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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D555356 | Storage case | 11/20/2007 |
| 7256795 | Extended power management via frame modulation control Power consumption in a portable computer device that provides true-color simulation on a liquid crystal display can be realized by selectively operating a graphics controller that drives the LCD to selectively enable or disable true color simulation. Disabling dithe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7143931 | Container for foodstuffs A container for foodstuffs including a carton and pad, each formed from a cut and creased blank of foldable sheet material. The carton is a substantially tubular element having end panels for enclosing the carton. A plurality of corner locks are provided to maintain... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7092475 | Phase-frequency detector with linear phase error gain near and during phase-lock in delta sigma phase-locked loop A phase-frequency detector (PFD) having substantially linear phase error gain within a predetermined phase error range centered about zero phase error when used in a delta sigma phase-locked loop (PLL). The output signals (e.g., charge pump control signals), which a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7061978 | Compensation method for reducing intersymbol interference products caused by signal transmission via dispersive media In accordance with the presently claimed invention, compensation for reducing ISI products within an electrical data signal corresponding to a detected data signal received via a signal transmission medium introduces distinct compensation effects for individual ISI ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7062666 | Signal-initiated method for suspending operation of a pipelined data processor A signal-initiated method for suspending operation of a pipelined data processor by selectively disabling a clock signal to pipeline subcircuitry in response to at least one control signal. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057867 | Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection clamp circuitry Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection clamp circuitry including current tunneling circuitry to provide control current for controlling current shunting circuitry for shunting ESD current from the protected signal terminal. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7039104 | Adaptive coefficient signal generator for adaptive signal equalizers with fractionally-spaced feedback An adaptive coefficient signal generator for use in an adaptive signal equalizer with fractionally-spaced feedback. The signals representing the feedback tap coefficients are generated in conjunction with a timing interpolation parameter such that the fractionally-s... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035330 | Decision feedback equalizer with dynamic feedback control A decision feedback equalizer with dynamic feedback control for use in an adaptive signal equalizer. Timing within the decision feedback loop is dynamically controlled to optimize recovery of the data signal by the output signal slicer. The dynamic timing is control... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031383 | Compensation circuit for reducing intersymbol interference products caused by signal transmission via dispersive media A compensation circuit for reducing intersymbol interference (ISI) products within an electrical data signal corresponding to a detected data signal received via a signal transmission medium provides for selective application of compensation to individual, discrete ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027277 | High voltage tolerant electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection clamp circuitry High voltage tolerant electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection clamp circuitry including a self-triggering device having a blocking junction with a two-dimensional geometrical lateral profile. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020402 | Crosstalk compensation engine for reducing signal crosstalk effects within a data signal A crosstalk compensation engine for reducing signal crosstalk effects within a data signal. Demultiplexed data signals corresponding to multiplexed data signals received via a signal transmission medium are processed to significantly reduce one or more signal crosst... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7002408 | Data signal amplifier and processor with multiple signal gains for increased dynamic signal range Data signal amplification and processing circuitry with multiple signal gains for increasing dynamic signal range. An incoming data signal is processed in accordance with multiple signal gains. The resultant signals have multiple signal values which are compared to ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000132 | Signal-initiated power management method for a pipelined data processor A signal-initiated power management method for a pipelined data processor by which a clock signal to pipeline subcircuitry is selectively disabled in response to at least one control signal. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992927 | Nonvolatile memory cell An integrated nonvolatile memory circuit having a plurality of control devices. Separate devices execute distinct control, erase, write and read operations, thereby allowing each device to be individually selected and optimized for performing its respective operatio... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6987477 | Pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with 3-bit ADC and endpoint correction A pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in which one less pipeline stage is needed while the output ADC stage has its resolution increased by one bit, thereby advantageously providing for decreased circuit area, lower power consumption and endpoint correction,... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6985386 | Programming method for nonvolatile memory cell A method of programming a nonvolatile memory cell in which a ramped control voltage is used to obtain the desired voltage on the storage node. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982599 | Multistage differential amplifier with commonly controlled input and output common mode voltages A multistage differential amplifier with commonly controlled input and output common mode voltages. A shared common mode control signal jointly controls both input and output common mode voltages with a DC gain and bandwidth substantially equivalent to the different... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6978390 | Pipelined data processor with instruction-initiated power management control A pipelined data processor with instruction-initiated power management control in which a plurality of subcircuits, including pipeline subcircuitry and circuitry for generating and controlling at least one clock signal are responsive to an instruction executed by th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973748 | Paintball guns A paintball gun trigger system includes a trigger, an emitter arranged to emit light and collector arranged to receive an amount of the light that varies with the position of the trigger and produce a signal that varies with the position of the trigger. A controller... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6975310 | Fade controller for providing programmable fade rates for on-screen display (OSD) window A fade controller for providing programmable fade rates for an on-screen display (OSD) window within a video display. Simple digital circuitry is used to control the size and dimensions of the OSD window and the rates at which it opens vertically and horizontally fo... