Patents by Inventor Darren Naughton

Darren Naughton 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).

  • Delay locked loop with immunity to missing clock edges
    Patent number: 6262608
    Abstract: A method for determining whether to trigger a reset of a delay locked loop (“DLL”) comprising calculating the difference in time between a reference clock and a delay clock; comparing the difference in time to the amount of time required for a reset signal to reset said DLL; and generating the reset signal to reset the DLL if the reset time is less than the difference in time between the reference clock and the delayed clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Parthus Technologies PLC
    Inventors: Niall O'Hearcain, Darren Naughton