Patents by Inventor Rod Archer

Rod Archer 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: 9088792
    Abstract: An enhanced liquid crystal display design is provided having relatively fast response time particularly useful in high speed or highly intense applications, such as stereoscopic or autostereoscopic image display. The liquid crystal display device is configured to display stereoscopic images, and comprises an LCD panel and control electronics configured to drive the LCD panel to a desired 10 stereoscopic display state. The control electronics are configured to employ transient phase switching and overdrive the LCD panel to a desired state to enable relatively rapid display of stereoscopic images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Chiu, Lenny Lipton, Matt Cowan, Rod Archer, Klaus Zietlow, Michael G. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20120256905
    Abstract: A segmented polarizing device may be a polarizing modulator which may include strips of switching polarizer material. The switching polarizer material may be used to switch individual segments of the polarizing modulator at a time. In such devices, the polarizing modulator may be one or more liquid crystal cells (LC cell). As the LC modulation panel of a display refreshes an image from top to bottom, changing from left eye content to right eye content, the polarization of a corresponding part of a scrolling polarizing screen may change along with the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: REALD INC.
    Inventors: Rod Archer, Matt Cowan, Michael G. Robinson, Gary D. Sharp
  • Publication number: 20110210964
    Abstract: An enhanced liquid crystal display design is provided having relatively fast response time particularly useful in high speed or highly intense applications, such as stereoscopic or autostereoscopic image display. The liquid crystal display device is configured to display stereoscopic images, and comprises an LCD panel and control electronics configured to drive the LCD panel to a desired 10 stereoscopic display state. The control electronics are configured to employ transient phase switching and overdrive the LCD panel to a desired state to enable relatively rapid display of stereoscopic images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Chiu, Lenny Lipton, Matt Cowan, Rod Archer, Klaus Zietlow, Michael G. Robinson
  • Patent number: 7517081
    Abstract: A method and system of providing circularly polarized eyewear is provided. The eyewear comprises substantially rigid material configured to maintain lensing material, such as card stock or plastic. The lensing material comprises polarizing lensing material located proximate the substantially rigid material, and retarder lensing material matched to the polarizing lensing material. The retarder lensing material is positioned adjacent to the polarizing lensing material such that each eye of a user sees an intended image, and an unintended image is blocked thereby when used in conjunction with suitably polarization encoded projected images. The polarizing lensing material and retarder lensing material are fixedly maintained in association with the substantially rigid material and are configured to be provided free of lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Real D
    Inventors: Lenny Lipton, Rod Archer
  • Publication number: 20080316303
    Abstract: An enhanced liquid crystal display design is provided having relatively fast response time particularly useful in high speed or highly intense applications, such as stereoscopic or autostereoscopic image display. The liquid crystal display device is configured to display stereoscopic images, and comprises an LCD panel and control electronics configured to drive the LCD panel to a desired stereoscopic display state. The control electronics are configured to employ transient phase switching and overdrive the LCD panel to a desired state to enable relatively rapid display of stereoscopic images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph Chiu, Lenny Lipton, Matt Cowan, Rod Archer, Klaus Zietlow
  • Publication number: 20080018851
    Abstract: A method and system of providing circularly polarized eyewear is provided. The eyewear comprises substantially rigid material configured to maintain lensing material, such as card stock or plastic. The lensing material comprises polarizing lensing material located proximate the substantially rigid material, and retarder lensing material matched to the polarizing lensing material. The retarder lensing material is positioned adjacent to the polarizing lensing material such that each eye of a user sees an intended image, and an unintended image is blocked thereby when used in conjunction with suitably polarization encoded projected images. The polarizing lensing material and retarder lensing material are fixedly maintained in association with the substantially rigid material and are configured to be provided free of lamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Lenny Lipton, Rod Archer