Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Crase

Christopher J. Crase 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).

  • INPUT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20150185850
    Abstract: A method and systems for detecting a gesture and intended input are described herein. In one example, a method includes detecting the gestures from an input device and detecting a set of measurements, wherein each measurement corresponds to a gesture. The method also includes detecting that the set of measurements and the gestures correspond to a stored pattern and determining an intended input from the gestures based on the stored pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Farzin Guilak, Joel Morrissette, Christopher J. Crase, Soren C. Knudsen, Chukwuyem D. Emelue, Danielle Galbraith, Steven W. Asbjornsen
  • Automatic rapid chilling system
    Patent number: 5701747
    Abstract: A system for automatically rapidly chilling liquids and semisolids which includes a frame which supports a drive motor which contains a substantially vertical drive shaft having a connecting member at one end. A sealed, hollow chilling utensil which contains a refrigerant, and which has a neck portion which contains a connecting member which is adapted for fixed engagement with the connecting member of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Syracuse University
    Inventors: Norman A. Faiola, Christopher J. Crase