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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120105732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING AN OPERATIONAL STATUS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE The present invention provides a method and apparatus of controlling an operational status of an electronic device which receives data through a HDMI port. The present invention determines whether to wake up the electronic device from the power saving mode according to ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20110148500 | SAMPLE HOLD CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF FOR ELIMINATING OFFSET VOLTAGE OF ANALOG SIGNAL A sample hold circuit and a method for eliminating the offset voltage of the analog signal are provided. The sample hold circuit includes a sample unit, a plurality of capacitors, a control unit and a hold unit. When the sample hold circuit is in a first state, the samp... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110140947 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION UNIT AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTING METHOD THEREOF An analog-to-digital conversion unit (ADC unit) and an analog-to-digital converting method (ADC method) are provided. The ADC unit has a plurality of sub analog-to-digital converters and an encoding unit. Each of the employed sub analog-to-digital converters is coupled ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110140939 | SAMPLE HOLD CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING AND HOLDING SIGNAL A sample hold circuit and a method for sampling and holding a signal are provided. The sample hold circuit includes a sample unit, a direct current (DC) voltage elimination unit, and a hold unit. When the sample hold circuit is in a first state, the sample unit samples ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110060431 | AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES An audio output device is provided and includes a signal source, a detector, a plurality of digital-to-analog converters, and a plurality of amplifiers. The signal source generates a plurality of digital signals. The detector receives the digital signals and detects sta... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110058692 | AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES An audio output device is provided and includes a power source, a controller, a signal generating circuit, and a first amplifier. The power source provides a supply voltage signal. The controller receives the supply voltage signal. The controller further compares the su... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20100309038 | ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER An analog to digital converter is provided. The converter comprises a first stage, an adjustment unit and a digital error correction logic. The first stage has a first sensing range and receives a first voltage to generate a first digital code. The adjustment unit adjus... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100283646 | ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER An analog to digital converter is provided. The converter comprises a dither gain generator, a first stage, a multiplier, a second stage and a digital error correction logic. The dither gain generator generates a dither gain. The first stage receives a first voltage to ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20090212864 | PREAMPLIFIER FOR RECEIVER AND METHOD THEREOF A preamplifier used in a receiver is provided. The preamplifier comprises an input circuit and an output circuit. The input circuit receives an input differential voltage pair, pulls it down when the common voltage of the input differential voltage pair is higher than a... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090112499 | DEVICE FOR JITTER MEASUREMENT AND METHOD THEREOF The device for jitter measurement and a method thereof are provided. The device for jitter measure includes a signal retrieving module, a signal amplifying module, an edge detecting module, and a time-to-digital converting module. The signal retrieving module receives a... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090096498 | Receiver system and method for automatic skew-tuning A receiver system is provided. The receiver system includes a control unit for outputting a control signal and a selective signal, a PLL unit for generates PLL clock signals based on an initial clock signal, a phase select unit for selecting one of the PLL clock signals... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090091356 | Current-mode differential transmitter and receiver A current-mode differential transmitter, receiving a single-end input voltage signal and accordingly generating a differential output current signal, is provided. The transmitter includes a first switch, a second switch and a current mirror. The first switch is coupled ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090058528 | Pre-Amplifier for a Receiver and a Method therefor A pre-amplifier for a receiver is provided. The pre-amplifier includes a first and a second input operational amplifiers, an output module, a first and a second feedback circuits. The first and the second input operational amplifiers amplify an input differential voltag... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080303498 | Current Generator A current generator is provided, including a bandgap circuit, an operational amplifier, and an output resistor. The bandgap circuit is used to output a bandgap reference voltage insensitive to environment temperature and supply voltages. The operational amplifier has a ... | 12/11/2008 |
