Patents by Inventor Walter McDowell Rogers, Jr.

Walter McDowell Rogers, Jr. 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: 4087756
    Abstract: Demodulation of FM signals employing an FM feedback loop of the present invention includes a first mixer circuit for mixing an IF input signal with a voltage controlled oscillator signal to down-convert the IF input signal to a predescribed center frequency IF signal. This signal is coupled through a tuned amplifier having an automatic gain control loop and is then filtered in a predetection filter and amplified. The predetection filter is composed of a two-pole crystal bandpass filter having a very narrow bandwidth. The filtered signal is then coupled to a frequency discriminator circuit comprised of a frequency detection second mixer and filter circuit, the frequency detection filter circuit being composed of a second two-pole crystal bandpass filter, the bandwidth of which is an order of magnitude larger than that of the predetection filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1978
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventor: Walter McDowell Rogers, Jr.