Patents by Inventor Scott R. Johnston
Scott R. Johnston 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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Publication number: 20240071295Abstract: Devices and methods are provided to overdrive or underdrive a display panel to account for display pixel hysteresis due to several frames of pixel history. An electronic device may include an electronic display and processing circuitry. The electronic display includes a number of display pixels. The processing circuitry may generate image data for the display pixels. The processing circuitry may receive a current frame value of the image data targeted for a first display pixel and, based at least in part on the current frame value and a pixel history of the first display pixel—may indicate a gray level for a number of previous frames—generate a compensated value by which to drive the first pixel to overcome pixel hysteresis to reach the desired luminance at an initial response.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Jenny Hu, Alexandre V Gauthier, Tao Jia, Scott R Johnston, Yingying Tang, Chaohao Wang
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Publication number: 20240038158Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and an optical sensor formed underneath the display. The electronic device may include a plurality of transparent windows that overlap the optical sensor. The resolution of the display panel may be reduced in some areas due to the presence of the transparent windows. To prevent a visible border between the reduced resolution areas of the display and full resolution areas of the display, uniformity compensation circuitry may be used to compensate pixel data. The uniformity compensation circuitry may output compensated pixel data for the display using one or more compensation maps that include compensation factors associated with pixel locations. The uniformity compensation circuitry may also use region-specific gamma look-up tables to apply different gamma curves to pixels in different regions of the display. The uniformity compensation circuitry may also be used to form a transition region between different regions of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Lingtao Wang, Yingying Tang, Scott R. Johnston, Chaohao Wang, Sheng Zhang, Woo Shik Jung
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Publication number: 20240005835Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for reducing or eliminating image artifacts due to motion are provided. An electronic display may include an electronic display panel having a display pixel, an optical combiner that directs light from the display pixel toward a viewing area, and display driver circuitry. The display driver circuitry may receive image data that defines a total pulse width for one image frame. The display driver circuitry may cause the display pixel to emit light in in multiple pulses totaling to the total pulse width for the display pixel for one image frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Scott R. Johnston, Ganghun Kim, Jose A. Dominguez-Caballero
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Patent number: 11823620Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and an optical sensor formed underneath the display. The electronic device may include a plurality of transparent windows that overlap the optical sensor. The resolution of the display panel may be reduced in some areas due to the presence of the transparent windows. To prevent a visible border between the reduced resolution areas of the display and full resolution areas of the display, uniformity compensation circuitry may be used to compensate pixel data. The uniformity compensation circuitry may output compensated pixel data for the display using one or more compensation maps that include compensation factors associated with pixel locations. The uniformity compensation circuitry may also use region-specific gamma look-up tables to apply different gamma curves to pixels in different regions of the display. The uniformity compensation circuitry may also be used to form a transition region between different regions of the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lingtao Wang, Yingying Tang, Scott R. Johnston, Chaohao Wang, Sheng Zhang, Woo Shik Jung
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Publication number: 20230295808Abstract: A catalyst solution for electroless plating is provided. The catalyst solution is printable and devoid of an amine. The catalyst solution comprises a catalytic metal salt, a solvent, and an epoxy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Katharine Anne Bartlett, Scott R. Johnston, Zachlyn Nell Farwig, Joseph A. Norris, JR.
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Patent number: 11217211Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or operating an electronic device that includes a display panel, which displays an image and includes a first panel section implemented with a lower pixel resolution and a second panel section implemented with a higher pixel resolution, an optical sensor disposed behind the first panel section of the display panel, and image processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the display panel. The image processing circuitry receives source image data corresponding with the image, in which the source image data is indicative of target luminance of a display pixel, determines a pixel resolution surrounding the display pixel, processes the source image based at least in part on the pixel resolution surrounding the display pixel to facilitate determining display image data corresponding with the display pixel, and outputs the display image data to enable the display panel to display the image based on the display image data.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yingying Tang, Chaohao Wang, Wei H. Yao, Christopher E. Glazowski, Woo Shik Jung, Scott R. Johnston
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Publication number: 20210097911Abstract: Liquid crystal display panels and methods of addressing Vcom drift using capacitive measurements as a substitute for direct optical flicker measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Scott R. Johnston, Shih-Chyuan Fan Jiang, Chaohao Wang
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Publication number: 20210027751Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or operating an electronic device that includes a display panel, which displays an image and includes a first panel section implemented with a lower pixel resolution and a second panel section implemented with a higher pixel resolution, an optical sensor disposed behind the first panel section of the display panel, and image processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the display panel. The image processing circuitry receives source image data corresponding with the image, in which the source image data is indicative of target luminance of a display pixel, determines a pixel resolution surrounding the display pixel, processes the source image based at least in part on the pixel resolution surrounding the display pixel to facilitate determining display image data corresponding with the display pixel, and outputs the display image data to enable the display panel to display the image based on the display image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Yingying Tang, Chaohao Wang, Wei H. Yao, Christopher E. Glazowski, Woo Shik Jung, Scott R. Johnston
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Patent number: 10377469Abstract: An aircraft includes a first structure that includes a first surface and a first coil conformed to, or embedded within, the first surface. The aircraft includes a second structure that includes a second surface and a second coil conformed to, or embedded within, the second surface. The second structure is configured to couple to the first structure such that the first coil is aligned with the second coil to enable inductive coupling between the first coil and the second coil.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Jonathan B. Vance, Scott R. Johnston
