Patents by Inventor James R. Dougherty

James R. Dougherty 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: 6198302
    Abstract: A control circuit, system for, and method of, testing a device under test (DUT) coupled to a load having a controllable load current level. The DUT is capable of operating in a regulated range and an unregulated range. In one embodiment, the control circuit includes: (1) minimum and maximum current control stages that set minimum and maximum load current values, respectively, for the control circuit and (2) an integrator, coupled to the DUT. In a constant current mode, the integrator selects one of the minimum and maximum load current values to control the load current level and test the DUT while the DUT is operating in the regulated range. In a constant voltage mode, the integrator produces an intermediate load current value based on a relationship between a voltage of an output of the DUT and a reference voltage to control the load current level and test the DUT while the DUT is operating in the unregulated range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Dougherty
  • Patent number: 4411121
    Abstract: A structural steel member and composite panel including the same and having a sheet of industrial steel having formed therein a pattern of dome-like projections, extending from the plane of the sheet, and of which at least the major portion of each projection is substantially circular in plan view and the projections are arranged in a geometric pattern that substantially limits the elongation of the material to the areas defined by the circular configurations, the dome-like projections also having formed in the peak areas thereof small truncated cones having a flattened uppermost planar surface, parallel to the original plane of said sheet, providing superior overall depth and increased resistance to crushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: Tate Architectural Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Blacklin, James R. Dougherty, Richard J. Johnson, Donald L. Tate