Andrew J Carlson

US Patent:

6366599, Apr 2, 2002

Filed:

Mar 16, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/040521

Inventors:

Andrew B. Carlson - Atherton CA
Jeffrey Crerie - San Francisco CA
David C. Westcott - Los Gatos CA
Paul F. Turney - Santa Clara CA

Assignee:

Trimble Navigation Limited - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04L 2730

US Classification:

375130, 342357

Abstract:

A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver employs variable spacing of Doppler offset bins and code offset bins when acquiring a P(Y) code, to improve signal acquisition characteristics with respect to a search region having a plurality of Doppler offset bins and code offset bins. The receiver includes an acquisition module in which an input signal representative of a received P(Y) code is received and applied to a first programmable rate mixer. An output of the first programmable rate mixer is applied to a combiner, which selectively combines samples of the input signal based on a control input to dynamically determine the spacing of the code offset bins. An output of the combiner is normalized and applied to a correlation unit, which generates correlation measures of the received P(Y) code and a locally generated P(Y) code. A signal representative of the correlation measures is applied separately to each of a set of programmable rate mixers and mixed with separate mixing signals. The spacing of the Doppler offset bins is dynamically determined by controlling the rates of the mixing signals.

US Patent:

6511277, Jan 28, 2003

Filed:

Oct 17, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/691702

Inventors:

Michael C. Norris - Santa Clara CA
Peter Lobban - Los Altos CA
Donald Besemer - Los Altos CA
Andrew B. Carlson - Atherton CA

Assignee:

Affymetrix, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G01N 3500

US Classification:

41433105, 41433104, 41433115

Abstract:

A device for transporting cartridges comprises a housing for holding a plurality of cartridges in a temperature controlled environment. A transport system is also provided and has a grasping mechanism for grasping one of the cartridges. The transport system is further used to remove the cartridge from the housing and to place the cartridge into a scanner.

US Patent:

6604902, Aug 12, 2003

Filed:

Jun 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/180588

Inventors:

Michael C. Norris - Santa Clara CA
Peter Lobban - Los Altos CA
Donald Besemer - Los Altos CA
Andrew B. Carlson - Atherton CA

Assignee:

Affymetrix, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G01N 3500

US Classification:

41433105, 41433115, 414806

Abstract:

A device for transporting cartridges comprises a housing for holding a plurality of cartridges in a temperature controlled environment. A transport system is also provided and has a grasping mechanism for grasping one of the cartridges. The transport system is further used to remove the cartridge from the housing and to place the cartridge into a scanner.

US Patent:

7108472, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

May 28, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/447582

Inventors:

Michael C. Norris - Santa Clara CA, US
Peter Lobban - Los Altos CA, US
Donald Besemer - Los Altos CA, US
Andrew B. Carlson - Atherton CA, US

Assignee:

Affymetrix, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

B65G 1/10

US Classification:

41422207, 414807

Abstract:

A device for transporting cartridges comprises a housing for holding a plurality of cartridges in a temperature controlled environment. A transport system is also provided and has a grasping mechanism for grasping one of the cartridges. The transport system is further used to remove the cartridge from the housing and to place the cartridge into a scanner.

US Patent:

7646590, Jan 12, 2010

Filed:

Jul 6, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/774447

Inventors:

Selver Corhodzic - Santa Clara CA, US
Andrew Carlson - Atherton CA, US
Montgomery Sykora - Denver CO, US
Winnie Leung - Mountain View CA, US
Jonathan D. Beck - Mountain View CA, US
Alan Lam - Fremont CA, US
Jimmy Clidaras - Los Altos CA, US
William Hamburgen - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Exaflop LLC - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H02B 1/26

US Classification:

361641, 361622, 361642, 361644, 361727

Abstract:

A power distribution apparatus includes a housing holding a plurality of electrical outlets, a plurality of independent electrical circuits within the housing, and a plurality of cord sets serving the plurality of independent electrical circuits and extending from the housing.

US Patent:

7724518, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Jun 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/146281

Inventors:

Andrew B. Carlson - Atherton CA, US
William Hamburgen - Palo Alto CA, US
Jimmy Clidaras - Los Altos CA, US
Wolf-Dietrich Weber - San Jose CA, US
Xiaobo Fan - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Exaflop LLC - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H05K 7/20
G06F 1/20
E04C 2/52

US Classification:

36167953, 361699, 361701, 361716, 16510433, 522201, 522203

Abstract:

A facility is described that includes one or more enclosures defining an interior space, a plurality of power taps, a plurality of coolant supply taps, and a plurality of coolant return taps. A flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps can be approximately equal over a local area of the interior space. The plurality of power taps, the plurality of supply taps, and the plurality of return taps can be divided into a plurality of zones, with taps of each zone are configured to be controllably coupled to a power source or a coolant source independently of the taps of other zones. The taps can be positioned along paths, and paths of the power taps can be spaced from associated proximate paths of supply and return taps by a substantially uniform distance along a substantial length of the first path.

US Patent:

7804317, Sep 28, 2010

Filed:

Oct 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/583758

Inventors:

Biju Parameshwaran - Union City CA, US
Sriram Madhavan - Santa Clara CA, US
Andrew E. Carlson - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G01R 31/26

US Classification:

324765

Abstract:

According to one exemplary embodiment, a test device includes a transistor situated on a substrate. The test device further includes a protection device coupled by a fuse to a gate of the transistor in an interconnect metal layer, where the interconnect metal layer is formed over the substrate. The fuse allows the protection device to be decoupled from the gate of the transistor prior to testing the transistor. The test device further includes first and second contact pads formed over the substrate and coupled to respective terminals of the fuse to provide access to the fuse. A current can be applied between the first and second contacts pads to cause the fuse to open to decouple the protection device from the gate of the transistor. The test device further includes an antenna coupled to the gate of the transistor with interconnect metal segments for accumulating electrical charge during wafer processing.

US Patent:

7864530, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Mar 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/059569

Inventors:

William Hamburgen - Palo Alto CA, US
Jimmy Clidaras - Los Altos CA, US
Andrew B. Carlson - Atherton CA, US

Assignee:

Exaflop LLC - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H05K 7/20

US Classification:

361699, 36167953, 361700, 361701, 165 804, 165110, 16510433, 165185, 62175, 622592, 62305

Abstract:

A method of providing utilities to a computer data center is discussed. The method includes initially connecting one or more non-evaporative cooling units to a data center as primary cooling plants, obtaining a government-issued water permit, and after obtaining the government-issued water permit, transitioning primary cooling for the data center to one or more evaporative cooling towers.

Address:

10253 Capital Peak Way, Peyton, CO 80831

Phone:

4086740883

VIN:

1FAHP3N20CL476848

Make:

FORD

Model:

FOCUS

Year:

2012