Patents by Inventor Roger Minear

Roger Minear 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: 20050242851
    Abstract: A signal generator circuit includes a controller adapted to generate a divide value in accordance with at least a first control signal, and a divider adapted to divide an output signal of the signal generator circuit by the divisor value. The controller is selectively operable in at least one of a plurality of modes in accordance with at least a second control signal. The controller is configured to calculate each of one or more new divide values so as to vary a frequency of the output signal in accordance with at least one of the first and second control signals. The controller is configured to switch between operational modes and/or switch between divide values, the switching between operational modes and/or divide values being performed in such a manner so as to substantially eliminate discontinuities in the frequency of the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Booth, Roger Minear, Parag Parikh