Patents by Inventor Kermit D. Clausen

Kermit D. Clausen 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: 4021667
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for first converting energy pulses, such as from the energy-dispersive detector of an emission spectroscopy system, into multiple ramp signals, the ramps of which are parallel with the vertical distance between the ramps being proportional to energy pulse height. Digital samples of the ramps are taken and, from the known slope of the ramps, the vertical distance or difference may be determined using a least-squares algorithm. This value is the absolute amplitude pulse value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Columbia Scientific Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Kermit D. Clausen, John R. Rhodes