Patents by Inventor Pilippe Mace

Pilippe Mace 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).

  • Method and apparatus for the quick rewinding of a recording tape
    Patent number: 5803387
    Abstract: A system for rapidly rewinding a tape from a first spool onto a second spool of a recording device. First and second sensors respectively sense the rotational speed of the first and second spools. The thickness of the tape, the radius of a core of the spool and the total thickness of tape present on the core are stored. A calculator receives the rotational speeds, the tape thickness, the radius and the total thickness, and calculates the remaining rewinding time and provides a deceleration signal while the remaining rewinding time is sufficient to decelerate the first spool to a final rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH
    Inventor: Pilippe Mace