Patents by Inventor John P. Kovach

John P. Kovach 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: 4543530
    Abstract: A pulse position detector responding to the leading and trailing edges of a pulse at a point where it crosses a threshold level. Responsive to the leading edge, a capacitor begins to charge with a characteristic which is represented by a slope of a first line. Responsive to the trailing edge of pulse, the capacitor begins to charge at a second rate which is represented by a second line having a slope which is twice the slope of the first line. An one-shot multivibrator responds to the change in the charge rate to measure a time period which depends upon the slopes of the two lines. That time period is substracted from a standard time period in order to indicate where the center of the pulse appeared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Assignee: Del Norte Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: John P. Kovach