Patents by Inventor James B. Wood

James B. Wood 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: 8760182
    Abstract: A system for docking an electronic test head with a handling apparatus is provided. The system includes an assembly for at least partially aligning and subsequently bringing together the electronic test head and the handling apparatus. The system includes a power driven actuator for powered bringing together of the electronic test head and the handling apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: inTEST Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Wood, Bryan M. Porch
  • Publication number: 20110305501
    Abstract: A system for docking an electronic test head with a handling apparatus is provided. The system includes an assembly for at least partially aligning and subsequently bringing together the electronic test head and the handling apparatus. The system includes a power driven actuator for powered bringing together of the electronic test head and the handling apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: inTEST Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Wood, Bryan M. Porch
  • Patent number: 6658120
    Abstract: A generally asymptotic incoming audio signal is split into positive and negative components. Two separate polarity-independent variable-gain amplifiers act upon the positive and negative components of the signal. A positive (negative) peak rectifier circuit monitors the positive (negative) output component of the signal. Each rectifier has a comparator amplifier that generates an error voltage. The error voltages assign gain factors to the positive (negative) variable gain amplifiers, thereby ensuring that the peak amplitudes of the positive (negative) are the same. A combining amplifier sums the positive (negative) components of the signal to form an amplitude symmetric signal. This signal may be used to modulate a radio frequency carrier to its maximum potential regardless of input signal waveform asymmetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventor: James B. Wood
  • Publication number: 20030128852
    Abstract: A generally asymptotic incoming audio signal is split into positive and negative components. Two separate polarity-independent variable-gain amplifiers act upon the positive and negative components of the signal. A positive (negative) peak rectifier circuit monitors the positive (negative) output component of the signal. Each rectifier has a comparator amplifier that generates an error voltage. The error voltages assign gain factors to the positive (negative) variable gain amplifiers, thereby ensuring that the peak amplitudes of the positive (negative) are the same. A combining amplifier sums the positive (negative) components of the signal to form an amplitude symmetric signal. This signal may be used to modulate a radio frequency carrier to its maximum potential regardless of input signal waveform asymmetry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventor: James B. Wood
  • Patent number: 4737725
    Abstract: Presented is a control circuit for controlling, i.e., preventing, filter overshoot in stereophonic broadcast equipment, particularly stereophonic FM broadcasting equipment. The circuitry includes an input clipper cooperating with a phase-lag network and a second clipper to condition the primary information signal to anticipate filter overshoot and counteract it through cooperation of comparator and summing circuits that add back into the amplitude-limited signal the clipped off components that exceed in amplitude the amplitude-limited signal, but which are added back in opposite phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Inventor: James B. Wood