Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Taylor

Kevin B. Taylor 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).

  • Frequency control circuit for swept frequency oscillator
    Patent number: 5175509
    Abstract: Linearizing circuitry for an FMCW transmitter (1,2) employing a linear modulation waveform. The output signal is sampled (3,4,5) in successive intervals, small compared to the modulation period, and a cycle count (16) taken in each interval; a reference count is derived for each interval, either by way of a look-up table (21) triggered by a clock count (17) or derived by way of a clock driven processor (18). A comparison (20) is made and any error (22) is used to control (11) the phase of the modulation waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: Gec-Marconi Limited
    Inventor: Kevin B. Taylor