Patents by Inventor Jean E. Menez

Jean E. Menez 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).

  • Process for block quantizing an electrical signal and device for implementing said process
    Patent number: 4051470
    Abstract: This is a block quantizer which converts a given block of samples into an optimum sequence of numbers describing the sampled signal with minimum distortion due to the quantizing process.The quantizer self-adjusts the basic parameters, i.e., quantizing step Q, d.c. level C and the sequence of numbers fn, describing the signal for each block of samples for a minimal Mean Squared Error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Esteban, Jean E. Menez