Acrodyne Applies for Patents for ACT and DTV Transmitter Technology.BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1998--Acrodyne Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ACRO acro Acronym ACRO Australian Creative Resources Online ACRO Association of Clinical Research Organizations ACRO American College of Radiation Oncology ACRO Aircraft Crashes Record Office (Geneva, Switzerland) acro acrolein ), the only company to provide a cost effective solution to broadcasters with adjacent channel problems with its Adjacent Channel Technology (ACT(tm)), is pleased to announce it has applied for five US Patents covering this and other technology used in its digital transmitters. The patent applications include conceptual and practical aspects of adjacent channel television transmitters, channel steering, signal correction and filter economy. The Company's ACT development is assisting broadcasters in their switch to digital television (DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. ). With approximately 400 broadcasters assigned DTV channels, which are adjacent to their analog channels, ACT has the capability of passing adjacent digital and analog channels though a single high power amplifier Power amplifier The final stage in multistage amplifiers, such as audio amplifiers and radio transmitters, designed to deliver appreciable power to the load. . Utilizing this technology the broadcasters will be able to take care of analog/digital needs without the expense of an additional transmitter. A. Robert Mancuso, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Acrodyne, stated, "These patent applications clearly demonstrate our continued commitment to digital television and the adjacent channel concerns associated with it. With the introduction of diacrode and ACT technology we are at the forefront of leading edge technology." Acrodyne Industries, Inc., the operating subsidiary An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock. of Acrodyne Communications, Inc., is an established and respected manufacturer of television broadcast equipment. In business for 30 years, the Company has developed the leading position as a technologically advanced, high quality low cost producer of transmitters and translators used by television stations to broadcast and retransmit Verb 1. retransmit - transmit again channel, transmit, carry, impart, conduct, convey - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" over-the-air signals. This release contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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