Patents by Inventor Douglas B. Schwartz

Douglas B. Schwartz 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).

  • System for providing an enhanced immersive display environment
    Patent number: 8149508
    Abstract: An immersive dome includes a number of novel features designed to enhance the performance of the immersive dome over presently-known immersive dome environments. Projectors are mounted in a multi-tier tower, out of sight beneath a viewing platform positioned to provide optimal wrap-around viewing. The projection surface consists of open-cell foam that allows passage of behind-surface sound into the dome while allowing unwanted ambient noise within the dome to escape. A visually-reflective coating, in conjunction with the open cell structure, provides a textured surface that acts as a micro-baffle and suppresses cross-reflection of projected imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Minds, LLC
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Douglas B. Schwartz
  • SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ENHANCED IMMERSIVE DISPLAY ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20110157694
    Abstract: An immersive dome includes a number of novel features designed to enhance the performance of the immersive dome over presently-known immersive dome environments. Projectors are mounted in a multi-tier tower, out of sight beneath a viewing platform positioned to provide optimal wrap-around viewing. The projection surface consists of open-cell foam that allows passage of behind-surface sound into the dome while allowing unwanted ambient noise within the dome to escape. A visually-reflective coating, in conjunction with the open cell structure, provides a textured surface that acts as a micro-baffle and suppresses cross-reflection of projected imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Bran FERREN, Douglas B. Schwartz