Patents by Inventor GEORGE HENRY HINES
GEORGE HENRY HINES 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).
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Patent number: 11668944Abstract: The invention is directed towards a wearable platform system (e.g., head-mounted computing device) that allows for various modular peripheral devices to be interchangeably attached and detached, as well as methods and systems for transitioning an operational mode of the wearable platform between a hard connection mode and a wireless connection mode when a peripheral device is attached to or removed from the wearable platform. Specifically, the wearable platform may include a base member coupled to one or more arm members. A variety of modular peripheral devices may be attached at a hardware interface of the wearable platform to provide varied functionality to the wearable platform. As a user begins to remove a peripheral device, the wearable platform system may determine the peripheral device is being removed from the wearable platform and may transition from a hard connection mode to a wireless connection mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: RealWear, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Iain Parkinson, Sanjay Subir Jhawar, Stephen A. Pombo, George Henry Hines, Nima Lahijani Shams
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Patent number: 11506905Abstract: Systems and methods for a flexible, modular head-mounted display is provided. The head-mounted display system may comprise a base member and one or more arm members that are coupled to the base member. The arm member(s) may be coupled to the base member via a hinge system that allows the arm member(s) to move with respect to the base member. Interior walls of the hinge system may define a passage therethrough such that wiring may extend throughout the head-mounted display system. The head-mounted display system may further include a cover that encloses at least a portion of the hinge. The cover may overlap with the base member or the one or more arm members.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: RealWear, Inc.Inventors: Stephen A. Pombo, Nima Lahijani Shams, George Henry Hines
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Patent number: 11340465Abstract: A head-mounted display that is modular and configured for securement to an item of headwear is provided. The head-mounted display may comprise a selection of components that are desired for a particular application, such as a display boom, camera, microphone, position-tracking component, etc., and may include an attachment mechanism for securing the selection of components to the item of headwear. The head-mounted display may include a display module having a corresponding display characteristic that provides a visual display and/or display functionality that is appropriate for a particular application. The display module may include a micro display that is non-transparent and/or a waveguide optic that is at least partially transparent, and may be configured to provide an augmented reality display for a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: RealWear, Inc.Inventors: Stephen A. Pombo, George Henry Hines, Christopher Iain Parkinson, Sanjay Subir Jhawar, Kenneth Lustig
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Patent number: 11005979Abstract: The invention provides a modular electronic device, in particular a portable device, more in particular a handheld device, said modular electronic device comprising a chassis comprising a frame holding a computational module comprising a circuit board holding a data processor, and a display module comprising a planar display device having a viewing side and a rear side, said display module comprising a back plate on the rear side of the display device, wherein said frame further comprises a frame attachment part and said back plate comprises a display attachment part for allowing said display module to be attached to said frame in a sliding manner in a sliding direction in-plane of said planar display device, and said frame comprising a frame lock part and said display module comprising a display lock part for in a mutually locked position locking said frame and said display module onto one another, blocking said sliding, and in a mutually released position allowing sliding of said display module and said fraType: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: FAIRPHONE B.V.Inventors: Olivier Hebert, George Henry Hines, Hugh Daniel Brogan
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Publication number: 20200400960Abstract: Systems and methods for a flexible, modular head-mounted display is provided. The head-mounted display system may comprise a base member and one or more arm members that are coupled to the base member. The arm member(s) may be coupled to the base member via a hinge system that allows the arm member(s) to move with respect to the base member. Interior walls of the hinge system may define a passage therethrough such that wiring may extend throughout the head-mounted display system. The head-mounted display system may further include a cover that encloses at least a portion of the hinge. The cover may overlap with the base member or the one or more arm members.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: STEPHEN A. POMBO, NIMA LAHIJANI SHAMS, GEORGE HENRY HINES
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Publication number: 20200400961Abstract: The invention is directed towards a wearable platform system (e.g., head-mounted computing device) that allows for various modular peripheral devices to be interchangeably attached and detached, as well as methods and systems for transitioning an operational mode of the wearable platform between a hard connection mode and a wireless connection mode when a peripheral device is attached to or removed from the wearable platform. Specifically, the wearable platform may include a base member coupled to one or more arm members. A variety of modular peripheral devices may be attached at a hardware interface of the wearable platform to provide varied functionality to the wearable platform. As a user begins to remove a peripheral device, the wearable platform system may determine the peripheral device is being removed from the wearable platform and may transition from a hard connection mode to a wireless connection mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Christopher Iain Parkinson, Sanjay Subir Jhawar, Stephen A. Pombo, George Henry Hines, Nima Lahijani Shams
