Patents by Inventor Lorimer Clayton, Jr.

Lorimer Clayton, Jr. 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: 4101837
    Abstract: A tunable oscillating limiter threshold extension demodulator capable of demodulating video and other wide band width FM signals is described. A steering signal is generated to tune the oscillating limiter in response to the video output signals from an FM discriminator to which input signals from the oscillating limiter are applied. The steering signal is generated so as to be in proper phase relationship to track the frequency of the FM signal for modulating frequencies within certain critical regions and is reduced in amplitude over another region where proper phase relationship is not achievable because of unavoidable delays in the system. The steering signal generating circuit may be provided by a filter having a phase response characteristic such that the total phase lag of the system is small at the low frequency end of the band width and about 360.degree. at the high frequency end of the band width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Lorimer Clayton, Jr., Elias J. Livaditis