Patents by Inventor Edward J. Fuhr

Edward J. Fuhr 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: 5218194
    Abstract: The improved power supply of the present invention adjusts the voltages applied to an image tube to provide automatic brightness control and automatically compensate for temperature changes. A first oscillator, transformer and multiplier supply DC high voltage to a microchannel plate (MCP) electron multiplier of an image tube. The oscillator is controlled via control circuitry to modify the voltage applied to the MCP to automatically compensate for temperature changes associated with an image tube and to provide an automatic brightness control mode of operation. A second oscillator, transformer and individual multipliers are used to supply appropriate DC voltages to the cathode and screen of an image tube; these voltages are also automatically adjusted for temperature changes associated with the image tube. The screen current is detected and is used by additional control circuitry as feedback for the first oscillator to provide the automatic brightness control mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Varo Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Garbi, Edward J. Fuhr