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Publication number: 20200220954Abstract: The invention provides a modular electronic device, in particular a portable device, more in particular a handheld device, said modular electronic device comprising a chassis comprising a frame holding a computational module comprising a circuit board holding a data processor, and a display module comprising a planar display device having a viewing side and a rear side, said display module comprising a back plate on the rear side of the display device, wherein said frame further comprises a frame attachment part and said back plate comprises a display attachment part for allowing said display module to be attached to said frame in a sliding manner in a sliding direction in-plane of said planar display device, and said frame comprising a frame lock part and said display module comprising a display lock part for in a mutually locked position locking said frame and said display module onto one another, blocking said sliding, and in a mutually released position allowing sliding of said display module and said fraType: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Olivier HEBERT, George Henry HINES, Hugh Daniel BROGAN
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Patent number: 10594845Abstract: The invention provides a modular electronic device, in particular a portable device, more in particular a handheld device, said modular electronic device comprising a chassis comprising a frame holding a computational module comprising a circuit board holding a data processor, and a display module comprising a planar display device having a viewing side and a rear side, said display module comprising a back plate on the rear side of the display device, wherein said frame further comprises a frame attachment part and said back plate comprises a display attachment part for allowing said display module to be attached to said frame in a sliding manner in a sliding direction in-plane of said planar display device, and said frame comprising a frame lock part and said display module comprising a display lock part for in a mutually locked position locking said frame and said display module onto one another, blocking said sliding, and in a mutually released position allowing sliding of said display module and said fraType: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: FAIRPHONE B.V.Inventors: Olivier Hébert, George Henry Hines, Hugh Daniel Brogan
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Publication number: 20200018975Abstract: A head-mounted display that is modular and configured for securement to an item of headwear is provided. The head-mounted display may comprise a selection of components that are desired for a particular application, such as a display boom, camera, microphone, position-tracking component, etc., and may include an attachment mechanism for securing the selection of components to the item of headwear. The head-mounted display may include a display module having a corresponding display characteristic that provides a visual display and/or display functionality that is appropriate for a particular application. The display module may include a micro display that is non-transparent and/or a waveguide optic that is at least partially transparent, and may be configured to provide an augmented reality display for a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: STEPHEN A. POMBO, GEORGE HENRY HINES, CHRISTOPHER IAIN PARKINSON, SANJAY SUBIR JHAWAR, KENNETH LUSTIG
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Patent number: 10437070Abstract: A head-mounted display that is modular and configured for securement to an item of headwear is provided. The head-mounted display may comprise a selection of components that are desired for a particular application, such as a display boom, camera, microphone, position-tracking component, etc., and may include an attachment mechanism for securing the selection of components to the item of headwear. The head-mounted display may include a display module having a corresponding display characteristic that provides a visual display and/or display functionality that is appropriate for a particular application. The display module may include a micro display that is non-transparent and/or a waveguide optic that is at least partially transparent, and may be configured to provide an augmented reality display for a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: RealWear, Inc.Inventors: Stephen A. Pombo, George Henry Hines, Christopher Iain Parkinson, Sanjay Subir Jhawar, Kenneth Lustig
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Patent number: 10393312Abstract: A device wearable upon a head of a user with an adjustable assembly is provided. The device may comprise a first assembly including a wearable portion, an arm having a first end portion and a second end portion positioned at an end of the arm opposite to the first end portion, and a first connector connected between the first assembly and the first end portion of the arm, the first connector including a detent assembly configured to releasably hold the arm in an in-use position at a first distance from the head of the user and in a stand-by position at a second distance greater than the first distance. The device may further include a second connector connected to the second end portion of the arm, and an output display connected to the second connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: RealWear, Inc.Inventors: Stephen A. Pombo, George Henry Hines
