Patents by Inventor ALAN SCOTT HEARN

ALAN SCOTT HEARN 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: 10778945
    Abstract: A word data loading circuit for a spatial light modulator includes a shadow load register (SLR), a load controller, and a word pattern generation (WPG) circuit. The SLR loads a first word of a pseudorandom image pattern. The load controller parallel shifts the first word to a memory cell array. The WPG circuit generates a next word and controls the SLR to change the first word to the next word. The load controller parallel shifts the next word to the array. The WPG circuit generates an additional word and controls the SLR to change the next word to the additional word. The load controller parallel shifts the additional word to the array. The WPG circuit, SLR, and load controller generate and parallel shift further additional words to the array until the pseudorandom image pattern is loaded in the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew Kempf, Alan Scott Hearn
  • Publication number: 20200280705
    Abstract: A word data loading circuit for a spatial light modulator includes a shadow load register (SLR), a load controller, and a word pattern generation (WPG) circuit. The SLR loads a first word of a pseudorandom image pattern. The load controller parallel shifts the first word to a memory cell array. The WPG circuit generates a next word and controls the SLR to change the first word to the next word. The load controller parallel shifts the next word to the array. The WPG circuit generates an additional word and controls the SLR to change the next word to the additional word. The load controller parallel shifts the additional word to the array. The WPG circuit, SLR, and load controller generate and parallel shift further additional words to the array until the pseudorandom image pattern is loaded in the array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew Kempf, Alan Scott Hearn
  • Publication number: 20110298490
    Abstract: An asymmetrical aging control system is described. This system actively varies associated dedicated circuits in a manner that minimizes power consumption, while preventing asymmetrical aging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: ALAN SCOTT HEARN, Gustavo Alberto Palau, Calvin L. Clark