Patents by Inventor William Joseph Bright

William Joseph Bright 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).

  • Pipelined analog-to-digital converter with relaxed inter-stage amplifier requirements
    Patent number: 6288663
    Abstract: This document describes a simple modification to the traditional pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC) architecture that reduces the signal swing of the inter-stage amplifier by a factor of two. This is a significant advantage when low power supply voltages limit the output range of operational amplifies. The modification requires no additional hardware and produces no additional power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard Knight Hester, William Joseph Bright