Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Akred, Sr.

Ronald J. Akred, Sr. 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).

  • Control system for display devices and method
    Patent number: 4216471
    Abstract: Control system for a display with a matrix of image forming dots. The control system includes a single-board computer with an erasable programmable read-only memory unit which sends a series of electrical pulses to a drive module. The drive module responds to the electrical pulses by inducing in the display dot by dot formation of an image selected by the operator, the control system characterized by very low power usage due to current flowing by only one dot at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1980
    Assignee: Baker Electrical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald J. Akred, Sr.