John Ellis Rhoades

US Patent:

41345177, Jan 16, 1979

Filed:

Sep 6, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/830970

Inventors:

John S. Rhoades - Lafayette CA

Assignee:

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation - Oakland CA

International Classification:

B65D 4132

US Classification:

220268

Abstract:

Improved depressible tab provided with a nose for easy open end closure members and the like, wherein an improved pressure relief means in the form of a unique vent arrangement is incorporated in the nose portion of the depressible tab.

US Patent:

20140152652, Jun 5, 2014

Filed:

Nov 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/082669

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Emmett M. KILGARIFF - San Jose CA, US
John S. RHOADES - Durham NC, US
Timothy John PURCELL - Provo UT, US
Sean J. TREICHLER - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ziyad S. HAKURA - Gilroy CA, US
Franklin C. CROW - Portola Valley CA, US
James C. BOWMAN - Pescadero CA, US

Assignee:

NVIDIA CORPORATION - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06T 15/00

US Classification:

345419

Abstract:

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for rendering graphics primitives in parallel while maintaining the API primitive ordering. Multiple, independent geometry units perform geometry processing concurrently on different graphics primitives. A primitive distribution scheme delivers primitives concurrently to multiple rasterizers at rates of multiple primitives per clock while maintaining the primitive ordering for each pixel. The multiple, independent rasterizer units perform rasterization concurrently on one or more graphics primitives, enabling the rendering of multiple primitives per system clock.