Patents by Inventor Kent A. Ponton

Kent A. Ponton 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: 6876319
    Abstract: An integrated demodulator and decimator circuit including a selective digital sign inverter and a decimator. The sign inverter negates selected digital samples based on Weaver demodulation and outputs demodulated digital samples at a sample rate. The decimator is a symmetric half-band FIR filter, where the demodulated digital samples are sequentially shifted through filter taps at the sample rate. The decimator outputs real output values based on digital samples shifted into alternate taps and imaginary output values based on digital samples shifted into the center tap. An integrated modulator and interpolator circuit includes a symmetric half-band FIR filter interpolator and a digital sign inverter. The interpolator includes two polyphase filters and a multiplexer. A first polyphase filter filters real digital samples and a second filters imaginary digital samples. The multiplexer provides interpolated digital samples at four times the sample rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Intersil Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Webster, Kent A. Ponton, Paul J. Chiuchiolo, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040056785
    Abstract: An integrated demodulator and decimator circuit including a selective digital sign inverter and a decimator. The sign inverter negates selected digital samples based on Weaver demodulation and outputs demodulated digital samples at a sample rate. The decimator is a symmetric half-band FIR filter, where the demodulated digital samples are sequentially shifted through filter taps at the sample rate. The decimator outputs real output values based on digital samples shifted into alternate taps and imaginary output values based on digital samples shifted into the center tap. An integrated modulator and interpolator circuit includes a symmetric half-band FIR filter interpolator and a digital sign inverter. The interpolator includes two polyphase filters and a multiplexer. A first polyphase filter filters real digital samples and a second filters imaginary digital samples. The multiplexer provides interpolated digital samples at four times the sample rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Mark A. Webster, Kent A. Ponton, Paul J. Chiuchiolo