Eastleigh, United Kingdom

David J Gover

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 1989.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: David J Gover. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/david-j-gover

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile


% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 7(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1989

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: David J Gover and a Raster-Scanned CRT Cursor Invention.

Introduction

David J Gover is an inventor associated with Eastleigh, Great Britain. His recorded patent concerns a cross-hair cursor for a raster-scanned cathode ray tube display.

Latest Patents

Gover’s listed patent, “Raster-Scanned Cathode Ray Tube Display with Cross-Hair Cursor,” describes a system that refreshes an interlaced CRT display from a bit buffer. Cursor-control logic compares the display’s refresh address with the desired cursor address and generates cursor patterns in synchronization with the displayed image. Mixers combine the signals to create a two- or three-pel-wide cross-hair cursor, whose lines can appear black, white, or transparent. The overlay signal can also support combining the cursor and image with coded alphanumeric characters. The supplied information lists 1 patent for Gover.

Career Highlights

The patent record associates Gover with International Business Machines Corporation. The invention addresses the integration of a visible, configurable cursor into a raster-scanned display.

Collaborations

Adrian John Hawes is identified as Gover’s coworker. The available information does not specify their roles or describe particular joint work.

Conclusion

David J Gover’s recorded invention focuses on flexible cross-hair cursor display technology, combining cursor graphics with image and character data on a CRT screen.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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