Patents by Inventor Franck Castex

Franck Castex 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: 8909164
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radio-frequency circuit comprising: —a control unit; and —a phase-locked loop; wherein the control unit is arranged to determine an offset between an actual value of a reference frequency at the input to the loop on the basis of a measurement of the signal output from the filter of the loop, and a theoretical value of said frequency known to the control unit, via a relation known to the control unit, and to control a correction of said offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson, SA
    Inventor: Franck Castex
  • Publication number: 20120071110
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radio-frequency circuit comprising: a control unit; and a phase-locked loop; wherein the control unit is arranged to determine an offset between an actual value of a reference frequency at the input to the loop on the basis of a measurement of the signal output from the filter of the loop, and a theoretical value of said frequency known to the control unit, via a relation known to the control unit, and to control a correction of said offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventor: Franck Castex
  • Patent number: 7486153
    Abstract: The circuit for controlling the oscillation frequency of an oscillation loop (66) has among others the following components—a first tunable capacitor unit (80) for providing a selectable amount of capacitance to the oscillator loop in accordance with a stored setting, and for controlling the oscillation frequency of the oscillator loop, and—a volatile storage unit (84) adaptated to store the setting of the tunable capacitor unit. The circuit further comprises a supply line (52) to the volatile storage unit and at least one other supply line (44) for the other components of said circuit. The supply line to the volatile storage unit is independent of said at least one other supply line, so that the volatile storage unit can be powered independently of other components of said circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: NXP, B.V.
    Inventor: Franck Castex
  • Publication number: 20070164827
    Abstract: The circuit for controlling the oscillation frequency of an oscillation loop (66) has among others the following components—a first tunable capacitor unit (80) for providing a selectable amount of capacitance to the oscillator loop in accordance with a stored setting, and for controlling the oscillation frequency of the oscillator loop, and—a volatile storage unit (84) adaptated to store the setting of the tunable capacitor unit. The circuit further comprises a supply line (52) to the volatile storage unit and at least one other supply line (44) for the other components of said circuit. The supply line to the volatile storage unit is independent of said at least one other supply line, so that the volatile storage unit can be powered independently of other components of said circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Franck Castex