Patent · US Expired

Bubble suppression method and apparatus

US6396424B1 · kind B1 · utility

6Cited by
4References
44Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 2000
Grant dateMay 28, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 17, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/361
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bubble suppression apparatus is disclosed comprising: a first set of AND gates, wherein each AND gate within the first set has an input configured to receive a binary thermometer code value and one or more adjacent binary thermometer code values; and a second set of AND gates, wherein each AND gate within the second set has an input coupled to two or more outputs of the first set of AND gates.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.