Patents by Inventor Eric Quist

Eric Quist 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: 4551690
    Abstract: An automatic tuning circuit is provided for adjusting the frequency and phase of an oscillatory circuit in a power supply used for providing high frequency electrical energy to an electroacoustic converter. The oscillatory circuit includes an electrically variable inductance means in a feedback loop coupled between the output and an input of the oscillatory circuit and a switching device. The phase relationship of a signal indicative of the voltage across the switching device and a signal indicative of the state of the switching device and hence the current through the switching device is monitored. The inductance of the variable inductance means is adjusted responsive to the phase relationship of the signals indicative of voltage and current through the switching device for maintaining the two signals in phase during operation of the oscillatory circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1985
    Assignee: Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Quist