Patents by Inventor Scott J. McGowan

Scott J. McGowan 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).

  • Method and apparatus for phase-locking a plurality of display devices and multi-level driver for use therewith
    Publication number: 20020030635
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for phase-locking a plurality of display devices and multi-level driver for use therewith. Each of the display devices displays an image under the control of a distinct clock having a distinct clock rate. Each of the images contains a predetermined periodic indexing event. One of the clocks is designated as a master clock. The times of occurrence of the indexing events are compared, and the times of occurrence are caused to fall within a predetermined amount of time of one another so that each of the other clocks is phase-locked with the master clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventor: Scott J. McGowan
  • Method and apparatus for phase-locking a plurality of display devices and multi-level driver for use therewith
    Patent number: 6262695
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for phase-locking a plurality of display devices and multi-level driver for use therewith. Each of the display devices displays an image under the control of a distinct clock having a distinct clock rate. Each of the images contains a predetermined periodic indexing event. One of the clocks is designated as a master clock. The times of occurrence of the indexing events are compared, and the times of occurrence are caused to fall within a predetermined amount of time of one another so that each of the other clocks is phase-locked with the master clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Tridium Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott J. McGowan