Patents Assigned to Not Impossible, LLC
  • Patent number: 12008892
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to facilitate creating the sensation of vibrotactile movement on the body of a user. Vibratory motors are used to generate a haptic language for music or other stimuli that is integrated into wearable technology. The disclosed system in certain embodiments enables the creation of a family of devices that allow people such as those with hearing impairments to experience sounds such as music or other input to the system. For example, a “sound vest” or other wearable array transforms musical input to haptic signals so that users can experience their favorite music in a unique way, and can also recognize auditory or other cues in the user's real or virtual reality environment and convey this information to the user using haptic signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Not Impossible, LLC
    Inventors: Mick Ebeling, Daniel Biscaro Loureiro, Patrick Hanlon, David Francis Putrino
  • Patent number: 11625994
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to facilitate creating the sensation of vibrotactile movement on the body of a user. Vibratory motors are used to generate a haptic language for music or other stimuli that is integrated into wearable technology. The disclosed system in certain embodiments enables the creation of a family of devices that allow people such as those with hearing impairments to experience sounds such as music or other input to the system. For example, a “sound vest” or other wearable array transforms musical input to haptic signals so that users can experience their favorite music in a unique way, and can also recognize auditory or other cues in the user's real or virtual reality environment and convey this information to the user using haptic signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Not Impossible, LLC
    Inventors: Mick Ebeling, Daniel Biscaro Loureiro, Patrick Hanlon, David Francis Putrino
  • Patent number: 10964179
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to facilitate creating the sensation of vibrotactile movement on the body of a user. Vibratory motors are used to generate a haptic language for music or other stimuli that is integrated into wearable technology. The disclosed system in certain embodiments enables the creation of a family of devices that allow people such as those with hearing impairments to experience sounds such as music or other input to the system. For example, a “sound vest” or other wearable array transforms musical input to haptic signals so that users can experience their favorite music in a unique way, and can also recognize auditory or other cues in the user's real or virtual reality environment and convey this information to the user using haptic signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Not Impossible, LLC
    Inventors: Mick Ebeling, Daniel Biscaro Loureiro, Patrick Hanlon, David Francis Putrino