US 12,250,086 B2
Phase sector based signal charge acquisition
David K Nienaber, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed by David K Nienaber, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2016, as Appl. No. 15/141,324.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 13/651,259, filed on Oct. 12, 2012, granted, now 9,490,944, issued on Nov. 8, 2016.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 13/827,966, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, granted, now 8,817,854, issued on Aug. 26, 2014.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 13/830,092, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, granted, now 9,100,181, issued on Aug. 4, 2015.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 14/053,360, filed on Oct. 14, 2013, granted, now 9,225,368, issued on Dec. 29, 2015.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 14/051,082, filed on Oct. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,264,268, issued on Feb. 16, 2016.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 14/252,336, filed on Apr. 14, 2014.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 14/252,266, filed on Apr. 14, 2014.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 14/252,360, filed on Apr. 14, 2014.
Application 15/141,324 is a division of application No. 14/253,862, filed on Apr. 15, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/808,206, filed on May 24, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2017/0222767 A1, Aug. 3, 2017
Int. Cl. H04B 1/06 (2006.01); G01R 23/167 (2006.01); H03D 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 1/08 (2006.01); H04L 1/20 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 1/206 (2013.01) [G01R 23/167 (2013.01); H03D 1/00 (2013.01); H04B 1/0021 (2013.01); H04B 1/06 (2013.01); H04L 1/08 (2013.01); H03D 2200/006 (2013.01); H03D 2200/0062 (2013.01); H04B 2001/0491 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for extracting values representative of modulation signal components from a modulated signal, the method comprising:
developing a local clock signal which correlates in time to the modulated signal and includes a plurality of non-overlapping phase sectors per cycle;
converting the modulated signal into a current that is a replica of the modulated signal,
directing the current to an amplifier having an inverting input and an output to charge one of a plurality of capacitive devices during each phase sector; and
sequentially connecting the capacitive devices between the output of the amplifier and the input of the amplifier in non-overlapping sequences equal to one full cycle of the local clock.