Patents by Inventor Jochen Hope

Jochen Hope 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: 5335010
    Abstract: Antenna diversity receiving system for mobile reception of television signals having N antenna inputs, one diversity processor with as many inputs, and connected downstream in the system to a television receiver, the video signal of the television receiver and the line and picture synchronizing signals being applied to the diversity processor. The diversity processor comprises a time gate circuit which is opened by the line synchronizing pulses during the line blanking interval and switches the video signal through to the signal quality evaluation circuit. At that location an output signal having the signal quality of the video signal is produced which is applied to the control circuit. In the case of an imminent picture disturbance the control circuit produces an address signal so that very rapidly a new antenna signal or a linear combination derived from the antenna signals is applied to the television receiver by means of the antenna combiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Heinz Lindemeier, Jochen Hope, Leopold Reiter, Rainer Kronberger