Patents by Inventor Egon J. Heeb

Egon J. Heeb 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).

  • Encoding pattern for single chip CCD camera processing scheme
    Patent number: 4591900
    Abstract: A color filter is provided for use with an imager which has a plurality of discrete collection sites. The filter has a plurality of color filter elements arranged in rows aligned with the collection sites. Two elements of the filter overlay a scan line of the imager in one television field, and each of the rows has a repeating sequence, e.g., 6, of at least two independent colors. The adjacent rows in the filter have their color sequences shifted by two elements. A demultiplexing scheme is disclosed, which features a high-frequency luminance signal having a constant colorimetric composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Egon J. Heeb, Karl H. Knop, Rudolf H. Morf