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973182 | Differential echo cancellation receiver with dynamic cancellation of excess DC output current Differential echo cancellation receiver circuitry with dynamic cancellation of excess DC output current. Differential input circuitry provides for cancellation of incoming DC voltage and the incoming transmit signal echo while passing the receive signal. Excess DC c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970503 | Apparatus and method for converting analog signal to pulse-width-modulated signal A circuit for converting an analog signal to a discrete pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signal uses a delta-sigma amplifier and a discrete PWM stage to produce a discrete PWM output signal having lower in-band signal noise then a PDM system and a lower signal distortion... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970048 | Inductive-capacitive (LC) based quadrature voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) with deterministic quadrature signal phase relationship A circuit and method for generating quadrature signals with a deterministic phase relationship. Between two inductive-capacitive (LC) based quadrature voltage controlled oscillators (VCO), phase shift circuitry is interposed such that the individual LC VCO circuits ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6963554 | Microwire dynamic sequencer pipeline stall A Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) mobile station architecture consuming less power and random access memory (RAM) is presented herein. The mobile station includes a system timer coprocessor which includes a microsequencer and a microwire for controlling radio c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6956439 | Transimpedance amplifier with controllable noise reduction A transimpedance amplifier with controllable noise reduction in which DC offsets due to the input signal are tolerated during reception of low input signals by reducing, e.g., terminating, a compensation current to remove a dominant source of thermal noise, but comp... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6950097 | Video display interface controller for host video display unit A video display interface controller for a host video display unit in which control signals multiplexed with component video signals are extracted and routed according to included address information. Control data associated with one or more local addresses is used ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6940898 | Adaptive coefficient signal generator for adaptive signal equalizers with fractionally-spaced feedback An adaptive coefficient signal generator for use in an adaptive signal equalizer with fractionally-spaced feedback. The signals representing the feedback tap coefficients are generated in conjunction with a timing interpolation parameter such that the fractionally-s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937294 | Multiplexed video signal interface signal, system and method A multiplexed video signal interface in accordance with the present invention provides a multiplexed component video signal which includes component video signals with OSD data and user-controllable contrast and video gain, along with the ability to individually con... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933770 | Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) bandgap voltage reference circuit A metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) bandgap voltage reference circuit with a plurality of dummy bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) coupled to the mismatched parasitic substrate BJTs for improving parasitic capacitance matching, thereby improving startup behavior of t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931345 | Method for quantifying safe operating area for bipolar junction transistor A method for quantifying safe operating regions within a safe operating area (SOA) for a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) by driving the device under test (DUT) as part of a current mirror circuit and monitoring variances in the current mirror ratio for various bia... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6917608 | Microsequencer microcode bank switched architecture A Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) mobile station architecture consuming less power and random access memory (RAM) is presented herein. The mobile station includes a system timer coprocessor with a microsequencer for executing frame programs stored in microcode ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911989 | Halftone controller circuitry for video signal during on-screen-display (OSD) window Digital circuitry for imparting halftone to that portion of a video image over which an on-screen-display (OSD) window is superimposed. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910141 | Pipelined data processor with signal-initiated power management control A pipelined data processor with signal-initiated power management control in which a plurality of subcircuits, including pipeline subcircuitry, and circuitry for generating and controlling at least one clock signal are responsive to at least one control signal by di... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906357 | Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection structure with symmetrical positive and negative ESD protection An apparatus including an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection structure with a diac in which substancially similar ESD protection is provided for both positive and negative ESD voltages appearing at the circuit electrode sought to be protected. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906583 | Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) cascode current mirror A metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) cascode current mirror circuit architecture capable of operating at a low power supply voltage and with only one input reference number while maintaining a high dynamic signal range. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903601 | Reference voltage generator for biasing a MOSFET with a constant ratio of transconductance and drain current An integrated circuit (IC) with metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) circular for generating a reference signal having a value which remains substantially constant over variations in one or more of the processing (P) of, power supply voltage (V... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896366 | Goggles A goggle, for use, for example, in paintball, comprises a lens 12, a body structure 14 for the lens and a strap 16. The body structure defines an ocular chamber 34 that covers the wearer's eyes, and an exhalation chamber 36 that co... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892904 | Grouting gun apparatus and method A method and apparatus for applying sealing material having a plunger with a flexible outer surface and with an expanded size and a compressed size and a cartridge for receiving grout having an inner void of substantially equal size to the plunger compressed size an... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6881895 | Radio frequency (RF) filter within multilayered low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrate A multilayered, low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrate within which a radio frequency (RF) filter is formed. Portions of a bandpass filter are implemented using electrode patterns on different ceramic tape layers of which selected portions are mutually su... | 04/19/2005 |
