Patents by Inventor Kyle R. Dhyne

Kyle R. Dhyne 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).

  • Virtual affordance sales tool
    Patent number: 11521355
    Abstract: A system and method for modeling visual and non-visual experiential characteristics of a work space environment, the system comprising at least a first emissive surface useable to view a virtual world (VW) representation, a processor that is programmed to perform the steps of (a) presenting a VW representation via the at least a first emissive surface, the VW representation including an affordance configuration shown in the VW representation, (b) model at least one non-visual experiential characteristic associated with an environment associated with the VW representation and (c) present at least some indication of the non-visual experiential characteristic to the system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. Goetzinger, Jr., Kyle R. Dhyne
  • Virtual affordance sales tool
    Patent number: 11222469
    Abstract: A system and method for modeling visual and non-visual experiential characteristics of a work space environment, the system comprising at least a first emissive surface useable to view a virtual world (VW) representation, a processor that is programmed to perform the steps of (a) presenting a VW representation via the at least a first emissive surface, the VW representation including an affordance configuration shown in the VW representation, (b) model at least one non-visual experiential characteristic associated with an environment associated with the VW representation and (c) present at least some indication of the non-visual experiential characteristic to the system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. Goetzinger, Jr., Kyle R. Dhyne
  • Virtual affordance sales tool
    Patent number: 10984597
    Abstract: A system and method for modeling visual and non-visual experiential characteristics of a work space environment, the system comprising at least a first emissive surface useable to view a virtual world (VW) representation, a processor that is programmed to perform the steps of (a) presenting a VW representation via the at least a first emissive surface, the VW representation including an affordance configuration shown in the VW representation, (b) model at least one non-visual experiential characteristic associated with an environment associated with the VW representation and (c) present at least some indication of the non-visual experiential characteristic to the system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. Goetzinger, Jr., Kyle R. Dhyne
  • Virtual affordance sales tool
    Patent number: 10614625
    Abstract: A system and method for modeling visual and non-visual experiential characteristics of a work space environment, the system comprising at least a first emissive surface useable to view a virtual world (VW) representation, a processor that is programmed to perform the steps of (a) presenting a VW representation via the at least a first emissive surface, the VW representation including an affordance configuration shown in the VW representation, (b) model at least one non-visual experiential characteristic associated with an environment associated with the VW representation and (c) present at least some indication of the non-visual experiential characteristic to the system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: STEELCASE, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen E. Goetzinger, Jr., Kyle R. Dhyne
  • Virtual affordance sales tool
    Patent number: 10181218
    Abstract: A system and method for modeling visual and non-visual experiential characteristics of a work space environment, the system comprising at least a first emissive surface useable to view a virtual world (VW) representation, a processor that is programmed to perform the steps of (a) presenting a VW representation via the at least a first emissive surface, the VW representation including an affordance configuration shown in the VW representation, (b) model at least one non-visual experiential characteristic associated with an environment associated with the VW representation and (c) present at least some indication of the non-visual experiential characteristic to the system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Stephen E. Goetzinger, Jr., Kyle R. Dhyne