Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Kassik

Ronald W. Kassik 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: 4715001
    Abstract: An automatic frequency control circuit having the ability to resolve the frequency of an incoming signal to an extreme level of accuracy and to tolerate amplitude and pulse modulation on the incoming signal is disclosed. Two negative feedback loops are utilized. A coarse adjustment feedback loop resolves the frequency of the incoming signal to within the authority of a fine adjustment feedback loop. A computer is a common element of both loops and makes decisions regarding whether to resolve incoming a signal frequency using the coarse or the fine adjustment loops. Phase differences between a signal derived from the incoming signal and a reference signal are sampled at controllable time intervals apart to determine frequency adjustments within the fine adjustment loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jake O. Deem, Ronald W. Kassik, N. Bruce Metteer