Patents by Inventor Jerry Lichter

Jerry Lichter 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).

  • Publication number: 20140099890
    Abstract: A rotary joint is provided. The rotary joint includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator housing, a first wireless communication platform device having a first wireless communication module connected to a plurality of data signal lines of the stator and at least one power line of the stator, and a first antenna. The rotor is configured to be actuated in a rotational manner relative to the stator, and the rotor includes a rotor housing, a second wireless communication platform device comprising a second wireless communication module connected to a plurality of data signal lines of the rotor and at least one power line of the rotor, and a second antenna. The first wireless communication platform device and the second wireless communication platform device are configured to communicate operational data with one another via the first and second antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Deublin Company
    Inventors: Jerry A. Lichter, Donald Louis Deubler, Erich Loacker
  • Publication number: 20060132248
    Abstract: An oscillator circuit comprising a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) crystal clock oscillator that generates a high stability, tight frequency tolerance signal. This signal being multiplied by a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter multiplier that filters out all signals except the desired harmonic of the BAW oscillator signal resulting in a multiple of the BAW oscillator frequency with the frequency stability verses temperature of the original BAW oscillator signal. The output of the SAW filter is coupled to an amplifier/buffer to restore the SAW filter output signal to the desired signal level and/or waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Jerry Lichter, Randal Kohloff
  • Patent number: 6970045
    Abstract: A redundant clock module provides a highly reliable fixed clock reference output. This clock reference output is based on at least two internal reference oscillators that are monitored and eliminated from use if they are not operating or within tolerance requirements. The redundant clock module comprises at least two oscillators, detection circuitry, switching circuitry and control circuitry. If a primary oscillator fails or is out of tolerance, the redundant clock module will detect the failure or out of tolerance condition and switch to a secondary working and in tolerance oscillator to take over primary timing functions of an end user application. The redundant clock module provides a slow and seamless transition between oscillator switching to assure no significant phase shift or runt pulses will affect the end user application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Nel Frequency Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry A. Lichter, David T. Jones