Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Leach

Daniel J. Leach 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).

  • System, method, and apparatus to selectively control brightness of liquid crystal display
    Patent number: 9898971
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system, a method, and an apparatus to selectively control brightness of information displayed on a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). A graphics layer can be provided in a display area of the LCD, and a semi-transparent mask layer can be provided above the graphics layer. An information graphics layer can be provided above the semi-transparent mask layer. The information graphics layer can be controlled to selectively display predetermined information on the LCD at an intended brightness, while remaining information from the underlying graphics layer can be dimmed relative to the brightness of the display predetermined information by activation of the semi-transparent mask layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Brush, Daniel J. Leach
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS TO SELECTIVELY CONTROL BRIGHTNESS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20180047347
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system, a method, and an apparatus to selectively control brightness of information displayed on a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). A graphics layer can be provided in a display area of the LCD, and a semi-transparent mask layer can be provided above the graphics layer. An information graphics layer can be provided above the semi-transparent mask layer. The information graphics layer can be controlled to selectively display predetermined information on the LCD at an intended brightness, while remaining information from the underlying graphics layer can be dimmed relative to the brightness of the display predetermined information by activation of the semi-transparent mask layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. BRUSH, Daniel J. Leach
  • Display for a crane
    Patent number: D654097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co., L.P., LLLP
    Inventors: Bryan Sheroan, Olen Hoyt Gamble, Richard Shultz, Adam Truelove, Christopher R. Miller, Daniel J. Leach, Soumya Bandopadhaya