Patents by Inventor Mark J. Nimmer

Mark J. Nimmer 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: 8009949
    Abstract: A fiber bundle head up display includes a bundle of optical fibers. An image source projects a display image onto the fiber bundle. The fiber bundle transfers the display image from its input surface to its output surface and projects the display image onto a combiner, which superimposes the display image in the visual field of a viewer. The fiber bundle transforms the display image while performing three-dimensional relocation of picture elements of the display image to reduce aberration and distortion of the display image. The fiber bundle may be utilized for pre-transforming the display image to reduce or eliminate a variety of image aberration types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Guolin Peng, Mark J. Nimmer
  • Patent number: 7777691
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for driving multiple tiled displays from a single digital video source can include a plurality of displays arranged in tiled fashion to form a tiled display, a plurality of display drivers corresponding to the plurality of displays, and a video receiver board coupled to the plurality of display drivers via a communication bus. The video receiver board communicates streams of pixel information to the plurality of display drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Nimmer, James P. Henderson, Martin J. Steffensmeier, Jeffrey D. Russell
  • Patent number: 7440592
    Abstract: A secure content near eye display apparatus includes a microdisplay device. A user verification system of the secure content near eye display apparatus is configured to verify whether a user is an authorized user. A controller coupled to the microdisplay device and to the user verification system controls the microdisplay device to display secure content information to the user only if the user verification system has verified that the user is the authorized user. In some embodiments, a display-eye interface detector is included in the secure content near eye display apparatus to detect when the display-eye interface is broken. In response, the controller controls the microdisplay device to stop displaying the secure content information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark J. Nimmer
  • Patent number: 7308154
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer for enhancing the quality of images that have been subjected to degradation. One example of such degradation occurs as the result of haze in the atmosphere. An enhancement function is derived according to a reference digital image and a degraded version of the reference digital image. The enhancement function is applied to a new digital image to produce an enhanced digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Ferrante, Timothy W. Rand, Mark J. Nimmer
  • Patent number: 6980182
    Abstract: A passive matrix organic light emitting display system includes a plurality of pixels configured for emitting light when energized by one of a plurality of row electrodes and one of a plurality of column electrodes. The display system also comprises a plurality of column drivers configured for energizing the plurality of column electrodes. The display system also comprises a plurality of row drivers configured for energizing the plurality of row electrodes. At least two of the plurality of row drivers are configured to simultaneously energize at least two of the plurality of row of electrodes. A method of displaying information on a passive matrix organic light emitting display system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins
    Inventors: Mark J. Nimmer, Ronald A. Ferrante, Goulin Peng, Martin J. Steffensmeier