Patents by Inventor Brain J. Woycechowsky

Brain J. Woycechowsky 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).

  • Simulation technique for generating a visual representation of an illuminated area
    Patent number: 4177579
    Abstract: A simulated view on a viewing surface of a raster scan television display of a changeable illuminated area located on a plane surface is provided. The source of illumination is a cone of light whose apex can be located at any distance from an eyepoint and the plane surface and whose conical surface intersects the plane surface creating the illuminated area. Electronic components determine when a line of sight from the eyepoint through the viewing surface intersects the illuminated area. For each line of sight intersection point lying within the illuminated area, a corresponding illumination is created on the viewing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Assignee: The Singer Company
    Inventors: David L. Peters, Arthur P. Schnitzer, John R. Trzeciak, Brain J. Woycechowsky