Patents by Inventor John Charles Peer

John Charles Peer 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: 4104567
    Abstract: A voltage regulator provides a regulated B+ voltage to the horizontal deflection circuit of a television receiver. A positive feedback loop senses the load current drawn by the deflection circuit. The positive feedback voltage increases the magnitude of a reactive impedance component of the voltage regulator as the load current increases in order to maintain a substantially constant raster width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: John Charles Peer, David Warren Luz
  • Patent number: 4084115
    Abstract: A horizontal deflection circuit of a color television receiver includes a horizontal output transformer with a secondary winding across which a voltage is developed and includes a horizontal deflection winding coupled to a pincushion correction winding of a pincushion reactor. In response to the current flowing in the vertical deflection winding, the inductance of the pincushion correction winding varies in a manner providing for East-West pincushion distortion correction. For setup, in the service mode of operation, the vertical deflection circuit is disabled. A circuit, coupled to the pincushion reactor, adjusts the inductance of pincushion correction winding to compensate for a change in the inductance caused by disabling of the vertical deflection circuit for maintaining the voltage across the horizontal output transformer secondary winding substantially unchanged during setup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventor: John Charles Peer
  • Patent number: 4023069
    Abstract: A push-pull amplifier, which is supplied with a first voltage, provides deflection current to a vertical deflection winding during a trace period of each deflection cycle. The amplifier is switched off by an input waveform to initiate the retrace interval. A voltage developed across the winding to oppose a change in deflection current activates switching means to couple the winding to a second voltage source during retrace. The voltage applied to the winding during retrace is of greater magnitude than the first voltage. The switching means bypasses the winding current away from the main conducting paths of the amplifier during retrace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1977
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventor: John Charles Peer
  • Patent number: 3980821
    Abstract: A power supply which produces a pulsating direct current potential from a first source of alternating current potential and provides a direct current potential to a means for developing a viewable display on a kinescope utilizes a filter network which includes a first inductor. The first inductor provides for a relatively constant level of direct current potential to the means for developing a viewable display with a predetermined range of direct current being supplied to the means for developing a viewable display and a relatively constant level of pulsating direct current potential. A second inductor magnetically coupled to the first inductor and the means for developing a viewable display provides a second alternating current potential greater than a predetermined level to the means for developing a viewable display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: John Charles Peer, David Warren Luz
  • Patent number: 3940661
    Abstract: In a deflection system including an oscillator and an amplifier providing scanning current for a deflection winding, a parabolic voltage developed at the deflection winding is superimposed on the oscillator direct current operating voltage in such a proportion that an increased parabolic voltage level, indicative of excessive scanning current from either an overscan or low operating frequency condition, causes the oscillator to operate at a higher frequency which decreases the deflection winding current and therefore the parabolic voltage and thereby permits the use of less expensive circuit components having lower maximum voltage level ratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1976
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventor: John Charles Peer
  • Patent number: 3939380
    Abstract: A class D amplifier, suitable for use as a vertical deflection amplifier in a television receiver, includes two transistors coupled to function in a push-pull manner. Two diodes are serially coupled with each other in parallel with the output transistors and are poled to conduct forward current in a direction opposite to the forward current of the two transistors. A junction of the two transistors is coupled to a junction of the two diodes and forms an output terminal to which a deflection winding is coupled. A series of pulses at a first frequency, such as the horizontal deflection frequency or a multiple thereof, are pulse width modulated in accordance with the amplitude of a sawtooth waveform at a second frequency, such as the vertical deflection frequency, in a pulse width modulation stage and are coupled to the input terminals of the two transistors. The two transistors are alternately enabled for conduction by the pulse width modulated signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventor: John Charles Peer