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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert A Orban, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Orban Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
381100 ; 381186 ;
Abstract
A multiband analog audio processor is described which provides low peak-to-r.m.s. ratios. A distributed crossover configuration is described which, in the presently preferred embodiment, employs bandpass filters with embedded clippers for high frequency processing. Circuits for improved distortion performance of the distributed crossover configuration is also described. An economical series/parallel crossover configuration with favorable summation properties is also set forth.