Patents by Inventor Peter Erben

Peter Erben 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 with masking of switchover noise
    Patent number: 5349699
    Abstract: The Radio Data System (RDS) protocol promulgated by the European Broadcasting Union provides for alternate frequencies (AF) for the same broadcast. Receivers periodically switch over to such an alternate frequency, leading to momentary crackling noises. In a radio receiver having a device for temporary switchover from a received frequency to some other frequency, substitute signals are inserted into the audio signals that are interrupted during the temporary switchover. The substitute signals are formed from the audio signals before and optionally also after the temporary switchover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Blaupunkt-Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Erben, Helmut Liman, Wilhelm Hegeler, Harald Bochmann, Jurgen Kasser, Werner Henze