Patents by Inventor Zachary C. Nelson

Zachary C. Nelson 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: 20240176921
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for designing and proposing an installation of a project for a structure or site that can be based on identifying installation surface faces, installation surface face insolation, obstructions affecting insolation (or similar property), obstacles and penetrations affecting placement of installation equipment, etc., and for providing an educational experience for a potential purchaser of the system comprising general information and at least one structure-specific installation proposal. A selected plan can be implemented from within a proposal platform of the disclosed systems and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis J. Strader, Ryan H. Nelson, Landon J. Anderton, Merrill E. McKee, Daniel S. Goodrick, Orrin C. Naylor, Jay D. Hamilton, Rodney P. Hovley, Cheng Zhang, Zachary K. Vollrath, Niall G. McQuay, Matthew G. Van Orman, Jacob Wright
  • Publication number: 20240168296
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a first bias lens that transmits world light to an output coupler on a waveguide. The output coupler may transmit the world light while coupling image light out of the waveguide. A second bias lens may transmit the world light and the image light to an eye box. A tint layer may transmit the world light towards the output coupler. The tint layer may be planar and layered onto a planar surface of the first bias lens or another lens, may be separated from the first bias lens by an air gap, may be non-parallel relative to the waveguide, and/or may be curved and separated from the first bias lens and the waveguide by air gaps. When planar, the tint layer may be provided with spacers between substrates or between the tint layer and the waveguide to maximize parallelism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander D. Schlaupitz, Edward J. Wrzesniewski, Graham C. Nelson, Hyungryul Choi, Kibyung Seong, Vikrant Bhakta, Xiaonan Wen, Zachary M. Beiley
  • Patent number: 10479288
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a camera mount system (CMS) releasably mountable to vehicle surfaces via a plurality of leg members, each leg member extending radially from a hub to support an articulating wrist member with a distal suction attachment. In an illustrative example, the articulating wrist may adjust vertically to permit secure sealing of the suction attachment to a local vehicle roof surface. Each of the articulating wrists may couple to a corresponding distal end of one of the leg members via, for example, a ball joint. The wrist angle relative to the leg member may be releasably locked by hand operation of a locking control that, for example, also locks the angle of the wrist relative to the suction attachment. Some systems may advantageously be quickly, releasably and securely mounted from non-planar and/or irregularly shaped vehicle surfaces, for example, roofs, roll cages, hulls, doors, hoods, and bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MotoCrane, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary C. Nelson, Scott A. Tovsen, Daniel Price, Joseph Cox, Justin Squire, Yann Talhouarne
  • Publication number: 20180037172
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a camera mount system (CMS) releasably mountable to vehicle surfaces via a plurality of leg members, each leg member extending radially from a hub to support an articulating wrist member with a distal suction attachment. In an illustrative example, the articulating wrist may adjust vertically to permit secure sealing of the suction attachment to a local vehicle roof surface. Each of the articulating wrists may couple to a corresponding distal end of one of the leg members via, for example, a ball joint. The wrist angle relative to the leg member may be releasably locked by hand operation of a locking control that, for example, also locks the angle of the wrist relative to the suction attachment. Some systems may advantageously be quickly, releasably and securely mounted from non-planar and/or irregularly shaped vehicle surfaces, for example, roofs, roll cages, hulls, doors, hoods, and bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Zachary C. Nelson, Scott A. Tovsen, Daniel Price, Joseph Cox, Justin Squire, Yann Talhouarne