Patents by Inventor Andrew Gruss

Andrew Gruss has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Integrated circuit having at least a sensor and a processor thereon
    Patent number: 5107103
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a sensor which produces a sensor signal corresponding to energy received. The integrated circuit is also comprised of a processing element connected to the sensor which receives the sensor signal only from the sensor and produces a processing signal corresponding to the sensor signal. Additionally, there is a memory connected to the processing element for receiving the processing signal and storing the processing signal. In a preferred embodiment, the integrated circuit is also comprised of a buffer connected to the sensor and the processing element for receiving the sensor signal and buffering the sensor signal for reception by the processing element. The sensor can include a photodiode which receives the sensor signal corresponding to light energy it receives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Carnegie-Mellon University
    Inventors: Andrew Gruss, Takeo Kanade, L. Richard Carley