Patents by Inventor Victor Lee Hansen

Victor Lee Hansen 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: 10476659
    Abstract: A system can include a digital oversampler configured to oversample an input data stream; a rate generator configured to select a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream; a rate generator clock of the rate generator configured to output a clock signal that has the selected frequency; a sample receiver configured to receive at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample counter configured to be incremented by each received sample responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample rate converter configured to accumulate samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, wherein the sample counter is configured to be decremented by the “toothless” clock signal at the selected frequency responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has not received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Publication number: 20190140816
    Abstract: A system can include a digital oversampler configured to oversample an input data stream; a rate generator configured to select a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream; a rate generator clock of the rate generator configured to output a clock signal that has the selected frequency; a sample receiver configured to receive at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample counter configured to be incremented by each received sample responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample rate converter configured to accumulate samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, wherein the sample counter is configured to be decremented by the “toothless” clock signal at the selected frequency responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has not received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digi
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 10038548
    Abstract: A system can include a digital oversampler configured to oversample an input data stream; a rate generator configured to select a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream; a rate generator clock of the rate generator configured to output a clock signal that has the selected frequency; a sample receiver configured to receive at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample counter configured to be incremented by each received sample responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample rate converter configured to accumulate samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, wherein the sample counter is configured to be decremented by the “toothless” clock signal at the selected frequency responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has not received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Publication number: 20180054297
    Abstract: A system can include a digital oversampler configured to oversample an input data stream; a rate generator configured to select a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream; a rate generator clock of the rate generator configured to output a clock signal that has the selected frequency; a sample receiver configured to receive at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample counter configured to be incremented by each received sample responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample rate converter configured to accumulate samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, wherein the sample counter is configured to be decremented by the “toothless” clock signal at the selected frequency responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has not received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 9832012
    Abstract: A method can include a digital oversampler oversampling an input data stream, a rate generator selecting a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream, a rate generator clock of the rate generator outputting a clock signal that has the selected frequency, determining whether a sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler, and, responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler, incrementing a sample counter by each received sample. The method can also include a sample rate converter accumulating samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, determining whether an output of the sample counter is greater than zero, and, responsive to a determination that the output of the sample counter is greater than zero, an AND gate passing the “toothless” clock signal to the sample rate converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Publication number: 20170222793
    Abstract: A method can include a digital oversampler oversampling an input data stream, a rate generator selecting a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream, a rate generator clock of the rate generator outputting a clock signal that has the selected frequency, determining whether a sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler, and, responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler, incrementing a sample counter by each received sample. The method can also include a sample rate converter accumulating samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, determining whether an output of the sample counter is greater than zero, and, responsive to a determination that the output of the sample counter is greater than zero, an AND gate passing the “toothless” clock signal to the sample rate converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 9621336
    Abstract: A system and a technique for recovering data from an input data stream without synchronization of an input sampling circuit to the input data stream determines a count of incoming samples (or frames) without generating a signal that is frequency-locked to the input data stream. A first clock is generated comprising a frequency that is greater than or equal to an expected frequency of the input data stream. A sample count is incremented in response to a sample received in the input data stream, and is decremented in response to a second clock signal. The second clock is generated from the first clock signal by passing the first clock signal if the sample count of the sample counter does not equal a predetermined sample count value and by blocking the first clock signal if the sample count equals the predetermined sample count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 6489913
    Abstract: An improved sub-range ADC uses a sigma delta converter which eliminates both the sample and hold and digital-to-analog converter circuits of prior sub-ranging ADCs. An input analog signal is applied to a sigma delta modulator that provides a one-bit output. The one-bit output is input to a first analog filter and a digital correction circuit. The output from the first analog filter and the input analog signal, suitably delayed and optionally filtered, are input to a difference amplifier that provides the input to an ADC. The output of the ADC also is input to the digital correction circuit. The digital correction circuit includes a digital decimation filter for the one-bit sigma delta modulator output to produce a multi-bit digital output that is added to, the output from the ADC. The resulting digital signal may be additionally digitally filtered to produce a converted digital signal that corresponds to the input analog signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Lee Hansen, Charles L. Saxe