Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Ahlquist

Nicholas J. Ahlquist 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: 9948291
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first circuit, a second circuit and a third circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of second signals by a voltage translation of a plurality of first signals. The second circuit may be configured to switch the second signals to generate a plurality of third signals. The second signals are generally switched such that (i) all third signals are inactive before one of the third signals transitions from inactive to active while a switching condition is enabled and (ii) all third signals are switched inactive while the switching condition is disabled. The third circuit may be configured to amplify the third signals to generate a plurality of output signals. Each of the output signals generally has a current capacity to drive one or more of a plurality of diodes in a diode switch circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Weigand, Chengxin Liu, Nicholas J. Ahlquist