Patents by Inventor John Peter FENSKE
John Peter FENSKE 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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Patent number: 11787331Abstract: Example vehicle includes a first headlight and a second headlight. The second headlight includes a laser configured to produce first light and an illumination source configured to produce second light. The second headlight also includes a spatial light modulator (SLM) optically coupled to the illumination source and a controller coupled to the SLM. The controller is configured to control the SLM to direct a reflection of the first light during a first operating mode and control the SLM to direct the second light during a second operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventor: John Peter Fenske
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Publication number: 20230280449Abstract: Described examples include an apparatus includes a phase light modulator and a light source optically coupled to the phase light modulator, the light source configured to direct a divergent light beam towards the phase light modulator, the phase light modulator configured to provide a modulated light beam directed towards a field of view responsive to the divergent light beam. The apparatus also includes a light detector optically coupled to the field of view, the light detector configured to detect the modulated light beam as reflected from the field of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Terry Alan Bartlett, John Peter Fenske
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Patent number: 11693096Abstract: Described examples include an apparatus having a phase light modulator. The apparatus also has a first light source configured to direct a first light beam to the phase light modulator, the phase light modulator configured to provide a first modulated light beam directed to a first field of view. The apparatus also has a second light source configured to direct a second light beam to the phase light modulator, the phase light modulator configured to provide a second modulated light beam directed to a second field of view. The apparatus also has a first light detector configured to detect the first modulated light beam as reflected from the first field of view; and a second light detector configured to detect the second modulated light beam as reflected from the second field of view.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Terry Alan Bartlett, John Peter Fenske
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Publication number: 20230194673Abstract: An apparatus includes micromirrors in rows and columns of a two-dimensional (2D) array, electrode lines coupled to the micromirrors, where the electrode lines are coupled to respective sets of the micromirrors, and signal driving circuits coupled to the electrode lines, the signal driving circuits configured to control the respective sets of the micromirrors via respective electrode lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventor: John Peter FENSKE
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Publication number: 20230085528Abstract: Example vehicle includes a first headlight and a second headlight. The second headlight includes a laser configured to produce first light and an illumination source configured to produce second light. The second headlight also includes a spatial light modulator (SLM) optically coupled to the illumination source and a controller coupled to the SLM. The controller is configured to control the SLM to direct a reflection of the first light during a first operating mode and control the SLM to direct the second light during a second operating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: John Peter Fenske
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Patent number: 11541805Abstract: A controller is provided that includes a bit plane generation component and a processor configured to receive one or more headlight commands and to configure the bit plane generation component to generate bit planes of a headlight frame responsive to the one or more headlight commands, wherein the bit plane generation component includes bit generation pipelines configured to operate in parallel to generate respective bits of consecutive bits of a bit plane of the headlight frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Shashank Dabral, John Peter Fenske, Mohhamad Jacob Pulliam
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Patent number: 11524625Abstract: Example adaptive vehicle headlights are disclosed. An example system includes a photodetector, an illumination source configured to generate first light during a first operating mode, a spatial light modulator (SLM), and a dichroic filter optically coupled to the illumination source and to the SLM, wherein the dichroic filter is configured to direct the first light to the SLM, and the SLM is configured to direct second light to the dichroic filter during a second operating mode, wherein the dichroic filter is configured to direct the second light having a first color to the photodetector, and direct the first light during the first operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventor: John Peter Fenske
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Patent number: 11487118Abstract: A method includes rendering, by at least one processor, a first sub-frame of an image, where the first sub-frame includes a first subset of pixels of the image. The method includes displaying the first sub-frame on a display. The method also includes rendering, by the at least one processor, a second sub-frame of the image, where the second sub-frame includes a second subset of pixels of the image, and where the second sub-frame is shifted a half-pixel diagonally from the first sub-frame. The method also includes displaying the second sub-frame on the display after displaying the first sub-frame, where the display is optically shifted a half-pixel diagonally to display the second sub-frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Jeffrey Matthew Kempf, John Peter Fenske
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Publication number: 20220105863Abstract: A controller is provided that includes a bit plane generation component and a processor configured to receive one or more headlight commands and to configure the bit plane generation component to generate bit planes of a headlight frame responsive to the one or more headlight commands, wherein the bit plane generation component includes bit generation pipelines configured to operate in parallel to generate respective bits of consecutive bits of a bit plane of the headlight frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Shashank Dabral, John Peter Fenske, Mohhamad Jacob Pulliam
