Patents by Inventor Thad Early

Thad Early 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: 4673888
    Abstract: A power supply for providing an output voltage amplitude modulated by a command signal, includes a rectifier for rectifying the command signal, a comparator network for comparing the instantaneous rectified level of the command signal with a plurality of predetermined reference voltages, for producing a plurality of phasing signals, respectively, for operating a switching network to (1) alternately and successively connect positive and negative polarity DC voltages to the one ends of a primary windings of a plurality of transformers, and to (2) connect either the positive or the negative DC voltage to the other ends of the primary windings in different combinations, over each half-cycle of a clock signal, for producing in a common secondary winding for the transformers the amplitude modulated output voltage. Another rectifier may be provided for rectifying the AC output voltage, for producing a DC output voltage amplitude modulated by the command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Electro-Voice, Inc.
    Inventors: Rudolph H. Engelmann, Thad Early