Patents by Inventor Jesse N. Tessier, Jr.

Jesse N. Tessier, Jr. 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).

  • Circuit and method of frequency synthesizer control with a serial peripheral interface
    Patent number: 6366768
    Abstract: A remote wireless communication device (10) receives messages during windows occurring at predetermined intervals as determined by a communication protocol. The remote wireless communication device uses a microcontroller (28) to initialize the functional blocks (18, 20) and perform message and error processing. The microprocessor and most other functional blocks are disabled between receive message windows to conserve power. A frequency synthesizer control function is incorporated with a serial peripheral interface (38) to the frequency synthesizer to enable the frequency synthesizer just prior and during to the receive message window. The frequency synthesizer control saves power by providing the control necessary to monitor for messages during the window without activating the microcontroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse N. Tessier, Jr., Steven Torp