Patents by Inventor Paul J. Kirby

Paul J. Kirby 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).

  • Patent number: 4021785
    Abstract: An interface system for a PLATO IV computer terminal and random access slide projector that permits use of standard slides. The terminal keyboard selects a slide number which causes a strobe signal and binary signal representing the number to be transmitted to the interface. The number is latched in the interface upon reception of the strobe and then fed to a programmable read only memory (PROM) where the binary signal is algorithmically converted into a base 9 system. The output of the PROM is fed to decoders which convert the base 9 numbers into high and low order signals and are then fed to the slide projector after passing through inverter drivers and protective diodes. The interface also controls the ON/OFF position of the projector and generates an access signal to the projector after it has received the slide number in proper form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirby, Edward M. Gardner