Patents by Inventor Douglas Wayne Stanley

Douglas Wayne Stanley 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).

  • System and methods for controlling motion of a target object and providing discrete, directional tactile feedback
    Patent number: 11696633
    Abstract: A controller includes a first control member movable with one or two degree(s) of freedom (DoF) a second control member coupled to the first control member and movable with three independent DoFs and a third control member coupled to the first and the second control members, the third control member movable with one DoF, which is being one of the three DoFs of the second control member in the set, and providing a third control input, wherein the first, the second, and the third control members are configured to be operated by a user's single hand. Further, a forearm brace for attaching to a forearm of a user and a controller is used to support the user's forearm when the user operates the controller. Additionally, the controller includes vibration haptic motors for provide haptic alerts to the user based on position data and/or orientation data associated with a target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Fluidity Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Edward Parazynski, Douglas Wayne Stanley, Keven Dale Coates
  • System and methods for controlling motion of a target object and providing discrete, directional tactile feedback
    Patent number: 11662835
    Abstract: A controller includes a first control member movable with one or two degree(s) of freedom (DoF) a second control member coupled to the first control member and movable with three independent DoFs and a third control member coupled to the first and the second control members, the third control member movable with one DoF, which is being one of the three DoFs of the second control member in the set, and providing a third control input, wherein the first, the second, and the third control members are configured to be operated by a user's single hand. Further, a forearm brace for attaching to a forearm of a user and a controller is used to support the user's forearm when the user operates the controller. Additionally, the controller includes vibration haptic motors for provide haptic alerts to the user based on position data and/or orientation data associated with a target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Fluidity Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Edward Parazynski, Douglas Wayne Stanley, Keven Dale Coates