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Patent number: 10024792Abstract: There is provided a removable chromatic witness assembly, system, and method to monitor thermal events and impact events on a surface of a composite structure. The removable chromatic witness assembly has a plurality of chromatic witness geometric configurations separately coupled in an arrangement to one or more portions of a polymeric film layer. Each chromatic witness geometric configuration has a plurality of chromatic probes of a same type incorporated into an adhesive material. At least two of the geometric configurations have a different type of chromatic probes with a different sensing capability for thermal events and impact events on the composite structure. The polymeric film layer and the geometric configurations form the removable chromatic witness assembly in a form of a removable chromatic witness applique configured to be removably applied directly and continuously to the surface of the composite structure, and configured to monitor the thermal and impact events.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ryan E. Toivola, Alex Kwan-Yue Jen, Sei-Hum Jang, Brian D. Flinn, Eric G. Winter, Gary E. Georgeson, Wesley L. Holman, Gregory R. Gleason, Scott R. Johnston
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Publication number: 20180038792Abstract: There is provided a removable chromatic witness assembly, system, and method to monitor thermal events and impact events on a surface of a composite structure. The removable chromatic witness assembly has a plurality of chromatic witness geometric configurations separately coupled in an arrangement to one or more portions of a polymeric film layer. Each chromatic witness geometric configuration has a plurality of chromatic probes of a same type incorporated into an adhesive material. At least two of the geometric configurations have a different type of chromatic probes with a different sensing capability for thermal events and impact events on the composite structure. The polymeric film layer and the geometric configurations form the removable chromatic witness assembly in a form of a removable chromatic witness applique configured to be removably applied directly and continuously to the surface of the composite structure, and configured to monitor the thermal and impact events.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Ryan E. Toivola, Alex Kwan-Yue Jen, Sei-Hum Jang, Brian D. Flinn, Eric G. Winter, Gary E. Georgeson, Wesley L. Holman, Gregory R. Gleason, Scott R. Johnston
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Patent number: 9801276Abstract: A system and method according to one or more embodiments are provided to integrate circuits and/or circuit elements within a structure to form an electronically and/or physically integrated composite structure. For example, a circuit formed on a planar polymer substrate may be conformed to and electrically coupled to a forming structure in a single fabrication step. In one example, a forming structure formed and/or fabricated using an additive manufacturing process includes a contoured surface. A circuit is formed on a planar polymer substrate. The polymer substrate is deformed by environmental stress to substantially conform to the contoured surface of the forming structure and physically and/or electrically couple the circuit on the polymer substrate to a circuit formed on the forming structure. Additional systems and methods are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Scott R. Johnston, Sergio H. Sanchez
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Publication number: 20170253319Abstract: An aircraft includes a first structure that includes a first surface and a first coil conformed to, or embedded within, the first surface. The aircraft includes a second structure that includes a second surface and a second coil conformed to, or embedded within, the second surface. The second structure is configured to couple to the first structure such that the first coil is aligned with the second coil to enable inductive coupling between the first coil and the second coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Jonathan B. Vance, Scott R. Johnston
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Publication number: 20170150602Abstract: A system and method according to one or more embodiments are provided to integrate circuits and/or circuit elements within a structure to form an electronically and/or physically integrated composite structure. For example, a circuit formed on a planar polymer substrate may be conformed to and electrically coupled to a forming structure in a single fabrication step. In one example, a forming structure formed and/or fabricated using an additive manufacturing process includes a contoured surface. A circuit is formed on a planar polymer substrate. The polymer substrate is deformed by environmental stress to substantially conform to the contoured surface of the forming structure and physically and/or electrically couple the circuit on the polymer substrate to a circuit formed on the forming structure. Additional systems and methods are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Scott R. Johnston, Sergio H. Sanchez
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Patent number: 8800479Abstract: A system for in-process orientation of particles used in direct-write inks for fabricating a component may include a device for polarizing direct-write particles in an aerosol. An outlet may direct the aerosol including the polarized direct-write particles on a substrate to form a component. An apparatus may cause the polarized direct-write particles to be aligned in a selected orientation to form the component with predetermined characteristics when deposited on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan B. Vance, Scott R. Johnston
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Patent number: 8717734Abstract: The present disclosure is related to articles, such as aircraft windows and canopies, including a non-conductive substrate and a conductor pattern including one or more trace lines deposited onto the outside of the substrate such that the entire outside surface of the substrate is not coated with the conductor pattern. The present disclosure also provides methods of dissipating electrostatic charge from non-conductive substrates.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Scott R. Johnston, John Koval, Matthew M. Thomas, Robert R. Johnson, Michael P. Gleason, Michael R. Miller, Gregory M. Sisti
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Publication number: 20130319327Abstract: A system for in-process orientation of particles used in direct-write inks for fabricating a component may include a device for polarizing direct-write particles in an aerosol. An outlet may direct the aerosol including the polarized direct-write particles on a substrate to form a component. An apparatus may cause the polarized direct-write particles to be aligned in a selected orientation to form the component with predetermined characteristics when deposited on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan B. Vance, Scott R. Johnston
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Patent number: 8529987Abstract: A system for in-process orientation of particles used in direct-write inks for fabricating a component may include a device for polarizing direct-write particles in an aerosol. An outlet may direct the aerosol including the polarized direct-write particles on a substrate to form a component. An apparatus may cause the polarized direct-write particles to be aligned in a selected orientation to form the component with predetermined characteristics when deposited on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan B. Vance, Scott R. Johnston
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Publication number: 20110033632Abstract: A system for in-process orientation of particles used in direct-write inks for fabricating a component may include a device for polarizing direct-write particles in an aerosol. An outlet may direct the aerosol including the polarized direct-write particles on a substrate to form a component. An apparatus may cause the polarized direct-write particles to be aligned in a selected orientation to form the component with predetermined characteristics when deposited on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Jonathan B. Vance, Scott R. Johnston