Patents by Inventor Byron Lahey

Byron Lahey 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: 11508342
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of haptic systems for digital musical instruments. In embodiments, the haptic systems comprise a shoulder rest that has been modified with haptic elements capable of generating a feedback signal to a user of a digital musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Seth D. Thorn, Byron Lahey
  • Patent number: 11462128
    Abstract: A haptic feedback system to stimulate physical sensation of handling a fluid in virtual spaces. The system includes a physical vessel containing a solid object and mechanical means to move the solid object therein, a virtual reality module to track a position of the physical vessel and a corresponding virtual vessel, logic to simulate a fluid contained in the virtual vessel based on the tracked position of the virtual vessel, logic to calculate coordinates of a center of gravity for the simulated fluid based on the tracked position of the virtual vessel, logic to translate the calculated coordinates of the center of gravity for the simulated fluid into cylindrical coordinates to which to move the solid object in the physical vessel, and logic to send instructions to the mechanical means to move the solid object in the physical vessel based on the cylindrical coordinates to shift the weight of the physical vessel in accordance with the center of gravity of the simulated fluid in the virtual vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Robert LiKamWa, Shahabedin Sagheb, Alireza Bahremand, Byron Lahey, Frank Wencheng Liu, Assegid Kidane
  • Publication number: 20200394987
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of haptic systems for digital musical instruments. In embodiments, the haptic systems comprise a shoulder rest that has been modified with haptic elements capable of generating a feedback signal to a user of a digital musical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Seth D. Thorn, Byron Lahey
  • Publication number: 20200160750
    Abstract: A haptic feedback system to stimulate physical sensation of handling a fluid in virtual spaces. The system includes a physical vessel containing a solid object and mechanical means to move the solid object therein, a virtual reality module to track a position of the physical vessel and a corresponding virtual vessel, logic to simulate a fluid contained in the virtual vessel based on the tracked position of the virtual vessel, logic to calculate coordinates of a center of gravity for the simulated fluid based on the tracked position of the virtual vessel, logic to translate the calculated coordinates of the center of gravity for the simulated fluid into cylindrical coordinates to which to move the solid object in the physical vessel, and logic to send instructions to the mechanical means to move the solid object in the physical vessel based on the cylindrical coordinates to shift the weight of the physical vessel in accordance with the center of gravity of the simulated fluid in the virtual vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Robert LiKamWa, Shahabedin Sagheb, Alireza Bahremand, Byron Lahey, Frank Wencheng Liu, Assegid Kidane