Patents by Inventor Kirk K. O. K. Rim

Kirk K. O. K. Rim 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: 4138641
    Abstract: The disclosure describes improved apparatus for driving a load, such as a meter, in proportion to a source voltage produced by a signal generator. The apparatus includes a non-differential gain stage for generating an amplified voltage between a gain stage output and one of the generator outputs. The non-differential gain stage is followed by a differential stage which generates a rereferenced voltage between the differential stage output and one of the load terminals. The rereferenced voltage is proportional to the amplified voltage and is substantially independent of any offset voltage between the one generator output and the one load terminal. By coupling the rereferenced voltage to the load, the load voltage is made proportional to the source voltage irrespective of changes in the offset voltage between the one generator output and the one load terminal. The load may include a meter and an amplifying stage for ranging and zeroing the meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Assignee: Sun Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Karlin, Kirk K. O. K. Rim