Patents by Inventor William J. Zacharias

William J. Zacharias 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).

  • Signal quantizer
    Patent number: 4630066
    Abstract: A signal quantizer is disclosed which compares an input signal with a plurality of predetermined adjustable thresholds, associates with each threshold a potential output signal of predetermined adjustable magnitude, identifies the largest threshold exceeded by the input signal, and produces as an output signal a signal representative of the potential output signal associated with the threshold identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark G. Butz, William J. Zacharias