Patents by Inventor John A. Briggs
John A. Briggs 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).
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Publication number: 20240104833Abstract: Methods and primitive block generators for generating primitive blocks in a graphics processing system. The methods include receiving transformed position data for a current primitive, the transformed position data indicating a position of the current primitive in rendering space; determining a distance between the position of the current primitive and a position of a current primitive block based on the transformed position data for the current primitive; determining whether to add the current primitive to the current primitive block based on the distance and a fullness of the current primitive block; in response to determining that the current primitive is to be added to the current primitive block, adding the current primitive to the current primitive block; and in response to determining that the current primitive is not to be added to the current primitive block, flushing the current primitive block and adding the current primitive to a new current primitive block.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Xile Yang, Robert Brigg, John W. Howson
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Patent number: 11935730Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning an edge ring pocket are described herein. One of the methods includes providing one or more process gases to a plasma chamber, supplying a low frequency (LF) radio frequency (RF) power to an edge ring that is located adjacent to a chuck of the plasma chamber. The LF RF power is supplied while the one or more process gases are supplied to the plasma chamber to maintain plasma within the plasma chamber. The supply of the LF RF power increases energy of plasma ions near the edge ring pocket to remove residue in the edge ring pocket. The LF RF power is supplied during the time period in which a substrate is not being processed within the plasma chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Eric Hudson, Scott Briggs, John Holland, Alexei Marakhtanov, Felix Leib Kozakevich, Kenneth Lucchesi
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Patent number: 11922555Abstract: Methods and tiling engines for tiling primitives in a tile based graphics processing system in which a rendering space is divided into a plurality of tiles. The method includes generating a multi-level hierarchy of tile groups, each level of the multi-level hierarchy comprising one or more tile groups comprising one or more of the plurality of tiles; receiving a plurality of primitive blocks, each primitive block comprising geometry data for one or more primitives; associating each of the plurality of primitive blocks with one or more of the tile groups up to a maximum number of tile groups such that if at least one primitive of a primitive block falls, at least partially, within the bounds of a tile, the primitive block is associated with at least one tile group that includes that tile; and generating a control stream for each tile group based on the associations, wherein each control stream comprises a primitive block entry for each primitive block associated with the corresponding tile group.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Diego Jesus, John W. Howson, Panagiotis Velentzas, Robert Brigg, Xile Yang
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Patent number: 11915363Abstract: A tag buffer implements a tag buffer stage of a rasterization phase in a tile-based rendering graphics processing system having a rendering space sub-divided into a plurality of tiles to which primitives can be associated. A buffer stores an identifier that identifies a visible primitive fragment at each sample position of a tile of the plurality of tiles. A look-up table stores an entry for transformed primitive blocks that indicates whether the tag buffer has received information identifying a primitive fragment associated with that transformed primitive block.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Robert Brigg, John W. Howson, Xile Yang
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Publication number: 20230286339Abstract: An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Gibbs Technologies LTD.Inventors: Glen Michael Jeffery, Hans Weekers, Simon James Longdill, Stephen John Briggs
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Patent number: 11472245Abstract: An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2).Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Gibbs Technologies LTDInventors: Glen Michael Jeffery, Hans Weekers, Simon James Longdill, Stephen John Briggs
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Publication number: 20210197634Abstract: An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Gibbs Technologies LTDInventors: Glen Michael Jeffery, Hans Weekers, Simon James Longdill, Stephen John Briggs
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Patent number: 10901196Abstract: In a light microscope (1) for cryomicroscopy, encompassing at least an objective (2) and a sample stage (3) having a cutout (7) for a coolable holder (8) for a sample carrier mount, the cutout (7) being covered by a cover (6), the sample stage (3) is displaceable in two horizontal directions (4). The cover (6) rests floatingly on the sample stage (3), and the objective (2) passes through a cutout (12), corresponding to the objective (2), in the cover (6). The method for cooling a holder (8) for a sample carrier mount in a light microscope (1) for cryomicroscopes, by means of a flow of liquid nitrogen through a cooling conduit (15), open at at least one end, in the holder (8), is notable for the fact that the quantity of liquid nitrogen is dimensioned so that all of the nitrogen is present in gaseous form at at least one open end (16) of the cooling conduit (15).Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignees: LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH, EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORYInventors: Reinhard Lihl, John Briggs, Martin Schorb, Leander Gaechter
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Publication number: 20200307734Abstract: A sit-astride amphibious vehicle configuration which supports a high performance envelope both on land as well as in water. The vehicle has a planing hull and four retractable wheels. Handlebars provide for directional control in both modes of operation. Each road wheel is retractable by pivoting through at least 45° so as to maximize ground clearance when in the land mode of operation and to minimize drag at substantial lean angles when in the marine mode of operation. While a jet drive may remain directly connected to the engine at all times, the driven wheels are only connected during land mode via a speed-change transmission. The entire power train is supported by a frame that is separable from the hull which in turn has a detachable top deck portion, whereby such configuration simplifies the construction, repair and servicing of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Gibbs Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Simon James Longdill, Hans Weekers, Stephen John Briggs, Alan Timothy Gibbs, Neil Graham Jenkins
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Patent number: 10744829Abstract: An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2).Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Gibbs Technologies LTDInventors: Glen Michael Jeffery, Hans Weekers, Simon James Longdill, Stephen John Briggs
