Patents by Inventor Oliver Sims

Oliver Sims has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11880944
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying information. The method comprises: determining a field of view of a user viewing an environment via a display of a display device; using the field of view, determining a focal region of interest of the user in the environment; providing a database comprising a list of objects and, for each object, a location of that object in the environment; using the list of objects and a location of the focal region in the environment, identifying one or more of the objects that are at least partially located in the environment in or proximate to the focal region; acquiring information related to the identified one or more objects; generating an image element comprising the acquired information; and displaying the generated image element on the display of the display device through which the user is viewing the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Technologies GmBH
    Inventors: Tigran Andjelic, Oliver Sims
  • Publication number: 20200372719
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying information. The method comprises: determining a field of view of a user viewing an environment via a display of a display device; using the field of view, determining a focal region of interest of the user in the environment; providing a database comprising a list of objects and, for each object, a location of that object in the environment; using the list of objects and a location of the focal region in the environment, identifying one or more of the objects that are at least partially located in the environment in or proximate to the focal region; acquiring information related to the identified one or more objects; generating an image element comprising the acquired information; and displaying the generated image element on the display of the display device through which the user is viewing the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Tigran ANDJELIC, Oliver SIMS
  • Patent number: 5603424
    Abstract: A mounting assembly is attachable to a pre-manufactured electrical box. The box which includes a pair of opposed side walls, is insertable into an opening cut into a mounting wall. A pair of clip-on securement members are mountable onto each of the opposed side walls. Each securement member includes a bracket positioned on an external surface of the side wall and a brace supported by the bracket. The brace is movable on the bracket so as to clamp the box to the mounting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Bordwell, Oliver Sims