Patents by Inventor Douglas W. Anderson

Douglas W. Anderson 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).

  • Patent number: 5482281
    Abstract: A golf putter head including a lower plate-like member made of heavyweight material such as bronze or steel and an upper shell-like member made of lightweight material such as wood, aluminum or plastic. A heel weight and a toe weight are mounted on the lower plate-like member adjacent its heel and toe ends, respectively. The heel and toe weights extend upwardly and are preferably made of the same heavyweight material as the lower plate-like member. A socket is formed in the heel weight for receiving a lower end of a golf putter shaft, and a hole is formed in the upper shell-like member in alignment with the socket to permit the shaft to pass through the upper shell-like member. The putter head has a low center of gravity and a high resistance to torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Karsten Mfg. Corp.
    Inventor: Douglas W. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5483307
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (10). A spatial light modulator (12) generates the image to be viewed. A projection lens (14) projects the image to a rear projection screen (16), which diffuses the image to accommodate the spacing and size of the viewer's eyes. The image is reflected by a beam splitter (17) to a curved reflector (18) in front of the viewer's eyes. The reflector (18) reflects the image through the beam splitter (17) in parallel rays so that the image appears to be distant, and also magnifies the image to provide a wide field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas W. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5418632
    Abstract: A three dimensional display having a rotating screen, preferably helical in shape, a light source providing a beam of light and a holographic pattern deflecting the beam of light to predetermined points on the screen. The light is modulated, preferably by the holographic pattern. The holographic pattern rotates with the same angular velocity as the screen. The holographic pattern comprises a plurality of concentric circles, each of the circles comprising a plurality of cells, each of the cells representing a point on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Douglas W. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5394262
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and system for controlling the optics of a coherent light source impacting a three dimensional defined volume. The system uses a scanner to time and spatially position the coherent light. The divergent light beam output of the scanner is then placed through positive and negative lenses to narrow the beam waist while also increasing the divergence angle of the beam. Provision is made to abate the divergence angle so that the light, as it impacts the defined volume, will not continue to diverge, creating a skewed image within the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Douglas W. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5231538
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and system for controlling the optics of a coherent light source impacting a three dimensional defined volume. The system uses a scanner to time and spatially position the coherent light. The divergent light beam output of the scanner is then placed through positive and negative lenses to narrow the beam waist while also increasing the divergence angle of the beam. Provision is made to abate the divergence angle so that the light, as it impacts the defined volume, will not continue to diverge, creating a skewed image within the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Douglas W. Anderson
  • Patent number: 5220452
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and system for controlling the optics of a coherent light source impacting a three dimensional defined volume. The system uses a scanner to time and spatially position the coherent light. The divergent light beam output of the scanner is then placed through positive and negative lenses to narrow the beam waist while also increasing the divergence angle of the beam. Provision is made to abate the divergence angle so that the light, as it impacts the defined volume, will not continue to diverge, creating a skewed image within the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Douglas W. Anderson
  • Patent number: D380029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventor: Douglas W. Anderson
  • Patent number: D380246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Allan D. Solheim, Douglas W. Anderson
  • Patent number: D391330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Solheim, Douglas W. Anderson