Colorado Springs, CO, United States of America

William B Risley

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company. Active years: 1985.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: William B Risley. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/william-b-risley

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 2(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1985

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: William B. Risley and Programmable Delay for Digitizer Circuits.

Introduction

William B. Risley is an inventor associated with Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Hewlett-Packard Company. His patent work includes a digitizer circuit designed to convert analog waveforms displayed on a cathode-ray tube (CRT) into digital signals for storage.

Latest Patents

Risley is credited with 1 patent, titled “Programmable Delay for Digitizer Circuits.” The invention uses a microprocessor and user-specified parameters to determine when a CRT’s vertical amplifier output should be sampled. It allows users to set the sampling resolution and position the sample window over a displayed waveform. Users can also intensify the window on the CRT display before sampling, making it easier to inspect the selected region in relation to the full waveform.

Career Highlights

Risley’s listed patent is associated with Hewlett-Packard Company. It addresses flexible waveform sampling and the conversion of displayed analog signals into digital data suitable for memory storage.

Collaborations

Risley’s listed coworkers include Robert M. Landgraf and Walter A. Fischer.

Conclusion

William B. Risley’s patent describes a programmable approach to digitizing CRT-displayed waveforms, with user control over sampling timing, resolution, and window placement.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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