Patents by Inventor Jason Ridenour

Jason Ridenour 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).

  • Power management in computer operating systems
    Publication number: 20070245163
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for power management in a computer operating system. The method includes providing a plurality of policies which are eligible to be selected for a component, automatically selecting one of the eligible policies to manage the component, and activating the selected policy to manage the component while the system is running without rebooting the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Yung-Hsiang Lu, Nathaniel Pettis, Changjiu Xian, Jason Ridenour, Jonathan Chen
  • Simplified polarization recovery system
    Publication number: 20070188713
    Abstract: A polarized light source, is provided, comprising a lamp providing randomly polarized light, an integrator for directing light from the lamp generally along an axis of the integrator, and a wire-grid polarizer disposed at one end of the integrator. This polarized light source recovers a portion of the light produced by the lamp having an undesired polarization. A Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) light engine including a polarized light source with polarization recovery is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Estill Hall, Valter Drazic, Jason Ridenour