Patents by Inventor Malcolm J. Thompson

Malcolm J. Thompson 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).

  • Patent number: 6078936
    Abstract: A display has sufficient resolution to present images as they would appear on other types of image output devices, such as types of printers or displays. In response to a user signal indicating a type of image output devices, data defining an image is used to automatically obtain version data defining a version of the image. The version can be presented on the display to show the image as it would appear when presented by an image output device of the indicated type. The user can indicate a type by selecting a menu item or a button or by providing a sequence of keystrokes. In response to a user signal indicating a parameter value, a version can be presented showing the image as it would appear when presented with the value. When a satisfactory image is displayed, the user can then request presentation of the image by a device of the indicated type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Russel A. Martin, Richard H. Bruce, Alan G. Lewis, Kathryn M. Middo, Malcolm J. Thompson, William D. Turner
  • Patent number: 5703621
    Abstract: An array of light control units has an area large enough to present images for direct viewing. The array also has light control units sufficiently dense that ordinary acuity artifacts are not noticeable in presented images when the array is directly viewed at usual viewing distances by a human with normal vision. Signal circuitry can provide signals to the light control units. The array can present an image that includes M colors, where M is more than three, even though each light control unit can only cause presentation of one of a segment with one of a set of N colors, where N is less than M. Data defining an input image with M colors are used to obtain data defining an output image that is a version of the input image but includes, for each light control unit, a color data item indicating one of its set of N colors. The signal circuitry provides signals to the light control units so that each light control unit presents a segment with the color indicated by its color data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Russel A. Martin, Richard H. Bruce, Victor M. DaCosta, Thomas G. Fiske, Alan G. Lewis, Louis D. Silverstein, Hugo L. Steemers, Malcolm J. Thompson, William D. Turner
  • Patent number: 5627662
    Abstract: The present invention is a digital imaging system for a copier that comprises a full-frame, two-dimensional sensor array to capture a document's image and a full-frame output light valve with backlight to flash expose the image onto a photoreceptor belt. The document is flash exposed to illuminate the page and the full-page image is captured by the full-frame, two dimensional sensor array. The sensor array then reads out the digital image data in response to a driver. The data is then input into the full-frame digital output light valve. The driver provides for the synchronous control of the system. Optionally, an electronic subsystem may perform digital image processing according to user demand--before the data arrives at the output light valve. After image processing (if any), the digital data, supplied to the full-page output light valve, forms a pattern on the display according to the data. The patterned image is then flash exposed by a backlight, through the light valve, and onto a photoreceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice F. Holmes, John S. Brown, Malcolm J. Thompson, William D. Turner
  • Patent number: 5491347
    Abstract: A thin-film structure on an insulating substrate includes an array of binary control units with an area of at least 90 cm.sup.2 and a density of at least 60 binary control units per cm. One implementation has an area of approximately 510 cm.sup.2, a diagonal of approximately 33 cm, and a total of approximately 6.3 million binary control units. Each binary control unit has a lead for receiving a unit drive signal, to which it responds by causing presentation of a segment of images presented by the array. Each binary control unit can present a segment with either a first color having a maximum intensity or a second color having a minimum intensity. Each binary control unit's unit drive signal causes the binary control unit to present its first and second colors. The substrate can be glass. Each binary control unit can include an amorphous silicon thin-film transistor (TFT) and a storage capacitor. Each binary control unit can be square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert R. Allen, deceased, Richard H. Bruce, Tzu-Chin Chuang, Thomas G. Fiske, Ronald T. Fulks, Michael Hack, Jackson H. Ho, Alan G. Lewis, Russel A. Martin, Louis D. Silverstein, Hugo L. Steemers, Susan M. Stuber, Malcolm J. Thompson, William D. Turner, William W. Yao
  • Patent number: 5083175
    Abstract: A method of utilizing a thin film device as a photosensor. The thin film device comprises a substrate upon which is deposited a charge transport layer, first and second injecting electrodes in low electrical resistance contact with the charge transport layer, the injecting electrodes being laterally spaced from one another, a gate electrode spaced normally from the first and second injecting electrodes and located opposite the first injecting electrode, for controlling injection therefrom, and laterally offset from the second injecting electrode, and a gate dielectric layer separating the gate electrode from the first and second injecting electrodes and the charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Malcolm J. Thompson, Hsing C. Tuan
