Patents by Inventor George Buckenham

George Buckenham 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 method for detecting an addition of a game piece to a stack of game pieces
    Patent number: 11687740
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and method for determining a presence and/or type of an object positioned on a platform. The system may include: a tag reader configured to determine a type of an object, the object including a tag readable by the tag reader; a load cell configured to detect the presence of the object on a platform, the object having a known weight; and the platform including at least one face for receiving the object. The platform is communicatively coupled to the load cell and the tag reader. The presence of the object is detected by the load cell housed in the platform when the object is position on the at least one face of the platform. The type of the object is determined by the tag reader housed in the platform when the object is in physical proximity to the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PATENTLY MODERN, INC.
    Inventors: Alex Fleetwood, George Buckenham, Tim Burrell-Saward, Chris Shaw, Lyall Mccarthy, Elies Dekoninck
  • Systems and Methods for Determining the Presence and Type of an Object
    Publication number: 20210200966
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and method for determining a presence and/or type of an object positioned on a platform. The system may include: a tag reader configured to determine a type of an object, the object including a tag readable by the tag reader; a load cell configured to detect the presence of the object on a platform, the object having a known weight; and the platform including at least one face for receiving the object. The platform is communicatively coupled to the load cell and the tag reader. The presence of the object is detected by the load cell housed in the platform when the object is position on the at least one face of the platform. The type of the object is determined by the tag reader housed in the platform when the object is in physical proximity to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Alex Fleetwood, George Buckenham, Tim Burrell-Saward, Chris Shaw, Lyall Mccarthy, Elies Dekoninck
  • Systems and methods for determining the presence and type of an object
    Patent number: 10949628
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and method for determining a presence and/or type of an object positioned on a platform. The system may include: a tag reader configured to determine a type of an object, the object including a tag readable by the tag reader; a load cell configured to detect the presence of the object on a platform, the object having a known weight; and the platform including at least one face for receiving the object. The platform is communicatively coupled to the load cell and the tag reader. The presence of the object is detected by the load cell housed in the platform when the object is position on the at least one face of the platform. The type of the object is determined by the tag reader housed in the platform when the object is in physical proximity to the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Patently Modern, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Fleetwood, George Buckenham, Tim Burrell-Saward, Chris Shaw, Lyall Mccarthy, Elies Dekoninck
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE AND TYPE OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20200394367
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and method for determining a presence and/or type of an object positioned on a platform. The system may include: a tag reader configured to determine a type of an object, the object including a tag readable by the tag reader; a load cell configured to detect the presence of the object on a platform, the object having a known weight; and the platform including at least one face for receiving the object. The platform is communicatively coupled to the load cell and the tag reader. The presence of the object is detected by the load cell housed in the platform when the object is position on the at least one face of the platform. The type of the object is determined by the tag reader housed in the platform when the object is in physical proximity to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Alex Fleetwood, George Buckenham, Tim Burrell-Saward, Chris Shaw, Lyall Mccarthy, Elies Dekoninck