Patents by Inventor Kermit H. Robinson

Kermit H. Robinson 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).

  • Signal processing system having a very long time constant
    Patent number: 5138277
    Abstract: A switched capacitor integrator is used within the feedback loop of an automatic gain control (AGC) circuit to provide a very long time constant (5 minutes or more) when the amplitude of the gain-controlled signal is within predetermined limits. The time constant is automatically and quickly changed to a much shorter value when the gain-controlled signal is outside the predetermined limits, thereby allowing the AGC circuit to rapidly bring the gain-controlled signal amplitude within the desired range between the predetermined limits. Time constants of orders of magnitude longer than those readily realized with prior art methods of long time-constant filtering are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: Hazeltine Corp.
    Inventors: Kermit H. Robinson, Daniel M. Seslar