Patents by Inventor Robert Osborn

Robert Osborn 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).

  • Strip map memory controller
    Patent number: 4646259
    Abstract: A control apparatus for transferring characters from a font memory to a printer including a microprocessor which controls input and output of characters to and from a strip memory, tracks the status of input/output operations to insure overwriting of the memory does not occur, and supplies a minimal amount of control information to hardwired circuitry from which character building processes are autonomously controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Andrew J. Lincoln, Robert Osborn, Geoffrey A. Dreher