ergason Patent Properties (FPP) is an intellectual property development and licensing company, founded in 2001 by inventor Dr. James L. Fergason, a pioneer in the field of liquid crystal displays and one of the leading American independent inventors. Initially, he assigned a portfolio of more than 35 issued U.S. patents and foreign counterparts to the company, the majority of them related to electronic displays and liquid crystal technology. The company has continued to expand and develop its IP and maximizes the value of the FPP patent portfolio to licensees by providing technical support services and creating or acquiring related and synergistic intellectual property including Trademarks and Copyrights.

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Mission

Expand the market for electronic displays by facilitating the transfer of intellectual property related to inventions and innovations that improve display performance, lower costs, reduce power requirements or enable new markets.

FPP Principals

Dr. James L. Fergason
Chairman, Inventor, IP Strategist
Dr. Fergason is a world renowned pioneer of modern liquid crystal technology and a prolific inventor of electronic displays with more than 100 patents. He has been widely recognized and honored for his numerous contributions to display technology. In 2006 he was recognized as a leading American inventor with the annual MIT Lemelsen Prize. In 2008 the IEEE recognized him as one of the independent inventors of the LCD. | Background | Full Biography |

Jeffrey K. Fergason
Managing Director
Jeffrey Fergason is the chief executive officer of FPP. He is also the founder and CEO of two other high tech companies: 1) I-O Displays, a leading manufacturer of personal and stereographic displays, and 2) Razor Digital Entertainment, a media distribution company. Earlier in his career he led a series of companies that developed liquid crystal shutter eye protection devices used in the welding industry.

Charles McLaughlin
VP Licensing
Mr. McLaughlin has worked with Dr. Fergason since the inception of FPP. He has been immersed in the display industry for nearly 30 years, first as a founder and CEO of display start up companies and since 1992 as principal of McLaughlin Consulting Group, a leading display industry market and technology resource. | Background |

John Fergason
VP Technology
John Fergason manages the FPP development and engineering projects that support both new and improved inventions and products. John is also CTO of LightSwitch Safety Systems, a manufacturer of auto darkening filters products used in welding helmets. During his career he has contributed to the IP and development and engineering of a long series of LCD related products. | Background |

Strategy

	Sustain and accelerate the current licensing programs related to FPP's existing patents:
	1.	Improved video imaging for LCD flat panels and projectors based on system synchronized brightness control (SSBC).
	2.	Continue to improve and enhance the superior stereo 3D imaging capability of the StereoMirror™ display.
	3.	Improve simulation, training, personal viewers based on the RetroVue™ optical architecture.
	Acquire related under utilized patents and IP from major corporations and individual inventors to broaden and deepen the IP portfolio.
	Aggressively prosecute worldwide patent coverage for the portfolio using an experienced and proven network of patent attorneys and agents.
	Fund proof of principal demonstrations and prototype products that demonstrate the commercial significance of inventions.
	Aggressively market the portfolio to domestic display integrators, Asian display manufacturers, and materials suppliers, targeting multiple non-exclusive licensees for each technology.

Current Licensees