amplifier; a first resistor having a first terminal coupled to the first input of the first amplifier and a second terminal; a buffer having an output coupled to the second terminal of the first resistor and an input; a second resistor having a first terminal coupled to the output of the first amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the input of the buffer; a second capacitor coupled between the input of the buffer and ground; and a third resistor coupled between the input of the buffer and the input of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Yang Xu, William Bright, Hasibur Rahman
  • Patent number: 11958491
    Abstract: A target vehicle, for example a two-wheeled vehicle, for mounting onto an ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) testing platform is provided. The target vehicle comprises one or more sensors and an actuation assembly comprising an actuator. The sensors are arranged to measure a parameter relating to the dynamics of the target vehicle and may for example comprise accelerometers. The actuation assembly adjusts the tilt of the target vehicle in dependence on the output of the sensor(s), for example by means of a control unit. The tilting of the vehicle during cornering may thus be simulated. The measuring of such a parameter and the adjusting of the tilt may be conducted remotely from the testing platform. The sensor(s), control unit and actuator assembly may be self-contained within the target vehicle. A method of modeling a VRU (Vulnerable Road User) for ADAS testing is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Anthony Best Dynamics Ltd.
    Inventors: William Bright, Colin Martin, Gabriele Cocco, Andrew Pick
  • Publication number: 20220385244
    Abstract: A circuit having an input and an output, the circuit comprising: a first amplifier having a first input, a second input and an output coupled to the output of the circuit; a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first input of the first amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the output of the first amplifier; a first resistor having a first terminal coupled to the first input of the first amplifier and a second terminal; a buffer having an output coupled to the second terminal of the first resistor and an input; a second resistor having a first terminal coupled to the output of the first amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the input of the buffer; a second capacitor coupled between the input of the buffer and ground; and a third resistor coupled between the input of the buffer and the input of the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yang Xu, William Bright, Hasibur Rahman
  • Patent number: 11444587
    Abstract: A circuit having an input and an output, the circuit comprising: a first amplifier having a first input, a second input and an output coupled to the output of the circuit; a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first input of the first amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the output of the first amplifier; a first resistor having a first terminal coupled to the first input of the first amplifier and a second terminal; a buffer having an output coupled to the second terminal of the first resistor and an input; a second resistor having a first terminal coupled to the output of the first amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the input of the buffer; a second capacitor coupled between the input of the buffer and ground; and a third resistor coupled between the input of the buffer and the input of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Yang Xu, William Bright, Hasibur Rahman
  • Publication number: 20220200544
    Abstract: A circuit having an input and an output, the circuit comprising: a first amplifier having a first input, a second input and an output coupled to the output of the circuit; a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first input of the first amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the output of the first amplifier; a first resistor having a first terminal coupled to the first input of the first amplifier and a second terminal; a buffer having an output coupled to the second terminal of the first resistor and an input; a second resistor having a first terminal coupled to the output of the first amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the input of the buffer; a second capacitor coupled between the input of the buffer and ground; and a third resistor coupled between the input of the buffer and the input of the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Yang Xu, William Bright, Hasibur Rahman
  • Publication number: 20210291850
    Abstract: A target vehicle, for example a two-wheeled vehicle, for mounting onto an ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) testing platform is provided. The target vehicle comprises one or more sensors and an actuation assembly comprising an actuator. The sensors are arranged to measure a parameter relating to the dynamics of the target vehicle and may for example comprise accelerometers. The actuation assembly adjusts the tilt of the target vehicle in dependence on the output of the sensor(s), for example by means of a control unit. The tilting of the vehicle during cornering may thus be simulated. The measuring of such a parameter and the adjusting of the tilt may be conducted remotely from the testing platform. The sensor(s), control unit and actuator assembly may be self-contained within the target vehicle. A method of modeling a VRU (Vulnerable Road User) for ADAS testing is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Anthony Best Dynamics Ltd.
