Patents by Inventor Charles Rinker

Charles Rinker 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).

  • Publication number: 20190325632
    Abstract: This document presents an apparatus and method for a digital persona platform that interacts with users to create personas, personalities, and character scenes that include the created personas and personalities for display and interaction with users. The digital persona platform stores computer generated characters and scenes in which the characters are optimized for interaction with human users. The digital persona platform provides for display of characters on systems having holographic, augmented reality, virtual reality, mobile device, and multiple platform display capability. Characters and character scenes created on the digital persona platform may be stored and recalled for later use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Charles Rinker
  • Patent number: 10139780
    Abstract: This document presents an apparatus and method for creating and displaying a three dimensional CGI character performing signs and gestures that form a motion communication capability. The 3D CGI character is created as a digital construct that is displayed on a silhouette that has an outline of the character created. The top portion of the display silhouette is transparent. A holographic projector displays the 3D CGI character on the transparent portion of the display silhouette. The bottom half of the display silhouette is opaque and conceals the CPU and projector components. The entire silhouette performs as a communicator using a gesture-based communication protocol for presenting signs and gestures of a defined sign language while also speaking the phrases being communicated by the signs and gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventor: Charles Rinker
  • Publication number: 20180101135
    Abstract: This document presents an apparatus and method for creating and displaying a three dimensional CGI character performing signs and gestures that form a motion communication capability. The 3D CGI character is created as a digital construct that is displayed on a silhouette that has an outline of the character created. The top portion of the display silhouette is transparent. A holographic projector displays the 3D CGI character on the transparent portion of the display silhouette. The bottom half of the display silhouette is opaque and conceals the CPU and projector components. The entire silhouette performs as a communicator using a gesture-based communication protocol for presenting signs and gestures of a defined sign language while also speaking the phrases being communicated by the signs and gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventor: Charles Rinker
  • Publication number: 20170221504
    Abstract: This document presents an apparatus and method for creating and displaying a three dimensional CGI character. The 3D CGT character is created as a digital file that is displayed on a silhouette that has an outline of the character created. The top portion of the display silhouette is transparent upon which the 3D CGI character is displayed by a holographic projector. The bottom half of the display silhouette is opaque and conceals the CPU and projector components. The entire silhouette performs as a stand-alone display unit that may be placed in any location a user requires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Charles Rinker
  • Patent number: 9362673
    Abstract: This document presents an adaptor that has both male and female USB type connectors. The adaptor has an activation button held in tension by an internal spring and locking prongs that are moved in response to depressing and releasing the activation button. The locking prongs retract into a cutout depression in the insulating portion of the male connector and into the open space of the female portion of the adaptor. The adaptor locks both male and female USB connectors attached to cables or devices so as to secure the electrical and physical connection of these cables and devices during relocation or transport of the equipment containing the USB connectors. A single adaptor may be used to securely connect two cables together, a cable to a device, or two devices during movement or transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Charles Rinker