  • Patent number: 4719481
    Abstract: A thin film writing head for recording information upon a record medium by means of a continuous writing process. The writing head comprises thin film elements including marking elements, high and low voltage bus lines, driver circuitry, and switching elements, integrally fabricated upon a large area substrate. A latching circuit, including at least one of the switching elements is located between the pair of bus lines for connecting the marking elements directly to one of the bus lines, so as to insure that the marking elements are always connected to a source of reference potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hsing C. Tuan, Malcolm J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4646163
    Abstract: A fluid jet assisted ion projection copier including a marking head incorporating an array of thin film ion modulating electrodes and photosensors integrated upon a single substrate. An optical projection system places incremental images of light and dark areas from an original to be copied onto the photosensor array. The marking head is mounted upon the ion projection housing, adjacent an outlet channel thereof for controlling the passage of ions out of the housing in accordance with the projected pattern of light and dark areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hsing C. Tuan, Malcolm J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4588997
    Abstract: An electrographic writing head capable of placing continuous marks upon a record medium in response to the application of a high voltage to selected writing styluses. The writing head includes a substrate upon which stylus electrodes, multiplexed driver circuitry and active devices are integrally fabricated by thin film deposition techniques. For each stylus, there is provided a high voltage thin film transistor and a latching circuit for holding the state of the high voltage transistor for substantially an entire line writing time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hsing C. Tuan, Malcolm J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4584592
    Abstract: A fluid jet assisted ion projection electrographic marking apparatus including a marking head having integrally fabricated thereon, an array of modulating electrodes, divided into sections, address bus lines, data bus lines and suitable thin film switches, for sequentially bringing the electrodes of a selected section to a predetermined voltage during a portion of the line scan time. The electrodes of non-selected sections in conjunction with the thin film switches, hold the predetermined voltage for controlling the passage of ions, exiting the apparatus, during the remainder of the line scan time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hsing C. Tuan, Malcolm J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4529619
    Abstract: A method of forming an ohmic contact between an amorphous silicon hydride semiconductor and a substrate which includes coating a film of palladium on the substrate and overcoating the palladium with a thin film of amorphous silicon hydride forming a thin palladium silicide layer. The amorphous silicon hydride is dehydrogenated by annealing forming a highly defective amorphous silicon layer and a thicker palladium silicide layer through which carriers can readily tunnel. The amorphous silicon hydride semiconductor is then coated over the amorphous silicon layer to the desired thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Nemanich, Malcolm J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4374850
    Abstract: Certain amines are highly effective in controlling parasitic ticks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: LaWanda M. Hunt, Malcolm J. Thompson, William E. Robbins
  • Patent number: 4374851
    Abstract: Certain amines are highly effective in controlling parasitic ticks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: LaWanda M. Hunt, Malcolm J. Thompson, William E. Robbins
  • Patent number: 4346226
    Abstract: Synthetic polyhydroxylated steroidal lactones are found to be highly effective plant growth promoting substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Malcolm J. Thompson, Nagabhushanam Mandava, Joseph F. Worley, deceased, Samson R. Dutky, William E. Robbins, Judith L. Flippen-Anderson
  • Patent number: 4310547
    Abstract: Certain amines are highly effective in controlling parasitic ticks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: LaWanda M. Hunt, Malcolm J. Thompson, William E. Robbins
  • Patent number: 4230726
    Abstract: Certain secondary and tertiary straight and branched chain amines and amides are found to be highly effective for controlling scabies mites and other parasitic mites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: William F. Fisher, Malcolm J. Thompson, Fred C. Wright, William E. Robbins
  • Patent number: 4073939
    Abstract: Some secondary and tertiary straight and branched chain amides and amines were found to be highly lethal to nematodes and other helminths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Malcolm J. Thompson, Julius Feldmesser, William E. Robbins
  • Patent number: 4036987
    Abstract: Some secondary and tertiary straight and branched chain amides and amines were found to be highly lethal to nematodes and other helminths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Malcolm J. Thompson, Julius Feldmesser, William E. Robbins