Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Berthiaume

Ronald J. Berthiaume 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: 4914396
    Abstract: A PWM waveform generator generates the digitized waveform which may control an inverter so that the inverter output is pulse width modulated and generates a sine wave after filtering. A frequency controlling means includes a cycle clock cycling an address counter which addresses step data in a ROM, and the ROM data is fed to a PWM counter. This PWM counter has a clock input to reset a flip-flop and the output passes through a polarity switch to obtain the digitized waveform. This frequency controlling means is modified by an amplitude controlling means wherein the PWM counter is clocked at a variable frequency rate to control the width of the pulses directly proportional to the desired effective amplitude of the output waveform. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete discussion of all principles of operation or applications, and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the claimed subject matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Assignee: Acme Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald J. Berthiaume