The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
May. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Gideon Wodnicki, Schenectady, NY (US);
Paul Andrew Frank, Albany, NY (US);
Daniel David Harrison, Delanson, NY (US);
Donald Thomas McGrath, Scotia, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327295 ; 327258 ; 3401462 ;
Abstract
A programmable clock circuit generates a plurality of phase clock signals in correspondence with an associated control word programmed into a memory. Programmable clock circuit is implemented digitally in an application specific integrated circuit. Each phase clock signal is synchronized by a master clock signal which reduces signal jitter and improves phase signal accuracy.