Patents by Inventor Joseph V. McKenna

Joseph V. McKenna 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: 4464721
    Abstract: A digitized pickoff system is provided for sensing displacement of complementary elements of a dual element pickoff assembly in an inertial sensor for use in an inertial navigation system comprising a relaxation oscillator adapted to sequentially select each of the pickoff elements with the reactance of the selected element determining the oscillating frequency thereof, a data converter adapted to measure the oscillating period thereof, and logic means having an output of a digital number which is proportional to the difference of oscillator periods of the two elements of the dual element pickoff assembly and which is a digital representation of the pickoff displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: The Singer Company
    Inventor: Joseph V. McKenna
  • Patent number: 4417234
    Abstract: A multiplexed analog-to-digital converter is provided for use in an inertial navigation system comprising a multiplexer, a buffer, a feedback stabilized ramp generator and a comparator controlling a gated counter whose digital output is representative of the analog input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Assignee: The Singer Company
    Inventor: Joseph V. McKenna