Patents by Inventor Todd E. Harvey

Todd E. Harvey 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: 6236344
    Abstract: A Josephson quantizer is driven by a sinusoidal microwave generator whose output is combined with a digital two-level code representing a desired waveform. The result is to produce a bipolar drive signal of increased frequency and a bipolar Josephson output with voltage increased significantly. Output voltage is developed according to the relationship V=Nnmfs/KJ, where N is the number of junctions, n is the Josephson junction constant voltage step number, fs is the sampling frequency, m is an integer multiple of the sampling frequency and is ≧2, and KJ is the Josephson constant. The digital code generator receives the output of an improved modulator which incorporates a three-level to two-level transformation on the output of a standard three-level modulator in one embodiment. In a second embodiment, a modified two-level modulator produces a bit sequence where the polarity of the next bit is allowed to change only if there is an odd number of consecutive bits of the same polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Samuel P. Benz, Clark A. Hamilton, Charles J. Burroughs, Todd E. Harvey