Patents by Inventor Acar Altinsel

Acar Altinsel 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).

  • Patent number: 11898896
    Abstract: A scale apparatus is described. The scale apparatus may include a housing sized to fit within a playing card tuck box; a pressure plate operable to measure a weight of a plurality of objects; a wireless transmitter; and a microcontroller in communication with the pressure plate and the wireless transmitter. The microcontroller may be configured to: continuously measure the weight on the pressure plate; when the weight holds steady for a sequence of measurements, transmit a first weight measurement via the wireless transmitter; measure a change in the weight; and when the change in the weight is steady, transmit a second weight measurement via the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Penguin Magic, Inc.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Patent number: 11896890
    Abstract: A two-card sleeve apparatus is described. The two-card sleeve apparatus may include a first transparent layer, an opaque layer, and a second transparent layer. The two-card sleeve apparatus may be used to safely store or display two or more trading cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Penguin Magic, Inc.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Patent number: 11850534
    Abstract: A magic kit and methods of use thereof are described. The magic kit may include a first handheld object and a second handheld object that appear to be identical but have different weights. The magic kit may be used to perform a magic trick where the second handheld object appears to levitate using an elastic band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Penguin Magic, Inc.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Patent number: 11788878
    Abstract: A scale apparatus is described. The scale apparatus may include a housing sized to fit within a playing card tuck box; a pressure plate operable to measure a weight of a plurality of objects; a wireless transmitter; and a microcontroller in communication with the pressure plate and the wireless transmitter. The microcontroller may be configured to: continuously measure the weight on the pressure plate; when the weight holds steady for a sequence of measurements, transmit a first weight measurement via the wireless transmitter; measure a change in the weight; and when the change in the weight is steady, transmit a second weight measurement via the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Penguin Magic, Inc.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Publication number: 20230314205
    Abstract: A scale apparatus is described. The scale apparatus may include a housing sized to fit within a playing card tuck box; a pressure plate operable to measure a weight of a plurality of objects; a wireless transmitter; and a microcontroller in communication with the pressure plate and the wireless transmitter. The microcontroller may be configured to: continuously measure the weight on the pressure plate; when the weight holds steady for a sequence of measurements, transmit a first weight measurement via the wireless transmitter; measure a change in the weight; and when the change in the weight is steady, transmit a second weight measurement via the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Penguin Magic, Inc.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Publication number: 20230258492
    Abstract: A scale apparatus is described. The scale apparatus may include a housing sized to fit within a playing card tuck box; a pressure plate operable to measure a weight of a plurality of objects; a wireless transmitter; and a microcontroller in communication with the pressure plate and the wireless transmitter. The microcontroller may be configured to: continuously measure the weight on the pressure plate; when the weight holds steady for a sequence of measurements, transmit a first weight measurement via the wireless transmitter; measure a change in the weight; and when the change in the weight is steady, transmit a second weight measurement via the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Publication number: 20220398943
    Abstract: A two-card sleeve apparatus is described. The two-card sleeve apparatus may include a first transparent layer, an opaque layer, and a second transparent layer. The two-card sleeve apparatus may be used to safely store or display two or more trading cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Patent number: 11448545
    Abstract: A scale apparatus is described. The scale apparatus may include a housing sized to fit within a playing card tuck box; a pressure plate operable to measure a weight of a plurality of objects; a wireless transmitter; and a microcontroller in communication with the pressure plate and the wireless transmitter. The microcontroller may be configured to: continuously measure the weight on the pressure plate; when the weight holds steady for a sequence of measurements, transmit a first weight measurement via the wireless transmitter; measure a change in the weight; and when the change in the weight is steady, transmit a second weight measurement via the wireless transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: PENGUIN MAGIC, INC.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Patent number: 11376488
    Abstract: A two-card sleeve apparatus is described. The two-card sleeve apparatus may include a first transparent layer, an opaque layer, and a second transparent layer. The two-card sleeve apparatus may be used to safely store or display two or more trading cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: PENGUIN MAGIC, INC.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Patent number: 10960321
    Abstract: A magic trick apparatus and methods of use is described. The magic trick apparatus may include a half ball having a rounded side and a flat surface and a coin attached to the flat surface of the half ball. The magic trick apparatus may further include a magnet within a recession on the flat surface of the half ball. The magic trick apparatus may be used to “transform” a coin into a ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nathan Kranzo, Acar Altinsel
  • Publication number: 20190213654
    Abstract: The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for providing enhanced content to an e-commerce customer. A system is configured to receive an event notification from an e-commerce platform and identify a content item based on the event notification. The system retrieves personalization data associated with the event notification and generates an enhanced version of the content item using the personalization data. The enhanced version of the content items is the provided for delivery to a customer of the e-commerce platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Patent number: D993345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Penguin Magic, Inc.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel
  • Patent number: D1014303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Penguin Magic, Inc.
    Inventor: Acar Altinsel