Patents by Inventor Rafaela Volpe

Rafaela Volpe 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).

  • Publication number: 20140035666
    Abstract: The device described herein proposes an electronic active filter void of capacitors and inductors. The circuit utilizes only operational amplifiers (OP-Amp) and resistors, hence the name Op-R. Although capable of being constructed of lumped circuit elements this filter is intended for integrated circuit (IC) applications. Filtering of signals can be accommodated from dc through the UHF frequency range depending on the selected op-amp ICs. Low pass, band pass, high pass, as well as band reject frequency responses are achievable. Although the circuits described herein are single input-single output, multiple inputs and outputs present no difficulty, being limited only chip space. Temperature and production spread variations are also considered within the realm of tenability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventor: Rafaela Volpe
  • Patent number: 8633760
    Abstract: The device described herein proposes an electronic active filter void of capacitors and inductors. The circuit utilizes only operational amplifiers (OP-Amp) and resistors, hence the name Op-R. Although capable of being constructed of lumped circuit elements this filter is intended for integrated circuit (IC) applications. Filtering of signals can be accommodated from dc through the UHF frequency range depending on the selected op-amp ICs. Low pass, band pass, high pass, as well as band reject frequency responses are achievable. Although the circuits described herein are single input-single output, multiple inputs and outputs present no difficulty, being limited only chip space. Temperature and production spread variations are also considered within the realm of tenability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Inventor: Rafaela Volpe
  • Publication number: 20130093507
    Abstract: The device described herein proposes an electronic active filter void of capacitors and inductors. The circuit utilizes only operational amplifiers (OP-Amp) and resistors, hence the name Op-R. Although capable of being constructed of lumped circuit elements this filter is intended for integrated circuit (IC) applications. Filtering of signals can be accommodated from dc through the UHF frequency range depending on the selected op-amp ICs. Low pass, band pass, high pass, as well as band reject frequency responses are achievable. Although the circuits described herein are single input-single output, multiple inputs and outputs present no difficulty, being limited only chip space. Temperature and production spread variations are also considered within the realm of tenability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Rafaela Volpe