Patents by Inventor Friedolf Michael Smits

Friedolf Michael Smits 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).

  • Electrical identification of multiply configurable circuit array
    Patent number: 4055802
    Abstract: For identification purposes, a network is added to a multiply configurable microminiature array. During fabrication of the array, the connection pattern of the network is established to be uniquely representative of the particular circuit then being formed in the array. In response to interrogation signals applied to the array, the network provides a unique pattern of voltages representative of the particular circuit. During actual operation of the array, the identification network is in effect automatically disconnected therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1977
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Theodore Panousis, Robert Leonard Pritchett, Friedolf Michael Smits