Patents by Inventor Richard C. Gall

Richard C. Gall 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: 5438618
    Abstract: A vocal frequency suppression apparatus for suppressing selected portions of a vocal signal to prevent inadvertent control of components controlled by dual tone multi-frequency ("DTMF") codes. The vocal frequency suppression apparatus includes a DTMF code generator having a plurality of user-selectable switches. The apparatus further produces a vocal signal which may contain vocal frequencies which correspond to at least one frequency of at least one of the DTMF codes. The apparatus includes a device for suppressing one or more of the vocal frequencies which correspond to frequencies found in the DTMF codes to prevent inadvertent control of any DTMF controlled components by the vocal signal. The suppression device is operably located between the producing device and the DTMF generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Mytech Systems Corporation
    Inventors: C. Earl Jantzi, Richard C. Gall
  • Patent number: 4847685
    Abstract: A system for automatically surveying television viewership detects horizontal and vertical synchronization signals and determines the relative phases of these signals with respect to a time base counter in a survey unit. All stations in the viewing area are monitored to determine the relative phases of the broadcast synchronization signals with respect to a time base counter of the monitoring unit. Then, the data are correlated to determine the channels being viewed. Correlation is made by comparing the direction and magnitude of phase shifts of the synchronization signals in the surveyed unit with the data produced by the unit monitoring all stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Audience Information Measurement System
    Inventors: Richard C. Gall, Donald A. Weigt, Steven L. Paugh
  • Patent number: 4145717
    Abstract: A subscription TV decoder for processing encoded audio and video signals in which the TV program audio information is received as an audio subcarrier includes means for decoding the video signal, a filter for separating the decoded video and audio signals, and a filter for separating the audio signal from the audio information subcarrier. The audio information subcarrier is multiplied to raise it to the frequency of the audio signal and is then recombined with the decoded video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Assignee: Oak Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley E. Guif, Terry L. Nimmer, Donald A. Weigt, Glenn Wolenec, Richard C. Gall
  • Patent number: 4112464
    Abstract: A subscription TV decoder for processing encoded audio and video signals utilizes decoder enabling signals which are transmitted as audio subcarriers and have data and address portions thereof. The decoder includes audio and video decoder circuits and a decoder enabling circuit. The enabling circuit has address storage means and means for comparing the address portion of a received message with the stored address. There are means responsive to the address comparison means for storing the data portion of the message. The enabling message utilizes an address common to a plurality of subscribers and there are means responsive to a received enabling message for comparing the stored data with the enabling message data and to enable the audio and video decoder circuits in response to correspondence therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: Oak Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley E. Guif, Terry L. Nimmer, Donald A. Weigt, Glenn Wolenec, Richard C. Gall
  • Patent number: 4078483
    Abstract: A pivotally mounted starwheel is selectively positioned to sequentially engage a series of containers such as beer cans freely mounted on a moving conveyor bed. The starwheel rotates in response to a predetermined number of containers operatively applying pressure thereto and rotates an inter-connected supporting wheel providing a series of radially and circumferentially spaced printing units which sequentially engage an inking wheel and the containers for applying a mark thereto. The inking wheel is coupled through a transmission and drive wheel to the supporting wheel and rotates in synchronism with the starwheel. The ink source includes plural ink retainers inter-connected by a gravity feed and cooperates with a pair of ink transfer wheels. Each of the printing units is cam operated and includes a pair of oppositely biased pistons which compensate for variances in container height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company
    Inventor: Richard C. Gall
  • Patent number: 3943492
    Abstract: A system for conveying information from a plurality of subscribers to a central station includes a communications link between each subscriber and the central station. At each subscriber there are means for transmitting coded information and means for controlling the time of transmission so that each subscriber repetitively provides information to the central station. The central station includes storage means for comparing successive signals from each subscriber and means for comparing the stored signals to verify their authenticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1973
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1976
    Assignee: Oak Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Richard C. Gall