Patents by Inventor William S. Didden

William S. Didden 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).

  • Fast architecture for graphics processor
    Patent number: 4967375
    Abstract: A graphics processor having an independent processor for traversing a hierarchical graphics data base. The independent processor, termed a "tree traverser", generates a stream of addresses to the memory in which the data base is stored, producing a stream of data over a private, unidirectional data path to a geometry processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Star Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Pelham, Walter R. Steiner, William S. Didden