John B Mccormick

US Patent:

60119926, Jan 4, 2000

Filed:

May 9, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/647414

Inventors:

Lafayette Ron Hubbard - late of Sussex, GB
by Norman F. Starkey - Los Angeles CA
John McCormick - Perris CA
James Stavropoulos - Redondo Beach CA
Richard Stinnett - Corona CA

Assignee:

Church of Spirtual Technology - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

A61B 505

US Classification:

600547

Abstract:

A system for measuring changes in the resistance of a living body includes a resistance measuring circuit, an amplifier circuit and an indicator circuit in which the amplifier circuit includes a calibration circuit to give a generally constant amplitude response to a given measured input. Radio frequency insulators are included to reduce noise in the system. The circuits are operated such that when an overall change in the resistance of a living body occurs, the resistance measuring circuit is adjusted to determine the overall resistance. To account for changes in sensitivity caused by the overall change in resistance, the gain of the amplifier circuit is automatically adjusted to thereby maintain a generally constant amplitude response.

US Patent:

47022590, Oct 27, 1987

Filed:

Sep 4, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/903698

Inventors:

Marc Ferreira - Los Angeles CA
John McCormick - Grass Valley CA
Raymond Bernard - Los Angeles CA
Joseph Butryn - Los Angeles CA
Ronald Clifford - Los Angeles CA

Assignee:

Author's Family Trust - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

A61B 505

US Classification:

128734

Abstract:

A device for measuring and indicating changes in the resistance of a living body including an analog portion, a digital portion and a source of power for supplying stable power to the analog and digital portions. The analog portion includes a bridge network which includes a potentiometer for setting a reference level for the device. The digital portion includes a potentiometer which turns together with the potentiometer provided in the analog portion and digital processing circuitry and digital displays for determining and displaying a count indicative of the position of the potentiometer and the total amount of rotation of said potentiometer. In addition, a computer could be interfaced with the device to record or play back the changes in the resistance of the living body.

US Patent:

44599951, Jul 17, 1984

Filed:

Sep 22, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/304594

Inventors:

Ron Conners - Los Angeles CA
John McCormick - Grass Valley CA

International Classification:

A61B 505

US Classification:

128734

Abstract:

In accordance with the invention there is provided an electrical resistance measuring indicating device including a bridge network having on one side thereof a first resistance arm connected to a second resistance arm and on the other side thereof, first voltage arm connected to a second voltage arm, there being between the junction of the first and second resistance arms and the junction of the first and second arms are transisterized amplifier circuit and an undamped indicating means responsive to changes in the balance of the bridge networks so as to indicate or measure the resistance or variation in resistance of a subject such as a body are part connected to the network across one of the resistance arms. The indicating means includes a moving coil meter which includes a metal frame of zero conductivity having a meter coil wound thereon and an indicating needle coupled to the frame.

US Patent:

48885924, Dec 19, 1989

Filed:

Sep 28, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/251182

Inventors:

Woo H. Paik - San Diego CA
William Fong - San Diego CA
Ashok K. Goerge - San Diego CA
John E. McCormick - El Cajon CA

Assignee:

General Instrument Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H01Q 300

US Classification:

342359

Abstract:

A system for causing an antenna controller for a satellite antenna to determine the alignment position of the antenna for a given satellite, whereby antenna installation time may be substantially reduced when the alignment position of the antenna for a large number of satellites must be determined. The system includes means for measuring the alignment position of the antenna for at least two reference satellites; and means for processing said measurements with stored data indicating the relative positions of the reference satellites and other satellites in accordance with an algorithm to determine the alignment positions of the antenna for the other satellites. The system also includes means for causing an antenna controller for a satellite antenna to determine the skews of the linear polarization axis of the antenna for respectively matching the linear polarization axis of odd-numbered and even-numbered channels received from a satellite. One embodiment of the system also includes a portable device into which data indicating the relative positions of the reference satellites and the other satellites and/or data indicating relative skews for matching the linear polarization axis of odd-numbered and even-numbered channels received by a reference antenna from the satellites may be downloaded from the antenna controller for the reference antenna, and from which the downloaded data may be uploaded into the first said antenna controller for said storage therein.