Patents by Inventor Bruce Robert CORDIER

Bruce Robert CORDIER 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).

  • Bidirectional Communication Between an Infant Receiving System and a Remote Device
    Publication number: 20170079448
    Abstract: An infant device, such as in infant swing, establishes a wireless connection with a parent's existing portable electronic device, such as a smartphone. The portable electronic device sends messages to control any of the functions associated with the infant device. The portable electronic device also sends video and voice to be output at the infant device, allowing the child to remotely see and hear the parent's face and voice. The infant device sends messages with status information on the system enabling the portable electronic device to remotely monitor the system. The infant device also sends messages to the parent's existing portable electronic device containing audio and/or video information recorded from the child, allowing the parent to remotely see and hear the child in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce Robert Cordier, Kurt J. Huntsberger, John W. Taylor
  • Bidirectional communication between an infant receiving system and a remote device
    Patent number: 9510693
    Abstract: An infant device, such as in infant swing, establishes a wireless connection with a parent's existing portable electronic device, such as a smartphone. The portable electronic device sends messages to control any of the functions associated with the infant device. The portable electronic device also sends video and voice to be output at the infant device, allowing the child to remotely see and hear the parent's face and voice. The infant device sends messages with status information on the system enabling the portable electronic device to remotely monitor the system. The infant device also sends messages to the parent's existing portable electronic device containing audio and/or video information recorded from the child, allowing the parent to remotely see and hear the child in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Robert Cordier, Kurt J. Huntsberger, John W. Taylor
  • Bidirectional Communication between an Infant Receiving System and a Remote Device
    Publication number: 20150038072
    Abstract: An infant device, such as in infant swing, establishes a wireless connection with a parent's existing portable electronic device, such as a smartphone. The portable electronic device sends messages to control any of the functions associated with the infant device. The portable electronic device also sends video and voice to be output at the infant device, allowing the child to remotely see and hear the parent's face and voice. The infant device sends messages with status information on the system enabling the portable electronic device to remotely monitor the system. The infant device also sends messages to the parent's existing portable electronic device containing audio and/or video information recorded from the child, allowing the parent to remotely see and hear the child in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Bruce Robert Cordier, Kurt J. Huntsberger, John W. Taylor
  • Toy Play Set with Multiple Modes and a Housing for a Portable Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20140194029
    Abstract: A toy play set with multiple modes and a housing for a touchscreen portable electronic device includes a support structure, a first movable portion defining a housing configured to receive a portable electronic device, and a second movable portion. The first and second movable portions are rotatably coupled to the support structure and movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the first movable portion is in an upright orientation and in the second configuration the first movable portion is in a flat orientation. The portable electronic device is configured to provide different game modes depending at least upon the orientation of the first movable portion and the detection of certain toy objects thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared P. PARDI, Brian John ARGAUER, JR., Bruce Robert CORDIER, Daniel J. DAMON, Anthony FAVORITO, William Joseph MCCORMICK, Brian P. MYSLIWY, Ross RUMFOLA, III, Donald W. STUCKE, JR.