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Patent number: 10144010Abstract: In a manipulation container (1) for cryomicroscopy, having at least one holder (9) for a sample carrier mount (7) and at least one manipulation opening (2) for manipulating sample carriers or sample carrier mounts (7), the holder (9) for a sample carrier mount (7) is movable into a displacement path (11), passing completely through the manipulation container (1), of a displacement apparatus (3) for the sample carrier mount (7).Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignees: Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH, European Molecular Biology LaboratoryInventors: Reinhard Lihl, Leander Gaechter, John Briggs, Martin Schorb
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Patent number: 10031892Abstract: A method for arranging graphical objects in an electronic document displayed on a screen of a computing device includes calculating a plurality of positions of the graphical objects displayed on a display area of the screen, grouping the graphical objects whose calculated positions are located within a predetermined area of the display area, calculating a reference point of the group based on each position of the grouped graphical objects, reflowing the grouped graphical objects in response to a variation in display of the electronic document, calculating potential energies for the reflowed graphical objects, and displaying the electronic document with the reflowed graphical objects in a layout having the minimum potential energy among the calculated potential energies.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: William John Briggs, Stuart Guarnieri
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Patent number: 9946698Abstract: A method may include obtaining an image that includes a first graphics element and a second graphics element, determining that the first graphics element corresponds to a command and that the second graphics element is a non-command, and generating an electronic document by executing the command. The electronic document may include a revised version of the second graphics element, but not the first graphics element. The electronic document may be generated in response to the first graphics element corresponding to the command.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Stuart Guarnieri, William John Briggs
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Publication number: 20180065434Abstract: An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Gibbs Technologies LTDInventors: Glen Michael Jeffery, Hans Weekers, Simon James Longdill, Stephen John Briggs
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Patent number: 9792263Abstract: A method for managing a hardcopy document (HD). The method includes: obtaining an image of the HD; identifying, within the image, a plurality of linking labels and a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of linking labels; extracting a plurality of strings from the plurality of regions; generating a combined string by combining the plurality of strings based on the plurality of linking labels; and generating an editable electronic version of the HD specifying the combined string.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: William John Briggs, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III
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Publication number: 20170286378Abstract: A method may include obtaining an image that includes a first graphics element and a second graphics element, determining that the first graphics element corresponds to a command and that the second graphics element is a non-command, and generating an electronic document by executing the command. The electronic document may include a revised version of the second graphics element, but not the first graphics element. The electronic document may be generated in response to the first graphics element corresponding to the command.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Stuart Guarnieri, William John Briggs
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Patent number: 9764611Abstract: An amphibious vehicle power train having an engine (2) with an output shaft (4), driving an input member (6) of a variable speed change transmission (11). The speed change transmission, which may be a continuously variable transmission is arranged to drive road wheels through an output member (8). The engine also drives a marine propulsion unit (24). The axis of the output member (8) is above the axis of the input member (6). Four wheel drive may be provided (FIG. 2).Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Gibbs Technologies LTDInventors: Glen Michael Jeffery, Hans Weekers, Simon James Longdill, Stephen John Briggs
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Publication number: 20170227752Abstract: In a light microscope (1) for cryomicroscopy, encompassing at least an objective (2) and a sample stage (3) having a cutout (7) for a coolable holder (8) for a sample carrier mount, the cutout (7) being covered by a cover (6), the sample stage (3) is displaceable in two horizontal directions (4). The cover (6) rests floatingly on the sample stage (3), and the objective (2) passes through a cutout (12), corresponding to the objective (2), in the cover (6). The method for cooling a holder (8) for a sample carrier mount in a light microscope (1) for cryomicroscopes, by means of a flow of liquid nitrogen through a cooling conduit (15), open at at least one end, in the holder (8), is notable for the fact that the quantity of liquid nitrogen is dimensioned so that all of the nitrogen is present in gaseous form at at least one open end (16) of the cooling conduit (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicants: Leica Mikrosysteme GmbH, European Molecular Biology LaboratoryInventors: Reinhard LIHL, John BRIGGS, Martin SCHORB, Leander GAECHTER
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Publication number: 20160292132Abstract: A method for arranging graphical objects in an electronic document displayed on a screen of a computing device includes calculating a plurality of positions of the graphical objects displayed on a display area of the screen, grouping the graphical objects whose calculated positions are located within a predetermined area of the display area, calculating a reference point of the group based on each position of the grouped graphical objects, reflowing the grouped graphical objects in response to a variation in display of the electronic document, calculating potential energies for the reflowed graphical objects, and displaying the electronic document with the reflowed graphical objects in a layout having the minimum potential energy among the calculated potential energies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: William John Briggs, Stuart Guarnieri
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Publication number: 20160283444Abstract: A method for managing a hardcopy document (HD). The method includes: obtaining an image of the HD; identifying, within the image, a plurality of linking labels and a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of linking labels; extracting a plurality of strings from the plurality of regions; generating a combined string by combining the plurality of strings based on the plurality of linking labels; and generating an editable electronic version of the HD specifying the combined string.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: William John Briggs, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III