Patents by Inventor Jim Bartling

Jim Bartling 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).

  • Time-based delay line analog comparator
    Patent number: 10003353
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include voltage comparators. The voltage comparators may include a first input configured to receive a first analog voltage, a second input configured to receive a second analog voltage, a first digital delay line configured to propagate the first analog voltage through a first delay circuit and the second analog voltage through a second circuit, and an output circuit configured to provide a comparator output based upon whether values representing the first analog voltage or the second analog voltage propagated faster through the first digital delay line. The comparator output may be configured to identify whether the first analog voltage or the second analog voltage is greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Bryan Kris, Jim Bartling, Neil Deutscher
  • Time-Based Delay Line Analog Comparator
    Publication number: 20180026648
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include voltage comparators. The voltage comparators may include a first input configured to receive a first analog voltage, a second input configured to receive a second analog voltage, a first digital delay line configured to propagate the first analog voltage through a first delay circuit and the second analog voltage through a second circuit, and an output circuit configured to provide a comparator output based upon whether values representing the first analog voltage or the second analog voltage propagated faster through the first digital delay line. The comparator output may be configured to identify whether the first analog voltage or the second analog voltage is greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Bryan Kris, Jim Bartling, Neil Deutscher