Patents by Inventor James H. Knapton

James H. Knapton 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: 6268734
    Abstract: A precision op amp test circuit employs latching relays, the contacts of which are latched open or closed as necessary to make test measurements. The relays' metal contacts ensure low resistance conductive paths, and because the coil of a latching relay need be energized only briefly to latch the contacts, the heating duty cycle of the coils can be kept low to substantially eliminate the accuracy-degrading thermal E.M.F. generated by the heat from the energized coil of a conventional relay. The test circuit is advantageously used for testing both VOS and IB for high precision, low-VOS op amps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: James H. Knapton