Patents by Inventor Bruce C. Morley

Bruce C. Morley 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: 4967169
    Abstract: A MMIC variable slope gain-equalizer varies the conductance of depletion mode Schottky gate FETs to controllably insert frequency dependent resonant members in a modified bridged-T configuration. Resistors connected from circuit input port to output port define the arms of the "T" and a T-node to which a first frequency dependent resonant member is connected in series with a first FET. A second FET and a second frequency dependent resonant member are each connected in series between the circuit ports, bridging the T. Preferably a third frequency dependent resonant member is series connected with the second frequency dependent member. Each frequency dependent resonant member resonates at about the highest frequency of interest, typically about 18 GHz. When the first FET is on and the second FET off, maximum attenuation at lower frequencies is inserted into the circuit, and when the first FET is off and the second FET on, minimum attenuation is inserted at lower frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Teledyne MEC
    Inventors: Horng-Jye Sun, Bruce C. Morley