Inventor
HOWSON JOHN
US37 patents
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IMAGINATION TECH LTD
32 patentsUS9250961B2Feb 2, 2016
Task execution in a SIMD processing unit
IMAGINATION TECH LTD4 citations84
US8046761B2Oct 25, 2011
Scalable multi-threaded media processing architecture
IMAGINATION TECH LTD13 citations84
US10255653B2Apr 9, 2019
Task assembly for SIMD processing
IMAGINATION TECH LTD5 citations83
US9928563B2Mar 27, 2018
Tile-based graphics
IMAGINATION TECH LTD6 citations81
US11928776B2Mar 12, 2024
Processing primitives which have unresolved fragments in a graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD2 citations73
US11887240B2Jan 30, 2024
Multi-rendering in graphics processing units using render progression checks
IMAGINATION TECH LTD2 citations73
US11640648B2May 2, 2023
Graphics processing systems with expansion transformation stage masks
IMAGINATION TECH LTD2 citations73
US11263798B2Mar 1, 2022
Multi-rendering in graphics processing units using render progression checks
IMAGINATION TECH LTD2 citations73
US11145025B2Oct 12, 2021
Graphics processing systems with expansion transformation stage masks
IMAGINATION TECH LTD2 citations73
US10559120B2Feb 11, 2020
Processing primitives which have unresolved fragments in a graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD1 citations73
US9299187B2Mar 29, 2016
Opacity testing for processing primitives in a 3D graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD6 citations73
US11341601B2May 24, 2022
Task assembly for SIMD processing
IMAGINATION TECH LTD2 citations72
US10817973B2Oct 27, 2020
Task assembly for SIMD processing
IMAGINATION TECH LTD2 citations72
US10510182B2Dec 17, 2019
Using tiling depth information in hidden surface removal in a graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD2 citations71
US9513963B2Dec 6, 2016
Task execution in a SIMD processing unit with parallel groups of processing lanes
IMAGINATION TECH LTD1 citations63
US7978199B2Jul 12, 2011
Parameter compaction in tile based rendering device
IMAGINATION TECH LTD6 citations63
US12469211B2Nov 11, 2025
Processing primitives which have unresolved fragments in a graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US12354208B2Jul 8, 2025
Multi-rendering in graphics processing units using render progression checks
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US12322005B2Jun 3, 2025
Task assembly for SIMD processing using characteristics of computation instance for allocation to a task
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US12211118B2Jan 28, 2025
Graphics processing systems with expansion transformation stage masks
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US12112396B2Oct 8, 2024
Task execution in a SIMD processing unit with parallel groups of processing lanes
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US11954759B2Apr 9, 2024
Tile-based graphics
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US11734788B2Aug 22, 2023
Task execution in a SIMD processing unit with parallel groups of processing lanes
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US11189004B2Nov 30, 2021
Task execution in a SIMD processing unit with parallel groups of processing lanes
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US11176733B2Nov 16, 2021
Processing primitives which have unresolved fragments in a graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations62
US11682163B2Jun 20, 2023
Using tiling depth information in hidden surface removal in a graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations61
US11080926B2Aug 3, 2021
Using tiling depth information in hidden surface removal in a graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations61
US11551326B2Jan 10, 2023
Tile-based graphics
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations60
US10679319B2Jun 9, 2020
Task execution in a SIMD processing unit with parallel groups of processing lanes
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations52
US10311539B2Jun 4, 2019
Task execution in a SIMD processing unit with parallel groups of processing lanes
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations52
US9799137B2Oct 24, 2017
Processing primitives which have unresolved fragments in a graphics processing system
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations52
US9934549B2Apr 3, 2018
Tile-based graphics
IMAGINATION TECH LTD0 citations49
BLACK & DECKER INC
4 patentsUS9314900B2Apr 19, 2016
Handheld grinder with a brushless electric motor
BLACK & DECKER INC28 citations94
US9352456B2May 31, 2016
Power tool with force sensing electronic clutch
BLACK & DECKER INC49 citations90
US12381448B2Aug 5, 2025
Handheld power tool with a brushless electric motor
BLACK & DECKER INC0 citations63
US11770048B2Sep 26, 2023
Handheld power tool with a brushless electric motor
BLACK & DECKER INC0 citations63