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Circuit for frequency selective coring of a video signal

Assignee: Ampex Corp
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Filing: 1979-05-09
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Granted: 1981-02-03
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Expires: 1999-05-09
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Abstract

Abstract A coring circuit located prior to the aperture corrector circuit provides fast acting, remotely controlled, temperature compensated, frequency selective coring of the video signal. The wideband video signal is separated into its low frequency and high frequency components. The high frequency component is transformer coupled to a coring means proper which cores out the corresponding high frequency noise. The cored high frequency component then is recombined with the low frequency component to reconstitute the cored composite video signal for subsequent application to the aperture correction circuit.

Inventors

  • 👤 Vinson R. Perry
  • 👤 John O. Ryan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 09:27
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/14; H04N5/21

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A coring circuit for wideband video signals comprising the combination of; low pass filter means for separating the wideband video signal into its low frequency and high frequency component signals, wherein the complimentary high frequency component signal appears at the return path of the low pass filter; balanced amplifier means including a transformer coupled to the filter means high frequency component signal, whose degree of conduction increases with increasing video signal frequency to selectively remove a correspondingly increasing slice of noise therefrom; and summing means coupled to the balanced amplifier means and to the filter means low frequency component signal to reconstitute the cored composite video signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 107 words
A coring circuit for wideband video signals comprising the combination of; low pass filter means for separating the wideband video signal into its low frequency and high frequency component signals, wherein the complimentary high frequency component signal appears at the return path of the low pass filter; balanced amplifier means including a transformer coupled to the filter means high frequency component signal, whose degree of conduction increases with increasing video signal frequency to selectively remove a correspondingly increasing slice of noise therefrom; and summing means coupled to the balanced amplifier means and to the filter means low frequency component signal to reconstitute the cored composite video signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 47 words
The circuit of claim 1 further including; amplifier transistor means coupled to the high frequency component signal; first transformer means coupled between the amplifier transistor means and the balanced amplifier means; and biasing transistor means coupled to the first transformer means for controlling the balanced amplifier means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
The circuit of claim 2 further including; second transformer means coupled to the balanced amplifier means for recombining the high frequency component signal, for introduction to the summing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 43 words
The circuit of claim 3 wherein the biasing transistor means is coupled to the first transformer means and is responsive to a variable voltage source; and the balanced amplifier means is responsive to the biasing transistor means and to the variable voltage source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 166 words
A coring circuit for wideband video signals comprising the combination of; current source transistor means for receiving the video signal; low pass filter means coupled to the current source transistor means for providing a low passed video signal and a complimentary high passed video signal; amplifier transistor means coupled to the high passed video signal; first transformer means coupled to the amplifier transistor means and having a center tapped secondary winding; a variable voltage source coupled to the center tap of the secondary winding; balanced amplifier means coupled to the first transformer means and responsive to the variable voltage source to core an increasing magnitude of noise commensurate with increasing frequencies in the high passed video signal; second transformer means coupled to the balanced amplifier means; and summing transistor means coupled to the low passed video signal and to the second transformer means, and including means for adding the low passed video signal to the high passed video signal to reconstitute the cored composite video signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 166 words
A coring circuit for wideband video signals comprising the combination of; current source transistor means for receiving the video signal; low pass filter means coupled to the current source transistor means for providing a low passed video signal and a complimentary high passed video signal; amplifier transistor means coupled to the high passed video signal; first transformer means coupled to the amplifier transistor means and having a center tapped secondary winding; a variable voltage source coupled to the center tap of the secondary winding; balanced amplifier means coupled to the first transformer means and responsive to the variable voltage source to core an increasing magnitude of noise commensurate with increasing frequencies in the high passed video signal; second transformer means coupled to the balanced amplifier means; and summing transistor means coupled to the low passed video signal and to the second transformer means, and including means for adding the low passed video signal to the high passed video signal to reconstitute the cored composite video signal.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-02-03 1984-08-04 1985-02-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-02-03 1988-08-04 1989-02-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-02-03 1992-08-04 1993-02-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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