Patents by Inventor Nicholas BERGERON

Nicholas BERGERON 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).

  • Driving an electrowetting display device
    Patent number: 9589513
    Abstract: A method of driving an electrowetting display device that includes a display element having a cavity; a first fluid and a second fluid within the cavity, the first fluid being immiscible with the second fluid; a surface facing the cavity; and a first electrode. The display device includes a control system for applying a voltage to the first electrode to provide a display state in response to a signal level of the voltage, wherein the control system is arranged to configure the signal level throughout a display period such that the second fluid adjoins at least a minimum area of the surface, the minimum area being greater than a zero area. The method includes applying at least one display signal level during the display period, the at least one display signal level configured such that the first fluid and the second fluid adjoin the surface throughout the display period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jo Aubert, Henricus Petronella Maria Derckx, Anthony John Slack, Bokke Johannes Feenstra, Nicholas Bergeron
  • DRIVING AN ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120256898
    Abstract: A method of driving an electrowetting display device that includes a display element having a cavity; a first fluid and a second fluid within the cavity, the first fluid being immiscible with the second fluid; a surface facing the cavity; and a first electrode. The display device includes a control system for applying a voltage to the first electrode to provide a display state in response to a signal level of the voltage, wherein the control system is arranged to configure the signal level throughout a display period such that the second fluid adjoins at least a minimum area of the surface, the minimum area being greater than a zero area. The method includes applying at least one display signal level during the display period, the at least one display signal level configured such that the first fluid and the second fluid adjoin the surface throughout the display period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG LCD NETHERLANDS R & D CENTER B.V.
    Inventors: Jo AUBERT, Henricus Petronella Maria DERCKX, Anthony John SLACK, Bokke Johannes FEENSTRA, Nicholas BERGERON