Patents by Inventor Chris Heatherly

Chris Heatherly 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: 9501729
    Abstract: There is provided a stored value card comprising a physical accessory being a portion of the stored value card and being detachable from the stored value card, wherein the physical accessory is configured to be attached to a physical primary; and a unique identification code, wherein the unique identification code is associated with the stored value card, the physical accessory and a virtual accessory, and wherein a virtual primary and the virtual accessory are stored in a network server and correspond to the physical primary and the physical accessory, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Randal Ouye, Bobby Saygan, Natasha Berling
  • Patent number: 7954116
    Abstract: A combination compact disk player and jewelry box is disclosed having a housing, a compact disk (CD) player internally mounted in the housing with built-in compact disk storage. Mechanism for playing the CDs is provided and at least one slide out drawer is provided for holding jewelry and other trinkets therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Po Yi Ng, Chris Heatherly, Mikal Barry Greaves, Jonathan Guerra
  • Patent number: 7910818
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for a musical edutainment interface on a display for playing an electronic musical instrument having frets and strings. The system comprises a processor configured to be placed in communication with the display and the electronic musical instrument and a memory including a musical edutainment software, wherein the processor is configured to execute the musical edutainment software to present, on the display, the musical edutainment interface showing an edutainment musical performance to be followed by a user of the electronic musical instrument, to animate game objects falling vertically to indicate a timing of the edutainment musical performance, to place the game objects within fret areas to demonstrate a corresponding fretting configuration on the frets of the electronic musical instrument, and to align the game objects with a plurality of string lines to demonstrate a strumming of corresponding strings on the electronic musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jieun Kim, Jon Guerra, Jr Desouza, Chris Heatherly
  • Publication number: 20100137048
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for a musical edutainment interface on a display for playing an electronic musical instrument having frets and strings. The system comprises a processor configured to be placed in communication with the display and the electronic musical instrument and a memory including a musical edutainment software, wherein the processor is configured to execute the musical edutainment software to present, on the display, the musical edutainment interface showing an edutainment musical performance to be followed by a user of the electronic musical instrument, to animate game objects falling vertically to indicate a timing of the edutainment musical performance, to place the game objects within fret areas to demonstrate a corresponding fretting configuration on the frets of the electronic musical instrument, and to align the game objects with a plurality of string lines to demonstrate a strumming of corresponding strings on the electronic musical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Jieun Kim, Jon Guerra, Jr Desouza, Chris Heatherly
  • Publication number: 20100116890
    Abstract: There is provided a stored value card comprising a physical accessory being a portion of the stored value card and being detachable from the stored value card, wherein the physical accessory is configured to be attached to a physical primary; and a unique identification code, wherein the unique identification code is associated with the stored value card, the physical accessory and a virtual accessory, and wherein a virtual primary and the virtual accessory are stored in a network server and correspond to the physical primary and the physical accessory, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Randal Ouye, Bobby Saygan, Natasha Berling
  • Patent number: 7708456
    Abstract: A magnet assembly connectable to a metal assembly in an engaging fashion, a metal assembly connectable with the magnet assembly in an engaging fashion and a snapping mechanism comprising the magnet assembly and the metal assembly are disclosed, to be used with a strap and a watch case. A leaf spring element and a base element to be used with a watch case are also disclosed, together with manufacturing processes and a system and method to teach the concept of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Kraus, Chris Heatherly, Randal Ouye, Julie Nishioka, John Holland, Jeffrey Sand
  • Publication number: 20090234888
    Abstract: There is provided a method of providing a mood guided media playlist. The method comprises identifying a mood rating of media assets stored in a media assets database; labeling the media assets with metatags corresponding to the mood rating; identifying a mood theme according to an input received from a client computer; designating mood associated media assets corresponding to the mood theme from the labeled media assets; determining a media playlist length corresponding to the mood theme; assembling a media playlist having the media playlist length corresponding to the mood theme, from the mood associated media assets; and providing the media playlist for displaying. The method may comprise providing a mood selection virtual tool enabling a user of the client computer to recognize and select a desired mood theme, wherein the mood selection virtual tool can display a spectrum of colors corresponding to a plurality of user selectable mood themes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Sunny Holmes, Chris Heatherly, Randal Ouye
  • Patent number: 7363687
    Abstract: A magnet assembly connectable to a metal assembly in an engaging fashion, a metal assembly connectable with the magnet assembly in an engaging fashion and a snapping mechanism comprising the magnet assembly and the metal assembly are disclosed, to be used with a strap and a watch case. A leaf spring element and a base element to be used with a watch case are also disclosed, together with manufacturing processes and a system and method to teach the concept of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Kraus, Chris Heatherly, Randal Ouye, Julie Nishioka, John Holland, Jeffrey Sand
  • Patent number: 7146731
    Abstract: A magnet assembly connectable to a metal assembly in an engaging fashion, a metal assembly connectable with the magnet assembly in an engaging fashion and a snapping mechanism comprising the magnet assembly and the metal assembly are disclosed, to be used with a strap and a watch case. A leaf spring element and a base element to be used with a watch case are also disclosed, together with manufacturing processes and a system and method to teach the concept of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Kraus, Chris Heatherly, Randal Ouye, Julie Nishioka, John Holland, Jeffrey Sand
  • Patent number: D515608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Matthew Paprocki, Tylor Garland, Aldis Rauda
  • Patent number: D515609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Christian Schluender, Mikal Greaves, Allison Conner
  • Patent number: D517441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Stephanie Kraus-Wuthrich, John Holland, Julie Nishioka, Randal Ouye, Jeffrey Sand
  • Patent number: D519509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Heatherly, Jon Guerra, Christian Schluender, Chueh Lee, Mikal Greaves, Allison Conner
  • Patent number: D528535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Po Yi Ng, Chris Heatherly
  • Patent number: D536676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Po Yi Ng, Chris Heatherly
  • Patent number: D541794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Po Yi Ng, Chris Heatherly
  • Patent number: D549597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Kraus, Chris Heatherly, Randal Ouye, Julie Nishioka, John Holland, Jeffrey Sand
  • Patent number: D551635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Po Yi Ng, Chris Heatherly
  • Patent number: D559723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Kraus, Chris Heatherly, Randal Ouye, Julie Nishioka, John Holland, Jeffrey Sand
  • Patent number: D576158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Po Yi Ng, Chris Heatherly