Patents by Inventor Jean Y. Michel

Jean Y. Michel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Two stage flash analog-to-digital signal converter
    Patent number: 5420587
    Abstract: A two-stage flash analog-to-digital signal converter has a first stage voltage divider network and a set of amplifiers that perform an initial interpolation. The initial interpolation results are directly coupled, i.e. no resistive or capacitive elements, to a second stage comprising a set of comparators having multiple inputs. The multiple inputs of the second stage comparators are weightily coupled to the first stage amplifiers in a manner so as to cause the second stage comparators to generate a digital representation of the analog signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Jean Y. Michel