Patents by Inventor William F. Beck

William F. Beck 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).

  • Bidirectional CATV system having losses for equalizing upstream communication gain
    Patent number: 5835844
    Abstract: A gain variance and ingress reduction system reduces the overall ingress of interferers for an entire CATV system return transmission path and allows a reduction in subscriber terminal return transmitter power. The system places a calculated loss at each subscriber tap location. By placing these losses at each subscriber location, the headend receives a more consistent return transmission path gain thereby reducing the terminal return transmitter power range requirement. In addition, the losses reduce return transmission path ingress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Dean A. Stoneback, William F. Beck, Zheng F. Huang
  • Topical aromatic releasing compositions
    Patent number: 5622992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to topical aromatic releasing compositions containing one or more volatile aromatic compounds selected from the group consisting of 3-1-menthoxy propane-1,2-diol, N-substituted-p-menthane-3-carboxamides and acyclic carboxamides and mixtures thereof. In further embodiments, these compositions are also useful for providing relief from nasal symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: William F. Beck