Patents by Inventor Jesse D. Northcutt

Jesse D. Northcutt 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: 6424322
    Abstract: A transportable multi-unit station for viewing 3D stereoscopic video with accompanying stereo sound, without any necessity of wearing equipment of any kind on the viewer's head, is implemented by a polar array of six identical modules arranged around a central support column mounted onto a large circular baseplate. Each module includes a partially enclosed a hood and is fitted with a pair of stereoscopic eyepieces, for example LCD type, and a pair of optimally located stereo loudspeakers. The stations are constrained individually to the column by rollers that allow only vertical movement. Each station is counter-balanced by a suspension cable, pulley and weight and is supported in place vertically by a unilateral brake mechanism arranged such that a user can easily shift the station upwardly at any time, for which a pair of handles is provided, and can also shift it downwardly by actuating a hand-operated brake release lever provided on at least one of the handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Inventor: Jesse D. Northcutt