"I hate what they've done to my child...I would never let my own children watch it. "
Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8073909 | Hybrid platform for video games Techniques for providing a hybrid platform for video games are disclosed. To enjoy the video and audio quality a TV could provide, all game actions with a video game are provided via a TV. However, the video game itself is running on a generic personal computer (PC)... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7741606 | Motor driven variable optical attenuator with IR sensor closed-loop control Attenuators used to regulate optical signals are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an assembly including an IR source and an IR sensor is provided to sense blockage of optical signals transmitted between two collimators via a fixed common ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7730129 | Collaborative communication platforms A collaborative communication system is disclosed. The collaborative communication system integrates a number of electronic communication tools to meet the collaborative communication needs for an enterprise, family members or friends. All communications are within ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7728947 | Liquid crystal on silicon micro-display using carbon nanotube A nano-liquid crystal on silicon (nano-LCoS) chip having carbon nanotube (CNT) pillars that are grown on a glass substrate thereof. As the heights of the CNT pillars are uniform, the CNT pillars can function as spacers providing a uniform cell gap between the glass ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7710049 | Driver and method for driving LEDS on multiple branch circuits Techniques pertaining to driving LEDs on multiple branches of a circuit are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an LED drive circuit includes a boost circuit configured for receiving an input voltage and providing an output voltage according... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694643 | Sandwiched structure for optical discs Sandwiched structures for an optical disc, especially for Blu-ray discs, are disclosed. According to one exemplary structure, a substrate is sandwiched by two cover layers on both sides of a disc As a result, similar characteristics in material on both sides of the ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7681145 | Dynamic key assignment in key pad An improved user interface for data input without the use of a standard keyboard is provided. Input is accepted through a data entry means such as a shuttle control system, a standard telephone keypad, or a speech recognition system. The data that is entered is sele... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672554 | Space expanders in optical devices New designs of optical devices, particularly for multiplexing or demultiplexing as well as adding or dropping are disclosed. According to one aspect of the designs, one or more beam redirecting parts (e.g., prisms or mirrors) are used in an optical device to redirec... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670833 | High throughput analysis for molecular fractions This invention presents the high throughput (HT) analysis technology for molecular fractions employing micro-array format. Molecules are fractionated according to the properties of molecules and are assigned primary designated orders while their tissue origins are a... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7619446 | Comparator with reduced power consumption and method for the same Techniques pertaining to a comparator circuit with reduced power consumption are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, the comparator unit has a pair of input signal pins VIP and VIN, a pair of output signal pins VOR and VOS, and a clock signa... | 11/17/2009 |