Inventor
Wayne T. Holcombe
Inventor
Mountain View, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 38 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Bprimary
H04BTransmission17%
G01SRadio direction-finding11%
G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light10%
G01VGeophysics10%
G08BSignalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems8%
H04MTelephonic communication7%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation7%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication6%
G06FElectric digital data processing3%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding3%
PatentTitleYear
9,741,240'Use of optical reflectance proximity detector in battery-powered devices'20179,651,421'Device including multi-function circuitry having optical detectors and method of flip-chip assembly therefor'20179,454,895'Use of optical reflectance proximity detector for nuisance mitigation in smoke alarms'20169,343,971'Synchronous VCC generator for switching voltage regulator'20168,952,822'Use of optical reflectance proximity detector for nuisance mitigation in smoke alarms'20158,803,096'Method and apparatus for spectrally-corrected ambient light sensor'20148,754,775'Use of optical reflectance proximity detector for nuisance mitigation in smoke alarms'20148,723,149'Systems and methods for advanced monitoring and control using an LED driver in an optical processor'20148,704,152'Apparatus and circuit with a multi-directional arrangement of optical elements'20148,698,471'Systems and methods for a digital-to-charge converter (DQC)'20148,660,300'Apparatus and method for optical gesture recognition'20148,569,679'System and circuit including multiple photo detectors and at least one optical barrier'20138,363,894'Apparatus and method for implementing a touchless slider'20138,253,613'Second-order delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter'20128,041,227'Apparatus and method for near-field communication'20117,868,294'Apparatus and method for display control using ambient light measurement signal from an infrared receiver'20117,536,005'Ring detection and snoop circuit'20097,502,214'Flexible hook switch driver circuit'20097,486,386'Optical reflectance proximity sensor'20097,482,666'Apparatus and method for optical isolation'20097,139,391'DAA hook switch'20067,031,458'Method and apparatus for isolation in a data access arrangement using analog encoded pulse signaling'20066,753,586'Distributed photodiode structure having majority dopant gradient and method for making same'20046,690,078'Shielded planar dielectrically isolated high speed pin photodiode and method for producing same'20046,628,489'Battery and current reversal protect circuit'20036,556,330'Apparatus and method for an integrated photodiode in an infrared receiver'20036,548,878'Method for producing a thin distributed photodiode structure'20036,360,090'Method and apparatus for receiving infrared signals with improved noise immunity'20026,356,375'Apparatus and method for an integrated photodiode in an infrared receiver'20026,240,283'Apparatus and method for feedback mitigation in a low speed communications receiver'20016,198,118'Distributed photodiode structure'20016,169,765'Apparatus and method for output signal pulse width error correction in a communications receiver'20015,946,393'Data access arrangement'19995,864,591'Apparatus and method for suppression of feedback in a communications receiver'19995,125,026'Internal telephone intercom system'19924,647,721'Telephone activated power controller'19874,383,257'Message communication system with message storage'19834,369,443'Message communication system with message storage'1983Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1983–2004Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
1999–2006Patents assigned to INTEGRATION ASSOCIATES INC (14)· patent assignee history
2003–2017Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2009–2017Patents assigned to SILICON LAB INC (16)· patent assignee history
2012–2017Patents assigned to HOLCOMBE WAYNE T (11)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Patents assigned to SVAJDA MIROSLAV (8)· patent assignee history
2015–2017Patents assigned to GOOGLE INC (3)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SILICON LAB INC | 16 | 2009–2017 |
| INTEGRATION ASSOCIATES INC | 14 | 1999–2006 |
| HOLCOMBE WAYNE Tself | 11 | 2012–2017 |
| SVAJDA MIROSLAV | 8 | 2013–2017 |
| GOOGLE INC | 3 | 2015–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, California, US | 24 | 2003–2017 |
| Palo Alto, California, US | 14 | 1983–2004 |