Patents by Inventor Antonio Milani

Antonio Milani 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: 9000815
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a jitter generator configured to receive a reference clock; add jitter to the reference clock; and output the reference clock with the included jitter to a phase lock loop (PLL). The PLL is used to generate a local oscillator (LO) signal for a transceiver. A jitter controller outputs a signal to the jitter generator to control a characteristic of the jitter added to the reference clock. The reference clock with the added jitter is used to reduce a fractional spur caused by a radio frequency (RF) attacker coupling into the PLL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Luca Romano, Alessandro Venca, Stefano Dal Toso, Antonio Milani, Brian Brunn
  • Patent number: 8400197
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a jitter generator configured to receive a reference clock; add jitter to the reference clock; and output the reference clock with the included jitter to a phase lock loop (PLL). The PLL is used to generate a local oscillator (LO) signal for a transceiver. A jitter controller outputs a signal to the jitter generator to control a characteristic of the jitter added to the reference clock. The reference clock with the added jitter is used to reduce a fractional spur caused by a radio frequency (RF) attacker coupling into the PLL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Luca Romano, Alessandro Venca, Stefano Dal Toso, Antonio Milani, Brian Brunn
  • Publication number: 20120025880
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a jitter generator configured to receive a reference clock; add jitter to the reference clock; and output the reference clock with the included jitter to a phase lock loop (PLL). The PLL is used to generate a local oscillator (LO) signal for a transceiver. A jitter controller outputs a signal to the jitter generator to control a characteristic of the jitter added to the reference clock. The reference clock with the added jitter is used to reduce a fractional spur caused by a radio frequency (RF) attacker coupling into the PLL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Luca Romano, Alessandro Venca, Stefano Dal Toso, Antonio Milani, Brian Brunn
  • Patent number: 5829330
    Abstract: An apparatus for continuously cutting hollow profiled material to size, including an entry unit for supporting a hollow profiled product towards a rotary head which cooperates with a fixed cutting unit provided with at least one cutting blade to be inserted into an interspace provided in the rotary head in correspondence with at least one sleeve through which the continuous hollow profiled product is made to pass. With the cutting unit there is associated a mechanical stop for the free end of the advancing hollow profiled product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Amut S.p.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Milani