Patents by Inventor Frederick P. Herrmann
Frederick P. Herrmann 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).
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Patent number: 9679540Abstract: A method of writing image data to a pixel array includes decoding an address and activating, based on the decoded address, two or more row selection signals. The address may be a ternary address having at least one trit. The method further includes providing the two or more row selection signals to the pixel array to select two or more rows of the pixel array, the activation of which writes the image data to pixels in the two or more rows of the pixel array.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: KOPIN CORPORATIONInventors: Pin Anupongongarch, Frederick P. Herrmann
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Patent number: 9618783Abstract: An improved Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) heating system is provided. Resistor meshes, in particular VCOM resistor heating meshes, in the pixel array improve capacity of the display heater (heating system) so that the display is heated faster from low temperatures. The resistor mesh design provides much lower resistance from one point in the pixel array to an edge than pixel-to-pixel horizontal VCOM resistance, thus reducing horizontal crosstalk. Further, the approach permits the display to be active during the warm-up process.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventors: Chompoonoot Anupongongarch, Frederick P. Herrmann, Wen-Foo Chern
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Patent number: 9438896Abstract: A video eyewear device in which parallel side-by-side video signals are driven as analog signals to the left and right displays, with timing controlled by a common sampling clock. A left display sampling clock burst occurs during an active video period and the right display burst occurs during the same portion of the active video period.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventor: Frederick P. Herrmann
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Patent number: 9373297Abstract: Liquid crystal display (LCD) driver circuits, and corresponding driving methods, having selectable grayscale and bi-level modes, that also provide DC restore are presented, including an example embodiment driver circuit having selectable direct current (DC) restore voltage switches including a digital to analog converter, a high voltage video signal path including a high voltage video amplifier, a set of high voltage level switches, a high voltage capacitor and a low voltage video signal path including a low voltage video amplifier, a set of low voltage level switches, a low voltage capacitor. Advantages include, for some applications, a display operates in a bi-level mode saving power relative to operating in a grayscale mode, while also being able to offer full grayscale mode in other applications. Further, advantages of some example embodiments include an extended DC-restore mode providing a longer period of DC restore voltage.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventor: Frederick P. Herrmann
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Publication number: 20160125852Abstract: A method of writing image data to a pixel array includes decoding an address and activating, based on the decoded address, two or more row selection signals. The address may be a ternary address having at least one trit. The method further includes providing the two or more row selection signals to the pixel array to select two or more rows of the pixel array, the activation of which writes the image data to pixels in the two or more rows of the pixel array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Pin Anupongongarch, Frederick P. Herrmann
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Publication number: 20140152933Abstract: An improved Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) heating system is provided. Resistor meshes, in particular VCOM resistor heating meshes, in the pixel array improve capacity of the display heater (heating system) so that the display is heated faster from low temperatures. The resistor mesh design provides much lower resistance from one point in the pixel array to an edge than pixel-to-pixel horizontal VCOM resistance, thus reducing horizontal crosstalk. Further, the approach permits the display to be active during the warm-up process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Kopin CorporationInventors: Chompoonoot Anupongongarch, Frederick P. Herrmann, Wen-Foo Chern
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Patent number: 8665177Abstract: Capacitive touch sensors are integrated with a head-mounted display (HMD) device or other video eyewear devices to create a more reliable and more intuitive user interface. The sensors, which may be implemented as an array, control various aspects of a left and right channel multimedia presentation, such as interpupillary distance or stereoscopic convergence, brightness, volume, or power mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventors: Frederick P. Herrmann, John Gassel, James Johnston
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Publication number: 20130069999Abstract: Liquid crystal display (LCD) driver circuits, and corresponding driving methods, having selectable grayscale and bi-level modes, that also provide DC restore are presented, including an example embodiment driver circuit having selectable direct current (DC) restore voltage switches including a digital to analog converter, a high voltage video signal path including a high voltage video amplifier, a set of high voltage level switches, a high voltage capacitor and a low voltage video signal path including a low voltage video amplifier, a set of low voltage level switches, a low voltage capacitor. Advantages include, for some applications, a display operates in a bi-level mode saving power relative to operating in a grayscale mode, while also being able to offer full grayscale mode in other applications. Further, advantages of some example embodiments include an extended DC-restore mode providing a longer period of DC restore voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: KOPIN CORPORATIONInventor: Frederick P. Herrmann
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Publication number: 20120074961Abstract: A capacitive sensor having an active shield electrode driven by a unity gain amplifier. Various arrangements using multiplexors or switch arrays may allow single shield with multiple sense electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: Kopin CorporationInventor: FREDERICK P. HERRMANN
