Patents by Inventor Michael C. St. Germain

Michael C. St. Germain 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: 10645471
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for providing correction to cascaded signal components. A correction signal may be applied to multiple signal components in a set of cascaded signal components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. St. Germain, Kimo Tam, Mohammad Hassan Ghaed
  • Publication number: 20180234747
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for providing correction to cascaded signal components. A correction signal may be applied to multiple signal components in a set of cascaded signal components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Michael C. St. Germain, Kimo Tam, Mohammad Hassan Ghaed
  • Patent number: 9973833
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to crosspoint switches and methods of use thereof. An example cross point switch comprises a first row buffer, a second row buffer, a first column buffer, and a second column buffer. The crosspoint switch may also comprise a first switch that, when closed, electrically couples the second row buffer to the first column buffer, and a correction controller. The correction controller may be configured to send a first correction signal to the first row buffer; send a second correction signal to the second row buffer; receive an indication that the first switch is closed; send a third correction signal to the first column buffer; and send a fourth correction signal to the second column buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. St Germain, Kimo Tam, Mohammad Hassan Ghaed
  • Publication number: 20180090222
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to crosspoint switches and methods of use thereof. An example cross point switch comprises a first row buffer, a second row buffer, a first column buffer, and a second column buffer. The crosspoint switch may also comprise a first switch that, when closed, electrically couples the second row buffer to the first column buffer, and a correction controller. The correction controller may be configured to send a first correction signal to the first row buffer, send a second correction signal to the second row buffer; receive an indication that the first switch is closed, send a third correction signal to the first column buffer; and send a fourth correction signal to the second column buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Michael C. St Germain, Kimo Tam, Mohammad Hassan Ghaed
  • Patent number: 9929979
    Abstract: A crosspoint switch matrix may include a plurality of point cells provided at intersections between a plurality of input pathways and a plurality of output pathways. The input pathways may be partitioned into groups, each group defined by a demultiplexer that forwards an input signal to the point cells within the group and/or to a demultiplexer of a succeeding group. The output pathways may be partitioned into groups, each group defined by a multiplexer that forwards a signal from an active point cell to an output of the matrix. Multiplexers of groups in intermediate positions between the point cell and the matrix output may relay the output signal between the multiplexers along a bypass pass. When both the input pathways and output pathways are so partitioned, each point cell may be a member of one input pathway group and one output pathway group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Michael C. St. Germain
  • Patent number: 9882840
    Abstract: A crosspoint switch matrix may include a plurality of point cells provided at intersections between a plurality of input pathways and a plurality of output pathways. The input pathways may be partitioned into groups, each group defined by a demultiplexer that forwards an input signal to the point cells within the group and/or to a demultiplexer of a succeeding group. The output pathways may be partitioned into groups, each group defined by a multiplexer that forwards a signal from an active point cell to an output of the matrix. Multiplexers of groups in intermediate positions between the point cell and the matrix output may relay the output signal between the multiplexers along a bypass pass. When both the input pathways and output pathways are so partitioned, each point cell may be a member of one input pathway group and one output pathway group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Michael C. St. Germain
  • Publication number: 20170201467
    Abstract: A crosspoint switch matrix may include a plurality of point cells provided at intersections between a plurality of input pathways and a plurality of output pathways. The input pathways may be partitioned into groups, each group defined by a demultiplexer that forwards an input signal to the point cells within the group and/or to a demultiplexer of a succeeding group. The output pathways may be partitioned into groups, each group defined by a multiplexer that forwards a signal from an active point cell to an output of the matrix. Multiplexers of groups in intermediate positions between the point cell and the matrix output may relay the output signal between the multiplexers along a bypass pass. When both the input pathways and output pathways are so partitioned, each point cell may be a member of one input pathway group and one output pathway group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Michael C. St. Germain
  • Publication number: 20110076967
    Abstract: An impedance matched lane reversal switching system including first and second transceiver pairs, each of the pairs including a transmitter connected to a receiver, the output of the transmitter connected to the input of the receiver and to a node, the node of each pair interconnected with a transmission line and a switching circuit for selectively enabling one of the transmitters of one of the transceiver pairs and disabling the other and selectively utilizing one of the receivers of the other of the transceiver pairs and not the other to selectively reverse an egress side and an ingress side of the lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Michael C. St. Germain, Kimo Y.F. Tam
  • Patent number: 7813706
    Abstract: An impedance matched lane reversal switching system including first and second transceiver pairs, each of the pairs including a transmitter connected to a receiver, the output of the transmitter connected to the input of the receiver and to a node, the node of each pair interconnected with a transmission line and a switching circuit for selectively enabling one of the transmitters of one of the transceiver pairs and disabling the other and selectively utilizing one of the receivers of the other of the transceiver pairs and not the other to selectively reverse an egress side and an ingress side of the lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. St. Germain, Kimo Y. F. Tam