James Karriker Thompson
Veterinary at Villa Maria Dr, Phoenix, AZ

5757217, May 26, 1998

Jun 28, 1996

8/672412

James E. Thompson - Phoenix AZ

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

H03K 1716, H03K 604, H03F 326

327170

A driver circuit for transmitting data via an output node thereof to a transmission line includes a first driving device coupled to the output node and a second driving device coupled to the same output node. The driver circuit further includes a slew rate controller coupled to the first and second driving devices. The slew rate controller includes a first reference device coupled to the first driving device. The first reference device generates a first current. The slew rate controller also includes a second reference device coupled to the second driving device. The second reference device generates a second current. The slew rate controller further includes a summing device, coupled to the first and second reference devices. The summing node is also coupled to the output node, via an integrating device, to the output node. The summing device generates at the output node a slew rate proportional to the first current when the first driving device is substantially conducting.

5808481, Sep 15, 1998

Jun 28, 1996

8/670879

James E. Thompson - Phoenix AZ

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

H03K 190185

326 83

The claimed invention is a driver circuit for transmitting data via an output node thereof to a transmission line. The driver circuit includes a first driving device coupled to the output node and a second driving device also coupled to the output node. The driver circuit also includes a clamping device coupled to the output node. The clamping device clamps the output node at a first predetermined voltage level. A termination device is coupled to the output node of the driver circuit. The termination device includes a triggering device and a termination path. The triggering device is coupled to the termination path such that the triggering device causes a current flow via the termination path when a voltage at the output node exceeds a second predetermined voltage level. The second predetermined voltage level is higher than the first predetermined voltage level.

5626485, May 6, 1997

Oct 6, 1994

8/319061

Clarence L. Clyatt - Goodyear AZ
James E. Thompson - Phoenix AZ

ITT Industries - New York NY

H01R 2900

439188

A first connector (12, FIG. 2) is constructed so when it is unmated from a second connector (14), front contact devices (32) of the first connector are switched from connections to conductors (16) leading to circuit component (70) to connection to a ground plane (110). The first connector comprises a front insert assembly (22) that includes a plurality of front contact devices (32), and a rear insert assembly (50) that includes a plurality of rear contacts (62). When the second connector fully mates with the first one (FIG. 3), the second connector pushes the front insert assembly to a rearward position (22B), against the force of a spring (40), to cause the front contact devices to mate with the rear contacts. When the second connector unmates from the first one, the spring moves the front insert assembly to the forward position. During forward movement, the front contact devices engage the ground plane (110), to thereby ground the front contact devices when they are not mated to the rear contacts.

2006019, Aug 31, 2006

Jan 31, 2006

11/342868

John McCorkle - Laurel MD, US
James Thompson - Phoenix AZ, US

FUJITSU LIMITED - Kawasaki

H04B 1/69, H04L 27/20

375130000, 375295000

An ultra-wide band (UWB) waveform generator and encoder for use in a UWB digital communication system. The UWB waveform is made up of a sequence of shaped wavelets. The waveform generator produces multi-amplitude, multi-phase wavelets that are time-constrained, zero mean, and can be orthogonal in phase, yet still have a −10 dB power spectral bandwidth that is larger than the frequency of the peak of the power spectrum In one embodiment, the wavelets are bi-phase wavelets. The encoder multiplies each data bit by an n-bit identifying code, (e.g., a user code), resulting in a group of wavelets corresponding to each data bit. The identifying codeword is passed onto the UWB waveform generator for generation of a UWB waveform that can be transmitted via an antenna.