US patent application
March 2, 2017 - US patent application 15/347,421 "Method and apparatus for regulated three-phase AC-to-DC conversion with high power factor and low harmonic distortions" is published [PDF ()]
US patent application
February 2, 2017 - US patent application 15/258,573 "Switched-mode power supply controller" is published [PDF (2.5MB)]
US patent application
January 12, 2017 - US patent application 15/271,819 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is published [PDF (7.8MB)]
US patent
December 27, 2016 - US patent 9,531,282 "Method and apparatus for regulated three-phase AC-to-DC conversion with high power factor and low harmonic distortions" (application 15/086,411) is issued [PDF (5.5MB)]
Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion conference (PCIM Europe 2017)
December 15, 2016 - The paper "Ultra Linear Switching Rectifiers (ULSRs) for High-Quality Regulated 3-Phase AC to DC Conversion" by AV Nikitin, A Stonestreet II, KD Tidball, and RL Davidchack will be presented at PCIM Europe 2017 in Nuremberg, Germany, on May 16-18, 2017 [abstract]
US patent application
November 9, 2016 - US patent application 15/347,421 "Method and apparatus for regulated three-phase AC-to-DC conversion with high power factor and low harmonic distortions" is filed
US patent
October 11, 2016 - US patent 9,467,113 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" (application 14/159,033) is issued [PDF (15.7MB)]
US patent
October 11, 2016 - US patent 9,467,046 "Switched-mode power supply controller" (application 14/800,006) is issued [PDF (4.7MB)]
US patent application
September 21, 2016 - US patent application 15/271,819 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is filed
US patent application
September 7, 2016 - US patent application 15/2585,73 "Switched-mode power supply controller" is filed
US patent application
March 31, 2016 - US patent application 15/086,411 "Method and apparatus for regulated three-phase AC-to-DC conversion with high power factor and low harmonic distortions" is filed
US patent application
January 28, 2016 - US patent application 14/800,006 "Method and apparatus for control of switched-mode power supplies" is published [PDF (2.5MB)]
US patent
September 8, 2015 - US patent 9,130,455 "Method and apparatus for control of switched-mode power supplies" (application 14/333,373) is issued [PDF (4.8MB)]
US patent
August 25, 2015 - US patent 9,117,099 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" (application 13/715,724) is issued [PDF (13.3MB)]
July 20, 2015 - K-State, Manhattan businesses partnership brings technology firm to Manhattan | K-State Today
July 16, 2015 - Kansas corporation expands technology development and manufacturing partnership at Kansas State University, Manhattan-based companies | Kansas State University
US patent application
July 15, 2015 - US patent application 14/800,006 "Method and apparatus for control of switched-mode power supplies" is filed
TS-AIT seminar series talk
May 14, 2015 - Special TS-AIT seminar series talk "Blind adaptive nonlinear filters for mitigation of man-made noise in communication systems" is given at BAE (Burlington, MA) [PDF (20.7MB) ] - use Adobe Reader plugin to play animations and audio demos
IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications
March 30, 2015 - The paper "Blind Adaptive Analog Nonlinear Filters for Noise Mitigation in Powerline Communication Systems" by AV Nikitin, D Scutti, B Natarajan, and RL Davidchack is presented at the 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC 2015) in Austin, TX [postprint - PDF (1.5MB) ] [presentation - PDF (3.4MB) ]
US patent
March 24, 2015 - US patent 8,990,284 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" (application 13/599,866) is issued [PDF (6.1MB)]
EURASIP paper
February 15, 2015 - The paper "Out-of-band and adjacent-channel interference reduction by analog nonlinear filters" by AV Nikitin, RL Davidchack, and JE Smith is published in EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing [PDF (9.6MB) ]
US patent application
January 22, 2015 - US patent application 14/333,373 "Method and apparatus for control of switched-mode power supplies" is published [PDF (2.7MB) ]
IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications
December 12, 2014 - The invited paper "Blind Adaptive Analog Nonlinear Filters for Noise Mitigation in Powerline Communication Systems" by AV Nikitin, D Scutti, B Natarajan, and RL Davidchack will be presented at the 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC 2015) in Austin, TX, on March 29-31, 2015 [postprint - PDF (1.5MB) ] [presentation - PDF (3.4MB) ]
R&D collaboration agreement with Ultra Electronics
November 17, 2014 - AvaTekh enters into R&D collaboration agreement with Ultra Electronics ICE (www.ultra-ice.com) to develop power conversion approaches for aerospace and defense applications
US patent application
July 16, 2014 - US patent application 14/333,373 "Method and apparatus for control of switched-mode power supplies" is filed
US patent application
July 10, 2014 - US patent application 14/159,033 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is published [PDF (8.1MB) ]
US patent
