Patents by Inventor Derek H. Geer

Derek H. Geer 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).

  • Method, Apparatus and System for Sensing a Signal with Automatic Adjustments for Changing Signal Levels
    Publication number: 20140266363
    Abstract: The present specification provides a method, apparatus and system for sensing a signal with automatic adjustments for changing signal levels. A novel fractional peak discriminator circuit is provided which can be incorporated into a system for measuring periodic signals from moving elements. The circuit can be used regardless of whether the periodic signals are detected using optics, magnetic detector or other methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cognitive Vision Inc.
    Inventors: Derek H. Geer, Timothy John Smelter, John Gordon Thomas
  • Method, apparatus and system for sensing a signal with automatic adjustments for changing signal levels
    Patent number: 8786343
    Abstract: The present specification provides a method, apparatus and system for sensing a signal with automatic adjustments for changing signal levels. A novel fractional peak discriminator circuit is provided which can be incorporated into a system for measuring periodic signals from moving elements. The circuit can be used regardless of whether the periodic signals are detected using optics, magnetic detector or other methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Cognitive Vision Inc.
    Inventors: Derek H. Geer, Timothy John Smelter, John Gordon Thomas
  • Method, Apparatus and System for Sensing a Signal With Automatic Adjustments for Changing Signal Levels
    Publication number: 20130127511
    Abstract: The present specification provides a method, apparatus and system for sensing a signal with automatic adjustments for changing signal levels. A novel fractional peak discriminator circuit is provided which can be incorporated into a system for measuring periodic signals from moving elements. The circuit can be used regardless of whether the periodic signals are detected using optics, magnetic detector or other methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: COGNITIVE VISION INC.
    Inventors: Derek H. Geer, Timothy John Smelter, John Gordon Thomas