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Patent number: 10365493Abstract: A head-mounted display that is modular and configured for securement to an item of headwear is provided. The head-mounted display may comprise a selection of components that are desired for a particular application, such as a display boom, camera, microphone, position-tracking component, etc., and may include an attachment mechanism for securing the selection of components to the item of headwear. The head-mounted display may include a display module having a corresponding display characteristic that provides a visual display and/or display functionality that is appropriate for a particular application. The display module may include a micro display that is non-transparent and/or a waveguide optic that is at least partially transparent, and may be configured to provide an augmented reality display for a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: RealWear, IncorporatedInventors: Stephen A. Pombo, George Henry Hines, Christopher Iain Parkinson, Andrew Michael Lowery, Kenneth Lustig
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Patent number: 10320101Abstract: The invention provides a connector (16) for functionally coupling a module (8) in a modular electronic device, in particular a portable device, more in particular a handheld device (1), comprising a first connector end, wherein said first connector end comprises a series of contacts (34) and an electromagnetic shielding (81) surrounding said contacts (34). Said connector (16) is in particular suited for a modular electronic device (1), for electronically coupling its modules (8) to a chassis (9).Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Fairphone B.V.Inventors: Hugh Daniel Brogan, Olivier Hébert, George Henry Hines
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Publication number: 20180338021Abstract: The invention provides a modular electronic device, in particular a portable device, more in particular a handheld device, said modular electronic device comprising a chassis comprising a frame holding a computational module comprising a circuit board holding a data processor, and a display module comprising a planar display device having a viewing side and a rear side, said display module comprising a back plate on the rear side of the display device, wherein said frame further comprises a frame attachment part and said back plate comprises a display attachment part for allowing said display module to be attached to said frame in a sliding manner in a sliding direction in-plane of said planar display device, and said frame comprising a frame lock part and said display module comprising a display lock part for in a mutually locked position locking said frame and said display module onto one another, blocking said sliding, and in a mutually released position allowing sliding of said display module and said fraType: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Olivier Hebert, George Henry Hines, Hugh Daniel Brogan
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Publication number: 20180180895Abstract: A head-mounted display that is modular and configured for securement to an item of headwear is provided. The head-mounted display may comprise a selection of components that are desired for a particular application, such as a display boom, camera, microphone, position-tracking component, etc., and may include an attachment mechanism for securing the selection of components to the item of headwear. The head-mounted display may include a display module having a corresponding display characteristic that provides a visual display and/or display functionality that is appropriate for a particular application. The display module may include a micro display that is non-transparent and/or a waveguide optic that is at least partially transparent, and may be configured to provide an augmented reality display for a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: STEPHEN A. POMBO, GEORGE HENRY HINES, CHRISTOPHER IAIN PARKINSON, ANDREW MICHAEL LOWERY, KENNETH LUSTIG
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Publication number: 20180180218Abstract: A device wearable upon a head of a user with an adjustable assembly is provided. The device may comprise a first assembly including a wearable portion, an arm having a first end portion and a second end portion positioned at an end of the arm opposite to the first end portion, and a first connector connected between the first assembly and the first end portion of the arm, the first connector including a detent assembly configured to releasably hold the arm in an in-use position at a first distance from the head of the user and in a stand-by position at a second distance greater than the first distance. The device may further include a second connector connected to the second end portion of the arm, and an output display connected to the second connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: STEPHEN A. POMBO, GEORGE HENRY HINES
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Publication number: 20180180894Abstract: A head-mounted display that is modular and configured for securement to an item of headwear is provided. The head-mounted display may comprise a selection of components that are desired for a particular application, such as a display boom, camera, microphone, position-tracking component, etc., and may include an attachment mechanism for securing the selection of components to the item of headwear. The head-mounted display may include a display module having a corresponding display characteristic that provides a visual display and/or display functionality that is appropriate for a particular application. The display module may include a micro display that is non-transparent and/or a waveguide optic that is at least partially transparent, and may be configured to provide an augmented reality display for a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: STEPHEN A. POMBO, GEORGE HENRY HINES, CHRISTOPHER IAIN PARKINSON, SANJAY SUBIR JHAWAR, KENNETH LUSTIG
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Patent number: D931278Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: REALWEAR, INC.Inventors: Stephen A. Pombo, Nima Lahijani Shams, George Henry Hines, Sanjay Subir Jhawar