    Inventors: William BRIGHT, Colin MARTIN, Gabriele COCCO, Andrew PICK
  • Patent number: 10660310
    Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatus for addressing mats and tangles in the fur of mammals. Specifically, provided herein is a doubled-bladed tool for mat and tangle-splitting that reduces or eliminates the pain and stress experienced by the animal during grooming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: William Bright
  • Patent number: 10367511
    Abstract: A system (and associated method) includes an input flip-flop, a counter, and a clock tree. The input flip-flop includes a clock input terminal configured to be coupled to a device clock, or a clock generated from a phase-locked loop, and a data input terminal configured to be coupled to a first reference signal. The input flip-flop is configured to use the device clock to latch the reference signal to produce a latched reference signal. The counter is configured to count pulses of the device clock starting upon detection of the latched reference signal and to output a second reference signal comprising a pulse for every L pulses of the device clock. The clock tree is configured to divide down the device clock to generate a first output clock. The clock tree is configured to be synchronized by a pulse of the second reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shagun Dusad, Visvesvaraya Pentakota, Mark Baxter Weaver, William Bright, Jiankun Hu
  • Publication number: 20190090454
    Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatus for addressing mats and tangles in the fur of mammals. Specifically, provided herein is a doubled-bladed tool for mat and tangle-splitting that reduces or eliminates the pain and stress experienced by the animal during grooming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: William BRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20180323790
    Abstract: A system (and associated method) includes an input flip-flop, a counter, and a clock tree. The input flip-flop includes a clock input terminal configured to be coupled to a device clock, or a clock generated from a phase-locked loop, and a data input terminal configured to be coupled to a first reference signal. The input flip-flop is configured to use the device clock to latch the reference signal to produce a latched reference signal. The counter is configured to count pulses of the device clock starting upon detection of the latched reference signal and to output a second reference signal comprising a pulse for every L pulses of the device clock. The clock tree is configured to divide down the device clock to generate a first output clock. The clock tree is configured to be synchronized by a pulse of the second reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shagun DUSAD, Visvesvaraya PENTAKOTA, Mark Baxter WEAVER, William BRIGHT, Jiankun HU
  • Patent number: 10050632
    Abstract: A system (and associated method) includes an input flip-flop, a counter, and a clock tree. The input flip-flop includes a clock input terminal configured to be coupled to a device clock, or a clock generated from a phase-locked loop, and a data input terminal configured to be coupled to a first reference signal. The input flip-flop is configured to use the device clock to latch the reference signal to produce a latched reference signal. The counter is configured to count pulses of the device clock starting upon detection of the latched reference signal and to output a second reference signal comprising a pulse for every L pulses of the device clock. The clock tree is configured to divide down the device clock to generate a first output clock. The clock tree is configured to be synchronized by a pulse of the second reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shagun Dusad, Visvesvaraya Pentakota, Mark Baxter Weaver, William Bright, Jiankun Hu
  • Publication number: 20180191355
    Abstract: A system (and associated method) includes an input flip-flop, a counter, and a clock tree. The input flip-flop includes a clock input terminal configured to be coupled to a device clock, or a clock generated from a phase-locked loop, and a data input terminal configured to be coupled to a first reference signal. The input flip-flop is configured to use the device clock to latch the reference signal to produce a latched reference signal. The counter is configured to count pulses of the device clock starting upon detection of the latched reference signal and to output a second reference signal comprising a pulse for every L pulses of the device clock. The clock tree is configured to divide down the device clock to generate a first output clock. The clock tree is configured to be synchronized by a pulse of the second reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shagun DUSAD, Visvesvaraya PENTAKOTA, Mark Baxter WEAVER, William BRIGHT, Jiankun HU
  • Publication number: 20150173261
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peach-almond hybrid tree, Prunus sp., and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, extremely vigorous, hardy, self-sterile, light producing and irregular bearing tree. The nut matures under the ecological conditions described in mid August, with the harvest date on Aug. 10, 2013. The tree is most useful for a commercial rootstock, which has shown to be compatible with all tested almonds. The tree has a strongly developed root system and has shown to be very drought tolerant, very tolerant to excess rain and irrigation, and somewhat resistant to nematodes while having an unknown susceptibility to crown rot, oak root fungus, crown gall, and bacterial canker. As a rootstock, the tree supports very heavy production from budded commercial almond varieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: William Bright, Wendy Bright
