Patents by Inventor Christopher Paul Smearing

Christopher Paul Smearing 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).

  • Noise robust contrast-enhancement engine employing IIR filters
    Patent number: 8280183
    Abstract: A noise robust contrast-enhancement engine utilizes low-pass infinite-impulse-response filters for enhancing the contrast while preventing noise amplification in video/image signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew Kempf, Christopher Paul Smearing
  • NOISE ROBUST CONTRAST-ENHANCEMENT ENGINE EMPLOYING IIR FILTERS
    Publication number: 20090304284
    Abstract: A noise robust contrast-enhancement engine utilizes low-pass infinite-impulse-response filters for enhancing the contrast while preventing noise amplification in video/image signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew Kempf, Christopher Paul Smearing