Patents by Inventor Ian T. Band

Ian T. Band 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).

  • Automatic gate control system
    Patent number: 3936757
    Abstract: An automatic gate control system for automatically controlling the gate of a multifunction counter for maximum resolution within a fixed maximum time limit includes a Gate Control Apparatus for Setting the Input Signal Counting Interval patented by Ian T. Band and disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,693,097 issued Sept. 19, 1972, a timer responsive to a Q output of a D-type flip-flop and serially connected with an input of an OR gate and a Q output of the D-type flip-flop. The OR gate applies a set signal to a second flip-flop having a Q output coupled to a "D" input of the first flip-flop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Ian T. Band, Kenneth J. MacLeod