Patents by Inventor Joshua D. Kitain

Joshua D. Kitain 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: 11287292
    Abstract: A sensor system is provided. A body includes a first side extension configured to mount to a helmet, a second side extension configured to mount to the helmet, and a processing module support member coupled to the first side extension and the second side extension configured to accommodate a processing module. A first sensor sub-assembly is positioned at least partially in the first side extension. The first sensor sub-assembly includes a first cable that includes a first plug configured to be plugged into the processing module, and a first sensor communicatively coupled to the first plug via the first cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua D. Kitain, David J. Macannuco, Aaron P. Miller
  • Patent number: 11249310
    Abstract: An augmented reality device. The device includes an integrated lens system having a field of view (FOV). The lens system includes a reflective layer, a transparent substrate layer, an external light control layer, and an anti-reflective layer. The device also includes a display device configured to present an image on an interior surface of the integrated lens system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua D. Kitain, Gregory A. Harrison, William J. Headrick
  • Patent number: 11067802
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) apparatus comprising at least one optical system, each optical system comprising a lens having a reflective optical surface and an HMD device associated with and distanced from the reflective optical surface. The HMD device comprises a substrate having horizontal and/or vertical convex curvatures having a curved geometric profile which continuously curves with smooth transitions in horizontal and/or vertical dimensions. The curved profile is dimensioned to curve around a temple of a wearer and extend in a direction toward an ear of a wearer. The substrate comprising a plurality of pixel elements arranged along the horizontal convex curvature and being controlled to selectively radiate light representative of computer-generated content (CGC) to the associated reflective optical surface such that those selected pixel elements for display emanate rays of the light for subsequent reflection from the reflective optical surface toward a respective one eye of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory A. Harrison, David A. Smith, Joshua D. Kitain
  • Patent number: 10884525
    Abstract: A system comprising a device including a chromakeyed tactile touch-sensitive surface (TTSS) and touch-sensitive input (TSI) circuit to sense touch applied to the TTSS by a hand. A processor registers a location of a chromakey mask, the device, and a virtual portal location within a virtual reality (VR) scene including virtual pixels of virtual user-interactive simulator (VUIS) controls. The processor detects and isolates, within the mask, first pixels having a non-chromakey color overlapping the chromakey mask and second pixels matching a color of the chromakey mask. The first pixels are preserved to form a pass-through image. A composite mixed reality scene is formed with the VR scene and preserved pixels registered to the VR scene. Those VUIS controls corresponding to the preserved pixels are omitted from the VR scene and remaining virtual pixels of the VUIS controls overlap and link to the TSI circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brett A. Vonsik, Howell B. Hollis, Brittany V. Henthorn, Joshua D. Kitain, Shawn M. Muir
  • Patent number: 10748440
    Abstract: A projectorless simulator that includes an adjustable frame is disclosed. The adjustable frame defines an interior volume, and is adjustable in width and height to allow a shape of the interior volume to be varied. A chromakey screen is coupled to the adjustable frame to at least partially enclose the interior volume. A plurality of lights is mounted with respect to the adjustable frame. The plurality of lights is configured to emit light in a direction toward the chromakey screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua D. Kitain, O'Shae M. Bridges, Nolan Lucht, David J. Macannuco, Adam R. Breed
  • Patent number: 10565799
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) device is disclosed. The HMD device includes a frame and a display system coupled to the frame. A stereo depth camera system coupled to the frame generates stereo depth camera information comprising frames of imagery and depth data that identifies a distance to a simulator cockpit of a simulator. A processor device is coupled to the stereo depth camera system and to the display system. The processor device identifies, based on the stereo depth camera information, a particular cockpit model that corresponds to the simulator cockpit and that identifies a layout of cockpit controls of the simulator cockpit. The processor device, based at least in part on the cockpit model and a physical location of the simulator cockpit, generates computer-generated imagery. The processor device sends the computer-generated imagery to the display system to overlay the computer-generated imagery on top of a portion of a real-world scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua D. Kitain, Jonathan P. Barkdoll, David J. Macannuco, Adam R. Breed, Howell B. Hollis, Spencer J. Frazier
  • Publication number: 20190392639
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) device is disclosed. The HMD device includes a frame and a display system coupled to the frame. A stereo depth camera system coupled to the frame generates stereo depth camera information comprising frames of imagery and depth data that identifies a distance to a simulator cockpit of a simulator. A processor device is coupled to the stereo depth camera system and to the display system. The processor device identifies, based on the stereo depth camera information, a particular cockpit model that corresponds to the simulator cockpit and that identifies a layout of cockpit controls of the simulator cockpit. The processor device, based at least in part on the cockpit model and a physical location of the simulator cockpit, generates computer-generated imagery. The processor device sends the computer-generated imagery to the display system to overlay the computer-generated imagery on top of a portion of a real-world scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua D. Kitain, Jonathan P. Barkdoll, David J. Macannuco, Adam R. Breed, Howell B. Hollis, Spencer J. Frazier
  • Patent number: 10510137
    Abstract: A method comprising detecting, by a processor, an optical sight of a device in range of a lens of a head mounted display (HMD) apparatus. The lens has an HMD field of view (H-FOV) of a real-world view. The method comprises determining, by the processor, a magnification factor of a sight field of view (S-FOV) for the detected sight. The method includes displaying, by a display device of the HMD apparatus, computer generated data (CGD) in the S-FOV relative to a magnification level according to the magnification factor of the S-FOV of the real-world view while looking through the sight. A system and computer readable medium are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua D. Kitain, Spencer J. Frazier, Gregory A. Harrison, David J. Macannuco, Atul Patel
  • Publication number: 20180231404
    Abstract: A sensor system is provided. A body includes a first side extension configured to mount to a helmet, a second side extension configured to mount to the helmet, and a processing module support member coupled to the first side extension and the second side extension configured to accommodate a processing module. A first sensor sub-assembly is positioned at least partially in the first side extension. The first sensor sub-assembly includes a first cable that includes a first plug configured to be plugged into the processing module, and a first sensor communicatively coupled to the first plug via the first cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Joshua D. Kitain, David J. Macannuco, Aaron P. Miller