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Publication number: 20210356744Abstract: A method includes rendering, by at least one processor, a first sub-frame of an image, where the first sub-frame includes a first subset of pixels of the image. The method includes displaying the first sub-frame on a display. The method also includes rendering, by the at least one processor, a second sub-frame of the image, where the second sub-frame includes a second subset of pixels of the image, and where the second sub-frame is shifted a half-pixel diagonally from the first sub-frame. The method also includes displaying the second sub-frame on the display after displaying the first sub-frame, where the display is optically shifted a half-pixel diagonally to display the second sub-frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew KEMPF, John Peter FENSKE
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Publication number: 20210178960Abstract: Example adaptive vehicle headlights are disclosed. An example system includes a photodetector, an illumination source configured to generate first light during a first operating mode, a spatial light modulator (SLM), and a dichroic filter optically coupled to the illumination source and to the SLM, wherein the dichroic filter is configured to direct the first light to the SLM, and the SLM is configured to direct second light to the dichroic filter during a second operating mode, wherein the dichroic filter is configured to direct the second light having a first color to the photodetector, and direct the first light during the first operating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventor: John Peter Fenske
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Publication number: 20200284880Abstract: Described examples include an apparatus having a phase light modulator. The apparatus also has a first light source configured to direct a first light beam to the phase light modulator, the phase light modulator configured to provide a first modulated light beam directed to a first field of view. The apparatus also has a second light source configured to direct a second light beam to the phase light modulator, the phase light modulator configured to provide a second modulated light beam directed to a second field of view. The apparatus also has a first light detector configured to detect the first modulated light beam as reflected from the first field of view; and a second light detector configured to detect the second modulated light beam as reflected from the second field of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Terry Alan Bartlett, John Peter Fenske
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Patent number: 10426010Abstract: In described examples, a circuit for controlling a light emitting diode (LED) includes a first flip flop including first and second control inputs. In response to assertion of a first control signal, the first flip flop generates a second control signal to control a first switch coupled in parallel with the LED. An edge detect circuit is coupled to an output of the first flip flop. In response to generation of the second control signal, the edge detect circuit generates a third control signal. A second flip flop includes third and fourth control inputs. The third control input is coupled to an output of the edge detect circuit. The second flip flop generates a fourth control signal to control a second switch coupled, via an inductor, to the first switch and the LED.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: John Peter Fenske, Muhammad Roshanali Rajabali, Jeffrey Scott Farris
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Patent number: 10368412Abstract: In described examples, a circuit for controlling a light emitting diode (LED) includes a switch control circuit to generate a first control signal for a first switch coupled in parallel with the LED. The switch control circuit generates the first control signal responsive to a magnitude of loop current through the first switch relative to a first reference signal. A switch driver generates a second control signal for a second switch coupled to the first switch via an inductor. The first switch driver generates the second control signal responsive to the magnitude of the loop current through the first switch relative to the first reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: John Peter Fenske, Muhammad Roshanali Rajabali, Jeffrey Scott Farris
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Publication number: 20190208595Abstract: In described examples, a circuit for controlling a light emitting diode (LED) includes a switch control circuit to generate a first control signal for a first switch coupled in parallel with the LED. The switch control circuit generates the first control signal responsive to a magnitude of loop current through the first switch relative to a first reference signal. A switch driver generates a second control signal for a second switch coupled to the first switch via an inductor. The first switch driver generates the second control signal responsive to the magnitude of the loop current through the first switch relative to the first reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: John Peter FENSKE, Muhammad Roshanali RAJABALI, Jeffrey Scott FARRIS
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Publication number: 20190208596Abstract: In described examples, a circuit for controlling a light emitting diode (LED) includes a first flip flop including first and second control inputs. In response to assertion of a first control signal, the first flip flop generates a second control signal to control a first switch coupled in parallel with the LED. An edge detect circuit is coupled to an output of the first flip flop. In response to generation of the second control signal, the edge detect circuit generates a third control signal. A second flip flop includes third and fourth control inputs. The third control input is coupled to an output of the edge detect circuit. The second flip flop generates a fourth control signal to control a second switch coupled, via an inductor, to the first switch and the LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: John Peter FENSKE, Muhammad Roshanali RAJABALI, Jeffrey Scott FARRIS