Patents by Inventor Gordon J. BATES

Gordon J. BATES 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).

  • Publication number: 20240302438
    Abstract: Circuitry for processing an analyte signal obtained from an electrochemical cell, the circuitry comprising: measurement circuitry having a first input coupled to a first electrode of the electrochemical cell, the measurement circuitry configured to convert the analyte signal at the first electrode to a first analog output signal; a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having an first ADC input for receiving the first analog output signal, the first ADC configured to convert the first analog output signal to a first digital output signal at a first ADC output; drive circuitry; and control circuitry, wherein the circuitry is operable in one or more of a calibration mode and a measurement mode, wherein, in the calibration mode, the drive circuitry is configured to apply a calibration signal at the first input of the measurement circuitry, the control circuitry configured to calibrate the measurement circuitry based on the first analog output signal or the first digital output signal responsive to the calibrat
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivan PERRY, John PRIESTLEY, Gordon J. BATES, Christos GIAGKOULOVITS
  • Publication number: 20240302322
    Abstract: Circuitry for processing a response from an electrochemical cell to a stimulus, the circuitry comprising: sense circuitry configured to measure the response of the electrochemical cell to the stimulus; and processing circuitry configured to: sample the measured response to obtain a plurality of samples; and output the plurality of samples, wherein the processing circuitry is operable in: a continuous sampling mode in which the processing circuitry is configured to periodically sample the measured response at a fixed sampling rate; a discontinuous sampling mode in which the processing circuitry is configured to periodically sample the measured response during macro periods separated by macro intervals during which sampling of the measured response is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: James WELLS, Gagan MIDHA, Gordon J. BATES, Sunil SAUNDERS
  • Publication number: 20240044954
    Abstract: The present application relates to current sensing circuitry (100) that comprises a differential amplifier (110) comprising first and second inputs configured to sense a current across a sense resistance, and an output configured to output a current sense signal. The circuitry (100) further comprises a first current source, a second current source and a switch network operable in: a first phase in which the first current source is connected to the first input and disconnected from the output, and the second current source is connected to the output and disconnected from the first input; and a second phase in which the first current source is connected to the output and disconnected from the first input, and the second current source is connected to the first input and disconnected from the output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Dipankar NAG, Peter HSU, Kapil R. SHARMA, Gordon J. BATES, Simon R. FOSTER, Mark J. MCCLOY-STEVENS
  • Patent number: 11835554
    Abstract: The present application relates to current sensing circuitry (100) that comprises a differential amplifier (110) comprising first and second inputs configured to sense a current across a sense resistance, and an output configured to output a current sense signal. The circuitry (100) further comprises a first current source, a second current source and a switch network operable in: a first phase in which the first current source is connected to the first input and disconnected from the output, and the second current source is connected to the output and disconnected from the first input; and a second phase in which the first current source is connected to the output and disconnected from the first input, and the second current source is connected to the first input and disconnected from the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic Inc.
    Inventors: Dipankar Nag, Peter Hsu, Kapil R. Sharma, Gordon J. Bates, Simon R. Foster, Mark J. McCloy-Stevens
  • Publication number: 20210333310
    Abstract: The present application relates to current sensing circuitry (100) that comprises a differential amplifier (110) comprising first and second inputs configured to sense a current across a sense resistance, and an output configured to output a current sense signal. The circuitry (100) further comprises a first current source, a second current source and a switch network operable in: a first phase in which the first current source is connected to the first input and disconnected from the output, and the second current source is connected to the output and disconnected from the first input; and a second phase in which the first current source is connected to the output and disconnected from the first input, and the second current source is connected to the first input and disconnected from the output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Dipankar NAG, Peter HSU, Kapil R. SHARMA, Gordon J. BATES, Simon R. FOSTER, Mark J. MCCLOY-STEVENS