Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Cila

Benjamin J. Cila 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).

  • Apparatus for scrambling side panel information of a wide aspect ratio image signal
    Patent number: 5121204
    Abstract: In a widescreen television signal processing system, side panel video information is scrambled prior to modulating an auxiliary subcarrier which is ultimately combined with main panel video information. In a preferred embodiment the scrambling process involves rotation of image line information about a pseudorandomly chosen cut-point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Cila, Joshua L. Koslov, Robert N. Hurst, Jr., Charles B. Dietrich