Patents by Inventor John D. Witters

John D. Witters 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: 5565869
    Abstract: A multiple slope integrating analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes an integrator and a comparator in which an input voltage to be measured is applied to a summing node at the input of the integrator during an integrate cycle, while at the same time positive and negative reference currents are selectively applied to the summing node by a controller which monitors the output of the comparator in order to come as close as possible to nulling the voltage magnitude at the output of the integrator. A controller keeps track of the charge that has been added to and removed from the integrator during the integrate cycle, and provides a coarse conversion value. The residual voltage is de-integrated to provide a fine conversion value, which is added to the coarse conversion value to provide a final value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Brodie, John D. Witters