Patents by Inventor Seth J. Bishop

Seth J. Bishop 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).

  • Publication number: 20200174336
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for pressure-sensitive, electrophoretic displays, which may optionally include haptic feedback. A display may comprise a first conductive layer having a pressure-sensitive conductivity and an electrophoretic layer positioned adjacent to the first conductive layer, wherein the electrophoretic layer is in electrical communication with the first conductive layer and is configured to locally change state based on a pressure applied to the first conductive layer. Local and global writing and erasing of the display can also be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: John L. CHUMA, Allan SADUN, Stephen J. TELFER, Stephen BULL, Sunil Krishna SAINIS, Seth J. BISHOP, Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Kosta LADAVAC
  • Publication number: 20200118480
    Abstract: A first display comprises a layer of electro-optic material with first and second electrodes on opposed sides thereof, at least one electrode. One or both electrodes having at least two spaced contacts, and voltage control means are arranged to vary the potential difference between the two spaced contacts attached to the same electrode. A second display comprises a layer of electro-optic material with a sequence of at least three electrodes adjacent thereto. Voltage control means vary the potential difference between the first and last electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes of the sequence alternate between the two surfaces of the layer of electro-optic material, and have edges which overlap with or lie adjacent the preceding and following electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes, other than the first and last, are electrically isolated such that the potential thereof is controlled by passage of current through the layer of electro-optic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Stephen BULL, Seth J. BISHOP, Stephen J. TELFER, Karl Raymond AMUNDSON
  • Patent number: 10573222
    Abstract: A first display comprises a layer of electro-optic material with first and second electrodes on opposed sides thereof, at least one electrode. One or both electrodes having at least two spaced contacts, and voltage control means are arranged to vary the potential difference between the two spaced contacts attached to the same electrode. A second display comprises a layer of electro-optic material with a sequence of at least three electrodes adjacent thereto. Voltage control means vary the potential difference between the first and last electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes of the sequence alternate between the two surfaces of the layer of electro-optic material, and have edges which overlap with or lie adjacent the preceding and following electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes, other than the first and last, are electrically isolated such that the potential thereof is controlled by passage of current through the layer of electro-optic material. Methods for driving these displays are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Paolini, Jr., Stephen Bull, Seth J. Bishop, Stephen J. Telfer, Karl Raymond Amundson
  • Patent number: 10551713
    Abstract: A first display includes a layer of electro-optic material with first and second electrodes on opposed sides thereof. One or both electrodes have at least two spaced contacts. Voltage control means are arranged to vary the potential difference between the two spaced contacts attached to the same electrode. A second display includes a layer of electro-optic material with a sequence of at least three electrodes adjacent thereto. Voltage control means vary the potential difference between the first and last electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes of the sequence alternate between two surfaces of the layer of electro-optic material, and have edges that overlap or lie adjacent the preceding and following electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes, other than the first and last, are electrically isolated such that the potential thereof is controlled by passage of current through the layer of electro-optic material. Methods for driving these displays are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Paolini, Jr., Stephen Bull, Seth J. Bishop, Karl Raymond Amundson, Stephen J. Telfer, George G. Harris
  • Publication number: 20190205077
    Abstract: A display (100) primarily intended for use on an external surface of a building comprises a weatherproof housing (310, 340); a bistable electro-optic medium (326) enclosed within and visible through the housing; an electrode (324, 330) enclosed within the weatherproof housing and arranged to drive the electro-optic medium; a power generating means (504) enclosed within the weatherproof housing; data receiving means (508) enclosed within the weatherproof housing and arranged to receive data wirelessly from a source outside the weatherproof housing; and display drive means (510) arranged to receive data from the data receiving means and power from the power generating means, and to control the potential of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Carl TAUSSIG, Seth J. BISHOP, David Victor MARCOLIN, Russell J. DEWITTE
  • Patent number: 10324577
