Patents by Inventor Francis M. Jobbagy

Francis M. Jobbagy 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: 4484177
    Abstract: An analog signal representing the measured output of a condition responsive transducer is supplied to a dual slope integrating analog-to-digital converter also receiving a regulated constant reference signal. Using the integrator in a non-inverting mode, the A/D converter operates in a single conversion cycle by first positively integrating a value of analog signal below a maximum negative input voltage for a fixed time period and then negatively integrating a voltage signal corresponding to the differential between the reference voltage signal and the maximum voltage for a variable time period to a comparative threshold. During integration, digital counts proportional to the variable integration period are accumulated and emitted for operating a digital device such as a digital display.Digital linearization of the converter output can optionally be provided by use of a programmed microcomputer reading a programmable-read-only-memory (PROM) to run a variable frequency clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Francis M. Jobbagy