Patents by Inventor Robert Allen Grist

Robert Allen Grist 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: 20120254803
    Abstract: A switch multiplexer device comprises a plurality of analog switches, and an embedded digital sequencer in operative communication with the analog switches. The embedded digital sequencer including a plurality of sequence control registers. The embedded digital sequencer is configured to transmit control information to the analog switches, with the control information including single or extended control information. The extended control information is employed to pre-load operational information for switch configuration updates when single control operations are conducted. In one embodiment, the switch multiplexer device includes a bitwise manipulator and a data array storage, which are in operative communication with the analog switches and one or more of the sequence control registers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Intersil Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Allen Grist, Gregg Douglas Croft