JERRAL ALAN LONG
Pilots at Walton Way, Kokomo, IN

2006025, Nov 9, 2006

May 9, 2005

11/125060

J. Davis - Russiaville IN, US
J. Dockemeyer - Kokomo IN, US
William Dyson - Carmel IN, US
Jerral Long - Kokomo IN, US
Douglas Borders - Kokomo IN, US

H04N 7/18

725075000, 725077000

A vehicular entertainment module is disclosed. The vehicular entertainment module includes a video screen, speakers/headphones, an audio/video input device, and a satellite antenna and receiver. The audio/video input device processes media input by a user. The satellite antenna and receiver receives satellite audio signals and satellite video signals for decoding by an audio and video data decoder. The video screen and speakers/headphones provide video and audio output from the the audio/video input device or the received satellite audio signals and satellite video signals.

6722183, Apr 20, 2004

Mar 4, 2002

10/091246

Ronald J. Kiess - Decatur IN
Robert W. Koseluk - Carmel IN
Philip Allen Karau - Grand Blanc MI
Jerral A. Long - Kokomo IN

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

E02L 2322

73 3508, 731172

An impulse noise suppression circuit for an integrator-based ion current signal processing system includes a one-shot circuit activated by a trigger signal that is produced when a noise transient in a bandpass filtered ion current signal exceeds a predetermined threshold. The output pulse of the one-shot circuit is selected to have a pulse width configured to mask a substantial portion of the noise transient without masking the remaining filtered ion current signal during the remainder of a knock window in which knock is detected.

7957333, Jun 7, 2011

Sep 19, 2007

11/901893

Glenn A. Walker - Greentown IN, US
Eric A. Dibiaso - Kokomo IN, US
Jerral A. Long - Kokomo IN, US

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

H04W 4/00

370314, 370338

A receiver system and method for switching among a plurality of antenna elements to receive a signal. At least a portion of plurality of antenna elements receive a transmitted signal, such that the transmitted signal includes a plurality of sub-channels that are transmitted in predetermined time intervals. A switching device is in communication with the plurality of antenna elements, and switches among single antenna elements to receive the transmitted signal. A controller is in communication with the switching device, and commands the switching device to select each of the antenna elements separately in predetermined periods of time based upon the predetermined time intervals of each of the sub-channels. A power level of the transmitted signal is determined during the predetermined period of time that corresponds to the predetermined time intervals, and the controller commands the switching device to switch to an antenna element based upon the determined power level.

6194884, Feb 27, 2001

Nov 23, 1999

9/447730

Scott Birk Kesler - Kokomo IN
Jerral Alan Long - Kokomo IN

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

G05F 156

323285

Circuitry for driving an electrical load (18) and regulating a load current (IL) therethrough includes a multiple output load driving device (20) having an input (26) receiving a gate drive signal (GD) thereat and operable to direct the load current (I. sub. L) therethrough from a collector (28) to main (22) and sense (24) outputs thereof. A control circuit is provided including an error amplifier (52) having a non-inverting input operable to receive a reference voltage and an inverting input operable to receive a sense voltage proportional to the portion of load current (I. sub. L) flowing through the sense output (24) of the load driving device (20), and producing an output based thereon to which a gate drive control circuit (54) is responsive to supply the gate drive signal (GD). A feedback capacitor (CFB) is disposed between the collector (28) of the load driving device (20) and a resistor string (R8, R9, RTRIM) establishing the reference voltage, and provides an AC coupling therebetween. This AC coupling compensates for oscillations in the load current (I. sub.

6304423, Oct 16, 2001

Jun 8, 1999

9/327741

Jerral Alan Long - Kokomo IN
Scott Birk Kesler - Kokomo IN
Michael Joseph Huemmer - Kokomo IN

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

H02H 322

361111

A transient protection circuit (14) includes a resistor (22) having a first end adapted for connection to a first signal line (16) of a voltage supply (12) and a second opposite end connected to a voltage supply input (20) of an application circuit (18). In one embodiment, the resistor (22) defines an emitter (26) of a PNP transistor (24) having a floating base (28) and a collector (30) adapted for connection to a reference signal line (15) of the voltage supply (12). In an alternative embodiment (14'), the emitter (26) of the PNP transistor (24) is connected to the first end of the resistor (22). The transient protection circuit (14, 14') is preferably formed on a monolithic integrated circuit including the application circuit (18) wherein a semiconductor layer (46) defining the first input to the resistor (22) also defines a bond pad (50). The corners of the semiconductor layer (46) including those of the bond pad (50) are configured to equalize the electric field about the entire outer periphery of the semiconductor layer (46). The transient protection circuit (14, 14') is operable to protect the application circuit (18) from transient and other fault conditions associated with the voltage supply (12) including transient voltage spikes, load dump conditions, electrostatic discharge (ESD) events, reverse battery conditions and discharge events from an ignition coil secondary.

