Patents by Inventor Paul E. Vanderbilt

Paul E. Vanderbilt 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: 5257301
    Abstract: An improved direct digital frequency multiplier that multiplies input frequencies by a factor equal to the number of comparators in the circuit divided by two. The circuit includes a sensing stage, a ramping stage, a storage stage, a comparison stage and a logic stage. A signal containing the frequency to be multiplied is input to the sensing stage, which determines the frequency of the signal and outputs timing signals to the rest of the circuit. Coinciding with the period of the input signal, ramping voltages are generated, whose peak voltages are sampled and held for a specific time. The linearly ramping voltages are compared with the peak voltages and the comparison stage outputs voltage spikes to the logic stage. The logic stage combines the outputs from the comparison stage, and outputs a square wave signal possessing the appropriate multiplied frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventor: Paul E. Vanderbilt