Patents by Inventor Henry William Singor

Henry William Singor 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).

  • Receiver and method of receiving analog and digital television signals
    Patent number: 9036091
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a tuner, a digital television (DTV) demodulator, an analog television (ATV) demodulator, and a controller. The tuner includes an input for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal including at least one of an analog television signal and digital television signal, and including a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The DTV demodulator includes a DTV input coupled to the first output terminal of the tuner and includes a DTV output terminal. The ATV demodulator includes an ATV input coupled to the second output terminal of the tuner and includes an ATV output terminal. The controller is coupled to the tuner, the DTV demodulator, and the ATV demodulator to configure the tuner and at least one of the DTV demodulator and the ATV demodulator for receiving television content in a selected television format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Alan F. Hendrickson, Alessandro Piovaccari, Ramin Khoini-Poorfard, Mitchell Reid, Frederick Alan Rush, Jean-Marc Guyot, David Le Goff, Michael Robert May, Henry William Singor, Qi Cai, Peter Jozef Vancorenland, Chunyu Xin, Pascal Blouin
  • Receiver and Method of Receiving Analog and Digital Television Signals
    Publication number: 20120176550
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a tuner, a digital television (DTV) demodulator, an analog television (ATV) demodulator, and a controller. The tuner includes an input for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal including at least one of an analog television signal and digital television signal, and including a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The DTV demodulator includes a DTV input coupled to the first output terminal of the tuner and includes a DTV output terminal. The ATV demodulator includes an ATV input coupled to the second output terminal of the tuner and includes an ATV output terminal. The controller is coupled to the tuner, the DTV demodulator, and the ATV demodulator to configure the tuner and at least one of the DTV demodulator and the ATV demodulator for receiving television content in a selected television format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Alan F. Hendrickson, Alessandro Piovaccari, Ramin Khoini-Poorfard, Mitchell Reid, Frederick Alan Rush, Jean-Marc Guyot, David Le Goff, Michael Robert May, Henry William Singor, Qi Cai, Peter Jozef Vancorenland, Chunyu Xin, Pascal Blouin