Patents by Inventor Michael J. Attwood

Michael J. Attwood 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: 4564831
    Abstract: An analog to digital converter apparatus arranged to convert a plurality C (=4) of different input signals to digital representations thereof. The apparatus comprises a multiplexer arranged sequentially to couple each of the 4 input signals to a fast a-to-d converter (such as a successive approximations converter) at a rate such that each input signal is coupled N (=8) times in a period M (=20 m secs) of an a.c. series mode interfering signal (at 50 Hz) and at equal time intervals M/N (20/8=2.5 m secs). The N (=8) digital values of each input signal are averaged to provide at the end of a conversion period a digital value for each of the 4 input signals (C) which is the mean magnitude of the signal during the 20 m sec period (M).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: Transamerica Delaval Inc.
    Inventors: Desmond Wheable, Michael J. Attwood