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Patent number: 8022913Abstract: A heater, used in a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) pixel array that uses a common voltage polysilicon line to supply heat to the pixel elements, instead of using active control transistor input lines, such as gate input lines. The approach permits the display to be activated during the warm-up process.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventors: Kun Zhang, Frederick P. Herrmann
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Publication number: 20110194029Abstract: Capacitive touch sensors are integrated with a head-mounted display (HMD) device or other video eyewear devices to create a more reliable and more intuitive user interface. The sensors, which may be implemented as an array, control various aspects of a left and right channel multimedia presentation, such as interpupillary distance or stereoscopic convergence, brightness, volume, or power mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Kopin CorporationInventors: Frederick P. Herrmann, John Gassel, Jim Johnston
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Publication number: 20110181707Abstract: A video eyewear device in which parallel side-by-side video signals are driven as analog signals to the left and right displays, with timing controlled by a common sampling clock. A left display sampling clock burst occurs during an active video period and the right display burst occurs during the same portion of the active video period.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventor: Frederick P. Herrmann
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Patent number: 7672420Abstract: A high voltage shift register stage which directly accepts low voltage clock signal inputs without using clock buffers. In particular, a shift register stage circuit is adapted to operate with a low voltage swing clock signal, with the stage circuit having a single state node, a, driven directly. This arrangement allows for reduced power consumption and higher operating speeds.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventors: Frederick P. Herrmann, Kun Zhang
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Patent number: 7595782Abstract: An apparatus and method can convert digital data to analog data using column load capacitances on adjacent pairs of column lines of the LCD. The apparatus includes a data bus containing digital data. A row buffer is coupled to the data bus for receiving and distributing the digital data. A switch network is coupled to the row buffer for converting the digital data received from the row buffer to analog data using column load capacitances on adjacent pairs of column lines of the LCD.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2004Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventor: Frederick P. Herrmann
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Publication number: 20090202033Abstract: A high voltage shift register stage which directly accepts low voltage clock signal inputs without using clock buffers. In particular, a shift register stage circuit is adapted to operate with a low voltage swing clock signal, with the stage circuit having a single state node, a, driven directly. This arrangement allows for reduced power consumption and higher operating speeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Kopin CorporationInventors: Frederick P. Herrmann, Kun Zhang
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Patent number: 7522694Abstract: A high voltage shift register stage which directly accepts low voltage clock signal inputs without using clock buffers. In particular, a shift register stage circuit is adapted to operate with a low voltage swing clock signal, with the stage circuit having a single state node, a, driven directly. This arrangement allows for reduced power consumption and higher operating speeds.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventors: Frederick P. Herrmann, Kun Zhang
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Publication number: 20080152072Abstract: A high voltage shift register stage which directly accepts low voltage clock signal inputs without using clock buffers. In particular, a shift register stage circuit is adapted to operate with a low voltage swing clock signal, with the stage circuit having a single state node, a, driven directly. This arrangement allows for reduced power consumption and higher operating speeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Frederick P. Herrmann, Kun Zhang
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Patent number: 7242383Abstract: An active matrix color crystal display has an active matrix circuit, a counterelectrode panel and an interposed layer of liquid crystal. The active matrix display is located in a portable microdisplay system that has a display computer that generates images to be displayed on the liquid crystal display and connected to the active matrix liquid crystal display. A data link transmits data at a rate of speed of greater than 200 Mbytes per second in series for at least a portion between the display computer and the active matrix liquid crystal display. In a preferred embodiment, the display system has a randomizing device that alternates the amplifier through which an analog video signal passes.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1999Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventors: Matthew Zavracky, Jeffrey Jacobsen, Frederick P. Herrmann, Wen-Foo Chern, Hiap L. Ong, John C. C. Fan, Bor-Yeu Tsaur, Alan Richard, Ronald P. Gale, Jason Lo, Stephen A. Pombo, Rodney Bumgardner
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Patent number: 7138993Abstract: An AC-coupled display driver circuit includes one or more DC-restore switches that are integrated within a liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display system includes a coupling capacitor coupled at one end to a system input video signal, the coupling capacitor providing a display input video signal having a DC level offset. A liquid crystal display device coupled to another end of the coupling capacitor receives the first display input video signal at a video input for driving the display device. A switch integrated within the display device provides DC restore to the coupling capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventor: Frederick P. Herrmann
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Patent number: 7057668Abstract: A color sequential display operative in one of two alternate modes. The first mode is a color sequential mode in which primary color images are displayed in successive frames while respective background light sources are simultaneously flashed on the display. The second mode is a monochrome mode in which the luminance Y signal is displayed in successive frames along with flashes of background white light.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Kopin CorporationInventor: Frederick P. Herrmann