Patents by Inventor Peter M. Freitag

Peter M. Freitag 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).

  • Data line defect avoidance structure
    Patent number: 5298891
    Abstract: A data line defect avoidance structure for a display device having an array of display elements arranged in rows and columns includes a plurality of repair lines overlapping the ends of data lines which extend between the columns. Each repair line spans a set of data lines, and there is a sufficient number of repair lines to span all the data lines in the array. One end of each repair line can be welded to a data line during fabrication to decrease the number of steps required for avoiding an open in a data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Thomson, S.A.
    Inventors: Dora Plus, Peter M. Freitag
  • Interactive data analysis with crossbar control
    Patent number: 5272767
    Abstract: A management tool is disclosed which aids the user in controlling the flow of data from one database table to another in computer memory, particularly when both the potential amount of data and the number of programmed functions which can be performed upon or be controlled by the data are large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: David Sarnoff Research Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Asmuth, Suz-Hsi Wan, Peter M. Freitag