Patents by Inventor Laurent Loup

Laurent Loup 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).

  • Analog to digital converter
    Patent number: 7079068
    Abstract: An analog to digital converter comprising a plurality of comparators arranged to periodically sample an analog signal; a calculator arranged to predict a change in signal magnitude of the analog signal between one sample of the analog signal and another sample of the analog signal based upon predetermined criteria of the analog signal; and a controller for varying an operational parameter of one or more of the comparators based upon the predicted change in the signal magnitude of the analog signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Clement, Laurent Loup, Abdessalem Turki
  • Analog to digital converter
    Publication number: 20040233091
    Abstract: An analog to digital converter comprising a plurality of comparators arranged to periodically sample an analog signal; a calculator arranged to predict a change in signal magnitude of the analog signal between one sample of the analog signal and another sample of the analog signal based upon predetermined criteria of the analog signal; and a controller for varying an operational parameter of one or more of the comparators based upon the predicted change in the signal magnitude of the analog signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Patrick Clement, Laurent Loup, Abdessalem Turki