Patents by Inventor James F. Dobbs

James F. Dobbs 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: 5566237
    Abstract: An audio selection circuit (10) having time selectable equalization, comprising a plurality of inputs (24, 26) for coupling the audio selection circuit to a plurality of audio signal sources, a variable equalization circuit (32) having an equalization input and an equalization output, the variable equalization circuit (32) providing variable attenuation in a plurality of frequency bands to an audio signal coupled to the equalization input, processing means (12) operatively coupled to the plurality of inputs (24, 26) and to the variable equalization circuit (32), memory means (12) operatively coupled to the processing means (12) and timebase means (14) operatively coupled to the processing means (12), the timebase means (14) enabling the processing means (12) to determine a time of day, wherein the processing means (12) is operative to couple one of the plurality of inputs (24, 26) to the equalization input and to vary the attenuation of the variable equalization circuit (32) when the time of day is equal to o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Dobbs-Stanford Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Dobbs, Kevin S. Christian