John P Rossi

US Patent:

8106627, Jan 31, 2012

Filed:

Dec 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/335009

Inventors:

John Rossi - East Hanover NJ, US

Assignee:

Comverge, Inc. - Norcross GA

International Classification:

H02J 7/00
H02J 7/04
H02J 1/10

US Classification:

320109, 320104, 320152, 307 18

Abstract:

A method and system provide for the cooperative charging of electric vehicles. By using power line communications, chargers of the electric vehicles who are serviced by the same distribution transformer can form self-contained local area networks due to the nature of power line communications. After the chargers of the electric vehicles are coupled to one another through power line communications, they can form a token ring network. According to this token ring network, a predetermined number of tokens can be assigned within the token ring network for permitting chargers with tokens to charge respective electric vehicles while chargers without tokens must wait until they receive a token to initiate charging.

US Patent:

40500845, Sep 20, 1977

Filed:

Jul 14, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/705204

Inventors:

John P. Rossi - New York NY

Assignee:

CBS Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 9535

US Classification:

358 31

Abstract:

A comb filter system for the separation of the luminance and chrominance components of an NTSC color television signal which analyzes the video signal on the television lines and detects luminance or color transistions in the vertical direction, and in response to the presence of one or both of such transitions, automatically either modifies or removes the comb filter, to minimize transient distortions in the reconstructed television picture. The system can be implemented in either the analog domain or the digital domain.

US Patent:

40657841, Dec 27, 1977

Filed:

Sep 29, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/727819

Inventors:

John P. Rossi - New York NY

Assignee:

CBS Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 932

US Classification:

358 13

Abstract:

NTSC television signals are digitally encoded at sub-Nyquist rates by placing the alias components into those parts of the spectrum not normally occupied by the luminance or chrominance components of the video signal. In a system described, the sampling frequency, f. sub. s, is exactly 2f. sub. sc + 1/4f. sub. h or 2f. sub. sc - 1/4f. sub. h, where f. sub. sc is the NTSC color subcarrier frequency and f. sub. h is the line-scan frequency. Most of the alias signals in the thus encoded signal are removed from the baseband video by comb filtering between f. sub. s - f. sub. y and f. sub. v, where f. sub. v is the baseband video bandwidth.

US Patent:

59183756, Jul 6, 1999

Filed:

Sep 17, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/932043

Inventors:

John A. Rossi - Cherry Hill NJ

International Classification:

G01B 302
A45D 2902

US Classification:

33485

Abstract:

A nail clipper includes a gauge which determines the length of the nail being cut. The gauge is held by friction against one of the jaws of the clipper, and can slide back and forth to a desired position. The gauge includes a flange against which the fingertip is brought into abutment. In another embodiment, the flange includes a recess which mates with a fingertip. The latter embodiment prevents accidental cutting of the fingertip, and is especially suitable for use in cutting children's fingernails. In still another embodiment, the nail clipper resembles a guillotine, and a U-shaped gauge member slides back and forth in a holding device to determine the length of the nail to be cut. A finger holder connected to the gauge member provides secure contact between the fingertip and the gauge member. The invention substantially improves the efficiency with which artificial nails can be cut precisely to a desired length.

US Patent:

53761316, Dec 27, 1994

Filed:

Jul 1, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/086533

Inventors:

John F. Lenze - Mineola NY
John Del Rossi - Northport NY

Assignee:

Manhasset Orthotics and Prosthetics, Ltd. - Manhasset NY

International Classification:

A61F 280

US Classification:

623 34

Abstract:

A stump-receiving socket for an artificial limb has an elastic diaphragm that sealingly engages a patient's stump when the stump is fully received in the socket.

US Patent:

41077393, Aug 15, 1978

Filed:

Aug 22, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/826292

Inventors:

John P. Rossi - New York NY
Marvin A. Stern - Stamford CT

Assignee:

CBS Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 9535
H04N 521

US Classification:

358167

Abstract:

A system for reducing noise in a television signal utilizing integration and including a storage device for storing a television signal, and a summing device for adding a fractional amplitude portion of the signal stored in the storage device to a fractional amplitude portion of an incoming video signal, and operative automatically to change the fractional amplitude portion of the stored signal fed to the summing device as a function of the difference between stored and present signals, thereby to change the integration time constant of the system to accommodate for motion between the incoming signal and the stored frames, is improved by eliminating from the noise-reduced output signal troublesome transients caused by not changing at the appropriate time the fractional amplitude portion of the stored signals fed back to the summing device. This problem is overcome by generating in response to the difference between the incoming and stored video signals a gating waveform during the existence of which an increased portion of incoming video is coupled to the output of the system, delaying the incoming and stored video signals by an arbitrary amount sufficient to ensure that the onset of the gating waveform occurs sufficiently in advance of the delayed incoming and stored video signals as to be anticipatory of the delayed arriving and stored signals, and delaying the turn off or termination of the gating waveform thereby to delay the return to a condition of coupling a lower value of the fractional amplitude portion of the incoming video signal than occurred during the gating waveform.