Patents by Inventor Monte P. Tull
Monte P. Tull 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).
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Publication number: 20120274907Abstract: A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image having a volumetric display, a first projection system, and a second projection system. The first projection system projects electromagnetic energy into the volumetric display sequentially along the length and width of the volumetric display in a series of 2D image slices. The second projection system projects electromagnetic energy in a series of slices along the depth of the volumetric display. Particles intersected by the first and second wavelengths form illuminated two-dimensional cross sections at specific locations in the volumetric display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Inventors: Hakki H. Refai, Erik Petrich, James J. Sluss, JR., Monte P. Tull, Pramode Verma, Gerald K. Newman, Martina Dreyer
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Patent number: 8247755Abstract: A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles dispersed within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more infrared wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles to form a two-dimensional image. A second projection system projects translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more infra-red wavelengths that intersect with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display. A control system synchronizes the projection of the image source and the activation source such that the two-dimensional image and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three-dimensional image.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University Of OklahomaInventors: Hakki H. Refai, Erik Petrich, James J. Sluss, Jr., Monte P. Tull, Pramode Verma, Gerald K. Newman, Martina Dreyer
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Publication number: 20120044460Abstract: A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles dispersed within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more infrared wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles to form a two-dimensional image. A second projection system projects translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more infra-red wavelengths that intersect with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display. A control system synchronizes the projection of the image source and the activation source such that the two-dimensional image and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three-dimensional image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Hakki H. Refai, Erik Petrich, James J. Sluss, JR., Monte P. Tull, Pramode Verma, Gerald K. Newman, Martina Dreyer
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Patent number: 8075139Abstract: A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles to form a two-dimensional image. A second projection system projects translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths that intersect with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display. A control system synchronizes the projection of the image source and the activation source such that the two-dimensional image and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three-dimensional image.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaInventors: Hakki H. Refai, Erik Petrich, James J. Sluss, Jr., Monte P. Tull, Pramode Verma, Gerald K. Newman, Martina Dreyer
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Publication number: 20110063577Abstract: A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles to form a two-dimensional image. A second projection system projects translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths that intersect with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display. A control system synchronizes the projection of the image source and the activation source such that the two-dimensional image and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three-dimensional image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Hakki H. Refai, Erik Petrich, James J. Sluss, JR., Monte P. Tull, Pramode Verma, Gerald K. Newman, Martina Dreyer
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Patent number: 7858913Abstract: A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles to form a two-dimensional image. A second projection system projects translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths that intersect with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display. A control system synchronizes the projection of the image source and the activation source such that the two-dimensional image and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three-dimensional image.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaInventors: Hakki H. Refai, Erik Petrich, James J. Sluss, Jr., Monte P. Tull, Pramode Verma, Gerald K. Newman, Martina Dreyer
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Patent number: 7757069Abstract: A reconfigurable processor including a plurality of reconfigurable execution units, a memory, an instruction queue, a configuration selection unit, and a configuration loader. The memory stores a plurality of steering vector processing hardware configurations for configuring the reconfigurable execution units. The instruction queue stores a plurality of instructions to be executed by at least one of the reconfigurable execution units. The configuration selection unit analyzes the instructions stored in the instruction queue and chooses one of the steering vector processing hardware configurations. The configuration loader determines whether one of the reconfigurable slots is available and reconfigures at least one of the reconfigurable slots with at least a part of the chosen steering vector processing hardware configuration responsive to at least one of the reconfigurable slots being available.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaInventors: Brian F. Veale, John K. Antonio, Monte P. Tull
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Patent number: 7537345Abstract: A volumetric liquid crystal display for producing a three-dimensional image is disclosed. The volumetric liquid crystal display includes a volumetric image space having at least two layers of LCD sheeting wherein each layer of LCD sheeting is selectively energized to form image slices. At least one projection system projects at least one array of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths to intersect the energized layer of LCD sheeting illuminating image slices. Successive illumination of image slices on the layers of LCD sheeting provides the appearance of a three-dimensional image. Embodiments and methods of controlling and fabricating a three-dimensional image are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaInventors: Hakki H. Refai, Erik Petrich, James J. Sluss, Jr., Monte P. Tull, Pramode Verma
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Publication number: 20080263323Abstract: A reconfigurable processor including a plurality of reconfigurable slots, a memory, an instruction queue, a configuration selection unit, and a configuration loader. The plurality of reconfigurable slots are capable of forming reconfigurable execution units. The memory stores a plurality of steering vector processing hardware configurations for configuring the reconfigurable execution units. The instruction queue stores a plurality of instructions to be executed by at least one of the reconfigurable execution units. The configuration selection unit analyzes the dependency of instructions stored in the instruction queue to determine an error metric value for each of the steering vector processing hardware configurations indicative of an ability of a reconfigurable slot configured with the steering vector processing hardware configuration to execute the instructions in the instruction queue, and chooses one of the steering vector processing hardware configurations based upon the error metric values.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Nick A. Mould, John K. Antonio, Monte P. Tull, Brian F. Veale, John R. Junger
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Publication number: 20080074346Abstract: Volumetric three dimensional display that includes at least two image members. The image members are positioned such that each image member minimally blocks the view of light emitted from other image members providing a three dimensional image representation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: Erik Petrich, Hakki H. Refai, Monte P. Tull, James J. Sluss, Pramode Verma