Patents by Inventor Stephen Lingle

Stephen Lingle 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: 20210291922
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: George Hines, Steven Fragassi, Gilberto Cavada, Tom O'Connor, Richard Page, Sharwari Kulkarni, George J. Guffy, Will Capellaro, Michael Carrier, David Carlson, Corry Daus, Lee Kunvichet, Stephen Lingle, Andrew Last, Stanislav Dmitriyev, Reginald K.S. Ammons
  • Patent number: 10926824
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Konnectronix, Inc.
    Inventors: George Hines, Steven Fragassi, Gilberto Cavada, Tom O'Connor, Richard Page, Sharwari Kulkarni, George J Guffy, Will Capellaro, Michael Carrier, David Carlson, Corry Daus, Lee Kunvichet, Stephen Lingle, Andrew Last, Stanislav Dmitriyev, Reginald K. S. Ammons
  • Patent number: 10093379
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Konnectronix, Inc.
    Inventors: George Hines, Steven Fragassi, Gilberto Cavada, Tom O'Connor, Richard Page, Sharwari Kulkarni, George J Guffey, Will Capellaro, Michael Carrier, David Carlson, Corry Daus, Lee Kunvichet, Stephen Lingle, Andrew Last, Stanislav Dmitriyev, Reginald K. S. Ammons
  • Publication number: 20180194421
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: George Hines, Steven Fragassi, Giberto Cavada, Tom O'Connor, Richard Page, Sharwari Kulkarni, George J. Guffy, Will Capellaro, Michael Carrier, David Carlson, Corry Daus, Lee Kunvichet, Stephen Lingle, Andrew Last, Stanislav Dmitriyev, Reginald K.S. Ammons
  • Patent number: 9994041
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes, among other things, a device. The device includes a plurality of sensors, an output system, a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and the output system, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the plurality of sensors, interpret the signal as a first Braille cell, and send a signal corresponding to the first Braille cell to the output system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Perkins School for the Blind
    Inventors: David Morgan, David A. Carhart, Michael C. Garrett, Stephen Lingle, Frank Pistorio, Jackson Wilson
  • Publication number: 20160221627
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to bicycle systems, especially to bicycle systems adapted for use with smartphones, to smartphones configured for use with bicycle systems, and to methods and to computer software for use with such bicycle systems or smartphones, and to servers configured to communicate with such bicycle systems or smartphones. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Product Development Technologies LLC
    Inventors: George Hines, Steven Fragassi, Gilberto Cavada, Tom O'Connor, Richard Page, Sharwai Kulkarni, George J Guffy, Will Capellaro, Michael Carrier, David Carlson, Corry Daus, Lee Kunvichet, Stephen Lingle, Andrew Last, Stanislav Dmitriyev, Reginald K.S. Ammons
  • Publication number: 20150239259
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes, among other things, a device. The device includes a plurality of sensors, an output system, a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and the output system, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the plurality of sensors, interpret the signal as a first Braille cell, and send a signal corresponding to the first Braille cell to the output system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: David Morgan, David A. Carhart, Michael C. Garrett, Stephen Lingle, Frank Pistorio, Jackson Wilson
  • Patent number: 9050825
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes, among other things, a device. The device includes a plurality of sensors, an output system, a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and the output system, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the plurality of sensors, interpret the signal as a first Braille cell, and send a signal corresponding to the first Braille cell to the output system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Perkins School for the Blind
    Inventors: David Morgan, David A. Carhart, Michael C. Garrett, Stephen Lingle, Frank Pistorio, Jackson Wilson
  • Publication number: 20120009549
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes, among other things, a device. The device includes a plurality of sensors, an output system, a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and the output system, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the plurality of sensors, interpret the signal as a first Braille cell, and send a signal corresponding to the first Braille cell to the output system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: David Morgan, David A. Carhart, Michael C. Garrett, Stephen Lingle, Frank Pistorio, Jackson Wilson