Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Devaney

Patrick W. Devaney 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).

  • Apparatus and method for generating a time-multiplexed channel surfing signal at television head-end sites
    Patent number: 6357045
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that generates a time-multiplexed channel surfing signal at television head-end sites. The system includes circuitry that receives channel feeds which are analog signals or digitally encoded signals. The channel feeds are segmented and segments from each feed are combined to produce a combined channel feed which is transmitted with the channel feeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Patrick W. Devaney