Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Traynor

Thomas H. Traynor 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).

  • Electronic exposure control system for a solid state imager
    Patent number: 5233428
    Abstract: A system and method for electronically controlling charge coupled device (CCD) light sensitivity. The present invention controls CCD light sensitivity by electrically controlling a CCD such that the CCD discharges charge for a percentage of a field integration period. In other words, the present invention electronically varies the CCD's exposure time. The present invention operates as follows. First, the present invention calculates a new exposure time for a field integration period. Second, the present invention electrically causes the CCD to discard charge accumulated by the CCD during the field integration period except during a portion of the field integration period defined by the new exposure time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Loral Fairchild Systems
    Inventors: Steven M. Alford, Ralph A. Layer, Thomas H. Traynor
  • Video split screen technique
    Patent number: 4399462
    Abstract: A technique is provided for simultaneously displaying on a television screen juxtaposed pictures from two independent image sources. The required picture compression is achieved by storing analog samples of the video signals in an analog memory at one frequency and retrieving the samples at a higher frequency for display. A 2 to 1 picture compression is attained, for example, by retrieving the samples at twice the frequency at which they are stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: Fairchild-Weston Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Harvey L. Balopole, Thomas H. Traynor