Patents by Inventor Michael Deeney

Michael Deeney 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).

  • Apparatus and method for evaluating the performance of a system in a control loop
    Patent number: 9594100
    Abstract: A monitoring circuit for monitoring the performance of a phase locked loop having a divider therein, the divider comprising at least a first counter, the monitoring circuit comprising at least one memory element for capturing a value of the first counter after a predetermined time from a system event in the operation of the phase locked loop, a variability calculator for comparing a value of the counter with a preceding value of the counter to calculate a variation, and a circuit responsive to the estimate of variation for outputting a status signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Analog Devices Global
    Inventors: Muhammad Kalimuddin Khan, Kenneth J. Mulvaney, Michael Deeney, Niall Kevin Kearney