Patents by Inventor Ben Kutcher

Ben Kutcher 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).

  • Video game extremity control and object interaction
    Patent number: 9095776
    Abstract: Extremity control in a video game such as a skateboarding video game is provided through use of a video game controller. In some embodiments multi-axis controls of the video game controller are used to control extremities of a skateboarder character and to move a skateboard used by the skateboarder character responsive to movement of the extremities. For example, the skateboarder character's hands may grab the skateboard to perform a grab trick, or the skateboarder character may shift weight to perform a manual or similar trick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Nelson, Ben Kutcher, Cody Pierson, Chad Findley
  • VIDEO GAME EXTREMITY CONTROL AND OBJECT INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20090170605
    Abstract: Extremity control in a video game such as a skateboarding video game is provided through use of a video game controller. In some embodiments multi-axis controls of the video game controller are used to control extremities of a skateboarder character and to move a skateboard used by the skateboarder character responsive to movement of the extremities. For example, the skateboarder character's hands may grab the skateboard to perform a grab trick, or the skateboarder character may shift weight to perform a manual or similar trick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Dan Nelson, Ben Kutcher, Cody Pierson, Chad Findley