Patents

 

Granted Patents:


  1. 1.G. W. Roberts and C. Tam, Method and Device For Use In DC Parametric Tests, US Patent #6,727,834, McGill University, Filed: May 1, 2003, Granted: April 27, 2004.

  2. 2.G. W. Roberts and A. Chan, Timing Measurement Device Using A Component-Invariant Vernier Delay Line,” US Patent #6,850,051, McGill University, Filed: March 26, 2002, Granted: Feb. 1, 2005.

  3. 3.G. W. Roberts, and M. Hafed, Integrated Excitation/Extraction System for Analog Test and Measurement, US Patent 6,931,579, McGill University, Filed: April 28, 2000, Granted: Aug. 16, 2005.

  4. 4.G. W. Roberts, S. Laberge, M. Hafed, Programmable DC Voltage Generator, US Patent 6,914,548, McGill University, Filed: April 28, 2000, Granted: July 5, 2005.

  5. 5.D. Rolston, D. V. Plant and G. W. Roberts, Method and Apparatus for Distributing Synchronous Clocking, US Patent  #7,035,269, McGill University, Filed: March 14, 2002, Granted: April 25, 2006.

  6. 6.G. W. Roberts, A. Chan, G. Duerden, M. Hafed, S. Laberge, B. Pishdad and C. Tam, “System and Method for Testing Integrated Circuits, US patent #7,242,209, DFT Microsystems, Inc., Filed: May 3, 2004, Granted: Jul 10, 2007.

  7. 7.M. Hafed, G. Duerden, G. W. Roberts, “System Method For Generating A Jittered Test Signal,” US Patent #7,315,574, DFT Microsystems, Inc., Filed: April 26, 2005, Granted: Jan. 1, 2008.

  8. 8.G. W. Roberts, M. Safi-Harb and M. Oulmane, "A Novel Technique for Characterizing Rise/Fall Times for High Speed Digital Circuits and Analog Slew Rates.” US Patent #7,474,974, Filed:  Jan. 31, 2007, Granted: Jan 6, 2009.

  9. 9.R. Abhari, G. W. Roberts, N. Smith and A. Suntives, "A high speed band pass serial data link," US Patent #8,258,892, Filed: Feb 19, 2008, Granted: Sep. 4, 2012.

  10. 10.G. W. Roberts and S. Aouini, "A Predictable Robust Fully Programmable Analog Gaussian Noise Generator" US Patent #8,849,882, Filed:  Oct. 30, 2008, Granted: Sept. 30, 2014.

  11. 11.G. W. Roberts and S. Aouini, “Method and Device for Frequency Synthesis Using Sigma Delta Modulation Techniques” US Patent #8,855,215, Filed:  May 9, 2011, Granted: Oct. 7, 2014.

  12. 12.G. W. Roberts and M. Ali Bakhshian, “Digital Storage, Addition and Subtraction of Time-Mode Variables,” US Patent #8,933,742 Filed: on May 10, 2011, Granted: Jan. 13, 2015.

  13. 13.J. Saari, N. Quitoriano, J. Forbes and G. Roberts, "Sensor Systems And Methods For Analyte Detection," US Patent No. #20160084705 Filed: on September 22, 2014, Granted:  Mar 24, 2016

  14. 14.P. Kambhampati, J. Saari, N. Quitoriano, J. Forbes and G. Roberts, “Systems For Detecting Target Chemicals And Methods For Their Preparation And Use,”   US Patent No. # 20160084810 Filed: on September 22, 2014, Granted:  Mar 24, 2016.

  15. 15.J. Saari, J. Forbes, N. Quitoriano and G. Roberts, "Chemical Sensor That Are Adaptable to Mobile Devices," Canada Patent No. #869313 Filed: on July 18, 2013, Granted:  June 13, 2017.

  16. 16.S. Aouini, A. Emara, G. W. Roberts, M. Parvizi and N. Ben-Hamida, “Extremely-fine resolution sub-ranging current mode Digital-Analog-Converter using Sigma-Delta modulators,” US Patent No. 10,425,099.  Filed: Nov 28, 2018. Granted: Sept. 24, 2019.


Patents Pending:


  1. 17.G. W. Roberts and M. Ali Bakhshian, “A Method And Device For Sensor Interface,” US Provisional Patent #61,346,055 Filed: May 19, 2010 entitled  For ROI 10105.

  2. 18.O. Abdelfattah, G. Roberts and I. Shih “Biasing technique to enhance common-mode and power-supply rejection in multi-stage amplifiers,” Dec 2, 2014 for ROI 15089.

  3. 19.O. Abdelfattah, G. Roberts and I. Shih, US Provisional Patent No. 62/165394 file on May 22, 2015 entitled “Method and Systems for Enhancing Circuits.”

  4. 20.G. Roberts and M. Yang, McGill University report of Invention filed on June 19, 2015 No. 16024 entitled “A Method to Realize Ultra-High Gain Voltage Amplifiers for General Purpose Analog Signal Processing.”



Any and all patents are available for licensing through the McGill University Technology Transfer Office; please contact Derrick Wong <email>.