Patents by Inventor Jack T. D'Aeth

Jack T. D'Aeth 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).

  • Patent number: 5079498
    Abstract: The circuit provides digital control of current in an inductive load. A switching circuit generates a square wave PWM voltage drive to the load, and the current is sensed by sensor. This current is fed back as signal, which is compared with two zone boundary signals. The switching state is changed between ON and OFF accordingly.The boundary signals are generated by adding and subtracting (by adder/subtractor) a half-zone-width signal (stored as digital data) in a zone width store with the signal. The zone position may be moved slightly up and down, under control of a counter driven by the ON/OFF signal, to produce dither. The zone width may be selected in dependence on the input signal to reduce ripple at low signal, and to adjust the frequency. The switching circuitry may have multiple power supplies, and/or means for changing the connection of the load to the power supply to modify the rate of change of current and the direction of current in the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Vickers Systems Limited
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Cleasby, Jack T. D'Aeth