ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,244,270, issued on March 4, was assigned to Qorvo US Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.).
"Current mode multi-input maximum signal detector" was invented by Marcus Granger-Jones (Scotts Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A maximum current detection circuit with multiple input current ports and a maximum current port generates, on the maximum current port, a maximum current corresponding to the largest input current on one of the input current ports. The maximum current detection circuit includes multiple current mirror circuits, each controlled by one of the input currents. Each of the current mirror circuits includes outputs, each couple...