HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Time Domain Corp. said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a significant patent for its ultra-wideband silicon chipset. The patent, one of 74 awarded to Time Domain, covers methods and techniques for generating, positioning, searching for, and efficiently acquiring UWB pulses. UWB technology enables short-range wireless connectivity for consumer electronic products and personal computing devices at speeds greater than 100 megabits per second.
Seven other Time Domain patents have been allowed and another 155 are pending in the United States and overseas.