Patents by Inventor Tom J. Schneider

Tom J. Schneider 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).

  • Circuit and method for generating a clock signal
    Patent number: 6960950
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a circuit includes an oscillator circuit and a control circuit. The oscillator circuit generates a clock signal and includes a plurality of selectable delay circuits. The control circuit receives the clock signal from the oscillator and a reference signal. The control circuit provides a control signal to the oscillator circuit to activate one or more of the plurality of selectable delay circuits to change the frequency of the clock signal. In some embodiments, a method includes generating a clock signal in an oscillator circuit, processing the clock signal to generate a control signal, and activating one or more of a plurality of selectable delay circuits in the oscillator circuit, in response to the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Prasanna C. Shah, Tom J. Schneider, Andrew M. Volk, Mukul Kelkar
  • Circuit and method for generating a clock signal
    Publication number: 20040189359
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a circuit includes an oscillator circuit and a control circuit. The oscillator circuit generates a clock signal and includes a plurality of selectable delay circuits. The control circuit receives the clock signal from the oscillator and a reference signal. The control circuit provides a control signal to the oscillator circuit to activate one or more of the plurality of selectable delay circuits to change the frequency of the clock signal. In some embodiments, a method includes generating a clock signal in an oscillator circuit, processing the clock signal to generate a control signal, and activating one or more of a plurality of selectable delay circuits in the oscillator circuit, in response to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Prasanna C. Shah, Tom J. Schneider, Andrew M. Volk, Mukul Kelkar