Patents by Inventor Cornelis B. M. Sommen

Cornelis B. M. Sommen 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: 5030840
    Abstract: An analog laser receiver for determining the position of incidence of a beam of laser light thereon is a device having a number of detectors aligned in a direction and circuitry which generates an output signal representative of which detectors detected the incident laser light. In a preferred embodiment of this device, a series circuit of an amplifier and a pulse generator is connected between each detector and a corresponding junction of a resistor ladder network. A synchronization circuit may also be provided to synchronize the outputs of the pulse generators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventor: Cornelis B. M. Sommen