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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven L Garverick, University Heights, OH (US);
Gerald J Michon, Waterford, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M / ; H03M / ; H03M / ; H03M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
341155 ; 341139 ; 341158 ; 341159 ;
Abstract
An output circuit for use with an array of analog energy detectors includes a system for digital companding which is capable of providing output signals with an enhanced dynamic range. A digital compressor is provided for converting the output signals of the analog detectors into compressed digital values. Accumulators are provided for holding the output signals of the digital compressor. An expander is provided to expand the digital output signals held in the accumulators to determine the energy patterns impinging on the array of analog detectors.