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Inventor

Earl W. McCune, Jr.

Inventor
Santa Clara, CA, US

Overview

97→
Patents
1986–2020
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 97 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H03Fprimary
H03FAmplifiers18%
H03CModulation11%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication9%
H03GControl of amplification8%
H04BTransmission8%
Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications6%
H05BElectric heating6%
H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems5%
H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials4%
H03BGeneration of oscillations, directly or by frequency-changing, by circuits employing active elements which operate in a non-switching manner4%
PatentTitleYear
10,686,487Universal transmit/receive module for radar and communications202010,680,563Low wideband noise multi-stage switch-mode power amplifier202010,348,256Limiting driver for switch-mode power amplifier201910,170,834Phased array transmission methods and apparatus201910,129,946High-efficiency, wide dynamic range dimming for solid-state lighting20189,985,593Limiting driver for switch-mode power amplifier20189,825,593'Highly linear, highly efficient wideband RF power amplifier having wide video bandwidth capability'20179,673,697'AC/DC power conversion methods and apparatus'20179,581,132'Wind turbine having flow-aligned blades'20179,565,726'Power conversion and control systems and methods for solid-state lighting'20179,520,781'Rapid-transition DC-DC converter'20169,456,481'High-efficiency, wide dynamic range dimming for solid-state lighting'20169,444,501'Polar modulation using product mode'20169,420,647'Dimming and voltage protection method and apparatus for solid-state lighting'20169,397,621'Limiting driver for switch-mode power amplifier'20169,397,713'Polar modulation using product mode'20169,263,967'AC/DC power conversion methods and apparatus'20169,265,105'Power conversion and control systems and methods for solid-state lighting'20169,178,734'Communications transmitter having high-efficiency combination modulator'20159,179,508'Solid-state lighting dimming'20159,130,806'Wideband phase modulation methods and apparatus'20159,041,602'Phased array transmission methods and apparatus'20159,024,534'Power conversion and control systems and methods for solid-state lighting'20158,981,655'Power conversion and control systems and methods for solid-state lighting'20158,928,424'Duty cycle translator methods and apparatus'20158,929,484'Communications transmitter having high-efficiency combination modulator'20158,899,921'Wind turbine having flow-aligned blades'20148,811,533'Communications transmitter having high-efficiency combination modulator'20148,760,078'Power conversion and control systems and methods for solid-state lighting'20148,750,421'Communications transmitter having high-efficiency combination modulator'20148,604,800'Frequency extension methods and apparatus for low-frequency electronic instrumentation'20138,508,309'Wideband phase modulation methods and apparatus'20138,446,099'Power conversion and control systems and methods for solid-state lighting'20138,405,465'Duty cycle translator methods and apparatus'20138,395,402'Frequency extension methods and apparatus for low-frequency electronic instrumentation'20138,364,099'Methods and apparatus for controlling leakage and power dissipation in radio frequency power amplifiers'20138,331,882'VSWR normalizing envelope modulator'20128,301,088'Polar modulation transmitter with envelope modulator path switching'20128,145,147'Power amplifier edge evaluation-alternative envelope modulator'20128,126,409'Adaptive delay alignment in polar transmitters'20128,064,855'Transmission power controller'20117,983,643'Frequency demodulation with threshold extension'20117,929,644'Instant-acquisition clock and data recovery systems and methods for serial communications links'20117,906,944'Extremely high-speed switchmode DC-DC converters'20117,859,459'Phased array receivers and methods employing phase shifting downconverters'20107,755,443'Delay-based modulation of RF communications signals'20107,702,300'Envelope modulator saturation detection using a DC-DC converter'20107,642,847'Power supply processing for power amplifiers'20107,636,386'Method of continuously calibrating the gain for a multi-path angle modulator'20097,627,057'Quadrature alignment in communications receivers'20097,558,334'Enhanced hybrid class-S modulator'20097,518,461'Method of configuring a polar-based modulator using a parameter look-up table'20097,515,885'Communications signal amplifiers having independent power control and amplitude modulation'20097,468,601'Direct phase and frequency demodulation'20087,444,125'Communications signal amplifiers having independent power control and amplitude modulation'20087,424,083'PLL noise smoothing using dual-modulus interleaving'20087,395,038'High-efficiency modulating RF amplifier'20087,280,813'Variable delay radio receiver'20077,227,342'Extremely high-speed switchmode DC-DC converters'20077,116,728'Quadrature alignment in communications receivers using dual delay lines'20067,099,635'High-efficiency modulating RF amplifier'20067,038,536'Power supply processing for power amplifiers'20067,035,604'Communications signal amplifiers having independent power control and amplitude modulation'20067,026,797'Extremely high-speed switchmode DC-DC converters'20067,012,984'PLL noise smoothing using dual-modulus interleaving'20067,010,276'Communications signal amplifiers having independent power control and amplitude modulation'20066,969,984'Direct phase and frequency demodulation'20056,924,695'Power supply processing for power amplifiers'20056,864,668'High-efficiency amplifier output level and burst control'20056,850,736'Method and apparatus for reception quality indication in wireless communication'20056,816,016'High-efficiency modulating RF amplifier'20046,781,452'Power supply processing for power amplifiers'20046,751,265'Method and system of amplitude modulation using dual/split channel unequal amplification'20046,724,830'High efficiency line driver for high crest-factor signals such as DMT/ADSL signals'20046,690,215'Sigma-delta-based frequency synthesis'20046,636,112'High-efficiency modulating RF amplifier'20036,587,018'Notch filter and method'20036,567,491'High efficiency line driver for high crest-factor signals such as DMT/ADSL signals'20036,377,784'High-efficiency modulation RF amplifier'20026,366,177'High-efficiency power modulators'20026,323,731'Variable bias control for switch mode RF amplifier'20016,215,355'Constant impedance for switchable amplifier with power control'20016,198,347'Driving circuits for switch mode RF power amplifiers'20016,112,071'Quadrature-free RF receiver for directly receiving angle modulated signal'20005,952,895'Direct digital synthesis of precise, stable angle modulated RF signal'19995,731,773'Half-order hold direct digital frequency synthesis'19985,675,292'Phase lock loop enabling smooth loop bandwidth switching over a wide range'19975,651,035'Apparatus for reducing jitter of a spectrum spread clock signal and method therefor'19975,646,955'Apparatus for measuring cycle to cycle jitter of a digital signal and method therefor'19975,532,462'Method of and apparatus for heating a reaction vessel with microwave energy'19965,491,458'Apparatus for spreading the spectrum of a signal and method therefor'19965,321,799'Signalling transition control in a modulated-signal communications system'19945,306,971'Binary controlled digital tapped delay line'19945,247,469'Digital frequency synthesizer and method with vernier interpolation'19935,053,982'Variable modulus digital synthesizer'19914,746,880'Number controlled modulated oscillator'19884,603,305'Apparatus and method for sweep oscillator calibration'1986

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1986–2020Based in Santa Clara, CA, US· patent location history
1996Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
1999–2006Patents assigned to TROPIAN INC (23)· patent assignee history
2006–2009Patents assigned to MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD (7)· patent assignee history
2008–2013Patents assigned to PANASONIC CORP (18)· patent assignee history
2012–2019Patents assigned to MCCUNE JR EARL W (28)· patent assignee history
2016–2020Patents assigned to ERIDAN COMMUNICATIONS INC (7)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
MCCUNE JR EARL Wself282012–2019
TROPIAN INC231999–2006
PANASONIC CORP182008–2013
ERIDAN COMMUNICATIONS INC72016–2020
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD72006–2009
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Santa Clara, California, US961986–2020
San Jose, California, US11996