Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Opsahl

Thomas L. Opsahl 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: 4054853
    Abstract: An electrical fine tuning system for a UHF television tuner utilizes a voltage variable capacitor for adjusting the operating frequency of the oscillator. The capacity of the voltage variable capacitor is determined by a potentiometer that is mounted concentrically with the selector shaft and serves as a fine tuning control. An automatic frequency control voltage may be applied to the voltage variable capacitor used for fine tuning or to a second voltage variable capacitor. Circuitry is provided for extending the tuning range of the voltage variable capacitor when a single voltage variable capacitor is used both for fine tuning and automatic frequency control, and an improved mechanical construction is used to couple the voltage variable capacitors to the oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1977
    Assignee: Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Tarr, James E. Krepps, Thomas L. Opsahl