Patents Assigned to BeBop Sensors, Inc.
  • Sensor-based percussion device
    Patent number: 9721553
    Abstract: Percussion devices are described employing sensor arrays based on piezoresistive materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: BeBop Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. McMillen, Maxime Stinnett, Brent Allen, Gregory Wille
  • Promoting sensor isolation and performance in flexible sensor arrays
    Patent number: 9696833
    Abstract: Sensors incorporating piezoresistive materials are described. One class of sensors includes conductive traces formed directly on or otherwise integrated with the piezoresistive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Bebop Sensors, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith A. McMillen
  • Two-dimensional sensor arrays
    Patent number: 9652101
    Abstract: Sensors incorporating piezoresistive materials are described. One class of sensors includes piezoresistive material that is held or otherwise supported adjacent conductive traces on a substrate. Another class of sensors includes conductive traces formed directly on the piezoresistive material. Two-dimensional sensor arrays incorporating piezoresistive materials are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: BeBop Sensors, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith A. McMillen
  • Piezoresistive sensors and sensor arrays
    Patent number: 9546921
    Abstract: Highly expressive and flexibly programmable foot-operated controllers are described. Specific implementations are intended for musical applications and allow musicians an unprecedented degree of control of a wide variety of musical components and subsystems for recording and/or performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: BeBop Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. McMillen, Conner Lacy
  • Two-dimensional sensor arrays
    Patent number: 9442614
    Abstract: Two-dimensional sensor arrays incorporating piezoresistive materials are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: BeBop Sensors, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith A. McMillen
  • Multi-touch pad controller
    Patent number: 9076419
    Abstract: A highly configurable controller is described that includes a number of different types of control mechanisms that emulate a wide variety of conventional control mechanisms using pressure and location sensitive sensors that generate high-density control information which may be mapped to the controls of a wide variety of devices and software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: BeBop Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith McMillen, Daniel Eric McAnulty
  • Foot-operated controller
    Patent number: 9075404
    Abstract: Highly expressive and flexibly programmable foot-operated controllers are described. Specific implementations are intended for musical applications and allow musicians an unprecedented degree of control of a wide variety of musical components and subsystems for recording and/or performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: BeBop Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith McMillen, Conner Lacy