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David B. Kirk
Also filed as: KIRK DAVID · KIRK DAVID B · KIRK DAVID BRIAN
52 granted patents·1 pending application·2,330 citations·filing 1977–2014
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53 records- 0198US7502010B2Variable brightness LCD backlightNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 10, 2009·54 cites·12 claims
- 0296US6992667B2Single semiconductor graphics platform system and method with skinning, swizzling and masking capabilitiesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·75 cites·29 claims
- 0396US6577309B2System and method for a graphics processing framework embodied utilizing a single semiconductor platformNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·72 cites·44 claims
- 0496US6198488B1Transform, lighting and rasterization system embodied on a single semiconductor platformNVIDIA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 6, 2001·133 cites·26 claims
- 0596US5875464AComputer system with private and shared partitions in cacheIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 23, 1999·295 cites·20 claims
- 0695US7064763B2Single semiconductor graphics platformNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·64 cites·52 claims
- 0795US6734874B2Graphics processing unit with transform module capable of handling scalars and vectorsNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·82 cites·30 claims
- 0895US6532013B1System, method and article of manufacture for pixel shaders for programmable shadingNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2003·113 cites·59 claims
- 0993US6462737B2Clipping system and method for a graphics processing framework embodied on a single semiconductor platformNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·48 cites·18 claims
- 1093US5097427ATexture mapping for computer graphics display controller systemHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 17, 1992·145 cites·12 claims
- 1192US7095414B2Blending system and method in an integrated computer graphics pipelineNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 22, 2006·54 cites·30 claims
- 1292US7038692B1Method and apparatus for providing a vertex cacheNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 2, 2006·89 cites·20 claims
- 1392US7009607B2Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for a transform module in a graphics processorNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 7, 2006·42 cites·31 claims
- 1492US6650331B2System, method and computer program product for performing a scissor operation in a graphics processing framework embodied on a single semiconductor platformNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·43 cites·49 claims
- 1592US6181352B1Graphics pipeline selectively providing multiple pixels or multiple texturesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·137 cites·4 claims
- 1690US7142215B1Method and apparatus for processing stencil data using a programmable graphics processorNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 28, 2006·43 cites·44 claims
- 1788US7139003B1Methods of processing graphics data including reading and writing buffersNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 21, 2006·43 cites·10 claims
- 1888US6333744B1Graphics pipeline including combiner stagesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 25, 2001·110 cites·21 claims
- 1988US5404537APriority interrupt switching apparatus for real time systemsIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 4, 1995·136 cites·14 claims
- 2087US6353439B1System, method and computer program product for a blending operation in a transform module of a computer graphics pipelineNVIDIA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 5, 2002·81 cites·25 claims
- 2185US6342888B1Graphics processing unit with an integrated fog and blending operationNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 29, 2002·22 cites·24 claims
- 2284US6577320B1Method and apparatus for processing multiple types of pixel component representations including processes of premultiplication, postmultiplication, and colorkeying/chromakeyingNVIDIA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 10, 2003·67 cites·31 claims
- 2383US7274369B1Digital image compositing using a programmable graphics processorNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 25, 2007·12 cites·17 claims
- 2481US8872754B2System, method, and computer program product for controlling stereo glasses shuttersSLAVENBURG GERRIT·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 28, 2014·8 cites·21 claims
- 2581US7053904B1Position conflict detection and avoidance in a programmable graphics processorNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·28 cites·24 claims
- 2678US7755636B1System, method and article of manufacture for a programmable processing model with instruction setNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 13, 2010·5 cites·19 claims
- 2778US7683905B1Methods of processing graphics data including reading and writing buffersNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·7 cites·20 claims
- 2877US6226012B1Method and apparatus for accelerating the rendering of graphical imagesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 1, 2001·67 cites·21 claims
- 2976US6239808B1Method and apparatus for determining texture values of graphical imagesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 29, 2001·65 cites·32 claims
- 3072US7034829B2Masking system and method for a graphics processing framework embodied on a single semiconductor platformNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 25, 2006·9 cites·55 claims
- 3171US8077174B2Hierarchical processor arrayLINDHOLM JOHN ERIK·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 13, 2011·4 cites·25 claims
- 3271US7050055B2Single semiconductor graphics platform with blending and fog capabilitiesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·13 cites·48 claims
- 3366US8264492B1System, method and article of manufacture for a programmable processing model with instruction setLINDHOLM JOHN ERIK·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 11, 2012·2 cites·12 claims
- 3466US7697008B1System, method and article of manufacture for a programmable processing model with instruction setNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 13, 2010·2 cites·17 claims
- 3565US7209140B1System, method and article of manufacture for a programmable vertex processing model with instruction setNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 24, 2007·7 cites·14 claims
- 3665US6628290B1Graphics pipeline selectively providing multiple pixels or multiple texturesNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·11 cites·3 claims
- 3763US7136068B1Texture cache for a computer graphics acceleratorNVIDIA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 14, 2006·37 cites·7 claims
- 3861US7002577B2Clipping system and method for a single graphics semiconductor platformNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 21, 2006·7 cites·31 claims
- 3960US10043457B2Variable brightness LCD backlightKIRK DAVID B·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 7, 2018·0 cites·21 claims
- 4059US8692844B1Method and system for efficient antialiased renderingMOLNAR STEVEN E·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 8, 2014·8 cites·39 claims
- 4159US7928997B2Digital image compositing using a programmable graphics processorNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 19, 2011·7 cites·25 claims
- 4258US4126152APressure reproducing relayMOORE PRODUCTS CO·Filed 1977·Granted Nov 21, 1978·13 cites·7 claims
- 4356US2015058103A1Social media incentive point managementKIRK DAVID·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4455US7477266B1Digital image compositing using a programmable graphics processorNVIDIA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 13, 2009·5 cites·21 claims
- 4551US8259122B1System, method and article of manufacture for a programmable processing model with instruction setLINDHOLM JOHN ERIK·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 4, 2012·0 cites·22 claims
- 4651US8237705B2Hierarchical processor arrayLINDHOLM JOHN ERIK·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 7, 2012·0 cites·20 claims
- 4750US5109481AQuadratic interpolation for shaded image generationHEWLET PACKARD COMPANY·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 28, 1992·20 cites·15 claims
- 4846US5381361AMethod and apparatus for real-time constraint solutionCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 10, 1995·10 cites·22 claims
- 4941US5329478ACircuit and method for estimating gradientsKIRK DAVID B·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 12, 1994·11 cites·29 claims
- 5040US5442583ACompensated analog multipliersCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 15, 1995·7 cites·21 claims
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