Excess Three Code Patents (Class 377/35)
  • Patent number: 6833796
    Abstract: An LED traffic signal with a display indicating the remaining interval for the current display mode. A switching power supply provides cost of manufacturing and operational efficiencies. Interference with logic circuitry normally associated with switching power supplies is prevented by noise filtering circuitry and isolated ground planes on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Gelcore LLC
    Inventor: Jean-Simon Bourgault
  • Patent number: 6707874
    Abstract: A machine used for digital counting which can provide multiple output counts. The machine is particularly useful in analog-to-digital (A/D) converters and in digital-to-analog (D/A) converters. The multiple output counts can change in different directions or in the same direction, and are generated using shared circuitry. The invention exploits properties of counting systems to allow A/D and D/A conversions in convenient digital number formats or in multiple different formats. The invention can be used in integrating converters to help eliminate errors such as comparator offset and dielectric absorption while converting and to increase the conversion rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Inventor: Charles Douglas Murphy