Patents by Inventor William Slechta

William Slechta 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: 6453272
    Abstract: According to the principles of the invention, there is provided a system that identifies spurious noise values in an input signal and replaces them with substitute values representative of the spurious-noise-free signal. The system is activated when the signal deviation exceeds a predetermined threshold, otherwise passing the signal unchanged. The substituted representative values are determined based on historical signal data, preferably a moving average with a fixed window. There is further provided a maximum glitch width which prevents inadvertent suppression of a true step in the input signal, and a relaxation time which prevents consecutive filter activations from unduly masking the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: The Foxboro Company
    Inventor: William Slechta