Patents by Inventor Donald Rimlinger

Donald Rimlinger 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).

  • Magnetic sensing device for outputting a digital signal as a dynamic representation of an analog signal
    Patent number: 6211670
    Abstract: A magnetic sensing device comprising a magnetic sensor and a digital circuit is disclosed. The magnetic sensor is operable to output an analog signal as an indication of any movement of an object. The digital circuit can include a dynamic reference threshold generator to output a reference signal in response to a detection of a signal feature of the analog signal and to a detection of a diametric signal feature of the analog signal, and an output format generator to output a digital signal in response to a comparison of the analog signal and the reference signal. The digital circuit can include a dynamic reference threshold generator to output a reference signal in response to a detection a first pair of quadrants of the analog signal and a detection of a second pair of quadrants of the analog signal, and an output format generator to output a digital signal in response to a comparison of the analog signal and the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Optek Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric DeWilde, Kenneth Brown, Donald Rimlinger