Patents by Inventor Quentin B. Samelson

Quentin B. Samelson 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 automatically deleting selected program intervals from recorded television broadcasts
    Patent number: 4750052
    Abstract: A commercial eliminator and method for use with a video cassette recorder enables recording of the program content of a broadcast television signal while automatically eliminating all commercial intervals therefrom. The commercial eliminator comprises a detector for identifying the beginning and end of each commercial interval of the television signal and apparatus responsive thereto for operating the video recorder for advancing the video tape for recording the program content together with each commercial interval of the television signal and for rewinding the video tape substantially immediately after each of the commercial intervals has been recorded such that the next occurring commercial interval or program material is recorded thereover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Dwight J. Poppy, Quentin B. Samelson