Patents by Inventor Napoleone Cavlan

Napoleone Cavlan 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: 5075576
    Abstract: A monolithic integrated circuit contains a field-programmable logic architecture centered on a single array of programmable gates that perform either logical NAND or logical NOR operations. Foldback loops can be readily programmed through the array to enable the user to achieve different numbers of logic levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: North American Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Napoleone Cavlan
  • Patent number: 4703206
    Abstract: A field-programmable logic architecture is centered on a single array of programmable gates that perform either logical NAND or logical NOR operations. Foldback loops can be readily programmed through the array to enable the user to achieve different numbers of logic levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: Signetics Corporation
    Inventor: Napoleone Cavlan
  • Patent number: 4422072
    Abstract: A field-programmable logic array (FPLA) circuit of both the single level logic type containing a programmable AND/NAND gate array and the multiple level logic type containing a programmable OR/NOR gate array responsive to data from a programmable AND/NAND gate array has the programmable capability for enabling certain device pins to switch between functioning as data output pins and data input pins. A sequential logic FPLA circuit containing the basic elements of the multiple level logic device has a plurality of JK flip-flops for on-chip data storage. Selected flip-flops may be directly loaded from pins also operable for supplying output data, may be dynamically converted to function as D-type flip-flops, or may be asynchronously preset/reset to desired logic states. These features are all controllable through on-chip programmable circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Assignee: Signetics Corporation
    Inventor: Napoleone Cavlan