Patents by Inventor Abraham McAllister

Abraham McAllister 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).

  • Patent number: 9530344
    Abstract: A method of operating a display including loading image data to pixels in multiple rows of pixels in an array of pixels during a data loading phase, actuating the pixels in the multiple rows during an update phase, and illuminating at least one lamp during an lamp illumination phase to illuminate the actuated pixels to form an image on the display, in which each of the loading, actuating and illuminating phases partially overlap in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SnapTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Jignesh Gandhi, Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, John J. Fijol, Roger W. Barton, Stephen R. Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV
  • Publication number: 20160275876
    Abstract: A direct-view display includes an array of MEMS light modulators and a control matrix formed on a transparent substrate, where each light modulator can be driven into at least two states, and a controller for controlling the states of each light modulator in the array. The control matrix transmits data and actuation voltages to the array. The controller includes an input, a processor, a memory, and an output. The input receives image data encoding an image frame for display. The processor derives a plurality of sub-frame data sets from the image data, where each sub-frame data set indicates desired states of light modulators in multiple rows and multiple columns of the array. The memory stores the plurality of sub-frame data sets. The output outputs the plurality of sub-frame data sets according to an output sequence to drive light modulators into the states indicated in the sub-frame data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, Jignesh Gandhi, Abraham McAllister, Rainer M. Malzbender, Stephen Robert Lewis
  • Patent number: 9400382
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMS-based light modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Lewis, Stephen English, Abraham McAllister
  • Patent number: 9336732
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, Stephen R. Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Roger W. Barton, Richard S. Payne, Jasper Lodewyk Steyn
  • Patent number: 9177523
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, Stephen R. Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Roger W. Barton
  • Publication number: 20150294613
    Abstract: A method of operating a display including loading image data to pixels in multiple rows of pixels in an array of pixels during a data loading phase, actuating the pixels in the multiple rows during an update phase, and illuminating at least one lamp during an lamp illumination phase to illuminate the actuated pixels to form an image on the display, in which each of the loading, actuating and illuminating phases partially overlap in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jignesh Gandhi, Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, John J. Fijol, Roger W. Barton, Stephen R. Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV
  • Patent number: 9158106
    Abstract: The invention relates to method and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators. The control matrix is formed on a transparent substrate and includes a first actuator controlled by a first switch to drive the light modulator into a first state, and a second actuator for driving the light modulator into a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, Abraham McAllister, Stephen R. Lewis, Roger W. Barton
  • Publication number: 20150286047
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMS-based light modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen R. Lewis, Stephen English, Abraham McAllister
  • Patent number: 9135868
    Abstract: A direct-view display includes an array of MEMS light modulators and a control matrix formed on a transparent substrate, where each light modulator can be driven into at least two states, and a controller for controlling the states of each light modulator in the array. The control matrix transmits data and actuation voltages to the array. The controller includes an input, a processor, a memory, and an output. The input receives image data encoding an image frame for display. The processor derives a plurality of sub-frame data sets from the image data, where each sub-frame data set indicates desired states of light modulators in multiple rows and multiple columns of the array. The memory stores the plurality of sub-frame data sets. The output outputs the plurality of sub-frame data sets according to an output sequence to drive light modulators into the states indicated in the sub-frame data sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, Jignesh Gandhi, Abraham McAllister, Rainer M. Malzbender, Stephen R. Lewis
  • Patent number: 9087486
    Abstract: A method of operating a display including loading image data to pixels in multiple rows of pixels in an array of pixels during a data loading phase, actuating the pixels in the multiple rows during an update phase, and illuminating at least one lamp during an lamp illumination phase to illuminate the actuated pixels to form an image on the display, in which each of the loading, actuating and illuminating phases partially overlap in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jignesh Gandhi, Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, John J. Fijol, Roger W. Barton, Stephen R. Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Nesbitt W. Hagood
  • Patent number: 9082353
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMS-based light modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Lewis, Stephen English, Abraham McAllister
  • Publication number: 20130342522
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: PIXTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, Stephen R. Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Roger W. Barton
  • Patent number: 8519945
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, Stephen R. Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Roger W. Barton
  • Patent number: 8519923
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, Abraham McAllister, Stephen R. Lewis, Roger W. Barton
  • Publication number: 20130010344
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: PIXTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, Stephen Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Roger W. Barton, Richard S. Payne, Jasper Lodewyk Steyn
  • Publication number: 20120320112
    Abstract: A direct-view display includes an array of MEMS light modulators and a control matrix formed on a transparent substrate, where each light modulator can be driven into at least two states, and a controller for controlling the states of each light modulator in the array. The control matrix transmits data and actuation voltages to the array. The controller includes an input, a processor, a memory, and an output. The input receives image data encoding an image frame for display. The processor derives a plurality of sub-frame data sets from the image data, where each sub-frame data set indicates desired states of light modulators in multiple rows and multiple columns of the array. The memory stores the plurality of sub-frame data sets. The output outputs the plurality of sub-frame data sets according to an output sequence to drive light modulators into the states indicated in the sub-frame data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, Jignesh Gandhi, Abraham McAllister, Rainer M. Malzbender, Stephen R. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20120320111
    Abstract: A direct-view display includes an array of MEMS light modulators and a control matrix formed on a transparent substrate, where each light modulator can be driven into at least two states, and a controller for controlling the states of each light modulator in the array. The control matrix transmits data and actuation voltages to the array. The controller includes an input, a processor, a memory, and an output. The input receives image data encoding an image frame for display. The processor derives a plurality of sub-frame data sets from the image data, where each sub-frame data set indicates desired states of light modulators in multiple rows and multiple columns of the array. The memory stores the plurality of sub-frame data sets. The output outputs the plurality of sub-frame data sets according to an output sequence to drive light modulators into the states indicated in the sub-frame data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, Jignesh Gandhi, Abraham McAllister, Rainer M. Malzbender, Stephen R. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20120320113
    Abstract: A direct-view display includes an array of MEMS light modulators and a control matrix formed on a transparent substrate, where each light modulator can be driven into at least two states, and a controller for controlling the states of each light modulator in the array. The control matrix transmits data and actuation voltages to the array. The controller includes an input, a processor, a memory, and an output. The input receives image data encoding an image frame for display. The processor derives a plurality of sub-frame data sets from the image data, where each sub-frame data set indicates desired states of light modulators in multiple rows and multiple columns of the array. The memory stores the plurality of sub-frame data sets. The output outputs the plurality of sub-frame data sets according to an output sequence to drive light modulators into the states indicated in the sub-frame data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, Jignesh Gandhi, Abraham McAllister, Rainer M. Malzbender, Stephen R. Lewis
  • Patent number: 8310442
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, Stephen Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Roger W. Barton, Richard S. Payne, Jasper Lodewyk Steyn
  • Publication number: 20120280971
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nesbitt W. Hagood, Stephen Lewis, Abraham McAllister, Roger W. Barton, Richard S. Payne, Jasper Lodewyk Steyn