Patents by Inventor Isabelle Icord

Isabelle Icord 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: 6337647
    Abstract: A digital-analog current converter receives, at input, a succession of bits of a binary signal and delivers, at output, sampled by a clock signal, a positive or negative current depending on the state of the input bit. The converter comprises at least one circuit to control the build-up time of the output current of the converter, comprising a capacitor and a circuit to charge this capacitor controlled by the clock signal. The build-up time is controlled by the charging of a capacitor at a constant current up to a reference voltage. The circuit to control the build-up time of the output current may comprise at least two reference voltages, the capacitor being charged and then discharged between these two voltages. The build-up time of the output current is then the sum of the time taken to charge the capacitor and the time taken to discharge the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Atmel Grenoble SA
    Inventors: Thierry Masson, Isabelle Icord