Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Bennett

Patrick J. Bennett 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: 10679423
    Abstract: A mixed reality golf simulation and training system that can use, along with a user's existing standard golf equipment, a golf ball launch monitor to track the initial ball positional data, spin and acceleration, and simulate the complete ball path and location or use complete ball tracking data and displays the actual ball path and location. Mixed reality glasses allow the display of ball tracking data over the real world view and/or an immersive display of a simulated world view, depending on the user's head or view position. Golf simulation graphical views can include various options, including simulated or panoramic photographic views of a golf course, simulated graphics and data superimposed over a real world driving range view, or simple ball tracking data superimposed over a real world view at any location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: VGOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Patent number: 10661149
    Abstract: A mixed-reality sport simulation system includes a projectile-tracking sub-system to generate projectile-tracking data when a projectile is launched by a user, a near-eye display to display mixed-reality virtual objects displayed over physical objects within a field of view of a user representing lines of sight of the user, and a controller. The controller may direct the near-eye display to display a mixed-reality environment including virtual objects within the field of view. The near-eye display may provide an unobstructed real-world view for view vectors below a selected pitch angle and at least a portion of the mixed-reality environment for view vectors above a selected pitch angle. The controller may receive projectile-tracking data in real-time from the projectile-tracking sub-system and may direct the near-eye display to display one or more virtual objects representing a trajectory of the projectile within the mixed-reality environment in real-time based on the projectile-tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: vSports, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Patent number: 10646767
    Abstract: A mixed reality sport simulation and training system that can use, along with a user's existing standard sports equipment, a launch monitor to track the initial positional data, spin and acceleration of a sport object, and simulate the complete object path and location or use complete object tracking data and displays the actual object path and location. Mixed reality glasses allow the display of object tracking data over the real world view and/or an immersive display of a simulated world view, depending on the user's head or view position. Sport simulation graphical views can include various options, including simulated or panoramic photographic views of a sports field, court, etc., simulated graphics and data superimposed over a real world view, or simple object tracking data superimposed over a real world view at any location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: VSPORTS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Patent number: 10525324
    Abstract: A mixed-reality kick simulation system includes a ball-tracking sub-system configured to generate ball tracking data when the ball is kicked by a user, a near-eye display configured to display mixed-reality virtual objects displayed over physical objects within a user field of view, and a controller. The near-eye display may include a user input device and one or more sensors to determine the field of view of the user defining view vectors representing lines of sight of the. The controller may direct the near-eye display to display a mixed-reality environment including virtual objects within at least a portion of the user field of view, receive ball tracking data of a ball kicked by the user in real-time from the ball-tracking sub-system, and direct the near-eye display to display a virtual object representing a trajectory of the ball within the mixed-reality environment in real-time based on the ball-tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: vSports, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20190311543
    Abstract: A mixed reality golf simulation and training system that can use, along with a user's existing standard golf equipment, a golf ball launch monitor to track the initial ball positional data, spin and acceleration, and simulate the complete ball path and location or use complete ball tracking data and displays the actual ball path and location. Mixed reality glasses allow the display of ball tracking data over the real world view and/or an immersive display of a simulated world view, depending on the user's head or view position. Golf simulation graphical views can include various options, including simulated or panoramic photographic views of a golf course, simulated graphics and data superimposed over a real world driving range view, or simple ball tracking data superimposed over a real world view at any location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20190134487
    Abstract: A mixed-reality sport simulation system includes a projectile-tracking sub-system to generate projectile-tracking data when a projectile is launched by a user, a near-eye display to display mixed-reality virtual objects displayed over physical objects within a field of view of a user representing lines of sight of the user, and a controller. The controller may direct the near-eye display to display a mixed-reality environment including virtual objects within the field of view. The near-eye display may provide an unobstructed real-world view for view vectors below a selected pitch angle and at least a portion of the mixed-reality environment for view vectors above a selected pitch angle. The controller may receive projectile-tracking data in real-time from the projectile-tracking sub-system and may direct the near-eye display to display one or more virtual objects representing a trajectory of the projectile within the mixed-reality environment in real-time based on the projectile-tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20190126125
    Abstract: A mixed-reality kick simulation system includes a ball-tracking sub-system configured to generate ball tracking data when the ball is kicked by a user, a near-eye display configured to display mixed-reality virtual objects displayed over physical objects within a user field of view, and a controller. The near-eye display may include a user input device and one or more sensors to determine the field of view of the user defining view vectors representing lines of sight of the. The controller may direct the near-eye display to display a mixed-reality environment including virtual objects within at least a portion of the user field of view, receive ball tracking data of a ball kicked by the user in real-time from the ball-tracking sub-system, and direct the near-eye display to display a virtual object representing a trajectory of the ball within the mixed-reality environment in real-time based on the ball-tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Patent number: 10204456
