Patents by Inventor David D. Schaefer

David D. Schaefer 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).

  • Patent number: 11992779
    Abstract: Various types of entertainment venues, including theme or amusement parks, game arcades, and similar venues are improved by providing a local server exchanging data with a cloud server. The local server controls and communicates with game or entertainment elements at the venue. The game or entertainment elements may be games at the location, input devices used by participants, such as smart phones, and/or audio and video devices. The cloud server controls and communicates with off-site elements. The cloud server and local server may communicate and synchronize data over the internet. The entertainment venue consequently can provide varying and evolving experiences through gamification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: FALCON'S BEYOND BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Cecil D. Magpuri, Michael John Wallace, David Michael Schaefer, Syed Saham Ali, David James Consolo
  • Patent number: 6531657
    Abstract: An interchangeable, two piece, adapter wire harness for installing different aftermarket autosound components in different vehicles, characterized by a fixed wiring scheme at an intermediate interconnect. A first piece of the interconnect is coupled by a first set of wires permanently to an autosound component-specific connector and a second piece of the interconnect is coupled by a second set of wires permanently to a vehicle wiring harness-specific connector. The set of possible separate autosound circuit functions is determined by those terminals corresponding to each circuit which are present at corresponding locations in both mated pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Metra Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: William H. Jones, Jr., David D. Schaefer, John J. LeLasher, III, William E. Lauer