Patents by Inventor Raymond R. Watkins

Raymond R. Watkins 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).

  • Patent number: 4630285
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for eliminating group delay distortion resulting from filtering an information-carrying analog signal. The method allows an analog signal to be converted to digital form and back again with zero group delay distortion. The analog signal is first band or low pass filtered with a filter having a pass band substantially larger than that required to filter only the signal of interest. The filtered signal is then digitized at a rate appropriate to the filtered signal, digitally filtered to remove all but the signal of interest, and down sampled to the transmission rate. A substantially reversed process is described for reconverting the digital signal to analog form. The method is shown to be equally effective with a multiplexed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Director of the National Security Agency
    Inventors: James W. Dyer, Raymond R. Watkins