Patents by Inventor Peter C. von Thuna

Peter C. von Thuna 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).

  • Noise thermometer
    Patent number: 3937086
    Abstract: A thermometer based upon the measurement of spontaneous thermal noise in the form of electrical fluctuations in a sensor resistance, in which the sensor is included within an input circuit. The input circuit is inductively coupled to a matched circuit tuned to a selected band width of the noise and which includes the measuring electronics which preferably discriminates between random amplifier noise and the sensor signal by correlation techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1976
    Assignee: Arthur D. Little, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter C. von Thuna