Patents by Inventor John Alan Longardner

John Alan Longardner 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).

  • Frequency translation module data clamp
    Patent number: 8093942
    Abstract: An architecture for processing signal communications between a frequency translation module and an integrated receiver decoder. According to an exemplary embodiment, the signal processing apparatus comprises a demodulator for generating a first signal responsive to an FSK signal, said first signal comprising a varying amplitude and a clamping means for generating a second signal, wherein said second signal has a first value when the amplitude of the first signal is above a predetermined value, and wherein said second signal has a second value when the amplitude is below a second predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Robert Alan Pitsch, George Luis Irizarry, John Alan Longardner
  • Frequency Translation Module Data Clamp
    Publication number: 20100171550
    Abstract: An architecture for processing signal communications between a frequency translation module and an integrated receiver decoder. According to an exemplary embodiment, the signal processing apparatus comprises a demodulator for generating a first signal responsive to an FSK signal, said first signal comprising a varying amplitude and a clamping means for generating a second signal, wherein said second signal has a first value when the amplitude of the first signal is above a predetermined value, and wherein said second signal has a second value when the amplitude is below a second predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Alan Pitsch, George Luis Irizarry, John Alan Longardner