Patents by Inventor Ronald Steven Karpf

Ronald Steven Karpf 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: 11039123
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Publication number: 20210152811
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 10951881
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Publication number: 20200329230
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 10742965
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Publication number: 20190068960
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 10021380
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: VISUAL EFFECT INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Publication number: 20180192039
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 9948922
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: VISUAL EFFECT INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 9942487
    Abstract: Data comprising a compressed image frame and temporal redundancy information is received. The image frame is decompressed. A plurality of bridge frames that are visually dissimilar to the image frame are generated. The image frame and the plurality of bridge frames are blended, generating a plurality of blended frames, and the plurality of blended frames are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: VISUAL EFFECT INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Publication number: 20170374357
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 9781408
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: VISUAL EFFECT INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Publication number: 20170272737
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Publication number: 20170257623
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 9716874
    Abstract: A source video comprising 2D image frames is acquired, and an image frame including two or more motion vectors describing motion in the image frame is obtained, wherein each of the motion vectors is associated with a region of the image frame. A parameter is calculated for the following: (a) a lateral speed of the image frame, using the motion vectors, and (b) a direction of motion of the image frame, using the more motion vectors. A deformation value is generated using an algorithm that uses both of the parameters, and is applied to the image frame to identify a modified image frame. The modified image frame is blended with a bridge frame that is a non-solid color and different from the modified image frame, to generate a blended frame. The direction of motion and velocity of motion parameters are calculated from the motion vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: VISUAL EFFECT INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 9699444
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: VISUAL EFFECT INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Publication number: 20170019652
    Abstract: A source video comprising 2D image frames is acquired, and an image frame including two or more motion vectors describing motion in the image frame is obtained, wherein each of the motion vectors is associated with a region of the image frame. A parameter is calculated for the following: (a) a lateral speed of the image frame, using the motion vectors, and (b) a direction of motion of the image frame, using the more motion vectors. A deformation value is generated using an algorithm that uses both of the parameters, and is applied to the image frame to identify a modified image frame. The modified image frame is blended with a bridge frame that is a non-solid color and different from the modified image frame, to generate a blended frame. The direction of motion and velocity of motion parameters are calculated from the motion vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin JACOBS, Ronald Steven KARPF
  • Publication number: 20160337638
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin JACOBS, Ronald Steven KARPF
  • Patent number: 9426442
    Abstract: A source video comprising a sequence of 2D image frames is acquired, and an image frame that includes two or more motion vectors that describe motion in the image frame is obtained from the source video, wherein each of the motion vectors is associated with a region of the image frame. A respective parameter is calculated for each of the following: (a) a lateral speed of the image frame, using the two or more motion vectors, and (b) a direction of motion of the image frame, using the two or more motion vectors. A deformation value is generated by applying an algorithm that uses both of the parameters, and the deformation value is applied to the image frame to identify a modified image frame. The modified image frame is blended with a bridge frame that is a non-solid color and is different from the modified image frame, to generate a blended frame. The direction of motion and velocity of motion parameters in the calculating step are calculated only from the motion vectors input along with the image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf
  • Patent number: 9426452
    Abstract: An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Jacobs, Ronald Steven Karpf