Patents by Inventor Walter F. Wessel, III

Walter F. Wessel, III 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).

  • Image reduction system
    Patent number: 4412252
    Abstract: A system is provided for reducing the total information contained in an image in order to reduce the size of the image. In an image comprising a number of lines, each line including a plurality of dots, first reduction means deletes data representing a predetermined proportion of dots spaced at regular intervals along each line, during the storage of said data in a storage device comprising part of the system. Second reduction means deletes data representing a predetermined proportion of the total lines of the image during the output of the data representing the lines from the storage device of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Moore, Walter F. Wessel, III