Patents by Inventor Howard Loveless

Howard Loveless 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).

  • Patent number: 8072539
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus and method for digital processing of television like signals and in particular the use of oversampling and interpolation to achieve improved resolution of the digital version of such signals as compared to a digital version obtained by the use of simple A/D conversion or processing at the desired sample rate. The preferred embodiment utilizes oversampling, interpolation and various filtering in recursive and nonrecursive form to provide output video signals wherein the artifacts and distortion of the video are kept to low levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, Howard Loveless, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic
  • Patent number: 6989869
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus and method for digital processing of television like signals and in particular the use of oversampling and interpolation to achieve improved resolution of the digital version of such signals as compared to a digital version obtained by the use of simple A/D conversion or processing at the desired sample rate. The preferred embodiment utilizes oversampling, interpolation and various filtering in recursive and nonrecursive form to provide output video signals wherein the artifacts and distortion of the video are kept to low levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Pixel Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, Howard Loveless, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic
  • Publication number: 20030007093
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus and method for digital processing of television like signals and in particular the use of oversampling and interpolation to achieve improved resolution of the digital version of such signals as compared to a digital version obtained by the use of simple A/D conversion or processing at the desired sample rate. The preferred embodiment utilizes oversampling, interpolation and various filtering in recursive and nonrecursive form to provide output video signals wherein the artifacts and distortion of the video are kept to low levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: Pixel Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, Howard Loveless, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic
  • Patent number: 6469741
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus and method for processing television signals and in particular high quality video type signals in analog or digital form. The preferred embodiments utilizes digital storage along with oversampling, interpolation and various filtering in recursive and nonrecursive form to provide fixed or variably delayed output video signals wherein the artifacts and distortion of the video is kept to low levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Pixel Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, Howard Loveless, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic
  • Patent number: 6392707
    Abstract: This invention is a method and apparatus for delaying video type signals along with one or more secondary signals having a timing relationship to the video type signal. The delay maintains the timing relationship between the video type signal nd secondary signals. Operation to mute or otherwise modify the secondary signals upon the loss or corruption of the video type signal is shown. The selection of one of a plurality of reference signal candidates is shown along with the use of the input signal to provide a fixed delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Pixel Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, Howard Loveless, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic
  • Publication number: 20010035912
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus and method for processing television signals and in particular high quality video type signals in analog or digital form. The preferred embodiments utilizes digital storage along with oversampling, interpolation and various filtering in recursive and nonrecursive form to provide fixed or variably delayed output video signals wherein the artifacts and distortion of the video is kept to low levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Pixel Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, Howard Loveless, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic
  • Patent number: 6141057
    Abstract: This invention is a method and apparatus for synchronization high quality video like signals. The preferred embodiment is described to synchronize a plurality of mutually unsynchronized video signals as well as passing one or more associated secondary signal with each video signal with a corresponding delay. The selection of one of a plurality of reference signal candidates is shown along with the use of the input signal to provide a fixed delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Pixel Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, Howard Loveless, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic
  • Patent number: 5946049
    Abstract: This invention is a method and apparatus for synchronization high quality video like signals. The preferred embodiment is described to synchronize a plurality of mutually unsynchronized video signals as well as passing one or more associated secondary signal with each video signal with a corresponding delay. The selection of one of a plurality of reference signal candidates is shown along with the use of the input signal to provide a fixed delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Pixel Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, Howard Loveless, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic
  • Patent number: 5550594
    Abstract: This invention is a method and apparatus for synchronization of high quality video like signals. Full sync tip to peak white video is digitized in the preferred embodiment along with oversampling and interpolation so that errors are kept to unexpected low levels. The preferred embodiment is described to pass one or more secondary signal with the video signal in a separate parallel but time related path. The use of the input signal for a reference to allow a fixed delay is also shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Pixel Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: J. Carl Cooper, David Wallen, Mirko Vojnovic, Howard Loveless