Patents by Inventor Rufus Griffin Nicoll

Rufus Griffin Nicoll 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIATED-REALITY SURGICAL VISUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20240080433
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to systems and methods for mediated-reality surgical visualization. A mediated-reality surgical visualization system includes an opaque, head-mounted display assembly comprising a frame configured to be mounted to a user's head, an image capture device coupled to the frame, and a display device coupled to the frame, the display device configured to display an image towards the user. A computing device in communication with the display device and the image capture device is configured to receive image data from the image capture device and present an image from the image data via the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Samuel R. Browd, Joshua R. Smith, Rufus Griffin Nicoll
  • LIGHT FIELD CAPTURE AND RENDERING FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20240000295
    Abstract: Systems and methods for capturing and rendering light fields for head-mounted displays are disclosed. A mediated-reality visualization system includes a head-mounted display assembly comprising a frame configured to be mounted to a user's head and a display device coupled to the frame. An imaging assembly separate and spaced apart from the head-mounted display assembly is configured to capture light-field data. A computing device in communication with the imaging assembly and the display device is configured to receive light-field data from the imaging assembly and render one or more virtual cameras. Images from the one or more virtual cameras are presented to a user via the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Joshua R. Smith, Samuel R. Browd, Rufus Griffin Nicoll, James Andrew Youngquist
  • Light field capture and rendering for head-mounted displays
    Patent number: 11612307
    Abstract: Systems and methods for capturing and rendering light fields for head-mounted displays are disclosed. A mediated-reality visualization system includes a head-mounted display assembly comprising a frame configured to be mounted to a user's head and a display device coupled to the frame. An imaging assembly separate and spaced apart :from the head-mounted display assembly is configured to capture light-field data. A computing device in communication with the imaging assembly and the display device is configured to receive light-field data from the imaging assembly and render one or more virtual cameras. Images from the one or more virtual cameras are presented to a user via the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Joshua R. Smith, Samuel R. Browd, Rufus Griffin Nicoll, James Andrew Youngquist
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIATED-REALITY SURGICAL VISUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20200059640
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to systems and methods for mediated-reality surgical visualization. A mediated-reality surgical visualization system includes an opaque, head-mounted display assembly comprising a frame configured to be mounted to a user's head, an image capture device coupled to the frame, and a display device coupled to the frame, the display device configured to display an image towards the user. A computing device in communication with the display device and the image capture device is configured to receive image data from the image capture device and present an image from the image data via the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel R. Browd, Joshua R. Smith, Rufus Griffin Nicoll
  • LIGHT FIELD CAPTURE AND RENDERING FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20190289284
    Abstract: Systems and methods for capturing and rendering light fields for head-mounted displays are disclosed. A mediated-reality visualization system includes a head-mounted display assembly comprising a frame configured to be mounted to a user's head and a display device coupled to the frame. An imaging assembly separate and spaced apart :from the head-mounted display assembly is configured to capture light-field data. A computing device in communication with the imaging assembly and the display device is configured to receive light-field data from the imaging assembly and render one or more virtual cameras. Images from the one or more virtual cameras are presented to a user via the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua R. Smith, Samuel R. Browd, Rufus Griffin Nicoll, James Andrew Youngquist
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIATED-REALITY SURGICAL VISUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20170099479
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to systems and methods for mediated-reality surgical visualization. A mediated-reality surgical visualization system includes an opaque, head-mounted display assembly comprising a frame configured to be mounted to a user's head, an image capture device coupled to the frame, and a display device coupled to the frame, the display device configured to display an image towards the user. A computing device in communication with the display device and the image capture device is configured to receive image data from the image capture device and present an image from the image data via the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel R. Browd, Joshua R. Smith, Rufus Griffin Nicoll