    Abstract: A writeable display medium incorporating various sensing elements into the backplane of the writeable display medium so that the sensing elements can cause the associated pixels to update immediately in contrast to state-of-the art writeable displays that rely on a feedback loop between a digitizing layer and a display driver that controls the output of a display. As a stylus is moved over the display, a signal emitted from the stylus (e.g., an electromagnetic field) will change the state of a transistor associated with a pixel, resulting in a nearly instantaneous state change in the display (i.e., white to black).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Krishna Sainis, Seth J. Bishop, Ana L. Lattes, Ming-Chuan Hung, Shi-Lin Li
  • Publication number: 20190121215
    Abstract: A first display includes a layer of electro-optic material with first and second electrodes on opposed sides thereof. One or both electrodes have at least two spaced contacts. Voltage control means are arranged to vary the potential difference between the two spaced contacts attached to the same electrode. A second display includes a layer of electro-optic material with a sequence of at least three electrodes adjacent thereto. Voltage control means vary the potential difference between the first and last electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes of the sequence alternate between two surfaces of the layer of electro-optic material, and have edges that overlap or lie adjacent the preceding and following electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes, other than the first and last, are electrically isolated such that the potential thereof is controlled by passage of current through the layer of electro-optic material. Methods for driving these displays are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Stephen BULL, Seth J. BISHOP, Karl Raymond AMUNDSON, Stephen J. TELFER, George G. HARRIS
  • Patent number: 10197883
    Abstract: A first display includes a layer of electro-optic material with first and second electrodes on opposed sides thereof. One or both electrodes have at least two spaced contacts. Voltage control means are arranged to vary the potential difference between the two spaced contacts attached to the same electrode. A second display includes a layer of electro-optic material with a sequence of at least three electrodes adjacent thereto. Voltage control means vary the potential difference between the first and last electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes of the sequence alternate between two surfaces of the layer of electro-optic material, and have edges that overlap or lie adjacent the preceding and following electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes, other than the first and last, are electrically isolated such that the potential thereof is controlled by passage of current through the layer of electro-optic material. Methods for driving these displays are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Paolini, Jr., Stephen Bull, Seth J. Bishop, Karl Raymond Amundson, Stephen J. Telfer, George G. Harris
  • Publication number: 20180246598
    Abstract: A writeable display medium incorporating various sensing elements into the backplane of the writeable display medium so that the sensing elements can cause the associated pixels to update immediately in contrast to state-of-the art writeable displays that rely on a feedback loop between a digitizing layer and a display driver that controls the output of a display. As a stylus is moved over the display, a signal emitted from the stylus (e.g., an electromagnetic field) will change the state of a transistor associated with a pixel, resulting in a nearly instantaneous state change in the display (i.e., white to black).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Sunil Krishna SAINIS, Seth J. BISHOP, Ana L. LATTES, Ming-Chuan HUNG, Shi-Lin LI
  • Publication number: 20180247598
    Abstract: A writeable display medium incorporating light-sensitive semiconductors into the thin film transistors (TFTs), and incorporating a long-pass optical filter to provide a narrow window of wavelengths that can be used to cause the TFTs to switch states when suitably biased. As a light-emitting stylus is moved over the display, the light will change the state of the TFTs, resulting in a nearly instantaneous state change in the display (i.e., white to black). Accordingly, writeable display media of the invention do not suffer from the writing latency that is experienced with many writeable tablet systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Sunil Krishna SAINIS, Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Ana L. LATTES, Stephen J. TELFER, Seth J. BISHOP
  • Patent number: 10037089
    Abstract: Particle-based electro-optic displays are described that are both electrically and magnetically controllable. Global and local addressing may be provided. The global addressing may be providing by one or more electrodes of the display, and may be electrically activated. The local addressing may be provided by a writing implement, especially one capable of producing rotating electric fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Seth J. Bishop, Sunil Krishna Sainis, George G. Harris, William Vetterling
  • Publication number: 20180136532
    Abstract: A first display includes a layer of electro-optic material with first and second electrodes on opposed sides thereof. One or both electrodes have at least two spaced contacts. Voltage control means are arranged to vary the potential difference between the two spaced contacts attached to the same electrode. A second display includes a layer of electro-optic material with a sequence of at least three electrodes adjacent thereto. Voltage control means vary the potential difference between the first and last electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes of the sequence alternate between two surfaces of the layer of electro-optic material, and have edges that overlap or lie adjacent the preceding and following electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes, other than the first and last, are electrically isolated such that the potential thereof is controlled by passage of current through the layer of electro-optic material. Methods for driving these displays are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Stephen BULL, Seth J. BISHOP, Karl Raymond AMUNDSON, Stephen J. TELFER, George G. HARRIS
