Patents by Inventor Eric Feurstein

Eric Feurstein 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).

  • Interactive video game with toys having in interchangeable parts
    Patent number: 11369864
    Abstract: A video game includes a peripheral device that senses the presence and identity of physical toys and/or toy parts near or on the peripheral device. Each of the toy parts and toys includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys parts may be combined to form a toy assembly which may be associated with a corresponding game character or object. The toy parts included in a toy assembly may store information about the status of the corresponding character or object in the game, for example, a name of characters configured using the toy part, a score, a number of times the toy part has been used, and/or a video game level achieved during video game play by a video game character associated with the toy part. The information about the toy part and configured toy assembly may be updated during game play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Activision Publishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Zuniga, Jeremy Russo, Brent Gibson, Eric Feurstein, Robert Leyland
  • INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAME WITH TOYS HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS
    Publication number: 20140179446
    Abstract: A video game includes a peripheral device that senses the presence and identity of physical toys and/or toy parts near or on the peripheral device. Each of the toy parts and toys includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys parts may be combined to form a toy assembly which may be associated with a corresponding game character or object. The toy parts included in a toy assembly may store information about the status of the corresponding character or object in the game, for example, a name of characters configured using the toy part, a score, a number of times the toy part has been used, and/or a video game level achieved during video game play by a video game character associated with the toy part. The information about the toy part and configured toy assembly may be updated during game play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Leo Zuniga, Jeremy Russo, Brent Gibson, Eric Feurstein, Robert Leyland