Patents by Inventor Christopher Schell

Christopher Schell 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: 12445117
    Abstract: A clock generator circuit including an integer divider, having a first input receiving a reference clock and configured to generate an intermediate clock at a frequency divided down from a frequency of the reference clock by an integer value, a digital delay stage configured to generate a delayed intermediate clock delayed from the intermediate clock by a number of fractional cycles of the reference clock selected responsive to a fractional cycle value, and an analog delay stage configured to generate an output clock delayed from the delayed intermediate clock by a delay value selected responsive to a fine adjustment value. The clock generator circuit further includes math engine circuitry configured to compute a phase adjustment code responsive to the phase adjustment word, the phase adjustment code comprising the integer value, the fractional cycle value, and the fine adjustment value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Madusudanan Srinivasan Gopalan, Christopher Schell, Benyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12228055
    Abstract: A sensor and housing assembly may include a sensor configured to detect a quantity of a gas in engine exhaust, and a housing including an inner upstream wall, a first inner side wall having a sensor opening for the sensor, an inner downstream wall opposite to the inner upstream wall, and a second inner side wall opposite to the first inner side wall, and having a housing inlet and a housing outlet that is opposite to the sensor opening in the first inner side wall. The sensor is positioned within the sensor opening on the first inner side wall, and a tip of the sensor protrudes through the housing outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Yi, Nathan Folger, Christopher Schell
  • Publication number: 20240007091
    Abstract: A clock generator circuit including an integer divider, having a first input receiving a reference clock and configured to generate an intermediate clock at a frequency divided down from a frequency of the reference clock by an integer value, a digital delay stage configured to generate a delayed intermediate clock delayed from the intermediate clock by a number of fractional cycles of the reference clock selected responsive to a fractional cycle value, and an analog delay stage configured to generate an output clock delayed from the delayed intermediate clock by a delay value selected responsive to a fine adjustment value. The clock generator circuit further includes math engine circuitry configured to compute a phase adjustment code responsive to the phase adjustment word, the phase adjustment code comprising the integer value, the fractional cycle value, and the fine adjustment value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Madusudanan Srinivasan Gopalan, Christopher Schell, Benyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11799460
    Abstract: A clock generator circuit including an integer divider, having a first input receiving a reference clock and configured to generate an intermediate clock at a frequency divided down from a frequency of the reference clock by an integer value, a digital delay stage configured to generate a delayed intermediate clock delayed from the intermediate clock by a number of fractional cycles of the reference clock selected responsive to a fractional cycle value, and an analog delay stage configured to generate an output clock delayed from the delayed intermediate clock by a delay value selected responsive to a fine adjustment value. The clock generator circuit further includes math engine circuitry configured to compute a phase adjustment code responsive to the phase adjustment word, the phase adjustment code comprising the integer value, the fractional cycle value, and the fine adjustment value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Madusudanan Srinivasan Gopalan, Christopher Schell, Benyong Zhang