Patents by Inventor Terry Norton

Terry Norton 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).

  • Publication number: 20200107634
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a shelving system comprising a first shelf member fixedly on shelf support members and a second shelf member positioned above the first shelf member and movably mounted on the shelf support members. Further, sliding means are provided for horizontally moving the second shelf member on a top surface of the shelf support members such that the second shelf member moves out of a vertically stacked alignment with respect to the first shelf member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Hendrix, Terry Norton
  • Patent number: 10614767
    Abstract: A direct view display provides a light modulating panel and a backlight including first and second sets of spectral emitters. Several modes of operation may be provided including an advanced 2D mode, and an enhanced color gamut mode employing simultaneous illumination of the first and second set of spectral emitters. Another embodiment may be an optical structure for a multi-functional LCD display with wide color gamut and high stereo contrast. The optical structure may also be used to produce more saturated colors for a wider display color gamut and also may be used to produce a brighter backlight structure through light recycling of the wider bandwidth light back into the optical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Gary D. Sharp, Douglas J. McKnight, Terry Norton
  • Publication number: 20190051259
    Abstract: A direct view display provides a light modulating panel and a backlight including first and second sets of spectral emitters. Several modes of operation may be provided including an advanced 2D mode, and an enhanced color gamut mode employing simultaneous illumination of the first and second set of spectral emitters. Another embodiment may be an optical structure for a multi-functional LCD display with wide color gamut and high stereo contrast. The optical structure may also be used to produce more saturated colors for a wider display color gamut and also may be used to produce a brighter backlight structure through light recycling of the wider bandwidth light back into the optical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Gary D. Sharp, Douglas J. McKnight, Terry Norton
  • Patent number: 10049627
    Abstract: A direct view display provides a light modulating panel and a backlight including first and second sets of spectral emitters. Several modes of operation may be provided including an advanced 2D mode, and an enhanced color gamut mode employing simultaneous illumination of the first and second set of spectral emitters. Another embodiment may be an optical structure for a multi-functional LCD display with wide color gamut and high stereo contrast. The optical structure may also be used to produce more saturated colors for a wider display color gamut and also may be used to produce a brighter backlight structure through light recycling of the wider bandwidth light back into the optical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Gary D. Sharp, Douglas J. McKnight, Terry Norton
  • Publication number: 20150339996
    Abstract: A direct view display provides a light modulating panel and a backlight including first and second sets of spectral emitters. Several modes of operation may be provided including an advanced 2D mode, and an enhanced color gamut mode employing simultaneous illumination of the first and second set of spectral emitters. Another embodiment may be an optical structure for a multi-functional LCD display with wide color gamut and high stereo contrast. The optical structure may also be used to produce more saturated colors for a wider display color gamut and also may be used to produce a brighter backlight structure through light recycling of the wider bandwidth light back into the optical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Miller H. Schuck, Gary D. Sharp, Douglas J. McKnight, Terry Norton
  • Patent number: 8952868
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a technique for controlling the slew rate and number of transition segments used to move the LC drive voltage level from one voltage to another. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a polarization modulator in a polarization-based stereoscopic display device may comprise providing digital signals to each of a plurality of drive circuits to generate a drive voltage from each drive circuit, where the drive voltages drive the polarization modulator. Such an exemplary method may also include determining a time sequential list of transition specifications configured to provide discrete transitions in one or more of the drive voltages. Then, in such methods, the digital signals provided to each of the one or more drive circuits receiving a transition may be adjusted, in accordance with the time sequential list, thereby altering their drive voltages based on the transition specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Landowski, Greg Graham, Terry Norton, Robert Rotzoll
  • Publication number: 20130321722
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a technique for controlling the slew rate and number of transition segments used to move the LC drive voltage level from one voltage to another. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a polarization modulator in a polarization-based stereoscopic display device may comprise providing digital signals to each of a plurality of drive circuits to generate a drive voltage from each drive circuit, where the drive voltages drive the polarization modulator. Such an exemplary method may also include determining a time sequential list of transition specifications configured to provide discrete transitions in one or more of the drive voltages. Then, in such methods, the digital signals provided to each of the one or more drive circuits receiving a transition may be adjusted, in accordance with the time sequential list, thereby altering their drive voltages based on the transition specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: REAL D INC.
    Inventors: Roger Landowski, Greg Graham, Terry Norton, Robert Rotzoll