Patents by Inventor Efrain L. Rodriguez

Efrain L. Rodriguez 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: 6215981
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for conducting local wireless audio signal transmissions from a local audio signal source to a person within a local signal transmission area. In certain embodiments, the transmissions are conducted over the 900 MHz local transmission band to a portable receiver unit supported on the headband of a stereo headphone unit. The receiver unit serves to down convert the 900 MHz signal to a local frequency band which is received by an FM receiver of the receiver unit which serves to reproduce the audio signals therefrom which are, in turn, converted to acoustic signals by electroacoustic transducers of the headphone. A transmitter unit includes a ceramic resonator stabilized FM transmitter, as well a filter for suppressing high frequency noise in an audio modulation signal, a stereo audio multiplexing unit utilizing a 3fH subcarrier and an overmodulation detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Recoton Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Borchardt, William T. McGreevy, Ashok Nawarange, Efrain L. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 5666658
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for conducting local wireless audio signal transmissions from a local audio signal source to a person within a local signal transmission area. In certain embodiments, the transmissions are conducted over the 900 MHz local transmission band to a portable receiver unit supported on the headband of a stereo headphone unit. The receiver unit serves to down convert the 900 MHz signal to a local frequency band which is received by an FM receiver of the receiver unit which serves to reproduce the audio signals therefrom which are, in turn, converted to acoustic signals by electroacoustic transducers of the headphone. A transmitter unit includes a ceramic resonator stabilized FM transmitter, as well a filter for suppressing high frequency noise in an audio modulation signal, a stereo audio multiplexing unit utilizing a 3f.sub.H subcarrier and an overmodulation detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Recoton Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Borchardt, William T. McGreevy, Ashok Nawarange, Efrain L. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 5410735
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for conducting local wireless audio signal transmissions from a local audio signal source to a person within a local signal transmission area. In certain embodiments, the transmissions are conducted over the 900 MHz local transmission band to a portable receiver unit supported on the headband of a stereo headphone unit. The receiver unit serves to down convert the 900 MHz signal to a local frequency band which is received by an FM receiver of the receiver unit which serves to reproduce the audio signals therefrom which are, in turn, converted to acoustic signals by electroacoustic transducers of the headphone. A transmitter unit includes a ceramic resonator stabilized FM transmitter, as well a filter for suppressing high frequency noise in an audio modulation signal, a stereo audio multiplexing unit utilizing a 3f.sub.H subcarrier and an overmodulation detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Inventors: Robert L. Borchardt, William T. McGreevy, Ashok Nawarange, Efrain L. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 5349386
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus and method for transmitting stereo multiplexed audio signals from a received television signal having a horizontal frequency f.sub.H are provided. Right and left channel audio signals obtained by demodulation from the received television signal are added to form a first combined audio signal. The same signals are subtracted to form a second combined audio signal. A subcarrier is modulated with one of the first and second combined audio signals, the subcarrier having a frequency substantially equal to 3f.sub.H to form a subcarrier modulated audio signal. The other of the first and second combined audio signals is combined with the subcarrier suppressed signal to form a stereo multiplexed audio signal, and the stereo multiplexed audio signal is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Recoton Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Borchardt, William T. McGreevy, Ashok Nawarange, Efrain L. Rodriguez