Patents by Inventor Robert Godfrey Meyer

Robert Godfrey Meyer 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).

  • Wide-dynamic-range variable-gain amplifier
    Patent number: 6049251
    Abstract: A very-wide-dynamic-range amplifier with very low-noise in the high-gain mode and very high-input-overload in the low-gain mode. The amplifier utilizes two parallel signal paths, one a high-gain, low-noise path and the other a low-gain, high-input-overload path. Each path includes a gain-control capability so that the gain of each path, and the contribution of the gain of each path to the overall gain of the amplifier may be smoothly varied from a very low-gain to a very high-gain. Specific embodiments including input impedance matching capabilities are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Godfrey Meyer