Patents by Inventor Clifford J. Chocol

Clifford J. Chocol 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: 3959580
    Abstract: Stereoscopic inputs given by a display, where the stereo images are centered on respective intersecting optical axes, which images both stereo inputs on a field lens at the intersecting which forms, in turn, exit pupils at a predetermined focal distance from the field lens on the respective optical axes. The input lenses are spaced such that the distance between the formed pupils is equal to the interpupillary distance of the viewer. The viewer merely positions himself such that his right eye is coincident with the one exit pupil and the left eye becomes coincident with the other exit pupil. Selection of the proper optics for any given stereo application first requires consideration of the parameters involved and their influence on the application at hand. Some of the display parameters are necessarily linked to sensor parameters and vice versa. Also, certain visual system parameters are dictated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: Martin Marietta Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford J. Chocol, Carl E. Polhemus