Patents by Inventor William S. Pesto, Jr.

William S. Pesto, Jr. 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).

  • Graphics processing system with multiple strip breakers
    Patent number: 6518971
    Abstract: A graphics accelerator having first and second processors includes a first vertex breaker unit coupled to the first processor, and a second vertex breaker unit coupled to the second processor. The first breaker unit divides an incoming polygon strip into a first set of substrips, while the second breaker unit divides the incoming polygon strip into a second set of substrips. The graphics accelerator further includes a bus coupled with the first and second breaker units for transmitting the incoming polygon strip to the first breaker unit and the second breaker unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: 3Dlabs Inc. Ltd.
    Inventors: William S. Pesto, Jr., Russell Schroter, David Young