April 8, 2014 - US patent 8,694,273 "Method and apparatus for adaptive real-time signal conditioning and analysis" is issued (application 12/927,149, filed on 8 November 2010) [PDF (3.7MB) ]
Supplemental SBIR award from National Science Foundation
January 21, 2014 - AvaTekh is awarded additional support from the NSF under the SBIR Phase IB program for Grant No. 1314790 "Adaptive analog nonlinear circuits for improving properties of electronic devices"
US patent application
January 20, 2014 - US patent application 14/159,033 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is filed
US patent application
December 19, 2013 - US patent application 13/715,724 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is published [PDF (14.2MB) ]
Military Communications Conference
November 19, 2013 - The paper "Adaptive analog nonlinear algorithms and circuits for improving signal quality in the presence of technogenic interference" by AV Nikitin, RL Davidchack and TJ Sobering is presented at the 2013 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM 2013) in San Diego, CA [postprint - PDF (1.7MB) ] [presentation - PDF (4.8MB) ]
US patent application
November 7, 2013 - US patent application 13/599,866 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is published [PDF (6.1MB) ]
Mathematics in Defence conference
October 24, 2013 - The paper "Out-of-band and adjacent-channel interference reduction by analog nonlinear filters" by AV Nikitin, RL Davidchack and JE Smith is presented at the 3rd IMA Conference on Mathematics in Defence in Malvern, UK [short paper - PDF (2MB) ] [presentation - PDF (3.6MB) ]
PCT application
October 10, 2013 - International patent application PCT/US2012/071486 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is published [PDF (22MB) ]
September 20, 2013 - Signal-Filtering Algorithms to Reduce Interference | Technical Insights' Inside R&D Alert - Frost & Sullivan
August 27, 2013 - Kansas startup's technology could improve the performance of your next smartphone | Wichita Business Journal
August 20, 2013 - Signal-Filtering Algorithms Tackle Smartphone Interference | Interference Technology
August 19, 2013 - Smartphone interference tackled by Kansas startup | TechHive
August 15, 2013 - Research collaboration aims to improve wireless technology, smartphones | Kansas State University | News and Editorial Services
Military Communications Conference
July 30, 2013 - The paper "Adaptive analog nonlinear algorithms and circuits for improving signal quality in the presence of technogenic interference" by AV Nikitin, RL Davidchack and TJ Sobering will be presented at the 2013 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM 2013) in San Diego, CA, on 18-20 November 2013 [abstract]
US patent
July 16, 2013 - US patent 8,489,666 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" (application 13/662,127) is issued [PDF (1.7MB) ]
DARPA SQUAD X Summit
June 10, 2013 - A briefing on the submission to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) "Digitizing Squad X" Request For Information (RFI) titled "Reduced passband interference through feedback-based nonlinearity for unintentional and intentional interference mitigation" is presented at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) in Laurel, MD
Mathematics in Defence conference
May 31, 2013 - The paper "Out-of-band and adjacent-channel interference reduction by analog nonlinear filters" by AV Nikitin, RL Davidchack and JE Smith will be presented at the 3rd IMA Conference on Mathematics in Defence in Malvern, UK, on 24 October 2013 [abstract]
SBIR award from National Science Foundation
May 6, 2013 - AvaTekh is awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop adaptive analog nonlinear circuits for improving properties of electronic devices [award abstract] [KSU news release ]
US patent application
December 14, 2012 - US patent application 13/715,724 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is filed
US patent application
October 26, 2012 - US patent application 13/662,127 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is filed
US patent
Sep. 18, 2012 - US patent 8,267,520 "Method for aerial display of images" (application 10/755,956) is issued [OKOview]
US patent application
August 30, 2012 - US patent application 13/599,866 "Method and apparatus for signal filtering and for improving properties of electronic devices" is filed
EURASIP paper
April 10, 2012 - The paper "Impulsive interference in communication channels and its mitigation by SPART and other nonlinear filters" by AV Nikitin, M Epard, JB Lancaster, RL Lutes and EA Shumaker is published in EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing [PDF (815KB) ]
EURASIP paper
December 21, 2011 - The paper "On the interchannel interference in digital communication systems, its impulsive nature, and its mitigation" by AV Nikitin is published in EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing [PDF (1.7MB) ]
US patent application
May 12, 2011 - US patent application 12/927,149 "Method and apparatus for adaptive real-time signal conditioning and analysis" is published
Avatekh Inc
April 22, 2011 - AvaTekh is incorporated as a Kansas corporation Avatekh Inc