Patents by Inventor Alan H. F. Nickols

Alan H. F. Nickols 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: 5134720
    Abstract: A signal locating apparatus for locating within a frequency band an input signal of a first frequency, the signal locating apparatus including a signal receiver for receiving the input signal. The signal receiver is characterized by having a relatively narrow bandwidth response of variable center frequency, the signal receiver being capable of generating a detected signal when the center frequency is substantially equal to the first frequency, the signal locating apparatus further including search device for varying the center frequency at a relatively high rate so as to cause the signal receiver to search for the presence of the input signal within a frequency band, the search device being operable in response to generation of the detected signal to stop the search for the presence of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Amskan Limited
    Inventors: Christopher J. Gamgee, Alan H. F. Nickols