Patents by Inventor Richard W. Middlestead

Richard W. Middlestead 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: 3979685
    Abstract: A demodulator for detecting first and second frequencies in an analog input signal includes a limiter providing first pulses having a short duration in response to the first frequency and having a long duration in response to the second frequency. A first counter provides a first reference signal including second pulses, and a second counter provides a second reference signal including third pulses. Logic means responsive to the second and third pulses provide a signal including fourth pulses during periods corresponding to the first frequency and a signal including fifth pulses during periods corresponding to the second frequency. An up-down counter is responsive to the fourth pulses to provide a first output signal and responsive to the fifth pulses to provide a second output signal. The fourth and fifth pulses have frequencies and durations providing the counter with substantially equal counting rates during the periods corresponding to the first and second frequencies of the analog signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Assignee: Hycom Incorporated
    Inventors: David M. Motley, King Y. Cheng, Richard W. Middlestead