Patents by Inventor Linda K. Bebernes

Linda K. Bebernes 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: 4629911
    Abstract: A comparator includes a source degenerated latching differential amplifier and an input differential amplifier interconnected in stacked fashion and connected with the input amplifier having inverting and non-inverting outputs coupled respectively for positive feedback to the inverting and non-inverting inputs of the latching amplifier. Means are provided to limit the relative difference between the signals at the inverting and non-inverting inputs to the latching amplifier so that when the latching amplifier is activated a minimum current will always be present in both sides of the samplifier. Means are provided to selectively apply or not apply a common bias current to the latching amplifier such that on application thereof, the positive feedback from the input amplifier outputs causes the latching amplifier to drive the highest input amplifier output to a high voltage level limit and to drive the lowest input amplifier output to a low voltage level limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Linda K. Bebernes, Frederick G. Weiss