Patents by Inventor Mark Dickmann

Mark Dickmann 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: 10432207
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises an ADC including a first track-and-hold amplifier and a timing generator configured to generate a clock signal for controlling the ADC. The timing generator comprises a quadrature filter responsive to a differential input signal for generating a differential quadrature (I/Q) output signal. The timing generator further comprises at least one first vector sum circuit operatively coupled or connected to an output of the quadrature filter and configured to weight and sum components of the differential I/Q output signal for generating a clock signal having a desired delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Alexander Robl, Brandon Robert Davis, Donald Lafrance, Joseph B. Zubah, Jr., Mark Dickmann
  • Publication number: 20190207613
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises an ADC including a first track-and-hold amplifier and a timing generator configured to generate a clock signal for controlling the ADC. The timing generator comprises a quadrature filter responsive to a differential input signal for generating a differential quadrature (I/Q) output signal. The timing generator further comprises at least one first vector sum circuit operatively coupled or connected to an output of the quadrature filter and configured to weight and sum components of the differential I/Q output signal for generating a clock signal having a desired delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Alexander Robl, Brandon Robert Davis, Donald Lafrance, Joseph B. Zubah, JR., Mark Dickmann
  • Patent number: 7269217
    Abstract: A pulse-width modulation (PWM) controller to supply power to electronic components using a phase lock loop (PLL) is presented. A PWM controller comprises an input node operable to receive a reference signal and a phase-locked loop (PLL). The PLL comprises an oscillator operable to receive an error-correction signal and to generate an oscillator signal having a frequency that is related to the error-correction signal, a phase-frequency detector (PFD) coupled to the oscillator and operable to receive the reference signal and to generate the error-correction signal based upon a phase difference between the reference signal and a feedback signal, and a suppression circuit coupled to the PFD and operable to periodically enable the PFD to generate the error-correction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Intersil Americas Inc.
    Inventors: James William Leith, Mark Dickmann
  • Publication number: 20070060059
    Abstract: Signals propagating on an aggressor communication channel can cause detrimental interference in a victim communication channel. A signal processing circuit can generate an interference cancellation signal that, when applied to the victim communication channel, cancels the detrimental interference. The signal processing circuit can dynamically adjust or update two or more aspects of the interference cancellation signal, such as an amplitude or gain parameter and a phase or delay parameter. Via the dynamic adjustments, the signal processing circuit can adapt to changing conditions, thereby maintaining an acceptable level of interference cancellation in a fluctuating operating environment. A control circuit that implements the parametric adjustments can have at least two modes of operation, one for adjusting the amplitude parameter and one for adjusting the phase parameter. The modes can be selectable or can be intermittently available, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Quellan, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Kim, Edward Gebara, Bruce Schmukler, Mark Dickmann, Michael Farrell, Michael Vrazel, David Stelliga, Joy Laskar, Charles Summers
  • Patent number: 6853252
    Abstract: A phase-locked loop having a programmable loop bandwidth is provided. A PLL comprises an oscillator operable to receive an error-correction signal and to generate an oscillator signal having a frequency that is related to the error-correction signal. The PLL further comprises a phase-frequency detector (PFD) coupled to the oscillator and operable to receive a reference signal and to generate the error-correction signal based upon a phase difference between the reference signal and a feedback signal derived from the oscillator signal. The PLL further comprises an error-correction signal suppression circuit coupled to the PFD and operable to control the loop bandwidth of the PLL by periodically enabling the PFD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Intersil Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Dickmann
  • Publication number: 20040066238
    Abstract: A phase-locked loop having a programmable loop bandwidth is provided. A PLL comprises an oscillator operable to receive an error-correction signal and to generate an oscillator signal having a frequency that is related to the error-correction signal. The PLL further comprises a phase-frequency detector (PFD) coupled to the oscillator and operable to receive a reference signal and to generate the error-correction signal based upon a phase difference between the reference signal and a feedback signal derived from the oscillator signal. The PLL further comprises an error-correction signal suppression circuit coupled to the PFD and operable to control the loop bandwidth of the PLL by periodically enabling the PFD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Mark Dickmann
  • Publication number: 20040066845
    Abstract: A pulse-width modulation (PWM) controller to supply power to electronic components using a phase lock loop (PLL) is presented. A PWM controller comprises an input node operable to receive a reference signal and a phase-locked loop (PLL). The PLL comprises an oscillator operable to receive an error-correction signal and to generate an oscillator signal having a frequency that is related to the error-correction signal, a phase-frequency detector (PFD) coupled to the oscillator and operable to receive the reference signal and to generate the error-correction signal based upon a phase difference between the reference signal and a feedback signal, and a suppression circuit coupled to the PFD and operable to periodically enable the PFD to generate the error-correction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: James William Leith, Mark Dickmann