Patents by Inventor Orvar B. Burman

Orvar B. Burman 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: 4584499
    Abstract: A piezoelectric transformer signal coupler utilizes a drive circuit including an oscillator constructed to excite the primary of a piezoelectric transformer at its characteristic anti-resonant frequency. Positive feedback signals modulated by the time domain response characteristic of the particular piezoelectric transformer force the oscillator to lock onto its characteristic anti-resonant frequency despite variations thereof due to temperature drift and secondary loading. The resulting drive circuit is implementable as a miniature, low mass integrated circuit mountable on the transformer's piezoceramic wafer to create a signal coupler of a single integrated structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Leskovec, John M. Davenport, Orvar B. Burman