Patents by Inventor Rick F. Bitting

Rick F. Bitting 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: 6304107
    Abstract: A detection circuit for receiving a pair of unstable input signals along a pair of input leads and providing a stable output signal along an output lead, preferably to downstream circuitry. The detection circuit includes a plurality of transistors including a first transistor and a second transistor, wherein at least one of the first and second transistors is configured to turn on upon the detection circuit receiving input signals along the pair of input leads. At least one of the first and second transistors is configured to provide a signal along a lead to circuitry which is configured to condition the output signal and turn on a third transistor. The third transistor is connected to the first and said second transistors such that when the third transistor turns on, the third transistor prevents the first and second transistors from turning on until a new clock signal is received by the detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Scott C. Savage, Rick F. Bitting