    Abstract: A mixed reality golf simulation and training system that can use, along with a user's existing standard golf equipment, a golf ball launch monitor to track the initial ball positional data, spin and acceleration, and simulate the complete ball path and location or use complete ball tracking data and displays the actual ball path and location. Mixed reality glasses allow the display of ball tracking data over the real world view and/or an immersive display of a simulated world view, depending on the user's head or view position. Golf simulation graphical views can include various options, including simulated or panoramic photographic views of a golf course, simulated graphics and data superimposed over a real world driving range view, or simple ball tracking data superimposed over a real world view at any location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: vGolf, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20180261010
    Abstract: A mixed reality golf simulation and training system that can use, along with a user's existing standard golf equipment, a golf ball launch monitor to track the initial ball positional data, spin and acceleration, and simulate the complete ball path and location or use complete ball tracking data and displays the actual ball path and location. Mixed reality glasses allow the display of ball tracking data over the real world view and/or an immersive display of a simulated world view, depending on the user's head or view position. Golf simulation graphical views can include various options, including simulated or panoramic photographic views of a golf course, simulated graphics and data superimposed over a real world driving range view, or simple ball tracking data superimposed over a real world view at any location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20180256962
    Abstract: A mixed reality sport simulation and training system that can use, along with a user's existing standard sports equipment, a launch monitor to track the initial positional data, spin and acceleration of a sport object, and simulate the complete object path and location or use complete object tracking data and displays the actual object path and location. Mixed reality glasses allow the display of object tracking data over the real world view and/or an immersive display of a simulated world view, depending on the user's head or view position. Sport simulation graphical views can include various options, including simulated or panoramic photographic views of a sports field, court, etc., simulated graphics and data superimposed over a real world view, or simple object tracking data superimposed over a real world view at any location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Kudirka, Patrick J. Bennett
  • Patent number: 9964836
    Abstract: An aerial camera system including a plurality of main reels, a camera interface/safety reel and a stabilized camera head. The camera head is supported from main cables from the main reels with a safety reel cable providing power, data and video communication between the camera head and a main computer system. Each of the main reels, the camera interface/safety reel and the camera head are in communication with the main computer system, which controls the feeding and reeling in of the main cables. Further, the computer system controls the feeding and reeling in of the safety reel cable, which typically only follows the camera head as it moves in three-dimensional space, but may in emergency mode support the weight of the camera head and be used to slowly pull the camera head up and out of the way so that it does not interfere with any activity below the flight area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SKYCAM, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick J. Bennett, Garret Cook, Matthew R. Jones, Kaveh Ashenayi, Michael F. Henry, Alexander MacDonald
  • Publication number: 20120236148
    Abstract: An aerial camera system including a plurality of main reels, a camera interface/safety reel and a stabilized camera head. The camera head is supported from main cables from the main reels with a safety reel cable providing power, data and video communication between the camera head and a main computer system. Each of the main reels, the camera interface/safety reel and the camera head are in communication with the main computer system, which controls the feeding and reeling in of the main cables. Further, the computer system controls the feeding and reeling in of the safety reel cable, which typically only follows the camera head as it moves in three-dimensional space, but may in emergency mode support the weight of the camera head and be used to slowly pull the camera head up and out of the way so that it does not interfere with any activity below the flight area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: ACTIONCAM, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick J. Bennett, Garret Cook, Matthew R. Jones, Kaveh Ashenayi, Michael F. Henry, Alexander MacDonald
  • Patent number: 8199197
    Abstract: An aerial camera system including a plurality of main reels, a camera interface/safety reel and a stabilized camera head. The camera head is supported from main cables from the main reels with a safety reel cable providing power, data and video communication between the camera head and a main computer system. Each of the main reels, the camera interface/safety reel and the camera head are in communication with the main computer system, which controls the feeding and reeling in of the main cables. Further, the computer system controls the feeding and reeling in of the safety reel cable, which typically only follows the camera head as it moves in three-dimensional space, but may in emergency mode support the weight of the camera head and be used to slowly pull the camera head up and out of the way so that it does not interfere with any activity below the flight area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Actioncam. LLC
    Inventors: Patrick J. Bennett, Garret Cook, Matthew R. Jones, Kaveh Ashenayi, Michael F. Henry, Alexander MacDonald
  • Publication number: 20090207250
    Abstract: An aerial camera system including a plurality of main reels, a camera interface/safety reel and a stabilized camera head. The camera head is supported from main cables from the main reels with a safety reel cable providing power, data and video communication between the camera head and a main computer system. Each of the main reels, the camera interface/safety reel and the camera head are in communication with the main computer system, which controls the feeding and reeling in of the main cables. Further, the computer system controls the feeding and reeling in of the safety reel cable, which typically only follows the camera head as it moves in three-dimensional space, but may in emergency mode support the weight of the camera head and be used to slowly pull the camera head up and out of the way so that it does not interfere with any activity below the flight area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: ACTIONCAM, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick J. Bennett, Garret Cook, Matthew R. Jones, Kaveh Ashenayi, Michael F. Henry, Alexander MacDonald