Patents by Inventor Colby Hoffman

Colby Hoffman 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).

  • High resolution counter using phased shifted clock
    Patent number: 11264999
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating phase-shifted clock signals from a reference clock, connecting the phase-shifted clock signals to a counter module so that the phase-shifted clock signals change values in counters in the counter module, and combining the values in the counters to generate an output signal corresponding to an amount of time. One or more events can be detected at a time corresponding to the output signal. In embodiments, pulses can be transmitted and received at a measure time to evaluate connected devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: William T. Jennings, Colby Hoffman, Nick Angelo
  • HIGH RESOLUTION COUNTER USING PHASED SHIFTED CLOCK
    Publication number: 20210288655
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating phase-shifted clock signals from a reference clock, connecting the phase-shifted clock signals to a counter module so that the phase-shifted clock signals change values in counters in the counter module, and combining the values in the counters to generate an output signal corresponding to an amount of time. One or more events can be detected at a time corresponding to the output signal. In embodiments, pulses can be transmitted and received at a measure time to evaluate connected devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: William T. Jennings, Colby Hoffman, Nick Angelo