Patents by Inventor Ravi Ananth

Ravi Ananth 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).

  • Publication number: 20060197597
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit is disclosed that allows for practical integrated circuit implementation of a dc-blocked, low-noise differential amplifier capable of amplifying ultra low-frequency signals and amplitudes ranging upwards of a few microvolts. DC-blocking capacitors having a capacitance value close to that of the effective input capacitance of the low-noise amplifier's inputs can be used by incorporating a positive feedback mechanism that tracks any variations in the amplifier gain or integrated circuit's technology process and lowers or cancels the input parasitic capacitances. Advantageously, the parasitic capacitance of transistors, typically field effect transistors, located on an integrated circuit chip are used in the feedback mechanism. This reduces the capacitive voltage division loss of the signal at the input of the amplifier while still allowing for the use of very small values of dc-blocking capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
    Inventor: Ravi Ananth