6011280, Jan 4, 2000

Jun 26, 1998

9/105610

John Rothgeb Fruth - Kokomo IN
Stephen Paul Barlow - Noblesville IN
Jerral Alan Long - Kokomo IN
Michael Joseph Huemmer - Kokomo IN

Delco Electronics Corporation - Kokomo IN

H01L 2974, H01L 31111

257137

A semiconductor power device (100) that includes active cells in an interior region of an epitaxial layer (16) on a semiconductor substrate (12), and an edge termination structure that surrounds the cells and separates the cells from the die edge (48). A polysilicon layer (26) overlies and is electrically insulated from the epitaxial layer (16), a gate metal field plate (36) contacts the polysilicon layer (26), and a portion of the polysilicon layer (26) forms a gate for each cell. Each of the active cells also has a collector/anode terminal formed by the substrate (12), an emitter/cathode terminal formed by a well (18), emitter diffusion (20) and emitter metal (22), and a base formed by the epitaxial layer (16). The edge termination structure includes a first well (34) of a first conductivity type underlying the polysilicon layer (26) and completely surrounding the active cells, a second well (30) of an opposite conductivity completely surrounding the first well (34), and metallization (42) contacting the second well (30). The first well (34) is part of a low-voltage ring (28) while the second well (30) is part of a high-voltage ring.

7013882, Mar 21, 2006

Aug 26, 2003

10/647946

Jerral A. Long - Kokomo IN, US
Scott B. Kesler - Kokomo IN, US

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

F02P 9/00

123609, 123630

An ignition control circuit () is responsive to a control signal (ESTC) to apply a drive signal (GD) to a power switching device () to conduct ignition coil current (I) therethrough. A resistor (R) included within the circuit () receives, and dissipates heat generated by, the coil current (I). The circuit () includes a first transistor (Q) positioned adjacent to the resistor (R) such that an operating temperature thereof is near that of the resistor (R), and a second transistor (Q) positioned remote from the resistor (R) and having an operating temperature defining a reference temperature. The first and second transistors (Q, Q) are configured to produce an output voltage (V) proportional to a difference in operating temperatures thereof, and a latch circuit (L) disables the control signal (ESTC) to thereby turn off the power switching device () when the output voltage (V) difference exceeds a reference voltage (V).

7280662, Oct 9, 2007

Nov 3, 2003

10/700208

Glenn A. Walker - Greentown IN, US
Jerral A. Long - Kokomo IN, US
William E. Dyson - Carmel IN, US

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

H04K 1/00, H04N 1/44, H04N 7/10, H04N 7/173, G06F 11/30, G06F 12/14, H04L 9/32

380255, 380244, 725 36, 725 91, 725 92, 725 93, 713193, 713194

A satellite-based digital audio radio (SDAR) receiver is configured to temporarily store data that may be transmitted to the SDAR receiver at a time inconvenient to the subscriber. A memory arrangement buffers data output by a channel decoder. The SDAR receiver can use the buffered data prior to using any currently transmitted data. The buffered data is associated with buffered timing information that lags behind the current timing information associated with the currently transmitted data. The buffered data is available for use only once before a decryption subsystem receives the current timing information. If the subscriber uses the currently transmitted data, the decryption subsystem receives the current timing information. The decryption subsystem decrypts only data that is associated with timing information that is no earlier than the latest timing information received by the decryption subsystem. Accordingly, the buffered data becomes unavailable once the decryption subsystem receives the current timing information.

2006027, Dec 7, 2006

Jun 6, 2005

11/145765

Jerral Long - Kokomo IN, US
Joseph Dockemeyer - Kokomo IN, US
Donald Moeschberger - Kokomo IN, US

H04N 7/16

725028000, 725025000

A method and apparatus provide dynamic content rating for digital transmissions of media programs. Rather than one rating or a set of ratings be associated with an entire program or broadcast channel, content rating data relates to specific segments of a program. A user of a media receiving device presets rating criteria relating to a level or type of content to be blocked. The preset criteria are then used to selectively block presentation of those segments of content of a media program that fall outside the acceptable rating criteria. A timed length or display area segment of audio, video, text, graphics, or data may be dynamically blocked based on a comparison of the content rating associated with the segment and the user's preset rating criteria.

7245261, Jul 17, 2007

Jul 12, 2005

11/179866

Imtiaz Zafar - Sterling Heights MI, US
Jerral A. Long - Kokomo IN, US

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

H01Q 1/32

343713, 343700 MS, 343846

A satellite antenna module is disclosed. The satellite antenna module includes at least one antenna element disposed on a ground plane. The ground plane is capacitivly coupled to a vehicle surface. The ground plane is disposed over the vehicle surface at an elevation angle that achieves a higher gain of the at least one antenna element.