Inventor

Lawrence E. Connell

Inventor

Naperville, IL, US

Overview

1983–2020

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 67 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H03Fprimary

H03FAmplifiers17%

H04BTransmission14%

H03GControl of amplification7%

H03KPulse technique7%

H03LAutomatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses7%

H03DDemodulation or transference of modulation from one carrier to another5%

H03HImpedance networks, e.g. resonant circuits5%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%

H03BGeneration of oscillations, directly or by frequency-changing, by circuits employing active elements which operate in a non-switching manner4%

G06FElectric digital data processing3%

PatentTitleYear

10,771,028Programmable gain amplifier apparatus and method2020 10,693,470Dual mode power supply for voltage controlled oscillators2020 10,678,296Multi-phase signal generation2020 10,586,878Apparatus and method for a low loss coupling capacitor2020 10,404,212Programmable driver for frequency mixer2019 9,837,555Apparatus and method for a low loss coupling capacitor2017 9,768,165'High isolation switch'2017 9,705,545'Tunable radio frequency low noise amplifier'2017 9,449,969'Device and method for a high isolation switch'2016 9,319,009'Tunable radio frequency low noise amplifier'2016 9,178,554'Phase correction apparatus and method'2015 9,166,571'Low power high speed quadrature generator'2015 8,928,369'Low power local oscillator quadrature generator'2015 8,912,836'Low power quadrature waveform generator'2014 8,761,707'Radio frequency low noise amplifier load circuit'2014 8,676,145'Mixer circuits for second order intercept point calibration'2014 8,588,726'Low noise mixer'2013 8,131,241'Linear voltage controlled variable attenuator with linear DB/V gain slope'2012 8,126,422'Receiver having voltage-to-current and current-to-voltage converters'2012 8,010,074'Mixer circuits for second order intercept point calibration'2011 7,751,792'Higher linearity passive mixer'2010 7,733,181'Amplifier circuit having dynamically biased configuration'2010 7,609,779'RF transmitter with interleaved IQ modulation'2009 7,583,945'Amplifier with improved noise performance and extended gain control range'2009 7,505,748'Linear voltage controlled variable attenuator with linear DB/V gain slope'2009 7,495,515'Low-noise amplifier'2009 7,403,071'High linearity and low noise amplifier with continuously variable gain control'2008 7,332,979'Low noise reference oscillator with fast start-up'2008 7,312,654'Quiet power up and power down of a digital audio amplifier'2007 7,177,616'High linearity and low noise CMOS mixer and signal mixing method'2007 6,995,482'Switching circuit and method therefor'2006 6,990,164'Dual steered frequency synthesizer'2006 6,920,316'High performance integrated circuit regulator with substrate transient suppression'2005 6,750,704'Offset compensated differential amplifier'2004 6,657,502'Multiphase voltage controlled oscillator'2003 6,621,348'Variable gain amplifier with autobiasing supply regulation'2003 6,559,723'Single ended input, differential output amplifier'2003 6,441,594'Low power voltage regulator with improved on-chip noise isolation'2002 6,348,781'Buck or boost power converter'2002 6,141,541'Method, device, phone and base station for providing envelope-following for variable envelope radio frequency signals'2000 6,138,042'Method, device, phone, and base station for providing an efficient tracking power converter for variable signals'2000 6,134,130'Power reception circuits for a device receiving an AC power signal'2000 6,023,191'Method and apparatus for detecting an input signal'2000 6,018,750'Fast and efficient median search method and filter'2000 5,998,978'Apparatus and method for reducing energy fluctuations in a portable data device'1999 5,999,115'Segmented DAC using PMOS and NMOS switches for improved span'1999 5,977,840'Circuit for minimizing turn-on time of temperature compensated crystal oscillator'1999 5,940,447'Wireless powered communication device using power signal sampling and method'1999 5,905,393'Unbuffered latch resistant to back-writing and method of operation therefor'1999 5,875,197'Addressable serial test system'1999 5,856,766'Communication device with a frequency compensating synthesizer and method of providing same'1999 5,708,595'Efficient median filter and method therefor'1998 5,678,227'Apparatus and method for minimizing the turn on time for a receiver operating in a discontinuous receive mode'1997 5,634,202'Method and apparatus for integrating a plurality of analog input signals prior to transmitting a communications signal'1997 5,586,149'Interference dependent adaptive phase clock controller'1996 5,565,813'Apparatus for a low voltage differential amplifier incorporating switched capacitors'1996 5,553,489'Sensor diagnostic system'1996 5,551,078'Apparatus and method for minimizing the turn on time for a receiver operating in a discontinuous receive mode'1996 5,530,403'Low-voltage differential amplifier'1996 5,513,389'Push pull buffer with noise cancelling symmetry'1996 5,493,486'High efficiency compact low power voltage doubler circuit'1996 5,481,229'Low power temperature compensated crystal oscillator'1996 4,996,529'Auto-zeroing circuit for offset cancellation'1991 4,982,108'Low current CMOS translator circuit'1991 4,827,226'Fully integrated, adjustable oscillator for use with a crystal'1989 4,710,724'Differential CMOS comparator for switched capacitor applications'1987 4,398,265'Keyboard and display interface adapter architecture'1983

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1983–2004Patents assigned to MOTOROLA INC (32)· patent assignee history

1983Based in Clarendon Hills, IL, US· patent location history

1987Based in Darien, IL, US· patent location history

1989–2020Based in Naperville, IL, US· patent location history

2003Based in Hanover Park, IL, US· patent location history

2005–2014Patents assigned to FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC (16)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to CONNELL LAWRENCE E (4)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to GOLAT JOSEPH P (2)· patent assignee history

2013–2020Patents assigned to FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC (16)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MOTOROLA INC	32	1983–2004
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	16	2005–2014
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC	16	2013–2020
CONNELL LAWRENCE Eself	4	2012–2014
GOLAT JOSEPH P	2	2012–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Naperville, Illinois, US	64	1989–2020
Hanover Park, Illinois, US	1	2003
Darien, Illinois, US	1	1987
Clarendon Hills, Illinois, US	1	1983