Patents by Inventor Wilson W. Brent

Wilson W. Brent 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).

  • Variable length coder
    Patent number: 5638067
    Abstract: A variable length coder for converting fixed bit length data to variable bit length data has a codetable for storing codewords, which codewords define a bitsequence and length of the bitsequence. A bitmap indicates the presence of codewords in the codetable. The bitmap is addressed by one or more bits from the fixed bit length. An addresser converts one or more bits from the fixed bit length data to a codetable address, which codetable address is used to index the codetable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wilson W. Brent