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Patent No. 6293874

User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks

An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.

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Assignee: National Semiconductor Germany AG


Location: Unterhaching, DE
No. of patents: 16

NumberTitleIssue Date
7982540Integrated circuit arrangement for generating a digital variable gain control signal
The invention proposes an integrated circuit arrangement (10) for generating a digital variable gain control signal (SA) for a digitally variable gain amplifier (14), comprising: a memory (16) for storing at least one digital signal sequence (DS...
07/19/2011
7719339Circuit arrangement and method for limiting a signal voltage
The invention relates to the field of signal processing. It is an object of the invention to provide for limitation of a signal voltage to a predetermined maximum voltage (Vmax). To this end, an input signal (Vin) is applied to a voltage divider which includes a var...
05/18/2010
7622966Switchable phase locked loop and method for the operation of a switchable phase locked loop
The invention relates to a phase locked loop or “PLL” (12) and a method for the operation of a PLL (12), wherein a controllable oscillator (DCO) generates an output signal (CKout) and can be switched over between a first clock signal (CKin1 ...
11/24/2009
7586335Digital phase detector and a method for the generation of a digital phase detection signal
The present invention concerns a digital phase detector (PD) and also a method for digital phase detection, as can in particular be used e.g. in a so-called phase locked loop (PLL). According to the invention a digital phase detection signal (PD_OUT) is obtained, wh...
09/08/2009
7579891Method and circuit arrangement for generating a periodic electric signal with controllable phase
The invention relates to the generation of an electric output signal with a specified frequency and a phase (P) dependent upon a control signal (x) by means of weighted superposition of several input signals (s1, s2, s1*, s2*), which have...
08/25/2009
7551023Amplifier with low pass filter feedback
An amplifier is described which amplifies an input signal according to a defined amplification factor, and which generates an output signal. To reduce an offset fraction of the output signal the amplifier comprises a feedback path which has lowpass characteristics a...
06/23/2009
7538617Class AB amplifier circuit with combined quiescent current and common mode control
It is an object of the present invention to provide an amplifier circuit that supplies a differential output signal (Voutp−Voutn) with a stable common mode potential (½×(Voutp+Voutn)) and a stable amplification characteristic. An essential feature of the inventi...
05/26/2009
7495485Controllable current source for a phase locked loop
The invention concerns a controllable current source or “charge pump” (12) in an integrated circuit, comprising two supply terminals (K1, K2) for the application of two supply potentials (V1, V2) as well as an output terminal (...
02/24/2009
7466199Low noise amplifier with low current consumption
The invention relates to an amplifier circuit comprising supply terminals (12, 14) for supplying the circuit with first and second supply potentials (Vdd, Vss); a current path, which runs from the first supply terminal (12) via a first biased transisto...
12/16/2008
7423482Circuit configuration having a feedback operational amplifier
The present invention relates to a circuit configuration (10) having a feedback operational amplifier (AMP) for amplifying an input signal (Vin) input into the circuit arrangement (10) and outputting the amplified input signal as an output signal (Vout...
09/09/2008
7414467Circuit configuration having a feedback, fully-differential operational amplifier
The present invention relates to a circuit configuration having a feedback operational amplifier (AMP), which is implemented as fully differential, for amplifying an input signal differentially input to the circuit configuration and for outputting the amplified inpu...
08/19/2008
7408494Continuous-time delta-sigma analog digital converter
A continuous-time delta-sigma analog digital converter for converting an analog input signal to a digital output signal, comprising an analog filter with at least one integration capacitor, a cycled quantifier which quantifies the filtered analog signal for generati...
08/05/2008
7405687Continuous-time delta-sigma analog digital converter
The invention relates to a continuous-time delta-sigma analog digital converter (10) for converting an analog input signal (IN) to a digital output signal (OUT), comprising an analog filter (20), which filters the analog input signal, a quantifier (...
07/29/2008
7405682Delta-sigma analog digital converter with offset compensation
The invention concerns a time-continuous delta-sigma analog-digital converter for the conversion of an analog input signal into a digital output signal, comprising an analog filter for the filtering of the analog input signal, a clocked operated quantiser, which con...
07/29/2008
7368987Circuit configuration having a feedback operational amplifier
The present invention relates to a circuit configuration (10) having a feedback operational amplifier (AMP) for amplifying an input signal (Vin) input into the circuit arrangement (10) and outputting the amplified input signal as an output signal (Vout...
05/06/2008
7365668Continuous-time delta-sigma analog digital converter having operational amplifiers
The invention concerns a continuous-time delta-sigma analog-digital converter for the conversion of an analog input signal into a digital output signal, comprising an analog filter which filters the analog input signal and at least one externally circuited operation...
04/29/2008
 
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