Patents by Inventor Tyland L. Jacobson

Tyland L. Jacobson 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).

  • Electronic test apparatus
    Patent number: 6127836
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing an electrical device, having a high side terminal and a low side terminal, includes a power source which is connected to the high side terminal. A voltage monitor is also connected to the high side terminal to determine the voltage that is input to the device. Additionally, a current monitor is connected to the low side terminal to determine the current that passes through the device. A processor is connected to the power source, to the voltage monitor, and to the current monitor. Using the voltage input to high side terminal, and the through current from the low side terminal, the processor computes algorithmic functions which are compared with a predetermined value to establish an error signal. The apparatus then uses this error signal to control the input voltage from the power source to the high side terminal of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Micro Instrument Company
    Inventors: Tyland L. Jacobson, William R. Pond
  • Electronic test apparatus
    Patent number: 6121787
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing an electrical device, having a high side terminal and a low side terminal, includes a power source which is connected to the high side terminal. A voltage monitor is also connected to the high side terminal to determine the voltage that is input to the device. Additionally, a current monitor is connected to the low side terminal to determine the current that passes through the device. A processor is connected to the power source, to the voltage monitor, and to the current monitor. Using the voltage input to high side terminal, and the through current from the low side terminal, the processor computes algorithmic functions which are compared with a predetermined value to establish an error signal. The apparatus then uses this error signal to control the input voltage from the power source to the high side terminal of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Micro Instruments Company
    Inventors: Tyland L. Jacobson, William R. Pond