Rock Hill, SC, United States of America

Jack E Bresenham

This inventor holds 5 USPTO granted patents. Top assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation, Inc.. Active years: 1995-2003.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Jack E Bresenham. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/jack-e-bresenham

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

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 7.0

ph-index = 2

Forward Citations = 15(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1995-2003

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5 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Jack E. Bresenham and His Video Graphics Innovations.

Introduction

Jack E. Bresenham is an inventor associated with Rock Hill, South Carolina. His work includes innovations in video graphics processing, particularly hardware for drawing lines and calculating their parameters. He is credited with 5 patents.

Latest Patents

Bresenham’s listed patents include “Video Graphics Controller with High Speed Line Draw Processor.” This invention describes a graphics processor that receives coordinates for a line’s endpoints and generates line data when it detects that the second endpoint value has arrived.

Another listed patent is “Video Graphics Controller with Improved Calculation Capabilities.” It describes a graphics device that stores endpoint coordinates and calculates line parameters, including an error term. An external source, such as a computer’s CPU, can write to the error-term memory and modify its contents.

Career Highlights

Bresenham is associated with Compaq Computer Corporation. His patent work reflects efforts to improve the speed and flexibility of graphics hardware through dedicated line-drawing and calculation capabilities.

Collaborations

Bresenham’s listed coworkers include Darwin Fontenot and Richard L. Pyra.

Conclusion

Jack E. Bresenham’s patents document contributions to video graphics controllers, with a focus on efficient line drawing and adaptable calculations.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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