Patents by Inventor Kenneth Pimentel

Kenneth Pimentel 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).

  • Head-mounted visual display apparatus
    Patent number: 5321416
    Abstract: A head-mounted visual display apparatus for displaying an image generated by an image generator to a wearer of the apparatus. The visual display apparatus comprises a helmet (10) comprising a shell and a headband (66) engaged to an interior surface of the shell; an adjustment mechanism (90) mounted to an exterior surface of the helmet for adjusting the size of the headband; and a video display (18,20) housed within the helmet and connected to the image generator for displaying the image. In a preferred embodiment the adjustment mechanism includes a knob (90) mounted on an exterior surface of the shell and connected to the headband by a rotatable shaft (99) disposed through the shell between the knob and the headband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Virtual Research Systems
    Inventors: Bruce R. Bassett, Kenneth Pimentel, Peter A. Ronzani
  • Virtual reality visual display helmet
    Patent number: D374002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Virtual Research Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Bassett, Kenneth Pimentel, Peter A. Ronzani