Patents by Inventor Billy Herman Vinson

Billy Herman Vinson 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: 4078215
    Abstract: An electronic filter circuit having controlled "Q" with variations in attenuation. A plurality of filter networks are connected in parallel between the output and the input of an amplifier in a manner such as to be capable of selectively providing negative feedback to the amplifier. Each filter network includes inductive, capacitive and resistive elements, with a potentiometer forming part of the resistance thereof. Each potentiometer is connected in series with a resistor having the same value thereas, the arm of the potentiometer being connected to its associated filter network such that the "cut" to which the potentiometer is set determines the total value of the resistance presented by the filter network in the feedback circuit. The potentiometers and associated resistors are each connected in series with each other, these series connected elements being connected in parallel between the input and the output of a unity gain amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: Altec Corporation
    Inventor: Billy Herman Vinson