Mark Andrew Berman

7190718, Mar 13, 2007

Oct 29, 2002

10/281992

Sang T Bui - Irvine CA, US
Mark Berman - Newport Coast CA, US
Oscar E Agazzi - Irvine CA, US

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

H04B 3/46
H04L 5/16
H04H 7/30

375224, 375219, 375233

An apparatus for processing a received signal includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to produce a sampled signal from a received signal using a candidate sampling phase. An adaptive filter includes adaptive filter coefficients and is configured to receive the sampled signal and converge the filter coefficients based on the candidate sampling phase. A controller includes a module for comparing the converged filter coefficients to filter coefficient thresholds, and a module for determining a largest filter coefficient among one or more excessive filter coefficients that exceed one or more corresponding filter coefficient thresholds. The apparatus is stepped through multiple candidate sampling phases. A best sampling phase is selected based on the largest filter coefficients associated with the candidate sampling phases.

7480326, Jan 20, 2009

Oct 29, 2002

10/282206

Sang T Bui - Irvine CA, US
Mark Berman - Newport Coast CA, US
Oscar E Agazzi - Irvine CA, US

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

H04B 1/38
H04B 1/10
G01R 31/08

375219, 375350, 370242

A system includes an adaptive filter coupled to a communication channel. The adaptive filter includes a set of adaptive filter coefficients. A memory stores a predetermined set of filter coefficient thresholds. The filter coefficient thresholds may be indicative of channel faults or a length of the channel. A controller is configured to compare the set of filter coefficients to the predetermined set of filter coefficient thresholds. The controller is configured to determine the information about the channel based on compare results.

20040017780, Jan 29, 2004

Jul 26, 2002

10/205624

Mehmet Tazebay - Irvine CA, US
Mark Berman - Newport Coast CA, US

H04J001/16

370/248000, 370/249000

A physical layer communications device including a receiver connected to a physical channel. A transmitter is also connected to the physical channel. A selector reflects a packet received by the receiver from a remote sender over the physical channel back to the sender when the physical layer communications device is in a diagnostic mode.

20120223765, Sep 6, 2012

Mar 1, 2011

13/037462

Jingguang Wang - Irvine CA, US
Derek Tam - Irvine CA, US
Mark Berman - Newport Coast CA, US
Siavash Fallahi - Newport Coast CA, US

H03K 3/01

327534

While an IC chip is in idle mode with no power being supplied to the IC chip, the IC chip may be operable to detect a signal pulse received by the IC chip using energy associated with the signal pulse. The IC chip may be operable to control a control signal for a power switch using the energy associated with the signal pulse. The power switch may allow power to be provided to the IC chip based on the control signal. The IC chip may comprise a pulse detector, a latch circuit and an ON/OFF logic circuit within the IC chip. While the IC chip is fully powered and communication with a partner chip is finished, the IC chip may be operable to control the control signal to turn off the power switch for powering down the IC chip based on a turn-off signal.

56047410, Feb 18, 1997

Mar 16, 1995

8/398759

Henry Samueli - Northridge CA
Mark Berman - Los Angeles CA
Fang Lu - Torrance CA

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine CA

H03H 730

370402

Four (4) unshielded twisted pairs of wires connect a hub and a computer in an Ethernet system: one (1) pair for transmission only, another for reception only and the other two (2) for transmission and reception. The signals in the wires are in packets each having timing signals defining a preamble and thereafter having digital signals representing information as by individual ones of three (3) amplitude levels. The signals received at the computer are provided with an automatic gain control (AGC) and then with digital conversions at a particular rate. A control loop operative upon the digital conversions regulates the AGC gain at a particular value. An equalizer operative only during the occurrence of the digital signals in each packet selects an individual one of the three (3) amplitude levels closest to the amplitude of each digital conversion at the time assumed to constitute the conversion peak. The amplitudes of the timing signals in each preamble at the times assumed to constitute the peaks and zero crossings of such signals are multiplied. The rate of such digital conversions is adjusted in accordance with the polarity and magnitude of the multiplication product.

6146418, Nov 14, 2000

Sep 28, 1998

9/162477

Mark Berman - Santa Monica CA

A61F 212

623 8

A human body implant has a separate bladder made from a bio-compatible flexible polymer into which a mobile device or prosthesis is placed after the bladder has been introduced into a subcutaneous body pocket. The bladder completely forms an artificial scar by ingrowth of body tissue into pores in the bladder to form an artificial scar. In the case of a breast implant, a breast prosthesis of many different types can be used. The prosthesis is isolated from but is mobile in the bladder. Fluids can be withdrawn from the prosthesis without contaminating the body.

D4268830, Jun 20, 2000

Jul 22, 1999

D/108180

Mark Berman - Santa Monica CA
George J. Picha - Independence OH
Gary Austin - Euclid OH
Shawn Heipp - Parma OH
Richard T. Nock - Cleveland OH

Surgiform Technology, Ltd. - Cleveland OH

2402

D24112