Patents by Inventor Michael Flinders

Michael Flinders 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).

  • Video monitor/adapter interconnect extension architecture
    Patent number: 5742273
    Abstract: A video subsystem for a computer system comprising a video adapter and a video monitor electrically communicating over a display cable having at least two monitor identification lines. The three system components are designed such that after the video adapter reads the monitor identification from the monitor identification lines, the adapter and monitor reuse the monitor identification lines as a bidirectional serial link, over which large amounts and types of data may be transferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Flinders, Adrian John Hawes, Cynthia Kocialski, Marco Michael Rengan