Patents by Inventor Walter C. Dillon

Walter C. Dillon 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).

  • Magnetic tape pulse width to digital convertor
    Patent number: 3996586
    Abstract: A magnetic tape translator for converting information on a magnetic tape ing a format of short pulses and long pulses into the more unusual format of 1's and 0's, respectively. This is achieved by the use of a unique logic circuit employing a plurality of flip-flop devices, multivibrators and AND gates. The circuit has the advantage of being relatively insensitive to noise and may be used for 10-bit words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1974
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Walter C. Dillon, Roderick S. Mesecar