Patents by Inventor Eric Goodchild

Eric Goodchild 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: 20230417515
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a stimulus signal through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect the quality of the electrical coupling (e.g., connection) of pairs of electrodes with the target. In accordance with the quality of the connections, the CEW may provide pulses of a stimulus signal to the various connections between electrode pairs in accordance with a sequence. The sequence may provide pulses at a first maximum pulse rate to any one connection to increase the likelihood of inducing neuromuscular incapacitation (“NMI”) and to save energy. The sequence may provide pulses to all connections at a second maximum pulse rate to increase the likelihood of inducing NMI and to save energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Eric GOODCHILD, Gerzain MATA, Magne NERHEIM
  • Publication number: 20230310964
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring golf ball trajectory characteristics is disclosed. A device may collect a user and ball magnetometer and accelerometer frame of reference vectors. A device may calculate frame of rotation coefficients from the user magnetometer frame of reference vector, the user accelerometer frame of reference vector, the ball magnetometer frame of reference vector, and the ball accelerometer frame of reference vector using a Kabsch Algorithm. A device may collect a ball magnetometer time series matrix from the ball magnetometer as the ball is in flight. A device may process the ball magnetometer time series through a Rodrigues Rotation Formula using the frame rotation coefficients to create a rotation vector. A device may calculate a prior vector difference and a second prior vector difference. A device may calculate the spin axes by multiplying the prior vector difference by the second prior vector difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Graff Golf LLC
    Inventors: Eric Goodchild, Gabriel Hannon
  • Patent number: 11728688
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. An apparatus has a wireless charging apparatus has a battery charging power source coupled to a charging circuit, a plurality of charging cells configured to provide a charging surface, and a controller. The controller may be configured to provide a pulse to the charging circuit, detect a frequency of oscillation of the charging circuit responsive to the pulse or a rate of decay of the oscillation of the charging circuit, and determine that a chargeable device has been placed in proximity to a coil of the charging circuit based on changes in a characteristic of the charging circuit. The pulse may have a duration that is less than half the period of a nominal resonant frequency of the charging circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Aira, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goodchild, Jake Slatnick
  • Publication number: 20230033421
    Abstract: A system for measuring golf ball trajectory characteristics is disclosed. The system includes artificial grass with a launch location for a golf ball and a plurality of wide-angle distance optical sensors mechanically connected to the artificial grass positioned such that a field of measurement of each wide-angle distance optical sensors intersects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Graff Golf LLC
    Inventor: Eric Goodchild
  • Patent number: 11391547
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a stimulus signal through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect the quality of the electrical coupling (e.g., connection) of pairs of electrodes with the target. In accordance with the quality of the connections, the CEW may provide pulses of a stimulus signal to the various connections between electrode pairs in accordance with a sequence. The sequence may provide pulses at a first maximum pulse rate to any one connection to increase the likelihood of inducing neuromuscular incapacitation (“NMI”) and to save energy. The sequence may provide pulses to all connections at a second maximum pulse rate to increase the likelihood of inducing NMI and to save energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goodchild, Gerzain Mata, Magne Nerheim
  • Patent number: 11171502
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. An apparatus has a wireless charging apparatus has a battery charging power source coupled to a charging circuit, a plurality of charging cells configured to provide a charging surface, and a controller. The controller may be configured to provide a pulse to the charging circuit, detect a frequency of oscillation of the charging circuit responsive to the pulse or a rate of decay of the oscillation of the charging circuit, and determine that a chargeable device has been placed in proximity to a coil of the charging circuit based on changes in a characteristic of the charging circuit. The pulse may have a duration that is less than half the period of a nominal resonant frequency of the charging circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Goodchild, Jake Slatnick
  • Patent number: 11118872
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a stimulus signal through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect the quality of the electrical coupling (e.g., connection) of pairs of electrodes with the target. In accordance with the quality of the connections, the CEW may provide pulses of a stimulus signal to the various connections between electrode pairs in accordance with a sequence. The sequence may provide pulses at a first maximum pulse rate to any one connection to increase the likelihood of inducing neuromuscular incapacitation (“NMI”) and to save energy. The sequence may provide pulses to all connections at a second maximum pulse rate to increase the likelihood of inducing NMI and to save energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goodchild, Gerzain Mata, Magne Nerheim
  • Publication number: 20200136436
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. An apparatus has a wireless charging apparatus has a battery charging power source coupled to a charging circuit, a plurality of charging cells configured to provide a charging surface, and a controller. The controller may be configured to provide a pulse to the charging circuit, detect a frequency of oscillation of the charging circuit responsive to the pulse or a rate of decay of the oscillation of the charging circuit, and determine that a chargeable device has been placed in proximity to a coil of the charging circuit based on changes in a characteristic of the charging circuit. The pulse may have a duration that is less than half the period of a nominal resonant frequency of the charging circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Goodchild, Jake Slatnick
  • Publication number: 20200109924
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a stimulus signal through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect the quality of the electrical coupling (e.g., connection) of pairs of electrodes with the target. In accordance with the quality of the connections, the CEW may provide pulses of a stimulus signal to the various connections between electrode pairs in accordance with a sequence. The sequence may provide pulses at a first maximum pulse rate to any one connection to increase the likelihood of inducing neuromuscular incapacitation (“NMI”) and to save energy. The sequence may provide pulses to all connections at a second maximum pulse rate to increase the likelihood of inducing NMI and to save energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eric GOODCHILD, Gerzain MATA, Magne NERHEIM
  • Publication number: 20200109925
    Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a stimulus signal through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect the quality of the electrical coupling (e.g., connection) of pairs of electrodes with the target. In accordance with the quality of the connections, the CEW may provide pulses of a stimulus signal to the various connections between electrode pairs in accordance with a sequence. The sequence may provide pulses at a first maximum pulse rate to any one connection to increase the likelihood of inducing neuromuscular incapacitation (“NMI”) and to save energy. The sequence may provide pulses to all connections at a second maximum pulse rate to increase the likelihood of inducing NMI and to save energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eric GOODCHILD, Gerzain MATA, Magne NERHEIM
  • Publication number: 20190267828
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. An apparatus has a wireless charging apparatus has a battery charging power source coupled to a charging circuit, a plurality of charging cells configured to provide a charging surface, and a controller. The controller may be configured to provide a pulse to the charging circuit, detect a frequency of oscillation of the charging circuit responsive to the pulse or a rate of decay of the oscillation of the charging circuit, and determine that a chargeable device has been placed in proximity to a coil of the charging circuit based on changes in a characteristic of the charging circuit. The pulse may have a duration that is less than half the period of a nominal resonant frequency of the charging circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Goodchild, Jake Slatnick