Patents by Inventor Carl G. Hesketh

Carl G. Hesketh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Threshold comparator
    Patent number: 6437310
    Abstract: A threshold device or comparator comprises an array of energy emitters, e.g. light emitting diodes (16) or diode arrangements. The bits of a binary string are supplied to respective diodes or diode arrangements, which have the property of emitting energy of a distinguishable different characteristic depending on whether the applied bit is a 0 or 1. Sensors (18, 20) sensitive to the intensities of the respective different characteristics detect the intensities and a comparator 24 provides an output indicating the relative quantities of 0's and 1's in the binary string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Carl G. Hesketh
  • Threshold comparator
    Publication number: 20010002693
    Abstract: A threshold device or comparator comprises an array of energy emitters, e.g. light emitting diodes (16) or diode arrangements. The bits of a binary string are supplied to respective diodes or diode arrangements, which have the property of emitting energy of a distinguishable different characteristic depending on whether the applied bit is a 0 or 1. Sensors (18, 20) sensitive to the intensities of the respective different characteristics detect the intensities and a comparator 24 provides an output indicating the relative quantities of 0's and 1's in the binary string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Inventor: Carl G. Hesketh