Patents by Inventor Raymond C. Hanson

Raymond C. Hanson 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: 3932741
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for generating a triangular wave form for use in an electronic function generator. The device employs a level detector which produces a square wave output to drive a triangular function generator in a loop arrangement.Amplitude symmetry of the triangular wave is maintained by sensing the average value and comparing it with a reference level to generate an error signal which in turn serves as a reference input to the level detector. The output of the level detector is therefore corrected to cancel drifts in the average or base line value of the triangular wave form.Time symmetry, or symmetry of the positive and negative slopes of the triangle is maintained by means of a feedback loop utilizing a stable current source. The time symmetry of the square wave is the same as that of the triangle. The square wave is sensed and serves to switch on and off the stable current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Raymond C. Hanson