Patents by Inventor Layton W. Eagar

Layton W. Eagar 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).

  • Time signal receiver and decoder
    Patent number: 7324615
    Abstract: A time signal receiver and decoder receives, detects and stores time information from time signals, e.g., WWV, WWVH, WWVB (USA), JJY (Japan), MSF (UK) and the like. The time information may be used for a self setting clock, and the clock may be used as a reference in time sensitive applications, devices and systems. The time signal receiver may use a high-Q state variable bandpass filter or an anti-notch filter circuit for selectivity at the time signal frequency of interest. The decoder is coupled to the time signal receiver, decodes the time information in the received time signal and may store the decoded time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Ruan Lourens, Layton W. Eagar, Russell Eugene Cooper