Patents. As of 1/6/2013, John F. Ebersole, Jr. is the inventor or co-inventor of 22 patents in technologies including augmented reality, wireless systems, optics, and image processing, with an additional 11 pending. Items with his name in bold (6 items) are ones where he is the first/sole inventor.
1. "Augmented Reality-Based Firefighter Training System," Patent # 6,500,008, J. Ebersole, T. Furlong, J. Ebersole Jr.
2. "Method to Aid Object Detection in Images by Incorporating Contextual Information," Patent # 6,578,017, J. Ebersole, J. Ebersole Jr.
3. "Instrumented Firefighter’s Nozzle and Method," Patent # 6,607,038, J. Ebersole Jr., T. Furlong
4. "Method of Simulating Nozzle Spray Interaction With Fire, Smoke, and Other Aerosols and Gases," Patent # 6,616,454, J. Ebersole Jr., T. Furlong
5. "Method of Generating Three-Dimensional Fire and Smoke Plume for Graphical Display," Patent # 6,809,743, J. Ebersole, T. Furlong, J. Ebersole Jr.
6. "Method for Simulating Flow of an Extinguishing Agent," Patent # 6,809,744, J. Ebersole, T. Furlong, J. Ebersole Jr.
7. "Method for Occlusion of Movable Objects and People in Augmented Reality Scenes," Patent # 6,822,648, T. Furlong, J. Ebersole Jr., J. Walker, J. Ebersole
8. "A Ruggedized Instrumented Firefighter’s Vari-Nozzle," Patent # 6,866,512, J. Ebersole Jr., M. Bastian
9. "Method to Augment Imagery to Display 3-D Probabilistic Object Locations," Patent # 6,901,389, R. Madison, T. Furlong, J. Walker, J. Ebersole Jr., J. Ebersole
10. "Method to View Unseen Atmospheric Phenomenon Using Augmented Reality," Patent # 6,903,752, J. Ebersole, M. Bastian, J. Walker, R. Madison, J. Ebersole Jr.
11. "Method for Using a Motorized Camera Mount for Tracking in Augmented Reality," Patent # 6,903,707, A. Hobgood, J. Ebersole Jr., J. Walker, J. Ebersole
12. "Method to Graphically Represent Weapon Effectiveness Footprint," Patent # 6,961,070, R. Madison, J. Ebersole Jr., J. Ebersole
13. "A System for Precise Rotational and Positional Tracking," Patent # 6,980,229, J. Ebersole Jr.
14. "Method for Simulating Multi-Layer Obscuration from a Viewpoint," Patent # 6,989,831, J. Ebersole, T. Furlong, J. Ebersole Jr.
15. "Advanced Ruggedized Augmented Reality Instrumented Self Contained Breathing Apparatus," Patent # 7,034,779, J. Ebersole Jr.
16. "Method for Advanced Imaging in Augmented Reality," Patent # 7,042,421, A. Hobgood, J. Ebersole Jr., J. Ebersole
17. "Method and System for accomplishing a scalable, multi-user, extended range, distributed, augmented reality environment," Patent # 7,046,214, A. Hobgood, J. Ebersole Jr., J. Ebersole
18. "A Ruggedized Instrumented Firefighter’s Self Contained Breathing Apparatus," Patent # 7,057,582, J. Ebersole Jr., M. Bastian
19. "Method for Using a Wireless Motorized Camera Mount for Tracking in Augmented Reality," Patent # 7,071,898, A. Hobgood, J. Ebersole Jr., J. Ebersole
20. "Augmented Reality Display Integrated with Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus," Patent # 7,110,013, J. Ebersole, J. Ebersole Jr., T. Furlong
21. "Method for Automatically Tracking Objects in Augmented Reality," Patent # 7,138,963, A. Hobgood, J. Ebersole Jr., J. Ebersole
22. "Method and Apparatus for Using Thermal Imaging and Augmented Reality," Patent # 7,262,747, J. Ebersole, A. Hobgood, J. Ebersole Jr.