Patents by Inventor Ken Hunter

Ken Hunter 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: 20070068333
    Abstract: This invention provides handlebar grips with an ergonomic flattened grip cross section. The grips can be rotatably mounted to the inside of handlebar tubes, e.g., for a choice of grip angles and to act as throttle grips for motorized vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Ken Hunter
  • Patent number: 5825943
    Abstract: A method and system for storing and selectively retrieving information, such as words, from a document set. The method includes generating an image data set representative of the information contained in the document set. The method also involves generating a text data set representative of a text portion of the information contained in the document set. A text-image correspondence (TIC) table is generated that includes data representative of coordinates information corresponding to each phrase of the document set. A search phrase is identified in response to user-specified search criteria and the search phrase is identified in the text image data set. Then, the TIC table is used to identify the coordinates information corresponding to the search phrase identified in the text data set. A display of the portion of the page containing the search phrase is generated using the coordinates information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan DeVito, Harry Garland, Ken Hunter, Gerald A. May, Michael G. Roberts
  • Patent number: 5347400
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical system for a virtual reality head mounted display with improved image quality, enlarged field of view, and enhanced adjustability. In one embodiment, the optical system comprises a housing coupled to the frame of the head mounted display, a pair of displays mounted to the housing each defining a visual plane, and first and second lenses mounted between each of the displays and the user's eyes. The lenses are mounted to the housing such that each lens is disposed at an angle of between 1.degree. and 15.degree. relative to the visual plane. The lenses are also mounted such that the interoptic distance between the lenses may be adjusted. The optical system also has a unique lens construction including a standard Fresnel lens mounted in parallel to a low-diffraction Fresnel lens, resulting in substantially reduced diffractive interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Inventor: Ken Hunter