Patents by Inventor Klye L. Burson

Klye L. Burson 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: 4677322
    Abstract: A voltage comparator (10) includes two sampled input networks connected in arallel between an input reference voltage (Vref) and the inverting input (16) of an integrator (12,14), the other input (18) of which is grounded. The first input network has a first input capacitor (C1) which is through-switched at a first sampling frequency (F1). The second input network has a second input capacitor which is diagonally-switched at a second sampling frequency (F2), thus providing an output voltage to the integrator (12,14) which is of opposite polarity to that of the first network. For a given ratio between the capacitors (C1,C2), the output (15) of the integrator is determined by the relationship between the sampling frequencies (F1,F2), thus providing a comparator capability. Also disclosed is a frequency lock loop (34) in which the output (Vcontrol) of a frequency comparator (38) is filtered of the switching frequencies and utilized as the control voltage for a voltage controlled oscillator (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Klye L. Burson, Scott O. Campbell, Apparajan Ganesan, Ronald A. Morrison