Inventor
BLANK WILLIAM THOMAS
US38 patents
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FACEBOOK TECH LLC
18 patentsUS11176901B1Nov 16, 2021
Pan-warping and modifying sub-frames with an up-sampled frame rate
FACEBOOK TECH LLC21 citations94
US11070778B2Jul 20, 2021
Multi-projector display architecture
FACEBOOK TECH LLC4 citations73
US11056037B1Jul 6, 2021
Hybrid pulse width modulation for display device
FACEBOOK TECH LLC6 citations73
US11011123B1May 18, 2021
Pan-warping and modifying sub-frames with an up-sampled frame rate
FACEBOOK TECH LLC6 citations73
US10971061B2Apr 6, 2021
Control scheme for a scanning display
FACEBOOK TECH LLC4 citations73
US10951867B2Mar 16, 2021
Light emitter architecture for scanning display device
FACEBOOK TECH LLC6 citations73
US10937348B2Mar 2, 2021
Analog data shifter for a current mode display
FACEBOOK TECH LLC3 citations73
US10930188B2Feb 23, 2021
Feedback circuit for calibrating a current mode display
FACEBOOK TECH LLC4 citations73
US10861380B2Dec 8, 2020
Display systems with hybrid emitter circuits
FACEBOOK TECH LLC5 citations73
US10690923B1Jun 23, 2020
Scanning system for a tiling display
FACEBOOK TECH LLC6 citations73
US10580352B2Mar 3, 2020
Testing of micro light emitting diodes (LEDs) using probe pads
FACEBOOK TECH LLC3 citations73
US11257407B2Feb 22, 2022
Display diagnostic system
FACEBOOK TECH LLC5 citations72
US11265980B2Mar 1, 2022
Devices having dedicated light emitting diodes for performance characterization
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations62
US11151916B2Oct 19, 2021
Data shifting circuit for a current mode display
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations62
US11143693B2Oct 12, 2021
Systems having dedicated light emitting diodes for performance characterization
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations62
US10964238B2Mar 30, 2021
Display device testing and control
FACEBOOK TECH LLC1 citations62
US10861373B2Dec 8, 2020
Reducing peak current usage in light emitting diode array
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations41
US10820397B1Oct 27, 2020
Test architecture for light emitting diode arrays
FACEBOOK TECH LLC0 citations40
MICROSOFT CORP
6 patentsUS7295548B2Nov 13, 2007
Method and system for disaggregating audio/visual components
MICROSOFT CORP1,486 citations98
US7956870B2Jun 7, 2011
Systems and methods for providing image rendering using variable rate source sampling
MICROSOFT CORP15 citations92
US7768524B2Aug 3, 2010
Systems and methods for providing image rendering using variable rate source sampling
MICROSOFT CORP14 citations92
US7627808B2Dec 1, 2009
Computer media synchronization player
MICROSOFT CORP63 citations92
US6943805B2Sep 13, 2005
Systems and methods for providing image rendering using variable rate source sampling
MICROSOFT CORP26 citations92
US7958355B2Jun 7, 2011
Keytote component
MICROSOFT CORP2 citations63
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
5 patentsUS9961315B2May 1, 2018
Intra-frame control of projector on-off states
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations73
US11778151B2Oct 3, 2023
Real-time mapping of projections onto moving 3D objects
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations62
US11190741B2Nov 30, 2021
Real-time mapping of projections onto moving 3D objects
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations62
US12267620B2Apr 1, 2025
Interactive and shared surfaces
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations61
US11509861B2Nov 22, 2022
Interactive and shared surfaces
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations61
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC
5 patentsUS12449661B2Oct 21, 2025
Artificial reality systems including digital and analog control of pixel intensity
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11798471B2Oct 24, 2023
Control scheme for a scanning display
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11743435B2Aug 29, 2023
Multi-projector display architecture
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62
US11567325B2Jan 31, 2023
Artificial reality systems including digital and analog control of pixel intensity
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC1 citations62
US11430384B2Aug 30, 2022
Control scheme for a scanning display
META PLATFORMS TECH LLC0 citations62