Patents by Inventor Jerry Thomas Bolton

Jerry Thomas Bolton 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).

  • Delta-sigma modulator system and method
    Patent number: 6920182
    Abstract: The invention discloses a system and method for improving the out-of-band noise response of a multi-order delta-sigma modulator. The system and method includes programmable delta-sigma modulators which may be programmed to vary the reference signals at each modulator stage subsequent to the first stage relative to the reference signal of the first modulator stage. The resulting signal output will then typically exhibit the enhanced noise suppression characteristics of a dithered signal without the added circuitry and power required of a dithering apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Microtune (Texas), L.P.
    Inventor: Jerry Thomas Bolton, Jr.
  • Delta-sigma modulator system and method
    Publication number: 20020121994
    Abstract: The invention discloses a system and method for improving the out-of-band noise response of a multi-order delta-sigma modulator. The system and method includes programmable delta-sigma modulators which may be programmed to vary the reference signals at each modulator stage subsequent to the first stage relative to the reference signal of the first modulator stage. The resulting signal output will then typically exhibit the enhanced noise suppression characteristics of a dithered signal without the added circuitry and power required of a dithering apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Jerry Thomas Bolton