Patents Assigned to Performance Designed Products LLC
  • Patent number: 8654708
    Abstract: A position sensing system enabling dynamic adjustment of the sensing by dynamically adjusting amplifier gain or comparator thresholds in response to received signals. The system compares the time a signal takes to travel from a transmitter in a mobile component to a plurality of receivers in a fixed component and, adjusts the amplifier gain or comparator thresholds if the difference in times measured by the receivers is large or at least one receiver does not detect a signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventor: Steven Lavache
  • Patent number: 8639471
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, the invention provides a method for establishing communication between a computer program in a computing system and a controller held in a hand of a user, comprising: capturing image data in a capture area in front of a display, the capturing configured to identify a two-dimensional location of the controller in the capture area; and capturing one-way sound communication between a location proximate to the display and a location at the controller, the sound communication being used to compute a third-dimensional location of the controller in the capture area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Richard Baxter, Steven Lavache
  • Patent number: 8568233
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the invention, a controller attachment apparatus is provided, comprising: a handle portion configured to accept and hold a controller; and an attachment portion affixed to the handle portion such that it allows a covering to be diposed over the handle portion once the controller is placed into the handle portion. For such an embodiment, the attachment portion may be in the shape of a sporting good or a weapon. For example, with respect to sporting goods, the attachment portion may take the shape of a tennis racket, paddle tennis racket, golf club, baseball bat, hockey stick, lacrosse stick, or fishing rod. Alternatively, with respect to weapons, the head portion may take the shape of a sword, dagger, blade, a light saber, a gun, or a phaser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Gerard Lambert Block, Bradley M. Strahle
  • Patent number: 8469823
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating special effect are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: receiving an input information from a game controller; generating an output data set based on the input information received by the game controller at a game console; transmitting the output data to a stage kit; and generating special effects at the stage kit based on the output data received from the game console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventor: Thomas J. Roberts
  • Patent number: D666248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products, LLC
    Inventors: Ozhan Karacal, Christopher F. Richards
  • Patent number: D666250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products, LLC
    Inventors: Eric B. Fulghum, Gerard Lambert Block
  • Patent number: D672745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Tark Abed, Gerard Lambert Block, Nicholas Peter deSomov, Bradley M. Strahle
  • Patent number: D679656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Richards, Bradley M. Strahle, Dany Nikolova Paragouteva
  • Patent number: D679657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Richards, Bradley M. Strahle, Dany Nikolova Paragouteva
  • Patent number: D679658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Richards, Bradley M. Strahle, Dany Nikolova Paragouteva
  • Patent number: D680077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Richards, Bradley M. Strahle, Dany Nikolova Paragouteva
  • Patent number: D680078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Richards, Bradley M. Strahle, Dany Nikolova Paragouteva
  • Patent number: D680079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Richards, Bradley M. Strahle, Dany Nikolova Paragouteva
  • Patent number: D686160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Richards, Bradley M. Strahle, Dany Nikolova Paragouteva
  • Patent number: D686161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Christopher F. Richards, Bradley M. Strahle, Dany Nikolova Paragouteva
  • Patent number: D686190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Ozhan Karacal, Alfredo Danilo Tato
  • Patent number: D686283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventor: Gerard Lambert Block
  • Patent number: D688311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products, LLC
    Inventor: Gerard Lambert Block
  • Patent number: D688312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventor: Gerard Lambert Block
  • Patent number: D692061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Simon Mingjen Huang, Nicholas Peter deSomov