Patents by Inventor John E. Gibson

John E. Gibson 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).

  • Publication number: 20130104073
    Abstract: A method of providing a navigable environment of an indoor space. The indoor space includes a plurality of rooms 18-30, which are optionally mapped to a floor plan 12. The method includes acquiring a plurality of images 60, 62 that are associated with the plurality of rooms 18-30 of the indoor space. At least a portion of the plurality of images 60, 62 are combined into at least two panoramic views 74 for each room 18-30 and rendered into a model of the indoor space. A three-dimensional model is defined from the rendered model and graphically illustrated as a three-dimensional navigable representation with a graphics engine so that a first user may navigate the indoor space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: OHIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: John R. Bowditch, Stephen D. Mokris, John E. Gibson, Roger Good
  • Patent number: 4792072
    Abstract: A carrier to transport a surfboard of similarly shaped article on a bicycle. The carrier has a pair of elongate members hingedly joined to each other and crossing each other at a location along their lengths. One member has a first end attachable immediately beneath a seat of the bicyle. The other member has a second end attachable on an axle of the bicycle. The members have padded substantially V-shaped portions formed to receive an edge of a surfboard. The members each have another end to support resilient members for engaging around the surfboard when fitted on the carrier to hold the surfboard firmly in position in the padded portions so that the surfboard projects forwardly and upwardly relative to the bicycle and clear of a head of a rider when the rider is riding the bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Assignee: Kalmson Pty, Limited
    Inventor: John E. Gibson