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William Thomas Blank
Also filed as: BLANK WILLIAM · BLANK WILLIAM T · BLANK WILLIAM THOMAS
43 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,936 citations·filing 1989–2023
98Inventor score
Files withFACEBOOK TECH LLC18MICROSOFT CORP10META PLATFORMS TECH LLC5MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC5JUNUZOVIC SASA2
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45 records- 0198US7295548B2Method and system for disaggregating audio/visual componentsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 13, 2007·1.5k cites·13 claims
- 0297US11257407B2Display diagnostic systemFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0396US11176901B1Pan-warping and modifying sub-frames with an up-sampled frame rateFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 16, 2021·21 cites·20 claims
- 0495US11070778B2Multi-projector display architectureFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 20, 2021·4 cites·19 claims
- 0593US11056037B1Hybrid pulse width modulation for display deviceFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 6, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 0693US11011123B1Pan-warping and modifying sub-frames with an up-sampled frame rateFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 0792US10971061B2Control scheme for a scanning displayFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 6, 2021·4 cites·16 claims
- 0891US7822835B2Logically centralized physically distributed IP network-connected devices configurationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·25 cites·20 claims
- 0990US10951867B2Light emitter architecture for scanning display deviceFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 16, 2021·6 cites·17 claims
- 1089US10861380B2Display systems with hybrid emitter circuitsFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 1189US10690923B1Scanning system for a tiling displayFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 23, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 1288US8928735B2Combined lighting, projection, and image capture without video feedbackJUNUZOVIC SASA·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 6, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
- 1386US7627808B2Computer media synchronization playerMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 1, 2009·63 cites·31 claims
- 1486US5243699AInput/output system for parallel processing arraysMASPAR COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 7, 1993·130 cites·22 claims
- 1583US10930188B2Feedback circuit for calibrating a current mode displayFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·4 cites·18 claims
- 1683US10580352B2Testing of micro light emitting diodes (LEDs) using probe padsFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 3, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 1782US11567325B2Artificial reality systems including digital and analog control of pixel intensityMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 31, 2023·1 cites·21 claims
- 1882US6943805B2Systems and methods for providing image rendering using variable rate source samplingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 13, 2005·26 cites·30 claims
- 1980US10937348B2Analog data shifter for a current mode displayFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 2, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 2080US9961315B2Intra-frame control of projector on-off statesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 1, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 2179US8787832B2Dynamic range wireless communications access pointHERRON JEFFREY ANDREW·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·6 cites·20 claims
- 2278US9560314B2Interactive and shared surfacesJUNUZOVIC SASA·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 31, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2375US12449661B2Artificial reality systems including digital and analog control of pixel intensityMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2474US7956870B2Systems and methods for providing image rendering using variable rate source samplingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 7, 2011·15 cites·33 claims
- 2573US11798471B2Control scheme for a scanning displayMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2673US7768524B2Systems and methods for providing image rendering using variable rate source samplingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 3, 2010·14 cites·30 claims
- 2771US11430384B2Control scheme for a scanning displayMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 30, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2870US12267620B2Interactive and shared surfacesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2970US11778151B2Real-time mapping of projections onto moving 3D objectsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 3070US10964238B2Display device testing and controlFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3170US8971810B2Dynamic range wireless communications access pointMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 3, 2015·2 cites·18 claims
- 3270US4939642AVirtual bit map processorUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 3, 1990·40 cites·7 claims
- 3361US11190741B2Real-time mapping of projections onto moving 3D objectsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 30, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3461US7958355B2Keytote componentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 7, 2011·2 cites·15 claims
- 3560US11265980B2Devices having dedicated light emitting diodes for performance characterizationFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 1, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 3659US11143693B2Systems having dedicated light emitting diodes for performance characterizationFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 12, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 3758US11743435B2Multi-projector display architectureMETA PLATFORMS TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 29, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3857US11509861B2Interactive and shared surfacesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3957US5488694ABroadcasting headers to configure physical devices interfacing a data bus with a logical assignment and to effect block data transfers between the configured logical devicesMASPAR COMPUTER CO·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 30, 1996·39 cites·21 claims
- 4054US9220416B2Heat flux balanced thermometer for measuring human core temperatureBLANK MOLLY ANNALISE BUCKLEY·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 29, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 4152US10861373B2Reducing peak current usage in light emitting diode arrayFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 4252US10820397B1Test architecture for light emitting diode arraysFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 27, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 4351US11151916B2Data shifting circuit for a current mode displayFACEBOOK TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 19, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 4450US2015277841A1Multi mode display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4546US2015193102A1Multi-mode display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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