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Patrick A. Harkin
Also filed as: HARKIN PATRICK · HARKIN PATRICK A · HARKIN PATRICK ALLEN
12 granted patents·400 citations·filing 1994–2011
92Inventor score
Files withCIRRUS LOGIC INC4COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP3MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2HARKIN PATRICK A1ROUND ROCK RES LLC1
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12 records- 0190US5796413AGraphics controller utilizing video memory to provide macro command capability and enhanched command bufferingCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 18, 1998·200 cites·22 claims
- 0283US6002409AArbitration for shared graphics processing resourcesCIRRUS LOGIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 14, 1999·88 cites·37 claims
- 0376US5793386ARegister set reordering for a graphics processor based upon the type of primitive to be renderedS3 INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·48 cites·19 claims
- 0466US7619624B2Methods and apparatus for rendering or preparing digital objects or portions thereof for subsequent processingMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 17, 2009·3 cites·29 claims
- 0552US7978193B2Methods and apparatus for rendering or preparing digital objects or portions thereof for subsequent processingROUND ROCK RES LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 12, 2011·0 cites·22 claims
- 0651US6937236B2Methods and apparatus for culling sorted, back facing graphics dataMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 30, 2005·4 cites·63 claims
- 0749US5966142AOptimized FIFO memoryCIRRUS LOGIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 12, 1999·19 cites·15 claims
- 0844US5999200AMethod and apparatus for automatically controlling the destination of a graphics command in a register fileCIRRUS LOGIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 7, 1999·17 cites·6 claims
- 0943US8174526B2Methods and apparatus for rendering or preparing digital objects or portions thereof for subsequent processingHARKIN PATRICK A·Filed 2011·Granted May 8, 2012·0 cites·5 claims
- 1038US6252606B1Error correction in a graphics processorCIRRUS LOGIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 26, 2001·9 cites·50 claims
- 1135US5734873ADisplay controller with accelerated drawing of text stringsCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 31, 1998·9 cites·21 claims
- 1228US5670983AVideo controller with shared configuration pinsCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 23, 1997·3 cites·19 claims
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