Patents by Inventor Michael S. Farmer

Michael S. Farmer 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).

  • TRANSFER PRODUCT METHOD
    Publication number: 20080135163
    Abstract: A transfer decal retail product unit includes a transfer decal assembly, which can optionally be mounted on a display card. The assembly includes a liner comprising a material that contrasts visually with a graphic material releasably mounted thereon. An optional clear, transparent mask is releasably mounted on the graphic material and is adapted for removal after installation. The visual contrast between the liner and the graphic material facilitates point-of-purchase sales by attracting customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Michael S. Farmer
  • High speed video frame buffer
    Patent number: 6667744
    Abstract: A device for storing pixel information for displaying a graphics image on a display includes a frame buffer and a processor. The information includes an intensity value and a value associated with each of a plurality of additional planes for each pixel. The frame buffer memory has a series of consecutive addresses for storing information to be output to the display. The frame buffer may be subdivided into a plurality of blocks, where each block corresponds to a region of the display having a plurality of contiguous pixels. The processor places the pixel information within the frame buffer memory so that in a given block there are placed at a first collection of consecutive addresses the intensity values for each of the pixels in the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: 3Dlabs, Inc., Ltd
    Inventors: Matt E. Buckelew, Stewart G. Carlton, James L. Deming, Michael S. Farmer, Steven J. Heinrich, Mark A. Mosley, Clifford A. Whitmore
  • High speed video frame buffer
    Publication number: 20020050959
    Abstract: A device for storing pixel information for displaying a graphics image on a display includes a frame buffer and a processor. The information includes an intensity value and a value associated with each of a plurality of additional planes for each pixel. The frame buffer memory has a series of consecutive addresses for storing information to be output to the display. The frame buffer may be subdivided into a plurality of blocks, where each block corresponds to a region of the display having a plurality of contiguous pixels. The processor places the pixel information within the frame buffer memory so that in a given block there are placed at a first collection of consecutive addresses the intensity values for each of the pixels in the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Matt E. Buckelew, Stewart G. Carlton, James L. Deming, Michael S. Farmer, Steven J. Heinrich, Mark A. Mosley, Clifford A. Whitmore
  • High speed video frame buffer
    Patent number: 6278645
    Abstract: A device for storing pixel information for displaying a graphics image on a display includes a frame buffer and a processor. The information includes an intensity value and a value associated with each of a plurality of additional planes for each pixel. The frame buffer memory has a series of consecutive addresses for storing information to be output to the display. The frame buffer may be subdivided into a plurality of blocks, where each block corresponds to a region of the display having a plurality of contiguous pixels. The processor places the pixel information within the frame buffer memory so that in a given block there are placed at a first collection of consecutive addresses the intensity values for each of the pixels in the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: 3Dlabs Inc., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matt E. Buckelew, Stewart G. Carlton, James L. Deming, Michael S. Farmer, Steven J. Heinrich, Mark A. Mosley, Clifford A. Whitmore
  • High-speed video frame buffer using single port memory chips
    Patent number: 5864512
    Abstract: This invention relates to providing high-speed video graphics through use of single ported memory chips on the video card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Intergraph Corporation
    Inventors: Matt E. Buckelew, Stewart G. Carlton, James L. Deming, Michael S. Farmer, Steven J. Heinrich, Mark A. Mosley, Clifford A. Whitmore
  • Remote control charging base
    Patent number: D602858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: AMX LLC
    Inventors: Vincent W. Ellis, Albert M. Forlenza, Kenneth Scott Carpenter, Michael S. Farmer, Michael Zalta
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D626531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: AMX LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Farmer, Michael Zalta, Jon Dukerschein, Albert M. Forlenza, Vincent W. Ellis, Rashid Skaf, Ronald W Barber, Jose S Vasquez, Kenneth Scott Carpenter