Patents by Inventor William Eugene Brasher

William Eugene Brasher 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).

  • Method and system for articulated character head actuation and control
    Patent number: 8517788
    Abstract: A method for operating a driven output device provided in an articulated head, mobile prop, or other object worn by a performer. The method includes providing a wearable control system, the control system including a driver for the output device, a control module, a wireless receiver, and memory. The method includes storing a set of show control commands for the output device in the memory, and receiving a show control signal with the wireless receiver from a wayside controller. The method includes operating the control module to process the show control signal, to retrieve the show control commands, and to signal the driver to drive the output device based on the commands. The commands are selected based on a character identifier stored in memory associated with the output device such as in a character head junction box, and this memory stores tuning or configuration data for the output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Eck, William J. Wiedefeld, David Michael Hynds, Jeffrey R. Schenck, William Eugene Brasher, Brendan D. Macdonald
  • Method and system for articulated character head actuation and control
    Patent number: 8371893
    Abstract: A method for operating a driven output device provided in an articulated head, mobile prop, or other object worn by a performer. The method includes providing a wearable control system, the control system including a driver for the output device, a control module, a wireless receiver, and memory. The method includes storing a set of show control commands for the output device in the memory, and receiving a show control signal with the wireless receiver from a wayside controller. The method includes operating the control module to process the show control signal, to retrieve the show control commands, and to signal the driver to drive the output device based on the commands. The commands are selected based on a character identifier stored in memory associated with the output device such as in a character head junction box, and this memory stores tuning or configuration data for the output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Eck, William G. Wiedefeld, David Michael Hynds, Jeffrey R. Schenck, William Eugene Brasher, Brendan D. MacDonald
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARTICULATED CHARACTER HEAD ACTUATION AND CONTROL
    Publication number: 20100144239
    Abstract: A method for operating a driven output device provided in an articulated head, mobile prop, or other object worn by a performer. The method includes providing a wearable control system, the control system including a driver for the output device, a control module, a wireless receiver, and memory. The method includes storing a set of show control commands for the output device in the memory, and receiving a show control signal with the wireless receiver from a wayside controller. The method includes operating the control module to process the show control signal, to retrieve the show control commands, and to signal the driver to drive the output device based on the commands. The commands are selected based on a character identifier stored in memory associated with the output device such as in a character head junction box, and this memory stores tuning or configuration data for the output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: TIMOTHY J. ECK, WILLIAM G. WIEDEFELD, DAVID MICHAEL HYNDS, JEFFREY R. SCHENCK, WILLIAM EUGENE BRASHER, BRENDAN D. MACDONALD