Patents by Inventor Dedric Lichtenau

Dedric Lichtenau 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).

  • Signal delay element, method and integrated circuit device for frequency adjustment of electronic signals
    Patent number: 7667504
    Abstract: The invention relates to frequency adjustment of electronic signals. The method comprises the steps of providing an output signal of a frequency generator with a first frequency as input signal for a signal delay element providing an edge of said input signal of said signal delay element; delaying said input signal by adding a delay to each cycle of said input signal until the delayed output signal of the signal delay element is aligned to an edge of said input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Florian Braun, Dedric Lichtenau, Thomas Pflueger, Ulrich Weiss