Patents by Inventor Steven John Loveless

Steven John Loveless 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: 11885834
    Abstract: In a described example, a circuit includes a sensor circuit including multiple magnetic field sensors having respective sensor outputs. The magnetic field sensors are configured to provide magnetic field sensor signals at the respective sensor outputs representative of a measure of current flow through a conductive structure. A combiner interface has combiner inputs and a combiner output. The combiner inputs are coupled to the respective sensor outputs. The combiner interface is configured to provide an aggregate sensor measurement at the combiner output responsive to the magnetic field sensor signals, in which the aggregate sensor measurement is decoupled from magnetic fields generated responsive to the current flow through the conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Lei Ding, Srinath Mathur Ramaswamy, Dok Won Lee, Baher Haroun, Wai Lee, Steven John Loveless
  • Publication number: 20220065900
    Abstract: In a described example, a circuit includes a sensor circuit including multiple magnetic field sensors having respective sensor outputs. The magnetic field sensors are configured to provide magnetic field sensor signals at the respective sensor outputs representative of a measure of current flow through a conductive structure. A combiner interface has combiner inputs and a combiner output. The combiner inputs are coupled to the respective sensor outputs. The combiner interface is configured to provide an aggregate sensor measurement at the combiner output responsive to the magnetic field sensor signals, in which the aggregate sensor measurement is decoupled from magnetic fields generated responsive to the current flow through the conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: LEI DING, SRINATH MATHUR RAMASWAMY, DOK WON LEE, BAHER HAROUN, WAI LEE, STEVEN JOHN LOVELESS
  • Publication number: 20190181874
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) comprising successive approximation circuitry, a capacitive analog-to-digital converter (CDAC), and capacitor mismatch measurement circuitry. The successive approximation circuitry is configured to control conversion of an analog signal to a digital value. The CDAC is coupled to the successive approximation circuitry. The CDAC includes a plurality of capacitors. The capacitor mismatch measurement circuitry is coupled to the CDAC. The capacitor mismatch measurement circuitry includes a first oscillator circuit, a second oscillator circuit, and counter circuitry. The first oscillator circuit is configured to oscillate at a frequency determined by a capacitance of one of the capacitors. The second oscillator circuit is configured to generate a predetermined time interval. The counter circuitry is configured to count a number of cycles of oscillation of the first oscillator in the predetermined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Steven John LOVELESS, Yuguo WANG, Tathagata CHATTERJEE, Robert Stanley GRONDALSKI
  • Patent number: 10236900
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) comprising successive approximation circuitry, a capacitive analog-to-digital converter (CDAC), and capacitor mismatch measurement circuitry. The successive approximation circuitry is configured to control conversion of an analog signal to a digital value. The CDAC is coupled to the successive approximation circuitry. The CDAC includes a plurality of capacitors. The capacitor mismatch measurement circuitry is coupled to the CDAC. The capacitor mismatch measurement circuitry includes a first oscillator circuit, a second oscillator circuit, and counter circuitry. The first oscillator circuit is configured to oscillate at a frequency determined by a capacitance of one of the capacitors. The second oscillator circuit is configured to generate a predetermined time interval. The counter circuitry is configured to count a number of cycles of oscillation of the first oscillator in the predetermined time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven John Loveless, Yuguo Wang, Tathagata Chatterjee, Robert Stanley Grondalski