Patents by Inventor Steve D. Bainton

Steve D. Bainton 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).

  • Direct digital frequency synthesizer using pulse gap shifting technique
    Patent number: 6064241
    Abstract: A direct digital frequency synthesizer includes inputs for a reference clock signal and a control word, and an output for a synthesized clock signal. A phase accumulator coupled to the input for the control word and the reference clock signal has an output for a phase control signal. A phase shifter has inputs for the reference clock signal and the phase control signal and an output coupled to the output for the synthesized clock signal. The control word can be used to adjust the output frequency and phase of the synthesized clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Steve D. Bainton, Matthew D. Brown