Patents by Inventor Michael A. Nixon

Michael A. Nixon 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: 5293437
    Abstract: An image transfer system includes a display (10), which has associated therewith a plurality of pixels formed by optical fiber ends (12) which provide the terminating end of a plurality of optical fibers disposed in a fiber optic bundle (14). The opposite end of the optical fibers in the fiber optic bundle (14) are disposed on a display module (16), which is operable to generate a transferred image through the fiber optic bundle (14). Each of the optical fibers associated with the display module (16) have associated therewith a light emitting diode (LED) (20). Each of the LEDs (20) are operable to directly drive each of the associated optical fibers. The LEDs (20) are arranged in a display array (30) and are controlled to generate information associated with a given pixel. The optical fiber ends (12) are fabricated with a tapered configuration such that the end of each of the associated optical fibers tapers from a narrow dimension to a wider diameter, this being a linear taper on the end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Visual Optics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Nixon
  • Patent number: D347833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Intellipoint Corporation
    Inventors: William S. Bisenius, Michael A. Nixon, Roger A. Smith