Patents by Inventor David Odland

David Odland 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: 20200163403
    Abstract: A system for displaying content on a rear section of footwear. Previously, system of providing illumination or color changes on footwear have been done with very low-resolution LEDs that only cover a very limited area of the footwear. This footwear uses a high resolution flexible display that wraps around a rear section near the heel area of the footwear and displays a variety of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Patent number: 9986782
    Abstract: A method for substantially matching a color or pattern of article of clothing or other object so that substantially the same color or pattern can be displayed on a flexible footwear display. The other object may include a user eye, hair or other human body part. The method includes the use of a detector used to determine color or pattern values that match the color or pattern of the clothing or other object. The color or pattern values used to be displayed on the footwear can be determined automatically or by the user. The flexible footwear display may occupy 25% to 100% of the outer surface of the footwear, have a pixel count of 50 to 2,000,000 pixels or a color depth in the range of 8-bits to 48-bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Publication number: 20160227870
    Abstract: A method for substantially matching a color or pattern of article of clothing or other object so that substantially the same color or pattern can be displayed on a flexible footwear display. The other object may include a user eye, hair or other human body part. The method includes the use of a detector used to determine color or pattern values that match the color or pattern of the clothing or other object. The color or pattern values used to be displayed on the footwear can be determined automatically or by the user. The flexible footwear display may occupy 25% to 100% of the outer surface of the footwear, have a pixel count of 50 to 2,000,000 pixels or a color depth in the range of 8-bits to 48-bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Patent number: 8982150
    Abstract: A system for advertising on footwear by displaying promotional content on an electronic display of the footwear and wherein the promotional content being displayed occupies 25% to 100% of the outer surface of the footwear. Additionally, the content can be displayed according to a plurality of conditions including time of day, rate of motion of the footwear and environmental lighting conditional around the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Publication number: 20140067202
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method for customizing the appearance of vehicle that includes the display of content on the vehicle. The display takes up a large portion of the vehicle body and is flexible and bends with the contour of the vehicle body. The display can be integrated with the body panels or retrofitted o existing body panels of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Publication number: 20140025447
    Abstract: A system for advertising on footwear by displaying promotional content on an electronic display of the footwear and wherein the promotional content being displayed occupies 25% to 100% of the outer surface of the footwear. Additionally, the content can be displayed according to a plurality of conditions including time of day, rate of motion of the footwear and environmental lighting conditional around the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Patent number: 8421822
    Abstract: A system and method for customizing the look of footwear. The footwear of the system includes a display that can show high resolution images and covers a large portion of the footwear surface. A user can create and transfer designs to be displayed. Designs can be bought or shared over the Internet. The system also allows the user to use a handheld device to detect the color of another object and then display substantially the same color in pixels of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Patent number: 8421811
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method for customizing the appearance of a vehicle. Users can display customized designs, colors or promotional information on the vehicle for free or on a fee basis. The system also allows users to use a detection device to detect the colors or patterns of other objects and then display substantially the same color or pattern on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Publication number: 20110066324
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method for customizing the appearance of a vehicle. Users can display customized designs, colors or promotional information on the vehicle for free or on a fee basis. The system also allows users to use a detection device to detect the colors or patterns of other objects and then display substantially the same color or pattern on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Publication number: 20110025704
    Abstract: A system and method for customizing accessories is provided. The accessories include a display for showing customized content. Users can display customized designs or promotional information on a free or fee basis. The system also allows users to use a detection device to detect the colors or patterns of other objects and then display substantially the same color or pattern in at least some pixels of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland
  • Publication number: 20100289971
    Abstract: A system and method for customizing the look of footwear. The footwear of the system includes a display that can show high resolution images and covers a large portion of the footwear surface. A user can create and transfer designs to be displayed. Designs can be bought or shared over the Internet. The system also allows the user to use a handheld device to detect the color of another object and then display substantially the same color in pixels of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: David Odland, Kathryn Odland