Patents by Inventor Mark Winslow Johnson

Mark Winslow Johnson 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: 7002366
    Abstract: An on-chip current regulator for a superconducting logic circuit isolates the superconducting logic circuit from external noise, reduces the effects of process fluctuations on the performance of the logic circuit and significantly reduces total circuit power requirements. The on-chip current regulator in accordance with the present invention includes one or more hysteretic Josephson junctions each connected in parallel with a resistor forming a resistively shunted junction (RSJ) or includes a self-shunting junction. One RSJ may be coupled between an off-chip current regulator and the hysteretic Josephson junction that functions as a current limiting resistor and provides improved isolation from external noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Larry Rodney Eaton, Mark Winslow Johnson