Patents by Inventor Geert Maria Marcel Vandensande

Geert Maria Marcel Vandensande 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).

  • Multiplex bus system with duty cycle correction
    Patent number: 7636410
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for treating a digital signal within a protocol handler which is part of a module coupled to a multiplex bus. The method consists in detecting the duty cycle of the digital signal, and in modifying said digital signal so that the modified signal contains the same data, but has a duty cycle of approximately 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Geert Maria Marcel Vandensande
  • Multiplex transmission system with in-circuit addressing
    Patent number: 7366115
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a transmission system for sending digital data on a digital bus (1), to which are connected a number of master and slave modules. The system is characterized by the fact that a number of modules may comprise two connectors (20, 21) to said bus, and a switch (22) or switches (52, 53), allowing the interruption of said bus. This design allows an address setting procedure to take place, before starting normal operation. During this initialization, the addresses of the modules are set by consecutively closing the switches, and setting the address. Every time a switch is closed in one module, the following module can receive its address. The invention is related to several embodiments of the system allowing this procedure, and to the method of initializing such a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: AMI Semiconductor Belgium BVBA
    Inventor: Geert Maria Marcel Vandensande
  • Multiplex transmission system with in-circuit addressing
    Publication number: 20040117537
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a transmission system for sending digital data on a digital bus (1), to which are connected a number of master and slave modules. The system is characterized by the fact that a number of modules may comprise two connectors (20, 21) to said bus, and a switch (22) or switches (52, 53), allowing the interruption of said bus. This design allows an address setting procedure to take place, before starting normal operation. During this initialization, the addresses of the modules are set by consecutively closing the switches, and setting the address. Every time a switch is closed in one module, the following module can receive its address. The invention is related to several embodiments of the system allowing this procedure, and to the method of initializing such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Geert Maria Marcel Vandensande
  • Multiplex bus system with duty cycle correction
    Publication number: 20030154418
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for treating a digital signal within a protocol handler which is part of a module coupled to a multiplex bus. The method consists in detecting the duty cycle of the digital signal, and in modifying said digital signal so that the modified signal contains the same data, but has a duty cycle of approximately 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventor: Geert Maria Marcel Vandensande