Patents by Inventor Laurence J. Thorpe

Laurence J. Thorpe 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).

  • System for connecting a plurality of video sending television apparatus
    Patent number: 4191971
    Abstract: A transmission line cable terminated at both ends is routed through a plurality of separate television cameras and a television monitor. Each camera includes a current source coupled to the cable. The video from the camera modulates the current source to produce a signal across the terminations without changing the impedance across the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1980
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Dischert, Laurence J. Thorpe
  • Remote control system for a television camera
    Patent number: 4190863
    Abstract: A system for remotely controlling a color television camera includes a converter responsive to amplitude levels at control potentiometers for sequentially providing a binary digital representation of the amplitude levels at the potentiometers. A transmission line couples the binary output from the converter to the television camera to be controlled. The camera includes a digital to analog converter for sequentially converting binary signals back to amplitude levels and applying these levels to the TV camera control circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1980
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Dischert, Laurence J. Thorpe
  • Setup control unit for television cameras
    Patent number: 4167022
    Abstract: A control unit for providing setup adjustment of a color television camera which includes a digital memory for storing the control values for the camera and means coupled to the memory for applying the control values to the camera control circuitry. The setup control unit includes an adjustable control for providing binary correction signals. Different setup control functions are selectively provided to the adjustable control by a selective switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Dischert, Laurence J. Thorpe