Patents by Inventor Patrick K. Doane

Patrick K. Doane 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: 4189973
    Abstract: An electronic organ in which a manually adjustable potentiometer varies the control voltage supplied to a voltage controlled amplifier interposed between a source of tone signals and an organ output circuit with the potentiometer being connected to the amplifier by a circuit which eliminates scratching and discontinuity in the potentiometer output. The amplifier can be bypassed by circuitry for supplying lower frequency bass signals to the amplifier output under conditions of high attenuation of the incoming signal in the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1980
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick K. Doane
  • Patent number: 4135425
    Abstract: An envelope generator for an electronic organ, especially for developing percussion sounds, in which each of at least some of the organ cases having keyers pertaining thereto are provided with envelope control circuits interposed between the keys and the respective keyers. Each envelope control circuit includes voltage supply means connected to the keyer and a control circuit therefor which is actuated by depression of the key. The control circuit provides for continuous actuation of the keyer by voltage from the voltage supply means while the key is depressed or for a momentary supply of keyer actuating voltage from the voltage supply means to the keyer followed immediately by a decay of the keyer actuating voltage at a predetermined rate and which rate can be selectively varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1979
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Doane, David R. Springston