Inventor
Neil C. Bird
Inventor
Horley, GB
Overview
Patents· 52 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G09Gprimary
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information16%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation10%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television9%
G11CStatic stores6%
G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein5%
H04BTransmission5%
B41JTypewriters3%
G01SRadio direction-finding3%
G06FElectric digital data processing3%
H03KPulse technique3%
PatentTitleYear
10,843,459Droplet deposition apparatus and test circuit therefor202010,807,359Droplet-deposition apparatus and methods of driving thereof202010,513,111Actuator drive circuit with trim control of pulse shape201910,364,608Rotary steerable system having multiple independent actuators20199,804,183'Apparatus and method for liquid sample introduction'20179,541,479'Apparatus and method for liquid sample introduction'20179,001,813'Radio system with configurable links'20158,724,608'Radio system with configurable links'20148,593,376'Active matrix electroluminescent display devices'20138,514,125'Distance measurement'20138,238,838'Calibration of transmit signals in FDD-transceivers'20128,023,922'Receiver for simultaneously receiving different standards'20117,679,523'Network for locating a wireless tag'20107,577,444'Method and apparatus for indicating the location of an object'20097,477,270'Active matrix display device'20096,928,271'Bistable chiral nematic liquid crystal display and method of driving the same'20056,759,889'Diode multiplexer circuit and electronic device incorporating the same'20046,756,961'Active matrix display device'20046,731,262'Active matrix display device'20046,703,995'Bistable chiral nematic liquid crystal display and method of driving the same'20046,696,701'Electrostatic discharge protection for pixellated electronic device'20046,646,249'Image sensor'20036,590,556'Active matrix display device'20036,577,302'Display device having current-addressed pixels'20036,549,684'Image sensor having an array with integrated control circuitry which includes constantly-illuminated photodiodes'20036,534,333'Method of manufacturing an image sensor'20036,373,454'Active matrix electroluminescent display devices'20026,359,605'Active matrix electroluminescent display devices'20026,108,438'Fingerprint sensing devices and systems incorporating such'20006,078,358'Multiplexer circuit using electrical switching'20006,054,746'Image sensor and its manufacture'20005,973,312'Array of photosensitive pixels'19995,959,617'Light pen input systems'19995,956,163'Image sensor'19995,945,663'Charge measurement circuit which includes a charge sensitive amplifier holding input to a constant voltage'19995,912,578'Multiplexer circuit having diode bridge switches'19995,900,767'Electronic devices comprising an array'19995,852,425'Active matrix display devices for digital video signals and method for driving such'19985,784,476'Audio signal reproduction apparatus'19985,721,422'Electronic devices having an array with shared column conductors'19985,608,205'Imaging device having reduced vertical crosstalk'19975,572,015'Charge storage device having shared conductors'19965,569,908'Charge storage device having shared conductors'19965,483,263'Electro-optic device'19965,426,605'Semiconductor memory device'19955,426,292'Image sensor having a two dimensional array of imaging elements with opposite polarity leakage currents'19955,412,614'Electronic matrix array devices and systems incorporating such devices'19955,410,502'Opto-electronic memory systems'19955,386,543'Matrix display device with light sensing function and time-shared amplifier'19955,349,174'Image sensor with transparent capacitive regions'19944,866,368'Circuit arrangement for storing sampled analogue electrical currents'19894,864,217'Method of and a circuit arrangement for processing sampled analogue electrical signals'1989Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1989–2002Patents assigned to PHILIPS CORP (26)· patent assignee history
1989–2014Based in Eindhoven, NL· patent location history
1994–2013Based in Horley, GB· patent location history
2003–2011Patents assigned to KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (13)· patent assignee history
2003–2009Based in Horsham, GB· patent location history
2013–2015Patents assigned to KONINKL PHILIPS NV (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to BIRD NEIL C (2)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Based in Bottisham, GB· patent location history
2017–2020Based in Cambridge, GB· patent location history
2019–2020Patents assigned to XAAR TECHNOLOGY LTD (3)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| PHILIPS CORP | 26 | 1989–2002 |
| KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV | 13 | 2003–2011 |
| KONINKL PHILIPS NV | 4 | 2013–2015 |
| XAAR TECHNOLOGY LTD | 3 | 2019–2020 |
| BIRD NEIL Cself | 2 | 2013–2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Horley, GB | 28 | 1994–2013 |
| Horsham, GB | 8 | 2003–2009 |
| Eindhoven, NL | 7 | 1989–2014 |
| Cambridge, GB | 5 | 2017–2020 |
| Bottisham, GB | 2 | 2013–2015 |