Patents by Inventor Jerry Frenkil

Jerry Frenkil 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).

  • Single component sleep-convention logic (SCL) modules
    Patent number: 9094013
    Abstract: A multi-rail module having mutually exclusive outputs. The module includes first and second-rail logic circuits, first and second-rail driver circuits, and a PMOS transistor sourcing VDD to both the first and second driver circuits. The first-rail logic circuit is coupled to VDD and ground and has a first logic input and a first logic output. The second-rail logic circuit is coupled to VDD and ground and has a second logic input and a second logic output. The first-rail driver circuit is coupled to ground, receives the first logic output, and has a first-rail output Q1. The second-rail driver circuit is coupled to ground, receives the second logic output, and has a second-rail output Q0. The PMOS transistor has a gate driven by a SLEEP signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignees: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, NANOWATT DESIGN, LLC
    Inventors: Scott C. Smith, Jia Di, Jerry Frenkil, Aaron Arthurs, Ron Foster
  • SINGLE COMPONENT SLEEP-CONVENTION LOGIC (SCL) MODULES
    Publication number: 20140347097
    Abstract: A multi-rail module having mutually exclusive outputs. The module includes first and second-rail logic circuits, first and second-rail driver circuits, and a PMOS transistor sourcing VDD to both the first and second driver circuits. The first-rail logic circuit is coupled to VDD and ground and has a first logic input and a first logic output. The second-rail logic circuit is coupled to VDD and ground and has a second logic input and a second logic output. The first-rail driver circuit is coupled to ground, receives the first logic output, and has a first-rail output Q1. The second-rail driver circuit is coupled to ground, receives the second logic output, and has a second-rail output Q0. The PMOS transistor has a gate driven by a SLEEP signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Scott C. Smith, Jia Di, Jerry Frenkil, Aaron Arthurs, Ron Foster