Patents by Inventor Moenes Z. Iskarous

Moenes Z. Iskarous 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).

  • Scanning scheme for images stored in dynamic random access memory
    Patent number: 5883679
    Abstract: A method of retrieving image information is disclosed in which a reference block is selected which overlies three sections of an image stored in a memory having two banks. Exactly two of the sections of the image are stored in the same bank of the memory. A sequence in which to read the three sections is selected such that the two sections in the same bank are not read consecutively. Each section of the image underlying the reference block is read in the selected sequence to retrieve the image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: C-Cube Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Moenes Z. Iskarous, Vijay Maheshwari, Srinivasa R. Malladi
  • Climber robot
    Patent number: 5551525
    Abstract: A climber robot has front and rear legs joined together by a pivoting knee joint and having pivoting ankle joints at their distal ends. Pneumatic muscle pairs attached to each leg allow the robot to move vertically and horizontally and make easy transitions over obstacles and from the horizontal to vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Robert T. Pack, Moenes Z. Iskarous, Kazuhiko Kawamura