  • Patent number: 9880646
    Abstract: A writing implement is described that dispenses a liquid colorant and produces a magnetic field. The magnetic field may be directed to an electronically driven display having a particle that is responsive to a magnetic field, such as an electrophoretic display, thereby changing an optical state of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Krishna Sainis, Seth J. Bishop
  • Patent number: 9620066
    Abstract: A large area display comprises multiple sub-units arranged in rows and columns. Each sub-unit has associated row and column drivers, with the column driver driving the column electrodes of all the sub-units a column. A chip select means provides a separate chip select signal to each row of sub-units, so that only one row of sub-units are scanned at a time, and all the sub-units in the selected row are scanned simultaneously. Column data are supplied to the column drivers as a linear series of column data values; and delayed Gate Start Pulse signals are fed to the column drivers in each column of sub-units after the first so that these column drivers receive the delayed Gate Start Pulse signals and apply the appropriate column data values to their associated column electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventor: Seth J. Bishop
  • Publication number: 20170052753
    Abstract: A display (100) primarily intended for use on an external surface of a building comprises a weatherproof housing (310, 340); a bistable electro-optic medium (326) enclosed within and visible through the housing; an electrode (324, 330) enclosed within the weatherproof housing and arranged to drive the electro-optic medium; a power generating means (504) enclosed within the weatherproof housing; data receiving means (508) enclosed within the weatherproof housing and arranged to receive data wirelessly from a source outside the weatherproof housing; and display drive means (510) arranged to receive data from the data receiving means and power from the power generating means, and to control the potential of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Richard J. Paolini, JR., Carl Taussig, Seth J. Bishop, David Victor MARCOLIN, Russell J. DeWitte
  • Publication number: 20160239114
    Abstract: A writing implement is described that dispenses a liquid colorant and produces a magnetic field. The magnetic field may be directed to an electronically driven display having a particle that is responsive to a magnetic field, such as an electrophoretic display, thereby changing an optical state of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Sunil Krishna Sainis, Seth J. Bishop
  • Publication number: 20160239113
    Abstract: Particle-based electro-optic displays are described that are both electrically and magnetically controllable. Global and local addressing may be provided. The global addressing may be providing by one or more electrodes of the display, and may be electrically activated. The local addressing may be provided by a writing implement, especially one capable of producing rotating electric fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Seth J. Bishop, Sunil Krishna Sainis, George G. Harris, William Vetterling
  • Publication number: 20160232835
    Abstract: A first display comprises a layer of electro-optic material with first and second electrodes on opposed sides thereof, at least one electrode. One or both electrodes having at least two spaced contacts, and voltage control means are arranged to vary the potential difference between the two spaced contacts attached to the same electrode. A second display comprises a layer of electro-optic material with a sequence of at least three electrodes adjacent thereto. Voltage control means vary the potential difference between the first and last electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes of the sequence alternate between the two surfaces of the layer of electro-optic material, and have edges which overlap with or lie adjacent the preceding and following electrodes of the sequence. The electrodes, other than the first and last, are electrically isolated such that the potential thereof is controlled by passage of current through the layer of electro-optic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Richard J. Paolini, JR., Stephen Bull, Seth J. Bishop, Stephen J. Telfer, Karl Raymond Amundson
  • Publication number: 20110187689
    Abstract: A large area display comprises multiple sub-units arranged in rows and columns. Each sub-unit has associated row and column drivers, with the column driver driving the column electrodes of all the sub-units a column. A chip select means provides a separate chip select signal to each row of sub-units, so that only one row of sub-units are scanned at a time, and all the sub-units in the selected row are scanned simultaneously. Column data are supplied to the column drivers as a linear series of column data values; and delayed Gate Start Pulse signals are fed to the column drivers in each column of sub-units after the first so that these column drivers receive the delayed Gate Start Pulse signals and apply the appropriate column data values to their associated column electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seth J. Bishop