Patents by Inventor Drew Calvin Bamford

Drew Calvin Bamford 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: 20120030708
    Abstract: A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Margis, James Allen Haak, Christopher Brian Lundquist, Steven Lee Sizelove, Henry Sugilo Osias, Karen Marie Werner, John Andrew Johnson, Drew Calvin Bamford, Sebastian Maximilian Johannes Petry, Stefan Pannenbecker, Scott Bright, Ross Collins, Brian Piquette, Mark Taylor, Christoph Mack, Rand W. Lee, Gregory Singleton, Skooks Pong
  • Patent number: 8037500
    Abstract: A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Margis, James Allen Haak, Christopher Brian Lundquist, Steven Lee Sizelove, Henry Sugito Osias, Karen Marie Pascarella Werner, John Andrew Johnson, Drew Calvin Bamford, Sebastian Maximilian Johannes Petry, Stefan Pannenbecker, Scott Bright, Ross Collins, Brian Piquette, Mark Taylor, Christoph E. Mack, Rand W. Lee, Gregory Singleton, Skooks Pong
  • Publication number: 20110219407
    Abstract: A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Margis, James Allen Haak, Christopher Brian Lundquist, Steven Lee Sizelove, Henry Sugito Osias, Karen Marie Werner, John Andrew Johnson, Drew Calvin Bamford, Sebastian Maximilian Johannes Petry, Stefan Pannenbecker, Scott Bright, Ross Collins, Brian Piquette, Mark Taylor, Christoph Mack, Rand W. Lee, Gregory Singleton, Skooks Pong
  • Patent number: 7945934
    Abstract: A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Margis, James Allen Haak, Christopher Brian Lundquist, Steven Lee Sizelove, Henry Sugito Osias, Karen Marie Werner, John Andrew Johnson, Drew Calvin Bamford, Sebastian Maximilian Johannes Petry, Stefan Pannenbecker, Scott Bright, Ross Collins, Brian Plquette, Mark Taylor, Christoph Mack, Rand W. Lee, Gregory Singleton, Skooks Pong
  • Publication number: 20090228908
    Abstract: A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Margis, James Allen Haak, Christopher Brian Lundquist, Steven Lee Sizelove, Henry Sugito Osias, Karen Marie Werner, John Andrew Johnson, Drew Calvin Bamford, Sebastian Maximilian Johannes Petry, Stefan Pannenbecker, Scott Bright, Ross Collins, Brian Piquette, Mark Taylor, Christoph E. Mack, Rand W. Lee, Gregory Singleton, Skooks Pong