Patents by Inventor JACOB A. ELLIS

JACOB A. ELLIS 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: 11226493
    Abstract: A system for displaying three dimensional (3D) images. The system includes a 3D display operating in a first state to display a 3D image by outputting light into a viewing space and operating in a second state in which the 3D image is not displayed. The system further includes a screen element positioned between the 3D display and the viewing space. The screen element reflects light from the viewing space to appear opaque to a viewer in the viewing space when the 3D display operates in the second state. The screen element transmits the light output by the 3D display, whereby the 3D display image is perceivable by the viewer in the viewing space. The screen element includes a sheet of mesh or netting material that transmits light output by the 3D display through its pores or openings and may be a planar sheet of scrim, tulle, or chiffon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. Joseph, Jessica Anne Klouda, Donald Leo Matz, Jacob A. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20200310143
    Abstract: A system for displaying three dimensional (3D) images. The system includes a 3D display operating in a first state to display a 3D image by outputting light into a viewing space and operating in a second state in which the 3D image is not displayed. The system further includes a screen element positioned between the 3D display and the viewing space. The screen element reflects light from the viewing space to appear opaque to a viewer in the viewing space when the 3D display operates in the second state. The screen element transmits the light output by the 3D display, whereby the 3D display image is perceivable by the viewer in the viewing space. The screen element includes a sheet of mesh or netting material that transmits light output by the 3D display through its pores or openings and may be a planar sheet of scrim, tulle, or chiffon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: DANIEL M. JOSEPH, JESSICA ANNE KLOUDA, DONALD LEO MATZ, JACOB A. ELLIS
  • Publication number: 20180160654
    Abstract: A retractable leash having an internal spooling mechanism, active damping/braking mechanism and sensor activated ultrasonic whistle. The spooling mechanism is contained in a handle and oscillates linearly up and down when the leash member is unwound. A finger separator is contained in the handle, the finger separator having an internal channel with openings to permit the leash member to be unwound therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Ellis Junior Smith, Jacob Ellis Smith
  • Patent number: 9848583
    Abstract: A retractable leash having an internal spooling mechanism, active damping/braking mechanism and sensor activated ultrasonic whistle. The spooling mechanism is contained in a handle and oscillates linearly up and down when the leash member is unwound. A finger separator is contained in the handle, the finger separator having an internal channel with openings to permit the leash member to be unwound therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventors: Ellis Junior Smith, Jacob Ellis Smith
  • Patent number: D996824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: BETA HATCH INC.
    Inventors: Virginia Emery, Jacob Ellis, James Joslin, Paul Gibbs, Hans Kelstrup
  • Patent number: D997560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BETA HATCH INC.
    Inventors: Virginia Emery, Jacob Ellis, James Joslin, Paul Gibbs, Hans Kelstrup