Patents by Inventor Richard L. Garwin

Richard L. Garwin 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).

  • Alignment or correction of energy beam type displays
    Patent number: 4291256
    Abstract: Multiple energy beams in a display, such as a color TV tube or computer terminal, can be accurately aligned or corrected using information acquired with a photodetector having a single sensitive spot which is precisely placed on the viewing surface of the display and the display unit, in turn, is equipped to be able independently to disable, to position, and to vary the intensity of each beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Richard L. Garwin
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 4241343
    Abstract: A display apparatus may be constructed by imparting motion to the light from a small light source to give the appearance of a line, causing the light to be "off" and "on" as desired during traverse of a line length, using as many light sources as needed for a two-dimensional display and precorrecting the light timing to compensate for the apparent change in movement rate during the motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George J. Fan, Richard L. Garwin, James L. Levine, Janusz S. Wilczynski