Patents by Inventor James H. Stangel

James H. Stangel 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).

  • Radio receiver speech amplifier circuit
    Patent number: 4721923
    Abstract: A speech amplifier circuit increases the maximum perceived loudness at the speaker (412) and reduces distortion at high volume levels without increasing the power consumed by the speech powder amplifier (410). When a low volume is selected by the volume control (414), the microcomputer (418) sets the step attenuator (406) at a correspondingly high attenuation level and the high-pass filter (408) is bypassed. As the volume control (414) is advanced and the speech power amplifier (410) is 12 dB into clipping, the microcomputer (418) activates the high-pass filter (408) and simultaneously steps the gain of the step attenuator (406) by 6 dB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaromir R. Bares, Bakulesh B. Patel, James H. Stangel