Patents by Inventor Theodore B. Staros

Theodore B. Staros 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).

  • Integrated, multi-track driven, two device control system
    Patent number: 5539591
    Abstract: The invention is generally directed to a device which receives control signals and is selectively capable of serially controlling an auxiliary device. According to one aspect of the invention, the controlling device is operable in a first mode where control signals are used to control the device itself, in a second mode where the device uses the control signals to serially control the auxiliary device and in a third mode where the control signals are used to control both the device and the auxiliary device. According to one aspect of the invention, the device may be a multi-track recorder and the auxiliary device may be a video tape recorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore B. Staros