Patents by Inventor John Robert Pacourek

John Robert Pacourek 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).

  • Patent number: 6329883
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a tuning voltage of a phase-locked loop circuit to an optimal value are disclosed. Minimum and maximum bias current values are defined for a bias current from the linear control loop circuit. The linear control loop circuit is coupled to the phase-locked loop circuit. The linear control loop circuit infinitely varies a current value for a current-controlled oscillator of the phase-locked loop circuit. The current value is based on a tuning current of the phase-locked loop circuit and the bias current. The bias current infinitely varies in value between the minimum bias current value and the maximum bias current value to direct the tuning voltage to an optimal value. The phase-locked loop circuit includes a phase detector, a filter, a voltage-to-current converter, a current adder, and the current-controlled oscillator coupled together in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventor: John Robert Pacourek