Patents by Inventor Arie Staveren

Arie Staveren 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).

  • LOGARITHMIC DETECTOR OR LOGARITHMIC AMPLIFIER HAVING CHOPPER STABILIZED LOGARITHMIC INTERCEPT
    Publication number: 20070170972
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is directed to an apparatus for reducing errors affecting the intercept of a logarithmic device, the apparatus including a first switching device coupled to an input of the logarithmic device. The first switching device for switches the input of the logarithmic device between an input signal and a reference signal. The apparatus further includes a polarity switching device coupled to an output of the logarithmic device. The polarity switching device is configured to switch the polarity of an output signal of the logarithmic device when the logarithmic device is receiving one of the input signal and the reference signal. The apparatus further includes a low pass filter coupled to the polarity switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Arie Staveren, Michael Hendrikus Kouwenhoven