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William John Testin
Also filed as: TESTIN WILLIAM · TESTIN WILLIAM J · TESTIN WILLIAM JOHN
36 granted patents·9 pending applications·871 citations·filing 1980–2016
97Inventor score
Files withTHOMSON LICENSING16RCA CORP7THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS5THOMSON LICENSING SA5TESTIN WILLIAM JOHN3
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45 records- 0199US4355415ATuning mode arrangement useful for restricting channel selection to certain channelsRCA CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Oct 19, 1982·348 cites·10 claims
- 0287US8531611B2System and method for power management in an electronic deviceTESTIN WILLIAM JOHN·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 10, 2013·12 cites·19 claims
- 0386US5036261AStandby/run power supply and control circuitTHOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 30, 1991·50 cites·29 claims
- 0486US4776038AAutomatic air/cable mode selection apparatus for a television tunerRCA LICENSING CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Oct 4, 1988·58 cites·5 claims
- 0580US5564010AReset signal generator, for generating resets of multiple durationTHOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 8, 1996·90 cites·15 claims
- 0674US5353215ATracking run/standby power suppliesTHOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 4, 1994·36 cites·13 claims
- 0770US6982765B2Minimizing video disturbance during switching transients and signal absenceTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 3, 2006·9 cites·7 claims
- 0870US6693678B1Data bus driver having first and second operating modes for coupling data to the bus at first and second ratesTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 17, 2004·38 cites·10 claims
- 0968US10473727B2Early power failure detection circuitTESTIN WILLIAM JOHN·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 12, 2019·2 cites·7 claims
- 1068US7049995B2Method and apparatus for remote control transmissionTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2001·Granted May 23, 2006·10 cites·20 claims
- 1166US4868892ATuning system with provisions for calculating the local oscillator frequency from an aft characteristicRCA LICENSING CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 19, 1989·22 cites·7 claims
- 1265US7522219B2Video signal processing system with auxiliary information processing capabilityTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 21, 2009·7 cites·24 claims
- 1365US4641064ATelevision power supply shutdown circuitRCA CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 3, 1987·24 cites·16 claims
- 1465US4641190AMuting systemRCA CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 3, 1987·19 cites·12 claims
- 1564US9661791B2RF interference suppressorMUTERSPAUGH MAX WARD·Filed 2011·Granted May 23, 2017·1 cites·15 claims
- 1664US4385315APhase locked loop tuning control system including a timed sync activated AFT signal seeking arrangementRCA CORP·Filed 1981·Granted May 24, 1983·15 cites·6 claims
- 1763US5376928AExchanging data and clock lines on multiple format data busesTHOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 27, 1994·41 cites·8 claims
- 1861US9722894B2Apparatus and method for providing operational status for multiple communication networksTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 1, 2017·1 cites·22 claims
- 1960US7532251B2Variable intensity illumination device with detection and control circuit for a front panel of a television apparatusTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2004·Granted May 12, 2009·4 cites·14 claims
- 2060US6870578B2Apparatus and method for sharing signal control linesTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 22, 2005·4 cites·20 claims
- 2160US4897718ARapid access remote control systemTHOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 30, 1990·19 cites·9 claims
- 2260US4656399ATelevision power supply turn-on protection circuitRCA CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 7, 1987·17 cites·5 claims
- 2357US7006161B2Bus operation with integrated circuits in an unpowered stateTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 28, 2006·5 cites·15 claims
- 2455US7679680B2Apparatus in a TV receiver for automatically detecting the type of keyboard attached theretoTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 16, 2010·1 cites·24 claims
- 2555US4689685ATelevision tuning system with AFT provisionsRCA CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Aug 25, 1987·13 cites·10 claims
- 2654US7495400B2Apparatus and method for controlling temperatureTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·8 cites·12 claims
- 2752US2016330503A1Dual-height rf tuner shieldTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2851US7529092B2Electromagnetic interference shield and heat sink apparatusTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2004·Granted May 5, 2009·5 cites·14 claims
- 2947US6700763B2Protected dual-voltage microcircuit power arrangementTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 2, 2004·3 cites·16 claims
- 3046US7249282B2Eeprom enableTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 24, 2007·0 cites·1 claims
- 3143US2010014002A1System and method for control line isolationSHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3243US2003204857A1Pre-power -failure storage of television parameters in nonvolatile memoryFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3342US7533193B2Apparatus and method for reducing electromigrationTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2001·Granted May 12, 2009·3 cites·11 claims
- 3442US6972806B2Method and apparatus for preventing data corruption from video related enhancementsTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 6, 2005·0 cites·2 claims
- 3541US2010162017A1Systems and methods for implementing standby functionality using field programmable gate arraysSHENZHEN TCL NEW TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3641US2003158700A1Watchdog arrangementFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3741US2014337912A1Electrostatic discharge protection arrangementTESTIN WILLIAM JOHN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3839US6838861B2Parallel coupled standby power supplies providing plural outputsTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 4, 2005·2 cites·3 claims
- 3937US6683395B2Power supplyTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2004·3 cites·1 claims
- 4036US7459939B2Active pull up apparatus for a data busTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 2, 2008·0 cites·15 claims
- 4135US2012287689A1Synchronous rectifier disabling arrangementFITZGERALD WILLIAM VINCENT·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4235US2018310440A1Printed circuit board assembly, and corresponding electronic device and construing methodTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4333US2017127580A1Set top box having paste-in-hole tuner shieldTHOMSON LICENSING·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4430US4636867AGrounding arrangement useful in a display apparatusRCA CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Jan 13, 1987·1 cites·8 claims
- 4529US8892920B2System and method for conserving energy in a digital home networking deviceHUTCHINSON DANIEL MARK·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 18, 2014·0 cites·30 claims
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