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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5587802 | Extended definition video signal converter for use with a video recorder A converter with which an extended definition (ED) video signal may be converted into a signal that may be recorded by a video recorder and with which a signal read out by a video reorder may be converted to an ED video signal. The ED video signal include... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5293248 | System and apparatus for recording and reproducing and extended definition video signal in/from a track on a magnetic carrier A system for recording and reproducing an extended definition (ED) video signal in/from a track on a magnetic record carrier wherein an ED video signal, such as a PAL-PLUS video signal, includes first lines having a first luminance signal (Y1) ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5034826 | Device for reproducing a luminance signal from a magnetic record carrier in which a first and a second correction circuit both use the same delay line A device for reproducing a luminance signal from a magnetic record carrier has a first correction circuit (14, 37) to compensate for time errors in the signal being read and a second correction circuit (14, 38) to compensate for dropouts in the signal bei... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4816780 | Modulator comprising a comb filter By the use of two additional mixing stages (21, 26) it is possible to replace the 2H glass delay line (operating at approximately 4.43 MHz) used in the known modulators by, for example, a charge-coupled device CCD (8) (which operates at approximately 625 ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4510528 | Smear reduction for a television pickup A television pickup arrangement comprises a solid state pickup device which is read by field transfer. The pickup produces a picture signal which on display shows information smear. It is known to perform a correction by obtaining signal smear information... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4481540 | Television camera comprising a focusing arrangement A television camera in which an electronic view-finder is further used for adjusting an optimum focusing. The picture signal is then applied to the view-finder via a switching device, and that during the presence of an aperture correction signal. Outside ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4425577 | Television camera equipped with a color-separating arrangement disposed behind the objective In order to minimize the effects of magnetic fields in a color television camera, the color prism arrangement is constructed so that at least two camera tubes can be arranged parallel to each other.... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4319279 | Television imaging panel An imaging panel comprising a buffer register inputs of which are connectable to the outputs of one of the rows or elements or connectable one after the other to outputs of several rows of the elements and whose outputs are coupled to the panel output. Th... | 03/09/1982 |
