Patents by Inventor Robert Martin Voto

Robert Martin Voto 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).

  • DC/AC and DC/DC power supply for LCD displays
    Patent number: 6879111
    Abstract: A voltage power supply circuit is provided that uses the voltage output of an oscillator to provide a high voltage DC output to drive a liquid crystal display device. A controller IC opens and closes an FET to allow the EMF of an inductor to generate a DC voltage that exceeds the battery voltage source for the liquid crystal display device. Accordingly, the oscillator circuit that drives a back light display for a liquid crystal device is simultaneously used to generate the high voltage DC source for the liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Voto, Robert Martin Voto
  • Heating element for fluorescent lamps
    Patent number: 6833657
    Abstract: The represent invention relates to a method of backlighting a liquid crystal display which includes heating a fluorescent lamp with an external heating element which does not contact the lamp. The heating step may be accomplished by passing a current through a resistive material. The resistive material may be coated on to a surface. The present invention also relates to a backlighting system with a fluorescent lamp and an external heating element which does not contact the fluorescent lamp. The heating element may be a resistive material coated on a substrate. The present invention also relates to a portable display device element includes a liquid crystal display, a fluorescent lamp to act as a backlight, a heating element which does not contact the fluorescent lamp and optionally including reflectors, diffusers, and optical enhancement films. The heating element may be a resistive material coated on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Martin Voto, Nicholas David Vergith
  • Integrated vehicle display lighting assembly
    Patent number: 6663250
    Abstract: A vehicle display assembly includes a display board, a light source for illuminating the display board, a plurality of buttons, and a grounding frame and housing which are both configured to allow light from the light source to illuminate the plurality of buttons. Using the same light source to illuminate both the display board and the buttons eliminates the need for separate button lighting, simplifying the assembly and reducing the assembly's operating temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Z. Rada, Robert Martin Voto, Christopher Timothy Tarte
  • DC/AC and DC/DC power supply for LCD displays
    Publication number: 20030222631
    Abstract: A voltage power supply circuit is provided that uses the voltage output of an oscillator to provide a high voltage DC output to drive a liquid crystal display device. A controller IC opens and closes an FET to allow the EMF of an inductor to generate a DC voltage that exceeds the battery voltage source for the liquid crystal display device. Accordingly, the oscillator circuit that drives a back light display for a liquid crystal device is simultaneously used to generate the high voltage DC source for the liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Voto, Robert Martin Voto