Patents by Inventor Tim Gasser

Tim Gasser 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).

  • Drive circuit, a display device provided with the same
    Patent number: 8354990
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a drive circuit includes: a logic block connected between a source of a first voltage and a source of a second voltage, and a sampler including a plurality of sampling circuits. Each sampling circuit is for sampling, in use, an input data signal and outputting a voltage to a respective output. The drive circuit further includes a voltage booster having plurality of voltage boost circuits, each voltage boost circuit being associated with a respective one of the sampling circuits and, in use, generating a boosted voltage signal and providing the boosted voltage signal to the respective sampling circuit. Each voltage boost circuit is connected between the source of the first voltage and the source of the second voltage. The logic block may be, but is not limited to, a shift register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Gareth John, Patrick Zebedee, Michael James Brownlow, Tim Gasser, Jeremy Lock, Graham Andrew Cairns, Jaganath Rajendra, Harry Garth Walton
  • Drive Circuit, A Display Device Provided With The Same
    Publication number: 20090002357
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a drive circuit includes: a logic block connected between a source of a first voltage and a source of a second voltage, and a sampler including a plurality of sampling circuits. Each sampling circuit is for sampling, in use, an input data signal and outputting a voltage to a respective output. The drive circuit further includes a voltage booster having plurality of voltage boost circuits, each voltage boost circuit being associated with a respective one of the sampling circuits and, in use, generating a boosted voltage signal and providing the boosted voltage signal to the respective sampling circuit. Each voltage boost circuit is connected between the source of the first voltage and the source of the second voltage. The logic block may be, but is not limited to, a shift register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Gareth John, Patrick Zebedee, Michael James Brownlow, Tim Gasser, Jeremy Lock, Graham Andrew Cairns, Jaganath Rajendra, Harry Garth Walton