Patents by Inventor Vicki J. Voorhis

Vicki J. Voorhis 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: 5552648
    Abstract: A switched capacitor (12) providing an effective resistance having a relatively long time constant. The switched capacitor (12) includes a technique for switching an input switch (14) associated with the capacitor (12) between a first input potential and a second input potential where the second input potential is proportional to the first input potential. In one specific implementation, the capacitor is a primary capacitor (30) having a three position input switch (46) that is switchable between a ground contact (48), an intermediate contact (42) and the input potential, and a three position output switch (50) that is switchable between a first ground contact (56), a second ground contact (54) and an output potential. A secondary capacitor (32) includes a two position input switch (34) that is switchable between the input voltage and a ground contact (38), and an output switch (40) that is switchable between a ground contact (44) and the intermediate contact (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Delco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas D. Cook, Eugene R. Bukowski Jr., Vicki J. Voorhis