Patents by Inventor Steven Ricco

Steven Ricco 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).

  • Dual edge synchronization of analog input to reduce switch point jitter
    Patent number: 10797851
    Abstract: A method for synchronization of an input signal includes providing the input signal to a first signal path associated with a first clock and to a second signal path associated with a second clock, detecting an edge of the input signal by detecting values of the input signal along the first signal path at a first rising edge of the first clock and at a second rising edge of the first clock, detecting a value of the input signal along the second signal path at an edge of the second clock, and selecting the input signal from the first signal path or from the second signal path according to the detected value of the input signal along the second path when an edge of the input signal along the first path is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
    Inventors: Jay M. Towne, Steven E. Snyder, Steven Ricco, Matthew Nealon
  • DUAL EDGE SYNCHRONIZATION OF ANALOG INPUT TO REDUCE SWITCH POINT JITTER
    Publication number: 20190334692
    Abstract: A method for synchronization of an input signal includes providing the input signal to a first signal path associated with a first clock and to a second signal path associated with a second clock, detecting an edge of the input signal by detecting values of the input signal along the first signal path at a first rising edge of the first clock and at a second rising edge of the first clock, detecting a value of the input signal along the second signal path at an edge of the second clock, and selecting the input signal from the first signal path or from the second signal path according to the detected value of the input signal along the second path when an edge of the input signal along the first path is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
    Inventors: Jay M. Towne, Steven E. Snyder, Steven Ricco, Matthew Nealon