Patents by Inventor Mark B. Johnson-Williams

Mark B. Johnson-Williams 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: 5523886
    Abstract: A stereoscopic video display device includes a left and a right video display for viewing by respectively the left and right eye of a viewer, a video driver circuit which alternates between driving the left video display and driving the right video display, and a view control circuit for providing a left-right signal which indicates which video display is currently displaying the video signal. A video signal source, such as a computer or a video game console, receives the left-right signal and provides a standard video signal. The stereoscopic display is usable with a source that provides a video signal that represents a left or right view according to the left-right signal, or with a source that ignores the left-right signal and provides a monoscopic video signal. The stereoscopic display is operable in both a stereo and a mono mode so that a user can select either monoscopic or stereoscopic video when the source is capable of providing stereoscopic views.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Sega of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Johnson-Williams, Teck Yong
  • Patent number: 4820236
    Abstract: A doll contains a flexible sensor which is captured in the doll near a surface thereof and will emit an electrical signal when subjected to bending or pressure to indicate that this part of the doll is being touched or manipulated. The sensor utilizes a film having piezoelectric properties to generate a signal when subjected to such forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignee: Coleco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William Berliner, Mark B. Johnson-Williams
  • Patent number: 4642710
    Abstract: An animated display in the form of a representation of a face, is controlled by an associated audio tape player and a microprocessor-controlled liquid crystal display. The facial features are variable responsively to the audio signals of the tape player as controlled by the microprocessor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignee: Milton Bradley International, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene A. Murtha, Mark B. Johnson-Williams, Theodore N. Madison, Michael C. Cartabiano