Patents by Inventor Mark Elbert

Mark Elbert 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).

  • Device for the generation of transfer functions defined by intervals
    Patent number: 5812218
    Abstract: There is disclosed a device for the generation of transfer functions by segments. One of the device comprises at least two sets of amplifiers having different gains; a comparator for comparing an input signal with at least one reference signal and a switch which is controlled by the output from the comparator, for switching between the at least two sets of amplifiers depending on the status of the comparator output. Where the at least two sets of amplifiers having different gains, at least one gain is greater than 1, and at least one gain is less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson multimedia S.A.
    Inventor: Mark Elbert