Patents by Inventor Eric M. J. Evans

Eric M. J. Evans 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: 6549053
    Abstract: An adjustable offset voltage circuit is disclosed for applying an offset voltage to a differential voltage in a digital data receiver system. The circuit includes a pair of emitter follower units, and a pair of current generating units. The first emitter follower unit provides a first offset voltage, and the second emitter follower unit provides a second offset voltage. The first current generating unit provides a biasing current to the first emitter follower unit, and the second current generating unit provides a biasing current to the second emitter follower unit. The circuit also includes a pair of differential signal input ports, each of which is coupled to one of the first and second emitter follower units, and an offset adjustment unit for permitting offset adjustment of a differential output signal with respect to a differential input signal at the input ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. J. Evans, Lawrence M. DeVito