Patents by Inventor Mark Baxter WEAVER

Mark Baxter WEAVER 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).

  • Patent number: 12074517
    Abstract: A DC-DC regulator system includes a power circuit which has a first input coupled to receive an input voltage, a second input coupled to receive a control signal and an output to provide a regulated output voltage. The system includes a control circuit which has a first input coupled to receive the regulated output voltage, a second input coupled to receive a reference voltage, a first output to provide the control signal, and a second output to provide a converter clock signal. The system includes an out-of-audio circuit which has a first input coupled to receive a minimum threshold frequency signal, a second input coupled to receive the converter clock signal, a third input coupled to the power circuit output, and a fourth input coupled to receive a bandwidth control clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Reza Sharifi, Timothy Patrick Pauletti, Keliu Shu, Mark Baxter Weaver
  • Publication number: 20220209669
    Abstract: A DC-DC regulator system includes a power circuit which has a first input coupled to receive an input voltage, a second input coupled to receive a control signal and an output to provide a regulated output voltage. The system includes a control circuit which has a first input coupled to receive the regulated output voltage, a second input coupled to receive a reference voltage, a first output to provide the control signal, and a second output to provide a converter clock signal. The system includes an out-of-audio circuit which has a first input coupled to receive a minimum threshold frequency signal, a second input coupled to receive the converter clock signal, a third input coupled to the power circuit output, and a fourth input coupled to receive a bandwidth control clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Reza Sharifi, Timothy Patrick Pauletti, Keliu Shu, Mark Baxter Weaver
  • Patent number: 10367511
    Abstract: A system (and associated method) includes an input flip-flop, a counter, and a clock tree. The input flip-flop includes a clock input terminal configured to be coupled to a device clock, or a clock generated from a phase-locked loop, and a data input terminal configured to be coupled to a first reference signal. The input flip-flop is configured to use the device clock to latch the reference signal to produce a latched reference signal. The counter is configured to count pulses of the device clock starting upon detection of the latched reference signal and to output a second reference signal comprising a pulse for every L pulses of the device clock. The clock tree is configured to divide down the device clock to generate a first output clock. The clock tree is configured to be synchronized by a pulse of the second reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shagun Dusad, Visvesvaraya Pentakota, Mark Baxter Weaver, William Bright, Jiankun Hu
  • Publication number: 20180323790
    Abstract: A system (and associated method) includes an input flip-flop, a counter, and a clock tree. The input flip-flop includes a clock input terminal configured to be coupled to a device clock, or a clock generated from a phase-locked loop, and a data input terminal configured to be coupled to a first reference signal. The input flip-flop is configured to use the device clock to latch the reference signal to produce a latched reference signal. The counter is configured to count pulses of the device clock starting upon detection of the latched reference signal and to output a second reference signal comprising a pulse for every L pulses of the device clock. The clock tree is configured to divide down the device clock to generate a first output clock. The clock tree is configured to be synchronized by a pulse of the second reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shagun DUSAD, Visvesvaraya PENTAKOTA, Mark Baxter WEAVER, William BRIGHT, Jiankun HU
  • Patent number: 10050632
    Abstract: A system (and associated method) includes an input flip-flop, a counter, and a clock tree. The input flip-flop includes a clock input terminal configured to be coupled to a device clock, or a clock generated from a phase-locked loop, and a data input terminal configured to be coupled to a first reference signal. The input flip-flop is configured to use the device clock to latch the reference signal to produce a latched reference signal. The counter is configured to count pulses of the device clock starting upon detection of the latched reference signal and to output a second reference signal comprising a pulse for every L pulses of the device clock. The clock tree is configured to divide down the device clock to generate a first output clock. The clock tree is configured to be synchronized by a pulse of the second reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shagun Dusad, Visvesvaraya Pentakota, Mark Baxter Weaver, William Bright, Jiankun Hu
  • Publication number: 20180191355
    Abstract: A system (and associated method) includes an input flip-flop, a counter, and a clock tree. The input flip-flop includes a clock input terminal configured to be coupled to a device clock, or a clock generated from a phase-locked loop, and a data input terminal configured to be coupled to a first reference signal. The input flip-flop is configured to use the device clock to latch the reference signal to produce a latched reference signal. The counter is configured to count pulses of the device clock starting upon detection of the latched reference signal and to output a second reference signal comprising a pulse for every L pulses of the device clock. The clock tree is configured to divide down the device clock to generate a first output clock. The clock tree is configured to be synchronized by a pulse of the second reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shagun DUSAD, Visvesvaraya PENTAKOTA, Mark Baxter WEAVER, William BRIGHT, Jiankun HU