Patents by Inventor Steven R. Masteller

Steven R. Masteller 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).

  • Four-rail NCL incrementor/decrementor
    Publication number: 20030097392
    Abstract: A four-rail incrementor/decrementor circuit is presented. The circuit is capable of operating in an asynchronous (i.e., lacking a clock signal) environment. The basic circuit can be cascaded to build incrementor/decrementors that can handle numbers of arbitrarily large size. The circuit can also achieve a 50% power savings over two-rail versions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventor: Steven R. Masteller
  • Torque measurement circuit
    Patent number: 4979398
    Abstract: A direct acting circuit through which the torque to which a shaft is being subjected is measuring without the need for divisions or other computer assisted computations. The system is self-clocking and counts speed dependent pulses generated by shaft rotation alternately in incrementing and decrementing modes with the difference being indicative of the torque. The count may be averaged over one or more complete shaft rotations to reduce or eliminate errors due to shaft or rotation sensor irregularities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory P. Goodzey, Steven R. Masteller, William C. Hutter