Patents by Inventor Douglas W. Garvie

Douglas W. Garvie 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: 5543736
    Abstract: The present invention teaches an integrated circuit ("IC") gate array having improved reliability and increased immunity to deep space interference from electromagnetic radiation, photon energy, and charged particles. In one embodiment of the present invention, the gate array comprises a first and a second logical component, and a first and a second isolation transistor. Both first and second isolation transistors comprise an input, a biasing bus having a voltage potential, and an electrical contact for electrically coupling the biasing bus with the input. Moreover, the gate array comprises a redundant coupling for increasing the immunity of the gate array to charged particles, electromagnetic radiation and photon energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Harry N. Gardner, Charles R. Gregory, Douglas W. Garvie