Patents by Inventor Charles McBride

Charles McBride 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).

  • Publication number: 20060191318
    Abstract: A digitally accessible sensor (DAS) assembly includes a sensor, such as a gas sensor, attached to a printed circuit board which includes an analog-to-digital converter, and a digital interface. This modular design significantly shortens the analog signal path from the sensor and provides digital information to the instrument microcontroller, and thereby reduces noise levels from the sensor and circuitry. The circuit board design also includes a non-volatile memory unit allowing retention of information related to the sensor and its operation and/or the application, and may include an amplifier for amplifying the low level analog signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Charles McBride, James Sawinski, Wenfeng Peng