Patents by Inventor Ross Cairns

Ross Cairns 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: 20230177789
    Abstract: A method for interacting with a user to create a three-dimensional (3D) model is provided. The method may include causing a capture device to start a first scan on a reference surface; instructing the user to make a first movement during the first scan; generating a 3D data representation of the reference surface based on data acquired in the first scan; displaying the 3D data representation on the GUI; causing the capture device to start a second scan on the reference surface; instruct the user to make a second movement during the second scan; generating a location tracking data representation of the reference surface based on data acquired in the second scan; displaying the location tracking data representation on the GUI; and causing the capture device to generate a 3D model of the reference surface based on the 3D data representation and the location tracking data representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Marwan Aljubeh, Gregory James Bakker, Ross Cairns, Eric Nersesian
  • Patent number: 4887324
    Abstract: A one-piece molding grips a shower curtain by locking a marginal portion of the curtain between a rib on one arm and a groove on a second arm. The arms are swingable about a third arm through living hinges, and the first arm is adapted to be affixed against a wall of a shower enclosure. The shower curtain is pressed against the wall by one of the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Inventor: H. Ross Cairns