Patents by Inventor George E. Smith, III

George E. Smith, III 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).

  • Transistor inverse mode impulse generator
    Patent number: 4728814
    Abstract: An impulse generator for detecting an edge of an input pulse. The impulse generator comprises a first and second transistors connected to turn on at the occurrence of a signal pulse on an input line, with the second transistor connected to operate in its inverse mode so that it has a longer turn-on time. The second transistor is connected in such a manner as to draw current away from the base of the first transistor when the second transistor turns on, thereby causing an impulse to be generated at the output terminal of the first transistor, regardless of the width of the input pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: George E. Smith, III