Patents by Inventor Stefano Colli

Stefano Colli 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).

  • CLOCKLESS PULSE DETECTION CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20260251711
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a fault detection circuit monitors differential input signals without requiring a clock reference. A detector and stretcher circuit receives the differential input signals and generates differential output signals with asymmetric rise and fall times using unbalanced current sources. A timer circuit monitors these output signals and generates a reset signal when both differential output signals are in a low state. The timer circuit includes a charging network and generates a fault signal when a time between reset signals exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2025
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Inventors: Michele Giorgio, Stefano Colli, Matteo Alessio Traldi, Paolo Pulici
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE STEADYING
    Publication number: 20240356561
    Abstract: A method to drive a digital to analog converter (DAC), the method including setting a reference current for the DAC with a reference current source, a base voltage being responsive to changes in a reference voltage at a reference node coupled with the reference current source; sensing a change in the reference voltage; and adaptively steadying the base voltage based on the change in the reference voltage to maintain proportionality between an output current of the DAC and the reference current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Nicola Lupo, Enrico Mammei, Michele Bartolini, Stefano Colli
  • Methods and devices for adaptive voltage steadying
    Patent number: 12052029
    Abstract: A method to drive a digital to analog converter (DAC), the method including setting a reference current for the DAC with a reference current source, a base voltage being responsive to changes in a reference voltage at a reference node coupled with the reference current source; sensing a change in the reference voltage; and adaptively steadying the base voltage based on the change in the reference voltage to maintain proportionality between an output current of the DAC and the reference current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Lupo, Enrico Mammei, Michele Bartolini, Stefano Colli
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE STEADYING
    Publication number: 20230291416
    Abstract: A method to drive a digital to analog converter (DAC), the method including setting a reference current for the DAC with a reference current source, a base voltage being responsive to changes in a reference voltage at a reference node coupled with the reference current source; sensing a change in the reference voltage; and adaptively steadying the base voltage based on the change in the reference voltage to maintain proportionality between an output current of the DAC and the reference current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nicola Lupo, Enrico Mammei, Michele Bartolini, Stefano Colli