Patents by Inventor George T. Shoemaker

George T. Shoemaker 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: 4375636
    Abstract: A synchro signal-to-digital signal converter for providing a digital signal representation of synchro angle value in response to sensed synchro signals representative of actual synchro stator voltage signals and actual synchro rotor voltage signals, includes an analog signal interface responsive to the sensed synchro signals for providing a digital signal representative of the ratio of the smaller of the difference signal magnitudes between each of two stator winding voltage signals and a third stator winding voltage signal selected as a reference, divided by the larger, and for providing discrete signal manifestations of the particular one of a plurality of successive ranges of synchro angle values associated with the sensed synchro signals received, the synchro to digital signal converter further including a signal processor responsive to the digital ratio signal and to the discrete signal manifestations of synchro angle range, for providing a signal representation of actual synchro angle value associated w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1983
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy F. Stack, George T. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 4340881
    Abstract: A universal analog signal interface includes a pair of signal conditioning circuits, each responsive to one of a pair of analog signals presented between two inputs of each for providing corresponding pairs of output signal manifestations representative of the magnitude and the phase of the pair of signals received; the analog interface further including signal conversion circuitry responsive to each of the pairs of signal manifestations of magnitude and phase for providing a digital signal representative of the ratio of the smaller magnitude signal manifestation divided by the larger magnitude signal manifestation and for providing digital signals representative of each of the phase signal manifestations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1982
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy F. Stack, George T. Shoemaker