  • Publication number: 20070300336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peach-almond hybrid tree, Prunus sp., and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a very large, extremely vigorous, hardy, self-sterile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in early September, with the first picking on Sep. 4, 2004. The tree is commercially useful as a rootstock for almost all prunus species. The variety was developed as a first generation cross using ‘Titan’ (unpatented) almond as the selected seed parent and ‘Nemaguard’ (unpatented) peach as the selected pollen parent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: William Bright, Virginia Bright, James Bright, Edward Bright
  • Publication number: 20060279445
    Abstract: System and method for improved time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter arrays which reduces sampling mismatch distortion found in prior art arrays. There may be two causes of non-uniform sampling mismatch in a TI-ADC array, a mismatch due to skew and a mismatch due to clock jitter. To minimize non-uniform sampling mismatch, the mismatch due to skew can be addressed. A preferred embodiment comprises adjusting a delay imparted on the sampling clock by an adjustable delay in each channel of a plurality of channels in the TI-ADC array to minimize skew and randomly switching between two delays that span a zero-skew delay to reduce residual skew in each channel and thus eliminate (or reduce) frequency domain tones caused by non-uniform sampling mismatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Kinyua, William Bright
  • Patent number: 7073317
    Abstract: A de-thatcher including a tine shield having a mounting portion with a plurality of tine mounting assemblies formed therein. Each tine mounting assembly includes a pair of separately formed tabs and an aperture. Each tab includes a projecting portion and a covering portion to define a pocket. A tine is operatively coupled to each of the tine mounting assemblies and includes a pair of arms extending from opposite sides of a backbone so that each arm engages one of the pockets and is secured therein when the covering portion of tabs is moved from a first operative position to a second operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Agri-Fab Inc.
    Inventors: John William Bright, Ronald J. Hickenbottom
  • Publication number: 20050219106
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter apparatus has a plurality of stages. Each stage includes a residue amplifier having a first and second amplifier unit. Each of the amplifier units has a first input locus, a second input locus and an output locus. The amplifier units cooperate in receiving a differential input data signal at the first input loci. A DC level setting signal unit is coupled with the second input loci and provides a DC level setting current in a first current direction. A counter-current signal generating unit is coupled with the second input loci via a single coupling locus common with the second input loci and provides a control current signal to the second input loci in a second current direction opposite to the first current direction. The control current signal provides a DC level control for each of the amplifier units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Marco Corsi, William Bright, Martin Kinyua, William Smith
  • Patent number: PP18782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peach-almond hybrid tree, Prunus sp., and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a very large, extremely vigorous, hardy, self-sterile, productive and regular bearing tree. The fruit matures under the ecological conditions described in early September, with the first picking on Sep. 4, 2004. The tree is commercially useful as a rootstock for almost all prunus species. The variety was developed as a first generation cross using ‘Titan’ (unpatented) almond as the selected seed parent and ‘Nemaguard’ (unpatented) peach as the selected pollen parent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Inventors: William Bright, Virginia Bright, James Bright, Edward Bright
  • Patent number: PP27105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peach-almond hybrid tree, Prunus sp., and more particularly to a new and distinct variety broadly characterized by a large size, extremely vigorous, hardy, self-sterile, light producing and irregular bearing tree. The nut matures under the ecological conditions described in mid August, with the harvest date on Aug. 10, 2013. The tree is most useful for a commercial rootstock, which has shown to be compatible with all tested almonds. The tree has a strongly developed root system and has shown to be very drought tolerant, very tolerant to excess rain and irrigation, and somewhat resistant to nematodes while having an unknown susceptibility to crown rot, oak root fungus, crown gall, and bacterial canker. As a rootstock, the tree supports very heavy production from budded commercial almond varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Inventors: William Bright, Wendy Bright