Patents by Inventor Eric Petitt

Eric Petitt 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 system including interactive apparatus and game
    Patent number: 7661592
    Abstract: An interactive apparatus that is used in a game. The interactive apparatus is in the form of a stylus and contain a stylus housing and a processor coupled to the stylus housing and a memory unit comprising computer code for playing a game involving a plurality of printed cards and an audio output device and an optical emitter and an optical detector and wherein the audio output device, the memory unit, the optical emitter, and the optical detector are operatively coupled to the processor. The apparatus may scan the cards to enhance an interactive game play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Chisholm, Eric Petitt, Chris Schmidt