Patents by Inventor Clifton S. Swiggett

Clifton S. Swiggett 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).

  • Automatic harmony generation system
    Patent number: 9734810
    Abstract: A music composition and training system includes: identifying a first chord of a chord progression. Then, for multiple iterations, the system includes selecting a chord of the chord progression, beginning with the identified first chord, and: identifying one or more potential subsequent chords in such a way that each of the potential subsequent chords provide a musical progression; applying weighted criteria to each of the potential subsequent chords; selecting a second chord based on the weighting while also providing variety and unpredictability; and combining the second chord into the chord progression. The system then uses the generated chord progression to generate or teach music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: The Melodic Progression Institute LLC
    Inventors: Clifton S. Swiggett, Stefon D. Harris
  • AUTOMATIC HARMONY GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170084258
    Abstract: A music composition and training system includes: identifying a first chord of a chord progression. Then, for multiple iterations, the system includes selecting a chord of the chord progression, beginning with the identified first chord, and: identifying one or more potential subsequent chords in such a way that each of the potential subsequent chords provide a musical progression; applying weighted criteria to each of the potential subsequent chords; selecting a second chord based on the weighting while also providing variety and unpredictability; and combining the second chord into the chord progression. The system then uses the generated chord progression to generate or teach music.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Clifton S. Swiggett, Stefon D. Harris
  • User interface for a computer display
    Patent number: D615547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Dreambox Learning Inc.
    Inventors: Mickelle Weary, Rebecca M. Lewis, Laura Koch, Jennifer A. Seery, Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Aja M. Hammerly, Neil Smith, Nigel J. Green, Roy Leban, Slavi Marinov Marinov, Valentin Mihov, Christopher M. Franklin, Cristopher Cook, Nathan Brutzman, Lou Gray, Benjamin W. Slivka, Lorenzo Pasqualis, Daniel R. Kerns, Tami Caryl Borowick, Clifton S. Swiggett, Ken Cursoe, Ronald A. Kornfeld, Sarah Daniels
  • User interface for a computer display
    Patent number: D615988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Dreambox Learning Inc.
    Inventors: Mickelle Weary, Rebecca M. Lewis, Laura Koch, Jennifer A. Seery, Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Aja M. Hammerly, Neil Smith, Nigel J. Green, Roy Leban, Slavi Marinov Marinov, Valentin Mihov, Christopher M. Franklin, Christopher Cook, Nathan Brutzman, Lou Gray, Benjamin W. Slivka, Lorenzo Pasqualis, Daniel R. Kerns, Tami Caryl Borowick, Clifton S. Swiggett, Ken Cursoe, Ronald A. Kornfeld, Sarah Daniels
  • User interface for a computer display
    Patent number: D629809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: DreamBox Learning Inc.
    Inventors: Mickelle Weary, Rebecca M. Lewis, Laura Koch, Jennifer A. Seery, Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Aja M. Hammerly, Neil Smith, Nigel J. Green, Roy Leban, Slavi Marinov Marinov, Valentin Mihov, Christopher M. Franklin, Christopher Cook, Nathan Brutzman, Lou Gray, Benjamin W. Slivka, Lorenzo Pasqualis, Daniel R. Kerns, Tami Caryl Borowick, Clifton S. Swiggett, Ken Cursoe, Ronald A. Kornfeld, Sarah Daniels