Patents by Inventor TRAVIS BROWN-JOHN

TRAVIS BROWN-JOHN 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).

  • Sports video game with enhanced control features
    Patent number: 8491365
    Abstract: A battle volleyball or other sports game having both sports and battle game aspects is played between opposing teams. A game object, having at least one associated characteristic, is used in the game. An associated characteristic of the game object is altered based on properly timed player input, the input being timed to coincide with one or more action indicators displayed along a game object movement path. The game object may also negatively affect a health or other game character related parameter of a game character towards which the game object is directed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Brekelmans, Travis Brown-John, Carey Du Gray, Dwight Tomalty
  • SPORTS VIDEO GAME WITH ENHANCED CONTROL FEATURES
    Publication number: 20090048009
    Abstract: A battle volleyball or other sports game having both sports and battle game aspects is played between opposing teams. A game object, having at least one associated characteristic, is used in the game. An associated characteristic of the game object is altered based on properly timed player input, the input being timed to coincide with one or more action indicators displayed along a game object movement path. The game object may also negatively affect a health or other game character related parameter of a game character towards which the game object is directed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: STEVEN BREKELMANS, TRAVIS BROWN-JOHN, CAREY DUGRAY, DWIGHT TOMALTY