Patents by Inventor Gordon Larson

Gordon Larson 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).

  • Patent number: 10261593
    Abstract: A hand of a user may be detected in free space, where a plurality of surface points are determined and include a center area surface point and at least two surface points of the plurality of surface points located on a periphery of the surface of the hand. A curve extending through the plurality of surface points may be determined based on a position of a curvature. The plurality of surface points are processed to determine if the plurality of surface points of the detected hand are arranged in at least one of a substantially concave area relative to the sensor, and/or a substantially convex area relative to the sensor. The detected hand may be identified as a palm or back of the hand based on the processing of the plurality of surface points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Tendyck, Wolfgang Theimer, Gordon Larson
  • Publication number: 20170300120
    Abstract: A hand of a user may be detected in free space, where a plurality of surface points are determined and include a center area surface point and at least two surface points of the plurality of surface points located on a periphery of the surface of the hand. A curve extending through the plurality of surface points may be determined based on a position of a curvature. The plurality of surface points are processed to determine if the plurality of surface points of the detected hand are arranged in at least one of a substantially concave area relative to the sensor, and/or a substantially convex area relative to the sensor. The detected hand may be identified as a palm or back of the hand based on the processing of the plurality of surface points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Tendyck, Wolfgang Theimer, Gordon Larson
  • Patent number: 4877148
    Abstract: A straw assembly is provided for a liquid container having a push tab or pull tab closure in a metallic container or a screw type closure on a plastic container. The straw is retained within the container in a retracted position even following opening of the removable closure. The straw is moved to an operative position by depressing a portion of the container so as to shift the straw laterally and permit the straw to emerge through the dispensing opening by means of a buoyancy collar on the straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Inventors: Gordon Larson, John Pates