Patents by Inventor Mark W. Maloney

Mark W. Maloney 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: 6437553
    Abstract: The present invention provides both differential and integral non-linearity measurement capabilities with a minimum of additional hardware and a test time reduction of several orders of magnitude. The test circuit for N delay lines includes a ring oscillator that has a select signal and an output. A counter is connected in parallel with the ring oscillator. An arithmetic logic unit receives a “COMPARE” value from a register and the counter output. An upper and a lower bound register store acceptable tolerances for non-linearity. Each comparator, upper and lower bound, receives the tolerance stored in the corresponding register and the output of the arithmetic logic unit. An AND gate receives the outputs of the upper and lower bound comparators and generates a signal indicative of the state of the oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: AgilentTechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Maloney, Eugene A. Roylance, Robert D. Morrison